Static, fading and jumping
Static mode shows one colour, steadily, without change. It suits mood lighting, where the colour sets a tone and stays there: a warm white for evening, a blue for calm, a red for celebration. Static mode is the simplest mode, and the easiest to judge: the colour either fits the room or it does not, and no pattern distracts from it.
Fading mode moves slowly from one colour to another, through the colours between them, in a smooth gradient. It suits atmosphere, where change should be felt but not noticed: a room that slowly shifts through evening colours, or a display that drifts through a palette. Jumping mode moves abruptly from one colour to another, without the colours between, which suits attention and celebration, where change should be noticed.
Chasing and addressable patterns
Chasing mode moves a pattern along the strip: a wave of colour that travels from one end to the other, or a sequence that repeats along its length. It suits displays and events, where movement draws the eye and marks a rhythm. Chasing needs a strip and a controller that can sequence its parts; a plain strip that shows one colour at once cannot chase, whatever its controller claims.
Addressable patterns are the general form of chasing: each part of an addressable strip can show its own colour, so patterns can be drawn along the strip — waves, rainbows, gradients, or custom sequences. Addressable control is the most flexible mode, and the most demanding: it needs an addressable strip, a matching controller, and a pattern designed for the installation, not just a preset.
What to ask next
Name the colour behaviour the installation needs — static, fading, jumping, chasing, or addressable — and whether parts of the strip must differ, the quantity you have in mind, and the market you sell into. Ask for the specification for the exact type, the quantity terms, the lead time, and the certificates for your market, by name, with documents attached. The bulk inquiry pages list these confirmations.
Before payment, confirm the minimum order quantity and lead time for your order. Certificates are available upon request.