# SK6812 rgbw not available

**URL:** <https://wled.discourse.group/t/sk6812-rgbw-not-available/13813>\
**Category:** Issues\
**Created:** [January 5, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/sk6812-rgbw-not-available/13813 "2025-01-05T14:03:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Johny](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/johny/32/9128_2.png) [@Johny](https://wled.discourse.group/u/Johny)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/sk6812-rgbw-not-available/13813/1 "2025-01-05T14:03:45Z")

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Hello, newbie here.  
I try to set up my new BTF-lighting SK6812 rgbw to a preset 8 port led distro board from Bong 69 but I can’t seem to find the right strip in the settings from wled. It only gets me the WS281x and can’t seem to change it. What can I do? The lights are working but not good. If I get solid blue all lights are on a different color.

 ![IMG_5957](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/wled/original/2X/4/443cfbffebbf22b98f7fa0bd0c0138b0ca6993db.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![divsys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@divsys](https://wled.discourse.group/u/divsys)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/sk6812-rgbw-not-available/13813/2 "2025-01-05T14:56:21Z")

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Why not pick SK6812/WS2814 RGBW as the protocol?  
Should be the second item in the list.

If you can’t get that item, I’d look at what version of WLED you’ve got flashed in that controller and bring it up to something current.

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**Author:** ![saratoga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@saratoga](https://wled.discourse.group/u/saratoga)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/sk6812-rgbw-not-available/13813/3 "2025-01-05T21:37:41Z")

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> [@Johny](#):
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> It only gets me the WS281x and can’t seem to change it. What can I do?

I’ve had this glitch before. Usually if you hit save or reload the page it’ll let you change the type in the first box after a bit.

Regarding the current in the second box, SK6812 are ~40mA for all 4 channels on max.