Schnick Schnack Systems Januar 2026-1 HERO C12-500-cut_edited

LED-Strip C12-500 Cut MK4.1

LED-Module

Description

Beautiful colors, smooth dimming, and high reliability.

For over 20 years, the C-Strip has been the benchmark among pixel-controlled LED strips. With a track record of 100,000 units in professional use—often on a daily basis and frequently for well over a decade—it remains the top choice for professionals.

And at Schnick-Schnack-Systems, we never tire of doing everything we can to ensure it stays that way! The newly unveiled, backward-compatible fourth generation of hardware sets the bar high once again. With increased efficiency, a longer service life, and fundamentally revamped color processing, we meet our customers' high expectations for durable, long-lasting, and technically sophisticated installations.

The C12-500 Cut LED strips have a base length of 500 mm and consist of 40 LED pixels with a pitch of 12.5 mm. This length can be shortened as desired with pixel-level precision, down to a minimum length of 20 pixels (or 250 mm).

Thanks to spectrometric calibration, 16-bit control per color (65,535 levels instead of 255), and a 60 fps frame rate, it enables exceptionally smooth and color-accurate effects.

Modern, high-quality electronic components—such as efficient switching regulators, balanced buses, and numerous protection and interference-suppression components—ensure simple and reliable commissioning, low energy consumption, and a long service life. This LED strip is developed and manufactured in Germany by qualified personnel using the company's own high-quality production equipment.

The Key-Features are:

  • Advanced dimming and color management algorithms
  • Dimming ratio > 1:10,000, resulting in dimming starting below 0.01%
  • 16-bit internal dimming resolution per channel
  • Typically <3 SDCM color drift at the white point.
  • Available as standard with 6500K or 3000K white points; other color temperatures can easily be implemented upon request or adjusted by the user via the Color-Config-Tool.
  • No flickering visible to the eye or cameras, thanks to advanced modulation >10 kHz (at intensities >1%).
  • Simple daisy-chain cabling system for up to 4 m per feed-in point.
  • Extensive range of accessories, including profiles, diffusers and board holders

Product information

PropertiesLED-Strip C12-500 Cut MK4.1
ApplicationLine
Optical properties
Color / Color temperatureRGB
Number of possible colors281474976710655
Number of pixels40
Pixelpitch12.5 mm
Luminous flux per module273 lm
Luminous flux per meter546 lm/m
Luminous flux red66 lm
Luminous flux green194 lm
Luminous flux blue39 lm
Luminous intensity per pixel2300 cd
Beam angle110 °
Advanced Color EngineYes ✓
Support of different colorsystemsYes ✓
Individually spectrometrically calibrated LEDsYes ✓
Adjustable whitepointYes ✓
Adjustable primary colorsYes ✓
Recommended distance from the diffuser19 mm
Optical properties: dimming
Flicker-freeYes ✓
Internal resolution65535 Steps (16 Bit)
External resolution65535 Steps (16 Bit) or 255 Steps (8 Bit)
Customizable dimming curveYes ✓
Schnick-Schnack-Systems dimming curve (type: C)Yes ✓
Schnick-Schnack-Systems dimming curve (type: B)Yes ✓
sRGB dimming curveYes ✓
power-linear dimming curveYes ✓
Gamma dimming curve with adjustable gammaYes ✓
Logarithmic dimming curve according to IEC62386Yes ✓
Global intensity supportYes ✓
Intensity calibratedYes ✓
Intensity boost optionYes ✓
electrical properties
Input voltage (VDC)24
maximum power per module9.6 W
maximum power per meter19.2 W/m
Input switching regulatorYes ✓
Synchronous switching regulatorNo
Protection against supply voltage on datalinesYes ✓
Control properties
DMXYes ✓
DPBYes ✓
ArtNet™Yes ✓
sACNYes ✓
DVIYes ✓
HDMIYes ✓
KNXYes ✓
Bidirectional communicationYes ✓
Adaptable transmission speed for DPBYes ✓
Number of channels 8bit (16bit)120 (240)
Internal color conversion RGB to RGBWNo
Smart Link addressingYes ✓
Remote Firmware UpdatesYes ✓
Global Standby SupportYes ✓
Global Intensity SupportYes ✓
Global Color SupportYes ✓
Global Sync SupportYes ✓
60+ fps supportYes ✓
mechanical properties
Length500 mm
Width15 mm
Height11 mm
Can be shortened in units of25 mm
Can be shortened down to a minimum length of250 mm
Installation
Max. length per 3A chain 3500 mm
Maximum number of modules on a 3A chain7
Way of mountingPCB holder / Slide-In profile
Connections4-pin system connector, red (input and output)
Environmental properties
Operating temperature range-20°C-45°C
Relative humidity (permissible)10% – 90% (non-condensing)
Indoor / OutdoorIndoor
Degree of protection (IP rating)IP00
ConformityCE
General
Item number102.1250

LED-Strip C12-500 Cut MK4.1

LED-Module

Additional data

2D drawing - PDF
3D - PDF
3D - STEP
Intensity distribution (*.ldt)

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