Description
DS18 LC-RGB Bluetooth 5.4 RGB LED Lighting Controller, 15A, IP66 Water Resistant
Control your vehicle's RGB lighting from your phone, with color selection, brightness, saved favorites, and sound-reactive modes in a compact water-resistant controller.
Overview
Lighting adjustments from the listening position
The LC-RGB gives you wireless control over a compatible RGB lighting installation through DS18's LC app. Bluetooth 5.4 supports a stated control range of up to 100 feet, so color, brightness, patterns, and favorites are accessible from your iOS or Android device. Music and Mic modes add sound-responsive effects for an audio system with coordinated lighting.
Key features
LC-RGB at a glance
- Bluetooth 5.4 connects to the DS18 LC app on iOS or Android for wireless control from up to 100 feet away.
- Choose colors, adjust brightness, save favorites, and select patterns without reaching the controller.
- Music and Mic modes let RGB lighting respond to sound for a display that follows your listening session.
- Handles up to 180W and 15A total across red, green, and blue outputs, with a 5A limit per color.
- IP66 water resistance suits 12V marine and powersports installations; the controller is not submersible.
Design and installation
Size the lighting load before installation
The controller operates on 10–15V DC and supports three color channels: red, green, and blue. Its maximum combined output is 180W or 15A, with no more than 5A on any individual color. A built-in 20A fuse and short-circuit protection are included. The black PC housing is IP66 water resistant, but it is not intended for submersion.
Electrical
| Operating voltage | 10–15V DC |
| Maximum total output power | 180W |
| Maximum total output current | 15A |
| Maximum current per color | 5A |
| Color channels | 3: red, green, blue |
| Built-in fuse | 20A |
| Short-circuit protection | Yes; stated threshold greater than 25A |
Wireless control
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth service | BLE 2Mbps |
| Bluetooth device name | DS18 LC-RGB |
| Stated control range | Up to 100 ft |
| Compatible devices | iOS and Android |
| Control app | DS18 LC |
| Controls | Color, brightness, patterns, favorites, Music mode, Mic mode |
Construction and dimensions
| Housing | Black PC |
| Water resistance | IP66; not submersible |
| Overall length | 3.3 in |
| Overall width | 3.2 in |
| Overall height | 1 in |
| Input leads | 9.8 in; 12/16 AWG |
| Output leads | 9.8 in; 12 AWG |