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LEDs

With all of the shiny and pretty LEDs being used these days I'd like to get a better understanding of the various communication protocols needed to control the LEDs. I ask because I have a small project that needs programmable LEDs and I'm kicking around methods to see what work the best.

I've enumerated the Adafruit options, which include straight up SPI interfaces and the WS2811's protocol (which doesn't utilize a clock).

What other communication protocols are out there that are commonly used for programmable LED control?