# M150 Intercept

Commands should be formatted as such:

`M150 [P{intensity}] [R{intensity}] [G{intensity}] [B{intensity}] [W{intensity}]`

| Parameter | Explanation                                                                          |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `P`       | Brightness, max 255. If not included, defaults to maximum brightness in the settings |
| `R`       | Red intensity, max 255.                                                              |
| `G`       | Green intensity, max 255. Can also be `U` for Marlin compatibility.                  |
| `B`       | Blue intensity, max 255.                                                             |
| `W`       | White intensity, max 255.                                                            |

All of the parameters are optional, and can be included in any order. If an option is not included, its value is 0 - as a result sending an empty `M150` command will turn the LEDs off.

{% hint style="warning" %}
It's not recommended to send an empty `M150`, and instead use [@ commands](/ws281x-led-status/documentation/host-commands.md) to turn the LEDs on and off.
{% endhint %}

Examples:

```
M150 R255 G255  # Sets LEDs to yellow
M150 G238 B255  # Sets to light-ish blue
M150 W100       # Sets to white, at 100 intensity
M150 R255 P200  # Sets LEDs to red, at 200 brightness
```

## What does the W parameter do?

On a standard RGB WS281x strip, the W parameter sets an equal value of R, G and B on the LEDs.

If you have an RGBW strip and enable the 'Use dedicated white' setting, the W parameter will control the white LEDs only.

Sending any of R, G or B with the command takes priority over the W.


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