This unit comes with Four strands of EL Wire that will alternate using the 1-2-3 pattern shown in the animation. The control box (driver) comes with an on/off switch. Please Choose the color and length you would like for each channel. Longer lengths are followed by the additional cost in parentheses.4 Channel Chaser*Please note that the Braid-style shown in the picture is only to show what you can do with 3 wires.