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Christmas Lights
or as they are more commonly known, blinky blinkies.
2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnJR5iZ5XQQ
2011
2011 was my first 'animated show', previously I had around 4k of led lights that were just plugged in.
- The plan was
- Software to control the show - Vixen Lights (free) www.vixenlights.com/
DMX controller - ultraDMX - USB to DMX converter from www.dmxking.com (New Zealand supplier!)
A raft of DMX decoders - PWM controllers from 'Ray Wu' via aliexpress www.aliexpress.com/fm-store/701799
- 2 x 24 Channel Controllers
- 2 x 27 Channel Controllers
- 1 x 4 Channel Controller
- 4 x 24v 350watt switch mode power supplies
- 1 x 12v 250watt switch mode power supply
800Meters or so :) of custom made led christmas lights from top-atom www.top-atom.com/en/
- 10 x Green - 78mA (100 string)
- 10 x Red - 142mA (100 string)
- 10 x Blue - 87mA (100 string)
- 50 x White - 90mA (100 string)
- 1 x Red, Green, Blue, White string = 0.26A
- 20m White Rope Light - 0.38A - can be cut every 220-230mm
- Cable from - surplus electronics http://www.surplustronics.co.nz/shop/ - 2.5mm twin core - $135 /100m p/n 801.699, 801.696
2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wP_s6Dr4gY
2012
- 9000+ LED Lights,
- 2 Full colour 36W LED flood lights,
- More than 1.2km of cables,
- 5x 350W 24v switch mode power supplies
- 400 DMX controlled channels,
sequenced using Vixen lights 2.5.0.8 + Ultra DMX dongle. (DMX over cat5 cable + DMX signal amplifier/splitter)
2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnNkTP7zitg
Other links
One stop place to find whos got displays - listing starts 1st Dec www.lightupchristmas.co.nz/index.php
A kiwi who has lots of christmas lights
www.pacificlights.co.nz/
A site im taking some inpiration from
www.kentucky-christmas.com
Relay logic - controlled via low level control switches
brainlubeonline.com/relaylogic/
Arduino Pixel control via ethernet
www.deskontrol.net/blog/arduino-based-artnet-node-for-led-pixels/
FM Broadcast - regs
www.rsm.govt.nz/cms/licensees/types-of-licence/general-user-licences/low-power-fm-broadcasting
Track Pacakages that are coming via China Mail
- old intmail.11185.cn/itemstatus_en.jsp
- 2015 intmail.11185.cn/
- 2015 translation page www.17ckd.com/EN/HAO123/intmail.11185.cn.html
Plans for 2013 Xmas Season
WS2811 Pixel strips controlled by E1.31 (Artnet)
artnet + arduino slave www.deskontrol.net/blog/arduino-based-artnet-node-for-led-pixels/
E682 Controller (6 universes) $188 USD + shipping - can run dmx from one if needed to, better support?
sandevices.com/aboutus.html
ECG-P2-1 (2 universe) $68 + 40 USD
www.j1sys.com/ecg-p2/
Arnet debug tool
www.lightjams.com/artnetominator/
LED Display simulator 8h x 5w per char. (40 pixels)
www.dinceraydin.com/djlcdsim/djlcdsim.html
LED Display fonts
www.codeproject.com/Articles/29461/Led-Font-Creator-with-Scrolling-Display
Font editor
arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,140230.0.html