How to Do

Hardware:

• Controllers
  • Falcon Controllers - Crazy Awesome!
    • https://www.pixelcontroller.com/store/index.php
  • San Devices - Great affordable pixel controller
    • http://sandevices.com/shop/
• Pixels / Lights
  • Holiday Coro
    • http://www.holidaycoro.com/RGB-Lights-and-Bulbs-s/1971.htm
  • Holiday Lights Express
    • https://www.holiday-light-express.com/RGBlights.php
  • DIY LED Express (honorable mention. We no longer use, or recommend)
    • http://diyledexpress.com/
• Fixtures
  • Boscoyo
    • https://www.boscoyostudio.com/index.php?main_page=products_all
  • Holiday Coro
    • http://www.holidaycoro.com/By-Season-Christmas-s/1817.htm

Software:

• Xlights - PC, MAC, Linux (our favorite)
  • https://xlights.org/releases/
• Vixen
  • http://www.vixenlights.com/downloads/

Tutorials:

• Brian Hensley, "Intro to Smart Pixels"
• http://www.brianhensley.net/2017/10/intro-to-smart-pixels-part-1.html
• San Devices - "How Pixels Work"
• http://sandevices.com/about/
• Bill Porter - "The Engineer's guide to DIY Computer Controlled Holiday Lights"
• http://www.billporter.info/2017/01/07/the-engineers-guide-to-diy-computer-controlled-holiday-lights/
• Xlights -
• http://www.nutcracker123.com/wk/index.php?title=Main_Page

Forums:

• Do It Yourself Christmas .com ( the "Red" site)
  • http://doityourselfchristmas.com/forums/forum.php
• diychristmas.org (the "Green" site)
  • https://www.diychristmas.org/vb1/index.php
• Falcon Forum
  • http://falconchristmas.com/forum/index.php
• Xlights Forum
  • http://www.nutcracker123.com/wk/index.php?title=Forums_and_Groups

Cool Stuff

• Tom's Crazy Harry Potter show in Tracy, CA
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzwclkfsYSM
• Best Lights of 2017
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLhFar_Q39Y