Build Your Own Christmas Light Controller

Solder them in a row starting with the 6 wires and 1 black wire.

Build your own christmas light controller.

Wiring mains voltage hook up your grounds to the extension cord run it into the box keep it tight make sure to test fit it in the box. Your personal computer communicates to the controllers using a device plugged. Download xlights and or vixen 3 and start playing around with it to become familiar. Diy christmas light controllers how a coop works once the coop closes manager determines exact pricing and collects money from everyone manager orders parts then sorts kits and ships coop almost always includes everything you need to build a complete controller 13.

The 6 red wires lead to the positive end of your leds. Build up a model of your house add the pixel tree and strips and import some music. Now hook up hot. You ll want to have 1 or 2 sequences done by the time all of your hardware comes in by june.

Build up the elements test your controllers and prepare for christmas. Building the circuit for our christmas light show with arduino set up the circuit as shown in the diagram and connect an external relay power source. First grab 6 red wires and 1 black wire. Install the xlights program on your computer create controllers for your strings of lights using arduino microprocessors configure xlights to talk to your controllers create animations for your light show optional install falcon player onto raspberry pi copy xlights animation recordings to the.

Since it is not recommended to draw the power needed for working on relays from the. Hook up the commons load the white wire in many jurisdictions check local codes ask a friend if you don t know. Solder the 6 resistors on the other ends of your leds. Speakers to play the music accompanying your show are attached to the computer sound card.

Now get ready to build your own christmas light show with arduino.