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'''Welcome to the ChristmasWiki!  This is the official wiki for the DIY Christmas display community.'''
'''Welcome to the ChristmasWiki!  This is the official wiki for the DIY Christmas display community.'''
Here you will find all sorts of information from how to hang Christmas lights to pcb designs for special hardware to flash those lights and software to make it all work together.


<big>[[Disclaimers]]</big>
<big>[[Disclaimers]]</big>


=='''Software'''==
=='''[[Software]]'''==


[[Vixen]]:  Light Animation Software
[[Vixen]]:  Light Animation Software




== '''General Information and Tips''' ==
== '''[[General Information and Tips]]''' ==




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[[Cables and Connectors]] Coop connectors and pinouts
[[Cables and Connectors]] Coop connectors and pinouts


== '''How To articles''' ==
== '''[[How To articles]]''' ==


[[Hookup]]: An organized way to wire your display
[[Hookup]]: An organized way to wire your display
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[[Shorten Mini Lights]] : How you can cut or shorten a set of 100 Mini style Christmas lights
[[Shorten Mini Lights]] : How you can cut or shorten a set of 100 Mini style Christmas lights


== '''Co-Op Boards and Assembly Instructions''' ==
== '''[[Co-Op Boards and Assembly Instructions]]''' ==


[[4 Channel SSROZ Assembly Instructions]]
[[4 Channel SSROZ Assembly Instructions]]
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[[LedTriks Controller Assembly Instructions]]
[[LedTriks Controller Assembly Instructions]]


== '''Project Main Pages''' ==
== '''[[Hardware]]''' ==


[[Renard Main Page]] Simple PIC-Based Light Dimmer Controller for use with Vixen
[[Renard Main Page]] Simple PIC-Based Light Dimmer Controller for use with Vixen

Revision as of 13:54, 12 August 2007

ChristmasWiki

Welcome to the ChristmasWiki! This is the official wiki for the DIY Christmas display community. Here you will find all sorts of information from how to hang Christmas lights to pcb designs for special hardware to flash those lights and software to make it all work together.

Disclaimers

Software

Vixen: Light Animation Software


General Information and Tips

Solid State Relays

Qwiki Tips: Tips to help make your display brighter and better!

Sequencing Tips

How Dimming Works

Pinouts Standard Cable and port pinouts

Cables and Connectors Coop connectors and pinouts

How To articles

Hookup: An organized way to wire your display

Mini Trees: What Mini Trees are and how to make them.

Easy Light Arch: How to build a 10 channel Light Arch

DMX to Grinch/595 convertor: How to make your Grinch speak DMX

All In One Tester : A single unit for testing controllers, cables, and SSR's

Happy Holidays Sign : How to build a Happy Holidays sign using PVC

Shorten Mini Lights : How you can cut or shorten a set of 100 Mini style Christmas lights

Co-Op Boards and Assembly Instructions

4 Channel SSROZ Assembly Instructions

64 Channel Olsen 595 Controller Assembly Instructions

64 Channel Olsen 595 Controller Parts List

LedTriks Controller Assembly Instructions

Hardware

Renard Main Page Simple PIC-Based Light Dimmer Controller for use with Vixen

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