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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.
Everything you read here is a contribution from the members of DoItYourselfChristmas.com. If you would like to make a contribution please do as we all have ideas to share. The more content we have the better we become. Contributions do not have to be specific to Christmas. Information here can include anything that can or is used for any holiday display like Halloween or the 4th of July. It can be a simple trick that you use to make your display easier toput up and take down or a detailed set of instruction for building an amazing prop. If we get a small contribution from every member then we will have the largest collection of How-Tos and Tips of any display oriented site on the Internet. So lets all write up an article or two. If you do decide to make a contribution please follow the format that is currently being utilized. Your article should have its own page and be linked to from the most appropriate category page.
Categories
Software
Vixen
General Information and Tips
Qwiki Tips, Sequencing Tips, How Dimming Works, Pinouts Standard Cable and port pinouts, Cables and Connectors Coop connectors and pinouts
Display Construction Techniques
Hookup, Mini Trees, Easy Light Arch, Happy Holidays Sign, Shorten Mini Lights
Electronics Hardware
Co-Op Boards and Assembly Instructions, Renard Main Page, Solid State Relays, DMX to Grinch/595 convertor, All In One Tester, Olsen 595
Protocols
DMX, Serial, Ethernet
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