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I am getting a lot of flickering/flashing during effect transitions in my WS2811s using WLED and xLights.. not any at all in the strips though. I...

Well I think it is time for Ray Wu to be called out for what he is . Ridiculous Ray This is just a Prime example of how his store has been...

Ok, since there has been a few posts on last years virtual summit thread, I thought I would start one for the 2021 summit. I'll start by asking...

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Hi all, I'm presenting a paper at a fairly major Embedded Systems conference, and a major portion of it is about putting together Christmas shows,...

So, I’m changing everything over to LED’s this year and it got me thinking, do I really need the heat sinks on the triacs? No matter watt (haha,...

Hello all, First year here and wondering, Do you paint your wires the house color to hide them from prop to prop? Really going for a clean look...

I am looking for some 16/2 SPT-2 CLEAR cable. I checked with HomeDepot, Lowes and AliExpress but I have a hard time finding this kind of cable. Is...

I was only able to get ahold of a couple of RBLs over Christmas last year. But I came up with another way to use them. RBCs - Really Big Candles ...

Hi guys I have been trying to get in touch with Ray Wu using this email address "ray@rita-light.com". Is there a newer address that will have a...

Hi, I just got off the VCS 2021 summit, there were several classes on FPP, and I am contemplating switching to it. I am coming from PiLightShow,...

Looking for some advice on adding Full wave Converters to big box store LED strings. Once the led strings are converted would it draw a higher amount...

At the moment I'm running a wemos D1 Mini to control my mega tree using 1184 nodes. I'm using the ESPixelStick software on the D1 Mini. The...

I have read in older posts (vixen 2 and previous) that vixen sees icicles upside down. I was wondering if this is still the same for vixen 3. The...

I am hoping someone will help with a step-by-step walk thru on how to convert pictures to put on a matrix (or in my case a megatree) What programs...

Last year I built a simple 16 channel Arduino controller with vixen. It worked out pretty well, but I found myself wishing I had dimming...

Hi everyone came across something i thought was very interesting on youtube so thought i would share it Printed some out just to try them see pic ...

Hello all, I am fairly new to some of this. Have always had a Christmas light display, but am taking the step into setting up a light show. Not...

I am trying to figure out these Colorlight 5A-75B Panel Controller. I know that each Colorlight 5A-75B Panel Controller has 8 outputs but what I am...

I have a few of these flexible matrix displays that work via Bluetooth app. I can't seem to find technical information on how they work and was...

Looking for ideas on hanging 10mm coro props (36" spinners, 24" snowflakes) populated with bullet nodes on vinyl siding. With the bullet nodes, I'll...

Is there a way to specify the middle point / node for a poly line in xLights? The issue only arises when I'm trying to use the single strand effect...

I have a city street light on the edge of my property. It is way too bright now that they upgraded it to LEDs. Any tips on shutting it off while...

please excuse me ahead of time i have a bunch of beginner questions im sure are answered here if i read the whole forum i plan on doing the...

Been living overseas and haven't used these in a while. They were all working when I put them away but not sure of the status currently. I have...

Anyone use them? Caveats, gotchas, environment sensitivities?

Looking for a 10 Watt or more Addressable RGB LED, I found this on Amazon but it says not available. RGB High Power LED 10 Watt on Aluminum...

Okay all you vixen software gurus I have bought (but it is not here yet) a P5 5 panel wide x 6 panel high (30 panels total) Matrix from wired watts....

Happy 61st Birthday critic2 ! Hope you have a wonderful day, and very best wishes from everyone here at Do It Yourself Christmas.

Hello! I'm completely new to this. I decided to try a small scale project before I invest a ton of $. I got 3 5M strings of WS2815 lights with a...