Jjdb210's The Christmas Lights
Since 2020, jjdb210 has been putting up Pixel light shows on his house around the Chritmas Holiday's. He has invited stream along for the ride many times, and opened the door to allowing people to program shows for it.
Pixel Count
- House Outline Strips (Permanently Installed, 3x10, X Pixels)
- Garage Outline Pixels (Seasonal)
- 5 RGB Floodlights
- 1 MegaTree (1600 Pixels, https://www.holidaycoro.com/product-p/813-360.htm)
- 1 Star (100 Pixels, https://www.holidaycoro.com/3-Row-90-Pixel-Star-with-Lights-and-Controller-p/123-kit4.htm)
- 1 North Pole (283 Pixels, https://www.holidaycoro.com/Coro-North-Pole-Directional-Sign-For-RGB-Nodes-p/1112.htm)
- 1 Wreathe (200 Pixels)
Other Hardware
- 1 Holiday Coro AlphaPix (Controlling Star)
- 1 Holiday Coro HinksPixPro with 1 Long Range Expandsion Card. (Controlling everything else)
- 3 Long Range Smart Receivers
- 1 16-channel Smart Controller (https://www.holidaycoro.com/16-Output-AC-Power-Long-Range-Expansion-Ready2Run-p/939.htm)
- 1 FM Transmitter.
Software
The show is powered using [xLights].
History
Christmas 2020 - Year 1 - The Tree + Wreathe
jjdb210 started with a Megatree and a 16 channel controller to control his classic lights. Simple patterns were shown on the tree, along with very basic lightshows.
Active Pixel Count: 1900 (1600 tree, 100 star, 200 wreathe) + ~500 regular LED Lights
Christmas 2021 - Year 2 - The House Outlines
jjdb210 added permenant house outlines to his house for year-round usage. This involved adding controllers in the garage and attic. The North Pole was also added to messages could be conferred to the audience. A website was created to be able to "activate" shows.
Active Pixel Count: Coming Soon
A small addition of some flood lights was added. Some other controller upgrades were made to make setup easier year-to-year. Late in the season, a large donation was made by Justin's neighbor which included 3 minions and a navtivity. Justin was able to get the Navitity up and somewhat programmed before Christmas, but the Minions required more work, and because of snow, wasn't able to get them into the yard.
Active Pixel Count: Coming Soon
Christmas 2023 - Year 4
Painted Minions were added and programmed.
Christmas 2024 - Year 5 Snowflakes and Tree
Added 8 Snowflakes, each of 50 pixels (that were originally used in a Parade earlier in the year.) Added 400 pixels to the front yard tree and did so in a "permenant" way. They run fireflies year round now.
Christmas 2025 - Year 6 - Repairs and Pixel Grids
Added a 20x20 Pixel Grid. Added a 68 Pixel Bow. Replaced all the house trim with 1x1 pixel strip instead of 1x3 due to a lightnight strike that took place over the summer.
Active Pixel Count: Coming Soon
Downloads
- 2022 Base File for creating your own shows. (Coming Soon)