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My favourite prop would be the cuplights. I posted a picture here: https://auschristmaslighting.com/threads/10423/post-95142 They weren't my original idea but the plastic cups reflect the lights and look like a shining bauble or orb. I use traditional strings of lights; they're simple from a...

xLights does not need to know about how/where you power your pixels. It only sends data so that the pixels light up assuming that they are correctly powered. Assuming that you have a controller that supports uploading your configuration from xLights, you would add this as an E1.31 controller in...

Out of the pixels in my display, the ones that seem to last the best in the sun are the black nodes. Black wire doesn't seem to fade like coloured wire but the drawback is that it's harder to tell which wire is which. The oldest ones that I have are from benbrown. Ray Wu appears to sell the same...

Welcome to the forum From reading this thread so far, I think what needs to be explained is power injection. As you intend to use pixels, these can be connected directly to power supplies. Pixels are powered continuously and they are controlled by the controller sending data to them. This means...

I also retain many traditional LED strings in my display and I control them with DMX controllers. I suggest adding the following columns to the spreadsheet: - AC/DC - multifunction or steady on yes/no - number of wires in the lead-in cable immediately before the first LED in the string I mostly...

Hi Mel333 At this time of year, I suggest checking the AusChristmasLighting Display locations map. You might be able to find a display nearby that's still up and running. You might even be able to get a tour of the setup. Keep an eye out for minis (meet and greet events with presentations)...

Hi Craig and welcome I've just managed to get my display up and running. Please let me know if you're coming past as I can show you the setup.

I have just found this thread as I was not getting any sound from xLights. The solution for me was to go to 'Control Panel -> Sound -> Playback' and change the default playback device.

I'm sure that the PixCon could support 60 LEDs per metre but you'll need more frequent power injection and it will consume twice as many channels compared to 30 LEDs per metre. I have 30 LEDs per metre in my display and I see no need to increase this.

There are some forum threads where members of this community documented their mega tree designs. I listed some of them here: https://auschristmaslighting.com/threads/13452/

A note on the custom spacing: It is a good idea to allow some headroom and specify "centre to centre" because some suppliers cut the wire to length before producing the bullet shaped nodes. Some of the wire ends up inside the nodes and that can shorten the centre-to-centre spacing. Too much...

Welcome to the forum There's plenty of info here about running pixels. I have a hybrid-style display like you describe and I'm happy to offer advice/suggestions. The pixels and the traditional strings have their own separate learning curves.

Did you try clicking the Render All button?

I probably should have explained why I recommend the RSP series over the LRS. It is because of power factor which can be a problem when you have a large display. This thread explains it: https://auschristmaslighting.com/threads/6365/

Welcome to the forum You'll probably find that 60 LEDs per metre is more trouble than it is worth. This is alright because you're just doing a small-scale test. 30 LEDs per metre is plenty and you might even want to run that below 100% brightness. Assuming that you keep the brightness setting...