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    Any Way to Make Display More Interactive?

    We do similar to this with some big buttons connected to gpio pins on the FPP pi. There is a big buttons plugin for FPP that would allow you to do something with web based buttons. We have found people have loved the interactivity not sure about the driving donations side of things tho as we are...
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    Help needed for Noob.

    SHEESH thats significantly cheaper than a quinled which is what I always seem to end up recommending for anyone who just wants to have a play and get a feel for it.
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    Running xLights Sequence on Raspberry Pi (And maybe an ESP device?)

    Agreed with Skymaster there. Its the better way to look at things for the most part.
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    Running xLights Sequence on Raspberry Pi (And maybe an ESP device?)

    The 0.6watt per light figure used in the calcs has probably factored in enough overhead there anyway.
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    Closed Ink Creations Jan 2024 Prebuy

    Forgiveness is easier than permission... next time.
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    Hello from Wellard, Western Australia

    Sure am. Stratton specifically.
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    Hello from Wellard, Western Australia

    Ah if you have managed to get behind the scenes that was the biggest thing for me getting started. https://auschristmaslighting.com/media/categories/behind-your-show.10/ plenty of people putting up this years BTS videos as well as they pack down.
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    Hello from Wellard, Western Australia

    Welcome down the rabbit hole. I found the best thing to do was to go visit someones display in person and ask some questions. Unfortunately, most people have packed down by now or I suspect like me will be doing it this weekend. LED walls, a mega tree and Baldivis... sounds like @paullyxmas76 to...
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    In & Out RPi hats - in use

    So I wasnt part of the group buy ( wish I was shipping killed me getting my own ) but our songs are driven by the buttons. We have a background sequence that runs normally then we have 2-5 songs behind each button that are played randomly on the buton press. This keeps the display quiet when no...
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    2023 AusChristmasLighting Around the World sequence (ACLATW) - Sounds of Then (This is Australia) - Submit by 18 Dec 2023

    Cheers to all involved. Our family sat on the couch for the premiere and then watched it a further three times. Awesome to see everyone going to the same sequence. In that way it felt better than XATW to me.
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    What are you changing this year? Elements you are building or installing for 2023

    its crazy how seeds have been amazing for some and then just pain for others... im soo on the fence about them
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    Wire gauge concerns with multiple 600W PSUs

    String 2: PSU 1 --> Controller --> 393 pixels --> Pwr Inject (PSU 3) --> 217 pixels This one might cause some issues. Power injecting from PSU 3 means you will be breaking the positive I assume at that point? If so it wont be trying to pull power for ~200 pix from the PSU one at the front and...
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    Help Needed FPP Connect Error

    Have you tried a manual upload not using FPP connect?
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    Help Needed FPP Connect Error

    https://github.com/smeighan/xLights/issues/4061 Not a fix... but you are not the only one
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