Hello, I am Henry

[ahp2267]

I am a total beginner and came to this site to learn about decorating with Pixel, I know nothing about using them. Questions I would ask are:

1. What software to use (I'm assuming xlights)
2. What computer to use (I have a raspberry PI)
3. What kind of entry level controller do I need for the Pixel lights. (Some thing inexpensive to get me started).
4. How do put this all together (Where do I begin)

I was thinking like a small Pixel Christmas tree for the front yard, maybe eight to ten feet high. Not even sure on how I would go about constructing it.
I did download the 101 manual and am in the process of going through it.

Thank you for letting me join the group.

Happy Christmas,
Henry

 

[AAH]

Xlights is the way to go for sequencing.
A pi is handy if you choose to use a pi cap/cape to run your pixels and/or run your show with Falcon Player. For a simple display banging a Falcon PiCap onto the pi is potentially going to give you enough potential. It can do 2 outputs of 750 pixels. For a greater capacity of 8 outputs of 750 pixels a Baldrick 8 is stocked by a few sellers in the US . https://www.baldrickboard.com/en/where-to-buy-baldrick-boards
Greg Macaree does a whole bunch of good videos covering Falcon Player, Xlights and Baldricks among other things. Well worth a watch.

Greg Macaree

Instructional and information videos about Christmas / Holiday Lighting..

www.youtube.com