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[QUOTE="JordoLights, post: 133439, member: 33463"] Hello and welcome! As most would suggest, go over the 101 manual, it really helped me when I started out - [URL]https://auschristmaslighting.com/wiki/AusChristmasLighting-101[/URL] I started out with a NodeMcu and a couple of 5m stips for my first year to test the hobby out. After that, I was hooked. The next year I got myself a Raspberry Pi and a Pi hat which is the rPi-28d+ ([URL]https://www.hansonelectronics.com.au/product/rpi-28dplus/[/URL]). I bought myself some bullet pixels (you need to choose if you want a 5v or 12v system) and a power supply from ([URL]https://www.lightitupleds-xmas.com.au/s/shop[/URL]). Some coro props from ([URL]https://www.extremelightingdisplays.com.au/[/URL]) or ([URL]https://christmaspropsaustralia.com.au/[/URL]), and possibly other vendors, or you can also make props yourself if you're keen. Then you program sequences using xLights which is a free software - [URL]https://xlights.org/[/URL] or you can trawl through sites like [URL]https://xlightsseq.com/[/URL] to get some free or buy some sequences. If you want to start this year, I would suggest to get your gear in ASAP and get it locally instead of ordering from China as that will take a long time. People tend to start putting up displays (for Christmas) after Halloween (now if you're doing a Halloween show as well). Hope this helps you kick-start things. The hobby is addictive (and expensive) but totally worth it especially when you see your kids jumping up and down with joy when a song starts playing and the lights start blinking with the music. They will carry these happy memories for the rest of their lives. [/QUOTE]
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