Learning Resources

[rob3]

Im a newie looking to learn. What videos or manuals should I be looking at to learn how to setup a Pixel tree in xLights? My hardware is below:
- HE123 mk2, Beaglebone Green
- 5v bullet pixels
- 16 strands by 50 pixels
- Star on top (still deciding)

 

[Indigogyre]

Hello,

The first thing you should read is the 101 manual. It gives a lot of basic knowledge for the hobby.

AusChristmasLighting 101

This article is just a summary of the information available in the downloadable PDF version of the AusChristmasLighting 101 manual, a guide for getting started (or stepping up a level) in Christmas lighting.

auschristmaslighting.com

Next i suppose reading the HE123 manual would be in order.

https://www.hansonelectronics.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/HE123-User-Manual-V1.4-beta1.pdf

After that a lot of search in the forums, youtube and dropping into the chat room and there is always the zoom room for additional resources.

I'd suggest a small setup that you can use and work on at your desk or hobby area. just get familiar with playing with everything first before moving to the big stuff.

 

[TerryK]

To add a little to what @Indigogyre mentioned, there are in the ACL Media section videos of member's displays. Those will help give you ideas of how other ACL members assembled display props.

 

[rob3]

Thank you for the quick replies. I am specifically looking for learning resources around setting up a pixel tree in xLights.

 

[Kurt87]

Hey Rob have a look at this vid. It’s a few years old now but still a goodie. Goes through the construction of a tree and then the configuration side of it in xlights


View: https://youtu.be/wG8kHKK07ys

 

[rob3]

Hey Rob have a look at this vid. It’s a few years old now but still a goodie. Goes through the construction of a tree and then the configuration side of it in xlights


View: https://youtu.be/wG8kHKK07ys

Thank you. That’s perfect and exactly what I was looking for