Some Stuff
A few random things.. If you are using WLED then check out this great tutorial from Adafruit on setting up LedFX with WLED. LedFX is a free app that runs on Mac, Windows or Linux and lets you control multiple…
Category: Pixels
Pixels
ESPixelStick Hardware & Software Versions
If you have been playing with inexpensive sACN/E1.31 pixel controllers then you are most likely familiar with the ESPixelStick firmware and its related hardware. The software is open source and will run on various Esp8266/ESP32 variants. The maker of the…
WLED & E1.31 Input
While I have been using WLED to control pixels for quite a while I have mainly used the built-in effects. However WLED does work with E1.31 (also called SCAN – Streaming Architecture for Control Networks) which lets you send DMX512…
WLED & DMX Output
While using the wired DMX output on WLED limits you to a single universe (512 DMX channels or 170 RGB pixels) it does let you make use of any DMX fixtures you may have. These are often much better for…
Christmas Pixel Lighting Information
A huge driver in the development of DIY led pixel systems has been the Christmas Lighting community. Here is a huge list (from the maker of the Canispater Christmas Videos) of some related sites. I also have a page with…
Addressable LED Information
If you are playing with addressable RGB LEDs then you know there is a daunting array of pixel types, controller types, protocols, etc. that can get very confusing. Someone (and I can`t seem to confirm who) maintains a Google Sheet…
Need to control more than a servo?
A typical hobby animatronic uses servos. So naturally your control system may only have the ability to control the typical RC servo PWM signal. But what if you have other things like LEDs or motors or…. Or perhaps some pixels….
Time for an update…
Things have been quiet lately but I did start a page for various pixel based LED art (well, artistic to me anyways) projects I have done lately. Because you can never have enough LEDs… Check it out here..
DIY Ethernet E1.31 Controllers?
While the ESPixelStick based controllers are great sometimes you want (or need) a wired Ethernet connection. One of the Xmas lighting site members (Barnabybear) has written code for a great range of controllers using an Arduino Nano, ENC28J60 Ethernet shield…