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• Welcome!

  Learn how to make Internet controllable Christmas lights using off-the-shelf and inexpensive Christmas lights, low-cost hardware, and free software.

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• Beautiful Light Shows

  Display lights in a myriad of colors.

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• Simple Design

  Create animations on your home computer using free software (xLights), then playback the animations using a low-cost computer (Raspberry Pi).  Everything communicates on your existing home network.

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• Controlled by the World

  Build a low-cost streaming webcam to allow the world to see your light show.

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• Concert of Lights

  Combine traditional and digital lights together into one coordinated show.

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• Hack Your Lights

  Control your store-bought G.E. Color Effects lights using inexpensive Arduino microcontrollers.

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• Flexible Light Support

  Build controllers to drive WS2811 bulbs, and WS2812 strips, and "dumb RGB" lights using low-cost Arduino microcontrollers.

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• Custom messages

  Display personalized messages on an Internet enabled, 16-foot scrolling marquee.

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• Ever Changing Light Effects

  Create new animations for each holiday season.

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