Building the 2012 display:
Finally got all channels working properly on the correct output allowing the arches to come to life. Each arch contains 600 LEDs on 10 channels.
November 2012
Now is the time that things are really starting to move. So much to do and now less than 4 weeks to switch on! Controller boxes are being assembled to house all controller boards and power supplies in waterproof enclosures so that can sit outside. Lots of connectors and cabling to be soldered together. The rest of my mini trees to be assembled. The cable tie mounts have been siliconed to the roof tiles ready to attached the lights tied to conduit to give nice straight lines this year. The last of my big orders have arrived from Ray Wu in China (PSU's, connectors and some smaller DMX boards) and my delivery from AVD arrived yesterday with two more DC48's and Meanwell PSUs. Sequencing is well behind where I wanted to be at this time of year but we'll see how that goes.
Arches: October 2012
Update: The first driveway arch is complete with 800 red & 800 green LED's which will either be run as 8 or 16 channels depending on how I sequence them.
Finally got onto the construction of my arches for this year. The driveway arch is half complete with400 red & 400 green LED's. The first of the two leaping arches is also completed. 10 channels with 60 white LED's per channel over a nearly 4m arc length.
Finally got onto the construction of my arches for this year. The driveway arch is half complete with400 red & 400 green LED's. The first of the two leaping arches is also completed. 10 channels with 60 white LED's per channel over a nearly 4m arc length.
September 2012
Time now to get construction of elements well under way with a lot of cables & connections to be soldered together. Let's see if my time & ability is able to keep up with my ambitions.
My new LED message board has arrived. This will be my "Tune To" sign and allow my to let everyone know what is happening.
My new LED message board has arrived. This will be my "Tune To" sign and allow my to let everyone know what is happening.
July-August 2012
The last couple of months very little has happened with the construction of elements due to work commitments, however, lots of bits and pieces for the display have arrived:
45 mini strobes (semi built)
30 RGB 5050 strips (parts)
1 ECG-D4 from J1sys which will allow us to run 4 times as many channels this year
LightShowPro software
A lot of PVC for construction of the arches
Now I just need a couple of days off to start putting things together.
45 mini strobes (semi built)
30 RGB 5050 strips (parts)
1 ECG-D4 from J1sys which will allow us to run 4 times as many channels this year
LightShowPro software
A lot of PVC for construction of the arches
Now I just need a couple of days off to start putting things together.
Mini Trees: June 2012
This week I received my 10 mini tree frames from Christmas Creations in Queensland. I have put the first couple of trees together and just trying to decide which lights to put on these, however I am starting to favour the RGB strip as it gives a nice spiral tree effect.
Rainbow Floods: May 2012
Here are my first two Rainbow Floods from Seasonal Entertainment. Had a few minor issues to start with as this was my first attempt at building something from a kit. Finally got them both sealed in the enclosures and tested.