![]() ![]() You can put lights into tubes for glowing arches, attach them to strips to make virtual trees, and so much more. This string of lights can hang on a tree or the bulbs pushed into "coro" (a white plastic resembling cardboard) pre-made shapes such as stars, candy canes, and more. This Instructable will build one light controller that can animate a single string of 150 lights (the controller supports up to 680 lights). You can do all of the wonderful animated lights that the professionals use, with a little bit of homemade building! xLights and all of the programs in this Instructable are free (no cost). The beauty is once you create multiple controllers as you add more lights to your house, xLights makes them all work together as a "show". And the best part? Your lights are connected to your home wireless network, so you can place your lights anywhere in the house or in the yard, controlled and animated from the comfort of your computer! The animations are created using the free xLights program. ![]() This controller animates a string inexpensive lights found on Amazon, eBay, and lot of other online stores. This Instructable shows you how to build a low-cost, WiFi light controller using an ESP8266. Have you driven by houses with fancy Christmas lights, often synchronized to music? Normally, these setups require commercial light controllers costing hundreds of dollars, commercial animation software that can also be quite expensive, a literal money pit for the average home owner.
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