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    Picking Pixels Without a Headache(Post)

    Last Saturday we drew the whole show on paper. This morning we shop for the lights themselves, and we do it without the headache. Because the headache is real. Open any pixel page and you get a wall o

    The Whole Package: How a Light Show Actually Connects(Post)

    Welcome to Showtime Saturdays. Every Saturday we're building a light show in public. And we're starting where most beginners never get to start: with the whole map, before the deep-dives, before the s

    Power Injection: The Fix for Pink Lights(Post)

    Last Saturday morning we sized the power supply, and the math said the show had plenty. So why does the roofline start white at the box and end up pink at the far corner? Nothing is broken. Nothing is

    Buy the Mean Well, Size It Like You Mean It(Post)

    Two Saturdays ago we mapped the whole show. Last Saturday we picked the pixels and told the controller where they live. This morning we feed them, and we start with the least glamorous box in the yard

    About Us(Page)

    It started with our own light show SFL Designs is what happens when a Christmas light hobby gets out of hand, in the best way. We run our own animated display (Sisk Family Light Shows) here in Saint...

    Tell xLights Where the Brain Lives: Controller Setup and Uploading Output(Post)

    This morning you picked pixels: shapes, spacings, and numbers for every prop. This afternoon those numbers meet the brain. Because here is the beginner trap nobody warns you about. You can build a per

    Draw It Before You Dance It: xLights Layout and Your First Models(Post)

    This morning we drew the whole show on paper: pixels, power, controller, props, the works. This afternoon we draw it again, in the software that will run it. Welcome to xLights, and welcome to the lea

    The Bars Test: Prove Your Layout Is Telling the Truth(Post)

    This morning we sized the power for the whole house. This afternoon we ask the whole house a question, and we make it answer honestly. Here is where we stand. Two weeks ago you drew your layout and bu

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