Stand Alone / Play on Controller Options for Holiday Displays This article covers common questions about "S
tand Alone" playback of sequences. Let's start off with some basic information:
The typical process for a holiday lighting display is as follows: |
Residential Displays Here are a sampling of amazing residential displays submitted by our customers:
Jeff Bouquio's Display
Chad Smith's Display
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Commercial Displays - Malls, Municipal Projects, Zoos, Drive Through Parks, Theme Parks and More Since 2008, HolidayCoro has work with consultants, lighting designers, production companies on projects with Mega Churches, Zoos, Theme Parks, Drive Through Parks, Malls, Municipal Displays and more. |
Are HolidayCoro products "Plug and Play"? We are sometimes asked are our products are "Plug and Play" and this article defines what HolidayCoro considers "Plug and Play". Controllers Applies to controllers listed as "Ready2Run" or "Ready to R |
Display Design (Presentation) (2010 Lone Star Holidays Academy) This presentation covers the "higher level" aspects of a display.
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How to make two Pixel Megatrees play the same sequence Customers with 360 degree pixel megatrees may wish to use pre-made sequences for 180 degree trees and have the same content displayed on both sides of the tree. This article explains how to mirror out |
Displaying one sequence on two identical pixel megatrees For some installations where two 180 degree trees are used with two separate pixel controllers, you may wish to "duplicate" the output so that each tree shows the same sequence for one half of the tre |
AlphaPix Evolution Network Disconnects When Used With FPP Falcon Pi Player When using Falcon Pi Player software version 6.x or higher to drive E131 data to an AlphaPix Evolution CPU based Flex controller system, the AlphaPix Evolution may experience periods of network discon |
Warranty Periods and Policies for HolidayCoro Products
HolidayCoro Product Warranty Terms
HolidayCoro wants to ensure that all our customers have a positive experience with their products. The warranty listed below is our minimum standard pro |
DMX + Power over CAT5 System Details
Some of our products are built on a " DMX + Power over CAT5" system. This article explains about the system and why it may or may not be right for your display.
There are cases where |
Why HolidayCoro needs detailed information about your project HolidayCoro often receives questions from customers that are open ended, meaning that the question isn’t about a single specific product such as - “what voltage does this operate at” but are in |
Pixel Spacing Distances / How do Pixels Get Their Addresses? First, lets start with a basic understanding of how pixels address pixels and then on to how this affects the spacing of pixels. While each pixel protocol/chip type (2811, 2801, 6803, 1804, etc) has a |
Controller Firmware Page
HolidayCoro Firmware Page
Step-by-Step Firmware Upgrade Instructions
NOTES:
We highly recommend updates of firmware from a Windows PC ( Mac platform not supporte |
I'm new to RGB Lighting - Where can I go for help? Have you seen the amazing displays that can be created with RGB based technologies an wondered how you can do the same thing for your display but just don't know where to start? Building elements (Meg |
Running Legacy RS485 Light-o-Rama Controllers and RS485 Based DMX (E1.11) and Ethernet Based (E1.31) DMX Controllers Together If you have an existing LOR network or controllers and would like to integrate modern, standards based controllers into that network, this page shows a variety of different options available to you. N |
AlphaPix Technical Support Page All support and technical assistance for the AlphaPix controllers can be found on this page. If you are looking for controller specific information, including purchasing the AlphaPix, see this page: h |
Software Applications Supported by HolidayCoro Lighting Controllers HolidayCoro sells a wide variety of hardware that allow you to build most any project but what we don't sell is software - and for a good reason. We believe there are many good applications on the mar |
5 Volt or 12 Volt - Which Should I Use For My Project? A very common question we get at HolidayCoro is - which voltage should I use for my project. While there are often not many absolutes, this article works to cover many of the factors you should be con |
Running E1.11 / DMX 1990 Controllers (EasyPix, Dumb Controllers) from AlphaPix RS485 Interface The AlphaPix pixel controller has the ability to output legacy, DMX 1990 / E1.11 data using RS485 to legacy controllers such as the EasyPix , common dumb RGB and non-RGB controllers and devices such a |
Networking Options for AlphaPix Wired Network Connections with Home Networks The AlphaPix controller receives E1.31 data via Ethernet over a CAT5 cable, as a result of this, to get data from the PC to the AlphaPix, we need to send data out the Ethernet port on the show PC to t |