Customer Projects and How-To
MegaTree Pole, Guy Wire and Stake Construction Suggestions
When constructing a MegaTree for a display, nearly all trees will require a mounting pole for the center of the tree, guy wires to hold that pole in place and stakes to hold the guy wires in place. This article covers options that customers may wish ...
Power Injection with RGB Pixel Lights
For some projects, customers may determine that power injection is a suitable solution for their project. This page contains information generally about power injection, examples of how to perform it and HolidayCoro's support of power injection. ...
HolidayCoro Sample Residential Displays
Here are a sampling of amazing residential displays submitted by our customers: Jeff Bouquio's Display Chad Smith's Display C Washington's Display John Creeds Display Arnel's Megatree 4,800 Pixel Pixels on the tree, 24ft Tall, 10ft in Diameter ...
Restoring Shape to an xConnect Waterproof Cable Male Threads or Female Nut Deformed Misshapen
Sometimes customers may receive a waterproof cable with a nut or the threaded male end that is misshapen. This can occur because of the following reasons: * Pressure inside a a shipping box combined with high temperatures * High temperatures when ...
RGB Dumb and Smart Pixel Wiring / Color wire patterns for HolidayCoro
The following chart contains common wiring colors for smart and dumb RGB lights sold by HolidayCoro:
HolidayCoro Long Range SMART / REGULAR Support Page
Welcome to the Long Range SMART & REGULAR Receiver Setup and Training Page Subject Video Overview of how Long Range REGULAR and SMART technologies work and the limitations and use cases for Long Range HinksPix PRO Controller Design Tool - Basics on ...
Why are there not exact numbers of holes for each channel / section for a mini-light based prop?
For products that use incandescent or LED mini lights, you may notice that the number of lights required to complete a given channel or section are not "even" to match the counts commonly found in mini light strings. While we always strive to "hit" ...
Why did my HolidayCoro controller come with outputs labeled starting at 33 to 48 or 17-32 instead of 1 to 16?
TLDR - It is normal to have your SPI outputs labeled starting with 33-48 as this makes future upgrades easier for customers. Our Flex controller system is a modular system that allows for up to 48 outputs using either SPI and/or Long Range Regular ...
Wireless Networking Options for E1.31 and E1.11 Controllers
With the proliferation of wireless technology, many common items like thermostats, phones and TV's are now wireless and no longer require dedicated cables for their data "feed". This article covers the various factors involved when considering a ...
How to import .LMS and .SUP Sequences into xLights
If you have purchased sequences in Light-o-Rama (LOR) formats and would like to move these sequences into xLights, the following videos show how to accomplish this task: For .SUP (SuperStar) formatted sequences (Megatrees): ...