spiffomatic64.com — Simple step by step instructions on how to make your ever own computer controlled light show (think Christmas and Halloween) for under 40$. Includes source for software to do it yourself as well as GUI software for those faint of heart with compilers. Linux source included!
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everfallingNov 8, 2006
request source of music. i know it's from the nightmare before christmas, but where's this version from?
bidiNov 8, 2006
The trick is that one wire goes directly to the lights and one wire goes through the relays that cut the power. In AC you have "hot" and "dead" wire. The hot one is the one that should go to the relays = the wire that makes the screwdriver-tester-bulb light. It would make your head light also, so believe the tester and don't retest with your tongue.
spiffy64Nov 9, 2006Submitter
LOL so... its less dumb to stick ur finger in an outlet than to wire something thats ac backwards?it seems to me as though so long as you are not working with any live wires (which you shouldnt be untill everything is already wired) you are safe...I used little socket clamps to make a plug, so that all the wireing and testing could be done safely. What i was mainly saying was that, when hooking the power to the device the polarity doesnt really matter, as AC is going back and forth as opposed to one direction like DC. So long as the circuit is complete, you are fine...(brb sticking my finger in an outlet)
invaderNov 9, 2006
i would be more interested in finding out how to set up one of those circuit boards.. what if i wanted to indepentently control 20 circuits? or 50? light controllers that support that many circuits are hella expensive.one of these days i should just take a hardware-related college course or something..
ronpottleNov 9, 2006
That vixen software will controll dmx setups too,It has a built in waveform tool tohelp simplify programing
gruntboyxNov 10, 2006
u know i could explain it and provide diagrams but...you would be hard pressed to understand it because you expertise is in the world of software and not hardware.....not to mention digg doesnt allow me to post diagrams and furthermore i dont blog and if i did i am not about to blog spam digg just satisfy your inferiority complex.