Projects

A lot of the lights you will see on this website, and at my home, are controlled by a PC. The software is called Vixen, a great public domain application designed by K.C. Much of the hardware, controllers were either designed by me, or by friends over at DIYC.


Vixen

The software used to control my lights is called Vixen.

 

AusChristmasLighting

Fancy decorating your home with thousands of Christmas lights? What about syncronising those lights to music? Or maybe even building your display with a range of DIY projects and collaborative ideas? You're not alone!

 

auschristmaslighting.com.au is home to a community of Christmas lighting enthusiasts who run or are considering to run a computerised lights display.

 

DIYC

Want to know more about automated Christmas lighting? drop over the DIYC and check out the ideas, hear what others are up to, and new projects.


GPW 204556

Christmas only comes but one time per year! What to do the rest of the year? rebuild a June 1944 Ford GPW jeep. Have a look at the project via the Tabs above.

 

VMVC

I am a member of the Victorian Military Vehicle Corps, and you can see my 'other' website.

Projects

 

On this page you will find information about the project I am working on.

 

SSROZ


ssrozThe SSRoz is the first project I designed. This is a simple Solid State Relay for use with a number of controllers. The board can control four circuits, and switch AC loads.

 

The SSR connects to the controller via a CAT5 cable. The lights connect to the board via screw connectors. A fuse is located on the board and a LED indicates a connection to the controller.

 

 

SSREZ


ssrozThe SSRez is a new version of the SSROZ. Based on feedback from users, the board was redesigned so that it would fit easily into a TA-200 Telephone Demarc Enclosure from YourBroadbandStore.com.

 

The SSREZ connects to the controller via a CAT5 cable. The lights connect to the board via screw connectors. A fuse is located on the board and a LED indicates a connection to the controller. The board also has additional screw connectors for a Neutral bus.

 

DC SSR


ssrozThe DC SSR allows control of DC lighting loads that are not suitable for an AC version of the SSR.

 

The DC SSR connects to the controller via a CAT5 cable. The lights connect to the board via screw connectors. A fuse is located on the board and a LED indicates a connection to the controller. The board also has additional screw connectors for a Neutral bus.

 

 

RENARD 16


ssroz

The Renard 16 is a PIC microcontroller based Christmas light controller with 16 solid state relay circuits incorporated into the board. Dave (Xmus) designed the board based on the PIC-based 8-port dimmer concept originally developed by Phil Short. Information on the original concept can be viewed here. Generic information pertaining to current Renard designs (including maximum channel count) can be found on the Renard wiki page.


DMX8-DCSSR


ssrozThe DMX8-DCSSR was develped by a good friend of mine from DIYC.

 

I used this board last year, and it worked very well. With 8 DC SSRs on the board, and DMX control, I was able to quickly build and add this controller to my show.

 

 

 

 

 

DMX Splitter


ssrozThe DC SSR allows control of DC lighting loads that are not suitable for an AC version of the SSR.

 

The DC SSR connects to the controller via a CAT5 cable. The lights connect to the board via screw connectors. A fuse is located on the board and a LED indicates a connection to the controller. The board also has additional screw connectors for a Neutral bus.

 

 

DMX3 DC SSR


ssrozThe DC SSR allows control of DC lighting loads that are not suitable for an AC version of the SSR.

 

The DC SSR connects to the controller via a CAT5 cable. The lights connect to the board via screw connectors. A fuse is located on the board and a LED indicates a connection to the controller. The board also has additional screw connectors for a Neutral bus.