"Mini" Sponsership
Due to the community oriented nature of holiday decorating, we receive a number of requests throughout the year for sponsorship or donation of items for minis, Academy's and other informal "get toget |
>>>> RGB Basics Video Series <<<<
The videos below cover the general topics of RGB as they relate to Holiday Lighting.
Video #1
What is RGB?
What are the different type of RGB lig |
12mm / 8mm RGB Nodes
Some of our RGB products are designed for use with RGB nodes. These products can use either RGB dumb/basic or RGB intelligent/smart/pixel nodes. This article provides detailed information on the types |
ActiDongle USB Serial Port Drivers (Item #53)
To install your ActiDongle, you will need to install the driver. You can find drivers for all operating systems on this website:
www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/D2XX.htm
Notes:
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American Flag Assembly Instructions (Items #5, #137)
American Flag Assembly Instructions
The following are the instructions for
assembling the HolidayCoro American flags.
Prepping
When you receive your Radio Sign
it may have |
Animated Character and Sign Assembly Instruction
This article provides infomation on how you can mount and populate our mini light signs and animated characters.
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Animated Lighting 101 - What you need to know before you start with animated lighting displays
We wrote this document for someone just starting out new to be aware of all the major aspects that are involved in building a display. This document alone will save you six months of reading forums a |
Are sequences included with my purchase?
In the past we have included sequences for items that featured them but based on customer feedback, we have now provide individual sequences so you pay for only what sequences you want for your displa |
Black or White Coro - Which is Best?
For nearly all items that use Coro, we use two colors of 4mm coro - white and black. Some of our products use black, some use white and others use a combination of both colors. The follow |
Can I download my sequences/software directly from your website?
Yes - our new website has a download system that, once your order has been completed (shipped), you will receive a download link to directly download your sequences or software. If you loose your seq |
CoroFlake Assembly Instructions
Assembly instructions for the CoroFlake.
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Watch Video Instructions |
CoroStar Assembly Instructions
This article provides information how how to assemble the CoroStar.
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CoroTree Assembly Instructions
CoroTree Installation Instructions
The CoroTree has a "living hinge" cut down the middle of the tree. This hinge can have the gap facing outward or inward. When the gap is facing inward it has a s |
Custom Projects by HolidayCoro
Each year, HolidayCoro works with many customers that need "just" the right custom product that isn't on the market to meet the needs of their display. This article answers many of the common q |
Customer Supplied Tools and Supplies
As the majority of our products are Do It Yourself, they often require customer supplied tools or materials. This page references some of those materials, recommendations, estimated costs and where y |
DC Controllers - Basics (Presentation)
(2010 Lone Star Holidays Academy) This presentation covers DC controllers, the basics of Direct Current, how to configure a power supply, how to wire LEDs to DC controllers and how to use relays with |
Death of the Grid (Object Oriented Sequencing or OOS)
Animated Christmas lighting is getting more and more complex each day and programming it all is becoming quite a task. This is an article we wrote describing what we feel is the future of sequencing |
Differences between Chip Protocols
This page contains information about the differences between different types of protocols / chips used in pixels
Pixel Protocol/Chip
2801 WS2801
2811 WS2811
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DIP Switch Addressing Chart
Below is the link to our DMX Address DIP Switch Setting Chart:
Download PDF
You can also use our interactive DMX addressing tool below:
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Display Design (Presentation)
(2010 Lone Star Holidays Academy) This presentation covers the "higher level" aspects of a display.
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