How It's All Controlled
Our display is entirely controlled by
computer. We use three different technologies to control the
display. Click the picture or links below for more information on each
technology.
Light-O-Rama:
We use hardware and software products by Light-O-Rama to control the
music-synchronized portions of the the display.
X-10:
We use X-10 technology to control the static portions of our display. X-10
is a control protocol which sends commands over standard power lines, which can
turn the lights on and off. The Light-O-Rama program described above sends
the X-10 commands via a computer interface, much like a super-timer which can turn many different
circuits on at the same time.
Home-grown
Standalone Control: This was our first foray into electronic control,
and became part of our display in 1999. This controller controls our large
Merry Christmas sign, and is based around an Atmel AVR microcontroller.
For more information on this display, click the link above, and you will be
taken to the Merry Christmas Sign page.
This page was last updated on Friday, September 15, 2006
