Here is my first video from this year's show.

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Here is my first video from this year’s show. FastSPI_LED2 + RFPixelControl made the Star, the Arches and all but one of the floodlights possible. Thanks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPlkodupy0E

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Wow!
Thanks for sharing the video! Looks like a huge labor of love. Did you learn any pearls if wisdom ( how-to or how-not-to ) worth sharing?

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Very cool. How did you sync everything?

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The show is sequenced/controlled with a software called Vixen 3 - an absolutely awesome open source effort. http://www.vixenlights.com The lights are all controlled wirelessly by Arduino derivative works by http://www.komby.com that use the nRF24L01+ wireless modules. The show is transmitting 8 Universes of DMX data wireless ( 8 Arduino Uno with Ethernet shield) that each komby receiver receives, decodes, and then uses FastSPI or other RFPixelControl drivers to control. The BEST part … all opensource Hardware and software!

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Vixen is pretty cool.

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Sweet. I want ten of those.
So how are you going to top that next year?

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Oh man … next year… I have a few tricks up my sleeve…

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Hello. Excellent work. Can you explain more about sequences of hardware, software and protocols? In my case I want to use this scheme: Vixen3 <-> arduino + nrf24 (RFPixelControl library) <-> AIR <-> arduino + nrf24 (RFPixelControl library)<-> ws2811 ledstrip. But I’m confused. What is display configuration used in Vixen3? What is protocol is used on every arduino? Thank you very mach and sory for my English:)

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THANKS!

Can you explain more about sequences of hardware, software and protocols?

Sure, I’ll start at the pc.

You will use vixen3 with the e1.31 output controllers.
Connect your show pc to a switch.

To get things in the air you use what others named the “komby sandwich”. This is an arduino uno + arduino Ethernet sheild + a komby minimalist sheild(http://www.komby.com/rf_sheild) + nRF24l01+ PA transceiver (http://www.komby.com/nrf24l01-24-ghz-rf-pa-with-antenna)
Plug your sandwich into your switch also

This will get you one universe of wireless RFPixelControl in the air.

To get the data back out of the air I’m using(and quite partial to )
Komby rf1 5v boards and the nrf24l01 zig zag transceivers ( http://www.komby.com/rf1 ). The 5 v ones are for my 5 v pixels and I’m using komby rf1 12v boards for my 12 v pixels( http://www.komby.com/rf1_12v ).

The rf1 boards are Arduino clones that I made to be able to power the receiver and the pixels off of the same power supply. They use the uno setting in the IDE and the silkscreen has the corresponding Arduino pins.

As for the rfpixelcontrol format, you can find the code on my komby github and you can read about the packet format here: http://learn.komby.com/wiki/12/rfpixelcontrol-protocol-explained

For loading help loading the fast library on your arduinos you can see this wiki:

http://learn.komby.com/wiki/29/configure-pixel-receiver

Your scheme will work with the wiki if you are using an arduino and not a komby board one the receiver but you will need to dig around in the wiki to match the pins the rf1 boards are using.

I hope this helps answer some of your questions
-Greg

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Thank you for answer. I’ll work out:)