Software

Software

• What do you use to actually sequence all the lights that you wish to control?

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Audacity

Audacity is a free audio editing software program and is available on the web. Primarily used by DIYers to edit songs for use in their presentations/ Christmas Light Shows.

• Download Audacity Get your free copy here.

Light Show Pro (LSP)

LSP is commercial based software with many advance features and support for a board range of hardware. Both David and Ryan monitor DLA forums and their own forum to help users and quickly update the program. LSP can be purchased or demo download at LSP

Vixen

Vixen is free software written by KC for do-it-yourself lighting automation displays. Vixen is geared towards the do it yourself person with support for all the current, as of May 2008, DIY Controllers with a broad base of plug-ins.

• Check out the Vixen Website for further information
• The Vixen Users Forums are hosted at DIYC.

• Download Vixen Get the latest version here, currently at v2.5.0.8.

• Download .Net 2.0 Required to run Vixen

• Bugzilla for Vixen Found a bug in? Put a request in to get it fixed.

Programming & Drivers

PIC Programming

• Pickit2 Programmerver 2.61
• MPLAB IDEver 8.40

FTDI Driver Software

• FTDI USB Drivers USB Drivers needed to use the Lynx DMX dongle, currently at v2.04.16

TeamSpeak Chat

Software to allow you to chat with the DLA crowd

• Get TeamSpeak
• Download and Install program
• Once you have the main screen open Right Mouse click and add a new server
• Server Label = DLA
• Server Address = tx5.teamspeak.cc:8799
• Nick name = your dla username
• Leave rest of the options as is

• IMPORTANT = Once you are in the chat room. Go to Menu Settings, Sound Input/Output Settings
• Change Voice Send Method to PUSH TO TALK
• Select a key on your keyboard active the speech mode, close the box and start talking