{"id":17938,"date":"2017-12-14T17:40:10","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T16:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=17938"},"modified":"2017-12-14T17:40:10","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T16:40:10","slug":"create-a-nodered-controlled-raspberry-pi-powered-neopixel-decoration-for-your-christmas-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=17938","title":{"rendered":"Create a NodeRED-controlled, Raspberry Pi-powered Neopixel decoration for your Christmas Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/christmas_tree_neopixel.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17939\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/christmas_tree_neopixel.jpg?resize=560%2C747&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/christmas_tree_neopixel.jpg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/christmas_tree_neopixel.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/christmas_tree_neopixel.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/christmas_tree_neopixel.jpg?resize=560%2C747&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/christmas_tree_neopixel.jpg?resize=260%2C347&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/christmas_tree_neopixel.jpg?resize=160%2C213&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/christmas_tree_neopixel.jpg?w=1120&amp;ssl=1 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The inimitable <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/biglesp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mr Les Pounder<\/a> has written up a brilliant project in which he utilises a string of Neopixel-like lights to give his Christmas Tree some blinky cheer. Soldered up on <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/products\/protozero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a ProtoZero board<\/a>, the circuit requires a few bits and pieces to work and is then placed on a Raspberry Pi Zero W. On the Pi itself, some NodeRED programming is required to control the lights and to provide a web interface. <a href=\"http:\/\/bigl.es\/traditional-christmas-neopixel-project-2017-node-red-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This excellent, achievable project, is documented here<\/a>. You can see it in action in the video below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Node-RED Controlled Christmas Tree\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JmtggSW9qMA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The inimitable Mr Les Pounder has written up a brilliant project in which he utilises a string of Neopixel-like lights to give his Christmas Tree some blinky cheer. 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