2009 Setup Status

11-27-2009

• Finished lights on the right of the driveway
• Put up some lights in the backyard for tonight's LightUp!
• Controller died - Needs replaced/fixed ASAP
• Tweaked Christmas Canon sequence/audio file
  

11-26-2009

• Finished sequencing Sleigh Ride by Relient K

11-25-2009

• Started sequencing Sleigh Ride by Relient K
• Started lights on the right of the driveway
  

11-24-2009

• Put proper ends on the controller data cable
• Finished sequencing Queen of the Winter Night
  

11-23-2009

• Took photos for The Record Herald
• Repaired damaged clear light strings
• Painted sign for the display with the website name
  

11-22-2009

• Switched controller data cable from Cat5 to telephone
• Tested all clear lights
• Put clear lights on front trees
• Put out candy canes
• Corrected wiring problem in controller causing ground fault
• Recorded video of Amazing Grace
  

11-21-2009

• Tested and figured out problem with controller (bent pin on Ethernet port)
• Repaired controller and synced with laptop
• Configured channels in LOR editor
• Did a test run of Amazing Grace with the lights/controller
  
• Set up timings for O Come O Come Emmanuel
  

11-20-2009

• Ran power/audio/data cables from inside the house
• Set up speakers in yard and stereo in basement
• Conntected stereo to the show laptop
  
• Connected show laptop to my LAN and the LOR controller
• Tested Light-O-Rama controller - connection errors, will need to be resolved tomorrow or I will be overnighting the controller to LOR.
  

11-19-2009

• Sequenced all of Amazing Grace
  
• Figured out amperage for each channel of lights and separated evenly between two sides of controller
  

11-18-2009

• Mounted controller to middle tree
• Ran all extension cords to bushes/trees/border/icicles
• Ran main power cords to house