How Do You Build Your First Christmas Light Pixel Controller?

Опубликовано: 19 Июнь 2026
на канале: Learn Christmas Lighting by Above AVL
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It's time to revisit and update one of the most popular videos here at Learn Christmas Lighting - how to build your first pixel light controller! We'll go over what tools and materials you'll need to make a reliable, accessible control box, and walk through the process step by step.

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NEED GEAR FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS DISPLAY?
If you need any gear for your Christmas lighting setup, head over to Above AVL GEAR: https://aboveavl.com/pages/christmas
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We've got a team of experts (not salespeople - just helpful folks who actually know this stuff) who can help you find the right thing for your display, quote it out, and get it into your hands at your personalized price.

WANT TO GO DEEPER?
If you want to master Christmas Lighting with in-depth training and step-by-step tutorials (plus access to our community forum), check out Learn Christmas Lighting Academy: https://lp.learnchristmaslighting.com...

ABOUT LEARN CHRISTMAS LIGHTING:
Learn Christmas Lighting is part of Above AVL, founded by David Henry. With years of experience in lighting, production, and education, David created Learn Christmas Lighting to help anyone build an amazing holiday display—whether you're hanging your first strand of lights or designing a fully synchronized show.

Grab our FREE guide: "3 Things You Need to Know Before Creating Your First DIY Christmas Light Display": https://lp.learnchristmaslighting.com...

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COMMENTS & QUESTIONS:
We love hearing from you! Feel free to ask questions, share your display ideas, or let us know what Christmas lighting topics you'd like us to cover next. Please keep it respectful and on-topic - we're all here to help each other create better displays.

Now, real talk: creating these videos takes a TON of time and effort, and I'm not always available to answer questions here personally.

If you need help or have questions, Learn Christmas Lighting Academy is where we offer premium support alongside all our step-by-step training: https://lp.learnchristmaslighting.com...

A lot of questions can also be answered by searching the Learn Christmas Lighting blog (use the search bar): https://www.learnchristmaslighting.com

For the Tech Gurus – Curious about the equipment used to film these videos? See the full list here: https://articles.aboveavl.com/video-e...

00:00 Introduction
00:29 If you have never done it before
01:20 What do we need
03:01 What tools will you need?
03:18 What will you need
03:57 Building it
05:01 Connecting the wires
06:53 Standoffs
09:02 Running power to the board
11:43 Plugging it in and testing
13:06 Closing Monetization ID TGG0OCXYH5ACR9QY