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First Impressions - Twelve Drummers

Even at first sight it looked like another large project, somewhat similar to “The 11 Pipers” but with more lighting elements to control, and luckily without any music requiring synchronising to the lighting animation.

The “11 Pipers” had 22 active lighting elements but this one, “The Twelve Drummers” would have 51 (picture 2), so in hardware terms this would require a much larger control unit.
Picture 2 – Complete display with 51 separate parts and 12 Junction Boxes identified

Contributions by GordonG

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Installing Onsite - Twelve Drummers 13 years 24 weeks agoBook page
Final Fitting - Twelve Drummers 13 years 24 weeks agoBook page
Wiring the Components - Twelve Drummers 13 years 25 weeks agoBook page
First Impressions - Twelve Drummers 13 years 25 weeks agoBook page
Backplate Assembly - Twelve Drummers 13 years 25 weeks agoBook page
Sourcing the Equipment - Twelve Drummers 13 years 25 weeks agoBook page
Unit Design - Twelve Drummers 13 years 25 weeks agoBook page
Design & Equipment - Twelve Drummers 13 years 25 weeks agoBook page
The Call to Arms! - Twelve Drummers 13 years 25 weeks agoBook page
Program Chart - Twelve Drummers 13 years 25 weeks agoBook page
Bringing the Display to Life - Twelve Drummers 13 years 25 weeks agoBook page
Programming the PLC - Twelve Drummers 13 years 25 weeks agoBook page