Raspberry Pi powers impressive Halloween haunted house light show
Originally published on tomshardware.com by Ash Hill on 29 October 2024
This Halloween, G8HCB has taken festive lighting to new heights with a jaw-dropping light show, orchestrated with over 25,000 LEDs and powered by a Raspberry Pi. Filmed by a drone, the display is set up at a friend’s house in Manchester, UK, covering the entire yard and front of the house with a dynamic, musical Halloween scene. The show’s highlights include singing pumpkins, spooky tombstones, bats, spiders, ghosts, and even a light-up Ghostbusters logo—accompanied, of course, by the Ghostbusters theme.
The core of the setup is managed by a Raspberry Pi, likely a Pi 4 given its popularity for such projects in the XLights community. XLights, an open-source lighting control software, is the driving force behind the light sequencing, enabling G8HCB to choreograph every LED and synchronize effects to music with E1.31 Ethernet controllers and DMX technology, commonly used in stage and film lighting.
G8HCB customized every aspect, from creating templates and displays to programming animations and sound synchronization—a detailed, time-consuming effort that paid off in a show-stopping Halloween experience. To see the full effect, check out the dazzling display over on YouTube for some serious Halloween inspiration.
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