https://github.com/dr-mod/xmas-tree

https://github.com/dr-mod/xmas-tree

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• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/dr-mod/xmas-tree
• Owner: dr-mod
• Created: 2021-01-16T21:26:05.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2022-12-21T15:20:49.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-26T17:46:58.350Z (about 1 year ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 419 KB
• Stars: 15
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# Blackout-proof Xmas Tree

A pattern for a 3D RGB Xmas Tree and RPi.

![photo](docs/photo.jpeg)

## Hardware

* Raspberry Pi

* 3D RGB Xmas Tree for Raspberry Pi

* Waveshare UPS HAT

## Installation

1. Install dependencies

    ```

    sudo apt install python3-gpiozero

    ```

2. Download the script

    ```

    git clone https://github.com/dr-mod/xmas-tree.git ~/xmas-tree

    ```

3. Run it 

    ```

    python3 ~/xmas-tree/main.py

    ```

4. To make it run on startup

    1. `nano /etc/rc.local` 

    2. Add one the following before `exit 0`

    ```

    /usr/bin/python3 /home/pi/xmas-tree/main.py &

    ```

    conversely, you can run in `screen`

    ```

    su - pi -c "/usr/bin/screen -dm sh -c '/usr/bin/python3 /home/pi/xmas-tree/main.py'"

    ```

### Support the project

If you would like to support this project and and keep me caffeinated, you can do it here:

[!["Buy Me A Coffee"](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/assets/img/custom_images/orange_img.png)](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/drmod)