WS2811/WS28XX Pixel Light Show Architecture

Here’s a high level view of how a light show is created and displayed typically using DIY WS2811 pixels. This is not the only way to make this happen, but it does show the most common path – there’s other software and hardware out there to achieve similar results, but there’s a reason the combination of xLights and FPP are so popular they work extremely well together and there’s great community support for both if you have a question.