While playing with an Arduino-based light-notification system for webpage errors, the team realized they could use the same Arduino technology to create an interactive light-up Christmas tree.

The Arduino Christmas jumper has been created using an Arduino Uno, Arduino Mega, and Adafruit Flora development boards.

Arduino controlled Christmas lights! It all started because [Anx2k] had some leftover LED’s from one of his other projects, so he decided to make use of them as permanently mounted Christmas lights.

It wouldn’t be the holidays without an LED Christmas tree, and luckily [Danilo] brings the goods with an Arduiinofied LED Christmas tree (Italian, translation). In the past week, we’ve … ...