PixelTrace vs BleControlsPi

PixelTrace is a free companion app for the xLights community. Browse prop catalogs from popular vendors, view interactive wiring diagrams, and print or export them for easy reference while you push pixels. BROWSE & SEARCH Search across vendor catalogs by category, vendor, or keyword. Filter by Christmas, Halloween, Singing Faces, and more. The catalog syncs directly from the same vendor library xLights uses — always up to date. WIRING DIAGRAMS Tap any prop to see a detailed, interactive wiring diagram showing start node, end node, and string lengths. Flip between front and rear views with a tap. PRINT & EXPORT Export diagrams as print-ready PDFs scaled to letter-size paper. Share diagrams with your crew so everyone can pitch in on wiring day. FAVORITES Save your go-to props for quick access. No account needed — everything is stored on your device. BUILT FOR THE COMMUNITY PixelTrace pulls from the open-source xLights vendor registry. Vendors can submit their prop libraries to the xLights GitHub repo and they'll appear automatically. Free. No ads. No account required. No personal data collected.

The BLEControlsPi App allows to create various iOS controls such as Button,Toggle, Sliders, Steppers, Pickers (color, date, options) to Control a Raspberry Pi. Manipulating these controls sends their value to the Raspberry Pi (or linux device) in real time over Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE). You can also define Display controls such as Gauges and Text Displays, to create a Dashboard, where the Raspberry Pi sends info to the iPhone/iPad also in real time over Bluetooth. You can create, edit, size, and positions the controls in the app without being connected to a Raspberry Pi. However, before you can connect to, and control the Raspberry Pi you must instal the Python code (see below). IMPORTANT: You must install the free companion Python Software on the Raspberry Pi - where you define your own handlers (callback) functions that take actions on the Raspberry Pi, or fetch data on the Raspberry Pi to send to the iPhone/iPad. The code is provided with an automated installer for the Raspberry Pi. See https://github.com/bluepieapps/blecontrolspi-python and the README. The app provides 2 free controls. These can be created , deleted and re-created as often as you wish, allowing you to test any configuration, or run a simple control scheme. If you need more controls, you can use In-App Purchases to buy Control Packs (in quantity 1,3,5 or 9) for a small fee. This is not a subscription. Once you own the pack - it is yours to use. Packs allow the creation of any controls offered in the app, and any such controls can be edited, deleted and re-created at will. You can install the app on multiple iPhones/iPads that all use the same Apple ID. Controls Packs, and Controls you define on one device are synchronized to the other devices on app restart. Add a new control on your iPhone, and it will show up on your iPad. delete a controls from your iPad, and it will be deleted from your iPhone. See a video of the app at: https://youtu.be/8y3t2luLw3k See the documentation at: https://bluepieapps.com/Control-Pi-over-bluetooth/ - There is docs on how the controls, working which type of controls are available. - There is also an explanation of how you create handlers in the Python Code on the Raspberry Pi to have the RPi react to the controls you have defined.