Before we can fill the forest with hundreds of devices, there are several intermediate steps that we need to hit. First we’ll install 5-10 lights in the woods and control them from a central server.

One of the keys to the project is software capable of managing dozens if not hundreds of these devices. Progress is encouraging and the goal seems realistic. The software can currently automatically detect Forest of Lights devices on the network and manipulate them over the Wi-Fi network. It can also push software updates to the devices - something we quickly learned was necessary after updating just a few devices.

Matt