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WiFi LED Countdown Timer

Turn DataPix into a countdown to any date — a launch, a wedding, a deadline, New Year's. No API key, no code.

What you need

  • A DataPix, powered on and joined to your Wi-Fi (see Setup).
  • A time zone set in Network Time so the countdown lands on the right moment.

Step by step

  1. Open the interface

    From a browser on the same network, open the device's IP address shown on the panel.

    DataPix interface home menu with Views, WiFi Connection and other settings tiles
  2. New view → Countdown

    Go to Views → New view and pick the Countdown preset.

    The Add a View gallery showing the Countdown preset tile among other view types
  3. Pick a target date and time

    Use the date-and-time picker to choose exactly when the countdown reaches zero.

    The Countdown preset's setup form with a target date and time picker
  4. Customize and save

    The countdown is added as a single element with a humanized format like 5d 3h 42m — reposition, recolour, or change the format, then Save.

    The view editor showing a live countdown value positioned on the panel canvas
See Views for every built-in preset, or wire up any custom JSON API for something a preset doesn't cover.