yes. xmas lights

Using Arduino Project Guidance
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I am brand new to all this, but what I want to achieve is to run 8 strings of lights from 8 gpo's controlled by 8 relays. I would like each string to come on and off at random independant of each other using a arduino mega. I am sure there is a sketch out there but I am chasing my tail with programming speek

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Kind of like:

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the hardware is what i am after, i am cool with that it's the sketch i am lost on. the one in the link i could not open. thanks. all information is welcome

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Author stated code was:
http://playground.arduino.cc/interfacing/MaxMSP#ArduinoMax_InOut_forDummies

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thanks but honestly i did not understand a word of it, yes i am that new

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