I probably shouldn't be making my own thread about this. But I can't help it, I have successfully built my first lynx express and dongle without any problems. Being my first time soldering I expected to have to troubleshoot. This has not been the case, the products work exactly as described and couldn't have been simpler to put together. Now its time to start my sequencing...
I want to thank John (rainlover) for programming my dongle PIC. It's nice to see kind people willing to help others in the drop of a hat.
Unfortunately the animated lighting obsession has already begun. I blame RJ for being poor.