Recent content by merryoncherry

I would say they work like mini trees, column matrix, pixel pole, mega tree... all of those things flatten out to a matrix that is tall and skinny, so the same effects are suitable.

There are a lot of things you could do that would work. I'd probably put a pigtail on the end of each letter and use the 3-core 5' xConnect that costs $2/ea. This would allow flexibility in disassembly and powering, but also I have piles of those things sitting here already and wouldn't have...

Is it a tree model? First thought is the same thing you;'d do with a 360 degree tree or a matrix. Have been doing this with the tree out front that has a net wrapped around, same shape.

It has a lot to do with how you want them to look. If the message is important, on solid color that matches the sequence (like I do w/ tune to - pick one color out of the sequence for TUNE TO and another for the 97.3). Whole house group + candy canes mapping also works well in purchased sequences.

I mean, no escaping that they take up space. But I stack them in the attic (where there is not much vertical clearance), and do "coatrack" style in the shed where there is 2.5-3m of vertical. One section single layer for big stuff, one section double. Just zip tie to horizontal pipe and slide...

1. Hand-me-down AV Receiver. (Since I have them under the porch, I have speaker wire running under the porch, thru the sill, and AVR in the basement where there is no weather.) 2. Fosi Audio BT20A, which is small enough to tuck in an enclosure and field deploy (the garden speakers and sub use...

Cool! How are you controlling the canes? I use regular patio speakers, tucked under the porch (that is not essential): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00096ZRJ4 The other thing I have is something like this, but I'm sure the model I have was cheaper: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09P4BJ9SV

Red dot just means it thinks it can't reach the controller, green would mean it thinks it can. What version of xLights is this? How did you open it? It's interesting that you can't add a controller either... Is there any chance it is open read only? What does the layout tab do?

I was expecting to stream mine to both if desired.

Curious if you are looking for all in-person or have interest in remote presenters?

Any reason not to use more data ports (to allow higher frame rate)? 512 pixels per port instead of 1024, you'd still only need 14 of the 16 ports. (Also your question 3) Unless it explicitly says to bridge them that, ground BI. Bridging will cause real problems with some pixels (GS8208 for...

I have an updated CLI version of a scanner that I haven't published, and it is controller aware. It emits JSON but could make a pretty HTML report with links to the controller web pages easily enough. Should have in my GH after a bit more testing, need to turn it loose on the lab network, not...

It might. You'd have to have plenty of RAM and the latest 64-bit OS, then it might run. Not sure how much love it will see, but it is separate here: https://github.com/xLightsSequencer/xScanner. What is your use case for it, do you just point it at the network and see what it says?

Thanks for trying and reporting back ... Had a feeling that bit was sus, but thought its other suggestions were better. All of it was easy enough to try.

Will level with you, please don't take offense. Appreciate the fixed income situation, and want to see you have a fun light show, but this is a case where I'd rather mail you a Pi off my spare pile than spend time debugging it. It could take many hours to save only the cost of a Pi, and few of...