Recent content by merryoncherry

You are correct. If you do "per preview" with a 2D camera, you will get this result on the icicles that are perpendicular to the view. Possible solutions: 1. Go through all the effects and change them to another camera, or not do "per preview" (maybe use "default") 2. Do what I do, rotate the...

I agree that it is probably not the pigtail... the diff (network) cable with the 4 pairs is the cable I meant also. As it is not required that A be first in the chain, it wasn't obvious that this would be ruled out by the other receivers working.

If you get a chance to try test patterns, see if it locks on white ... if that's the case you can dim it at the controller until you have a chance to change the cabling.

Well, these things can be touchy ... if you can shorten or thicken the extension to it (or add another one to the other end of the string to add more power that might fix it. Or ... it could also be a bit of corrosion on a connector, or a problem with the pixel string that developed. But, as a...

Is it 12V? If it is 12V and it gets stuck on white but works again if you unplug and replug, you should try a data amp in the line to it. Of course there are other possible explanations...

(If not the cable, I don't suppose you have a spare SR to swap in for testing?)

OK, the cable could be bad. A little bit bad. If only one of the 4 pairs is bad / poor connection, you'll only get flickering on one port of the smart receiver. If it's the last receiver in the chain, the others won't be affected either. So that would cause problems on just one port of one SR.

Yep, I meant 7 not 5.

We can also double check the port config on the F48 page, or put a 100-node dummy prop on 5B and see what happens.

I am saying double check that the selector is on A, could be switches, sure. If it is not, only 5A, 6A, 7A, and 8A would be affected. No other ports or letters would get affected.. You are saying green is blue and blue is blue, not much other than the receiver could cause this.

Double check the receiver selector dial vs what you told xLights. Check for channel overlaps (use check sequence). Maybe save your layout, reupload the controller, and try one more time. (A lot of surprises disappear when you just nuke it. Other than that, we may need screen shots of the...

For comparison, we have 2 trees here with the same pixel count (32x50), ~3x bigger spacing on the tall one. Lumidot are based on 12V seed pixel technology, they stack up pretty well also.

And... we're back to the specs being BS. The 2815 may or may not be correct, but as the 2818 is a discrete chip, it isn't used in seed pixels. Your one listing says "Emitted Color: WS2818/WS2815 RGB IC Dual Signal" ... a new color...

Certainly not. Back in 2022/2023 I ordered a wide assortment of his Ali Express stuff and got boxes from 4 different cities in China. He's a good front man - known brand, passable communication skills, good reputation... perfect reseller.

I can say how and why. With the resistor, regulator, and 5V designs, yes, it is 3 parallel current streams. However, at 12V, using ~3V for the typical LED wastes 75% of the volts as heat. Instead, the same stream of current goes through the red, green, and blue LEDs. If the color is supposed...