Hello all from New York,
So I am new to light shows. I have decided to use Xlights to set up my lights in. I have copied a setup that has Vixen installed on to a RPi into a Arduino. There is a sketch on line which I uploaded to the Arduino.
I think I have the settings correct for the FPP and Arduino since running the test mode with SSR's the channels change. I tried to use 5v pixels and only get the 1st pixel to light or maybe not at all. I have a separate 5v power supply running the pixels (single strand of 50 for testing).
I see the Arduino TX/RX lights flickering and connecting the relays they come alive but not the Pixels. I tried all the PWM pins on the Uno (I tried a mega and a Nano, same results) and maybe get the first pixel. Switched pixel sets and still the same thing.
I know there are better controllers that could make my life easier but I have all these Arduino boards that I can use.
Any Thought?
Thanks in advance.
Tim B
So I am new to light shows. I have decided to use Xlights to set up my lights in. I have copied a setup that has Vixen installed on to a RPi into a Arduino. There is a sketch on line which I uploaded to the Arduino.
I think I have the settings correct for the FPP and Arduino since running the test mode with SSR's the channels change. I tried to use 5v pixels and only get the 1st pixel to light or maybe not at all. I have a separate 5v power supply running the pixels (single strand of 50 for testing).
I see the Arduino TX/RX lights flickering and connecting the relays they come alive but not the Pixels. I tried all the PWM pins on the Uno (I tried a mega and a Nano, same results) and maybe get the first pixel. Switched pixel sets and still the same thing.
I know there are better controllers that could make my life easier but I have all these Arduino boards that I can use.
Any Thought?
Thanks in advance.
Tim B
