First controller setup and ready to roll!

I did not use any fuse blocks in my controller boxes as I run everything from my controllers. For the two boxes with multiple power supplies they are tied together and then are split to power each side separately. So, PS 1 powers 1 - 8, and PS 2 powers 9 - 16. I did buy some fuse blocks and have them on hang but have yet to use them. I did use an older Hanson Power8 in one of my smart receiver boxes but never used PI to warrant it.

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I can run about 250 pixels without worry of color issues and flickering. After that I use a cable to split power from the front to the last xConnect plug which resolves the issue. I use the spikerT and Spiker H cords.
 
slw2206 said:
I will be thrilled if I can get 400 pixels before needing to worry!
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400 is based on 100% full white, but connecting power at both ends of the string... using T on the same controller port. The 12V seeds, lumidot, gem/evo, and WS2808 respond well to this, but the GS8208 does not, resistor does OK with it but the power consumption is more.
 
Hmm, well 400 seem to run just fine on a single channel. I guess I need to read up on universes vs channels and what not. I guess the basic premise is 512 channels per universe so my 1st channel has multiple universes to get this many pixels running?

Wonder how far this can go before I lose color or brightness...6051.jpg
 
Channels and universes are no longer used with modern controllers and software, it's a nice to know but not anything we need to worry about at this time. Single colors tend to draw less power then running white which uses all of the colors. Turn it to white to get the best idea of how they will react.
 
Indigogyre said:
Channels and universes are no longer used with modern controllers and software, it's a nice to know but not anything we need to worry about at this time. Single colors tend to draw less power then running white which uses all of the colors. Turn it to white to get the best idea of how they will react.
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Haha yes I did that at 70% and I got 350 before they started "not being white".

Channels and universes I just had to setup so I had open communication channels to test with. Otherwise the data wasn't flowing. I get it one I go to actually to a show in xLights it'll populate all that for me (I think), but as a first time user I needed to open things up for testing :)
 
Indigogyre said:
I did not use any fuse blocks in my controller boxes as I run everything from my controllers. For the two boxes with multiple power supplies they are tied together and then are split to power each side separately. So, PS 1 powers 1 - 8, and PS 2 powers 9 - 16. I did buy some fuse blocks and have them on hang but have yet to use them. I did use an older Hanson Power8 in one of my smart receiver boxes but never used PI to warrant it.
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I hadn't even thought of that. I can run 2 PSUs, one on V1 and one on V2... same as running a standalone 2nd PSU but no worries of what's feeding what.

Love it when a plan comes together.
 
slw2206 said:
Channels and universes I just had to setup so I had open communication channels to test with. Otherwise the data wasn't flowing. I get it one I go to actually to a show in xLights it'll populate all that for me (I think), but as a first time user I needed to open things up for testing :)
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Switch to DDP. Don't use E1.31.
DDP is just channel numbers and things are a lot more straightforward (as well as slightly more efficient but that's irrelevant)
Channel 265 in xLights is channel 265 in the FSEQ, which is channel 265 in FPP, and channel 265 on the controller.
 
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