Recent content by LA0

Just so you know, RGB Man is just a reseller for Paul Zhang / Etop. So I'd expect the results to be similar.

I'm going to deviate slightly from the resistor vs regulated and say that I like 5v personally. I can run more pixels off of less power supplies, and 5v are more efficient with energy usage, and they run cool as a result; they are also cheaper. The only thing you really need to get your head...

In xlights you will need to go to edit display elements: From there find the new models you have created, and add them to your timeline: Then sequence them however you would like. I know the above response beat me, but it still may be good to serve as a visual representation. Hope this...

My 2021 show ran off 9x E6804 kits. I bought the DIY kit version and soldered them myself. I prefer them to a lot of the larger more centralised controllers. I thought about going with something like an F48 with smart receivers, but in the end decided against it, due to the F48 itself seeming...

I do not own a HE123 or the MK2, so take what I have to say for what it's worth. It seems the BB is powered directly from the board. Looking at the boards, they seem to have a buck converter under where the beagle bone sits. I am guessing that is used to step down the voltage if need be...

It should be under "settings". You need to click that first, in your screen shot it doesn't look like you've done that.

Thanks for the help, I found the LTC2644CMS-L8#PBF specifically which I think may work well for my use case. It is a 2 channel PWM DAC chip that can take 5v PWM signals. The other thing is that it is 8 bit I think that should be good considering DMX is 255 8-bit too, so that should be the right...

Thank you so much for that... I noticed the BC558 has been discontinued. Would the BC556ABU be a good alternative? It seems to have pretty close specs. Now all I need to do is convert the PWM into an analog signal which @AAH pointed out to me in a PM, as I reached out to him regarding...

I have thought of that, but am just not really sure where to start admittedly... I have thought about taking any of the generic 24-27 channel dumb dmx controllers, or one of the Hanson boards and making some kind of PCB to modify the output. The nice thing is that a lot of those dumb...

If you can find the code, that would be awesome!! Thank you so much!

Hi everyone.. I've been tearing my hair out trying to find or come up with some kind of controller that can output 5V + control signals. All the typical DC controllers I see are negative switching whereas I need positive switching. Most controls have a common positive and have multiple...

If you right click the effects you want to disable, there are enable and disable render options. You will have to re-render, but after doing that those selected effects should be "disabled". That's about the best you can currently do for what you're asking, I think. You will also have to...

I was about to suggest a crossover cable as LOR typically uses pins 5-6 for their controllers whereas your typical dmx jacks on a falcon use pins 1-2. However in a quick search I found this video for the LOR 24 channel DC board, so maybe this will help. It turns out you if you set the jumpers...

My full 2021 Christmas show.

Hi everyone, It's been awhile since I've posted here. I have been in and out of this hobby for the last 11 or so years. Last year, I thought I was ready to get out of this hobby for good. I was ready to sell all of my stuff, but circumstances in my life keep changing both for the better and...