Recent content by cdbrown

Have you installed the virtual drivers so the dongle will work as listed in point 3 of the error message? I can see that spot1 in the 3rd picture is assigned to Univ 9 channels 40 - 42. That universe and channel is part of another model so that needs to be fixed

That's the type of controller you need. Those white switches - dip switches - will set the universe and start channel for the DMX universe. If using the dongle (I guess it's a usb type dongle) I think in xlights in the setup you need to Add USB for a DMX dongle. Pg 46 of the xlights manual...

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Not with those controllers, you need a DMX controller like this http://www.hansonelectronics.com.au/product/dmx18/ . Your controller can control some DMX universes through the outputs near the ethernet jacks, but can't directly wire those lights to the pixlite.

You can have a max 512 channels per universe (but it's really 510 channels = 170 pixels). So in your spreadsheet each of those elements would be on it's own universe, so 11 universes all up with each having a start channel 1 and end channel either 210, 300 or 315 depending on the element. The...

I can see that all the channels are wrong in xlights for the models. You've got overlaps with channels being used across multiple models. arches left is 1:1 - 1:300 (this means that your left arch has 100 pixels on universe 1). Arch right is 1:101 to 1:400 so the channels are clashing. It should...

Have you tried Bars effect. I'm fairly sure that's the effect I use on my candy canes (10 pixel modules)

I would be rechecking xlights setup and controller setup to make sure you have all the ip's lined up correctly, all the universes and channels. If xlights isn't able to talk to the controllers in test mode then there is a ip, channel or universe issue. Does the whole lot work properly if you...

From the few posts I'm guessing that not all the elements/models you have aren't displaying on the xlights screen and also not actually lighting up? Have you've made sure all the elements have been added to the layout properly and they are enabled - it's where you can set it's size. And that...

if you use the white opaque ties you could go right around the candy cane. I cable tied a length of pvc pipe to mine during construction, then just slide it over a garden stake

You need to think about what it is you want to do and display before people can start offering advice on controllers. Are you looking at getting store bought lights and controlling them, single colour, multi colour? or full controlled RGD leds. The more lights to control, the more outputs a...

Rained in Perth as well from late yesterday afternoon, still raining (or drizzling now). I left mine to run and it ran up until the scheduler turned it off without any problem. Any pigtails likely to get any water are sitting on mulch on the garden so plenty of drainage. I managed to water proof...

Your windows now only have 396 channels - or 132 pixels. Before they had way more than that. I would suggest you write down each element in order of connection, and then how many pixels each has. Keeping in mind 510 channels per universe (or 170 pixels), then you can work out how many channels...

The picture you've attached is the old one - which shows overlaps between the windows and also the Gutter Left. Take close note of the universe and start and end channels for each element. With the pic you've attached the channels 1 to 309 in universe 41 overlap from window 1 and 2. 1 to 309 in...

The channel count in xlights is 759 which is 103 LEDs on each side. If it's 103 LEDS across both sides (51 left and 52 right) then you need to change that element so the channel count is 450 rather than 759.