Recent content by Cmndrbrain

That stinks. That would really put a damper on things for someone that is new to this.

Well, after a couple of hours of testing, I found the problem. Lucky for me the female pigtail connector I used to do my testing happened to be 1 of 2 defective connectors. It seems that 2 out of the 20 connectors I have, have the data line mixed with one of the power lines. One connector was...

I was getting ready to put up my lights for the first time. I'm starting with the lights I want on the house year round. I wanted to use waterproof connectors and I know that I'll need some power injection. After doing some testing, I've noticed that there is a problem with the T-type...

That's kind of what I figured. The Sansdevices have a test mode, but they only do the basics. Red, green, blue, white, rgb scroll and a purple/green scroll. I played around with Xlights and could get it to do about a 1.5hr sequence. I figured that it would have a slight blip when repeated...

Like many people, I am new to controlled lighting. Through many months of reading and research, I have made my decisions and am ready for this coming year. I'm starting off fairly simple. My setup is a few strings of both 12v and 5v pixels connected to a Sansdevices E682 and an E6804. I will...