Recent content by cslampman

Thanks for the inputs. I did not know there was a section in the Wiki. Being new to this group, there is a lot of information here, and I'm still learning where to go to find it. To clarify, when I say "In Bulk", I meant a few thousand at a time. I wish I could order tens of thousands at a...

I'm looking to buy lights, specifically 12VDC WS2811 strands. What is your best go to website for purchasing lights in bulk? I haven't used alibaba.com before, so I'm not sure how trustworthy it is. Anyone have good/bad experiences with them? Thanks,

Thanks. I was banging my head. I need to get my Cat5 tester fixed to keep that from happening again. Oh well, learning opportunities.

I figured it out. So I disconnected the Diff expansion board and and plugged the receiver back directly into the serial port 1. I reconfigured the port settings and serial data settings. And I got the same white full on on port 2. Then it clicked. The only difference was that I made a short Cat5...

So, I’ve got my Falcon 16V3 controller and I added a Differential Expansion board. I also built a remote box for a Differential Receiver. The only receiver in stock was the Genius Receiver. I was able to get the Genius receiver working using the first serial port on the controller board. But I...

I do have a 3D printer. This is actually a big help. Thanks!

Thanks for the tip. I didn’t even think about getting rid of the star and just building a new one or 3D print an adapter for bullet pixels to fit in the holes. I may go that route on the star. The trees have some type of WS2811 GRB led’s and I have two of them configured and working on a genius...

I’ve attached pics of the leds on the stars. The stars are actually two sided, but I only want the one side to illuminate. Does anyone have an idea on the type of pixels these are? I would replace with RGB’s if I could find a replacement. The pic of the one attached on the string is the RGB...

As discussed in another thread, I had mentioned I was new and tossed around which controller to get. I recently got a Falcon 16v3, and have begun playing with the lights that I have, getting a feel for xlights, the Falcon web interface. The small 192 WS2811 pixel trees that I have, also have a...

Yes. Eventually, I hope to get the 5V stuff separated to one receiver. I bought a Genius receiver until I can get the Falcon Differential expansion card and receivers that I want. My yard is so spread out, that I’ll probably use 2 Differential expansion cards and 8 receivers, but Mega Trees...

I do plan on labeling and color coding all wires/cables. Most of the lights that I intend to use will be 12V, but like the 5V led trees I stumbled across, I don’t know what else I may find when looking for props. When I build the controller, I just want to give myself the versatility, so I’m not...

Thanks for all of the input. I decided to go with a Falcon16V3 controller. I plan to build a power supply box that I'll piggy back on the main box, so I can switch between 5V and 12V, depending on how I design my light show. I did order a Genius receiver, just so I can play with more of the...

From everything I’ve read, Falcon components are the best or at least preferred. The only reason I was looking at other brands was because of how hard they are to get. Their documentation is better than the rest as well.

I Yea, I did see that the v3 was in stock.

Thanks for the info. I design industrial control panels for a living, so I don’t want to spend my time building them at home. Like you, the software side is more appealing. I understand it’s necessary to solder and build sometimes though.