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2026.10 — May 31, 2026 Enhancements cybercop23 — Add State effect on SubModels. Ensure only nodes that are part of the SubModel are lit. Same node-index translation on Faces effect if using Faces effect on a SubModel. derwin12 — Sketch effect path management: multi-select, Delete key, Move...

2026.09 — May 9, 2026 Enhancements dkulp — Controller delete now clears any model's "!ControllerName:..." start channel so dependent models become unassigned instead of pointing at a missing controller. scott — Add experimental custom color picker (Preferences > Other) with HSV disc, brightness...

2026.08 — May 7, 2026 Enhancements dkulp — When a JobPool worker thread dies from an unhandled C++ exception, the log now records the exception type, what() message, and the in-flight job name instead of just "unknown exception". Helps diagnose render-thread crashes. agfazio — Add "Also add...

xLights 2026.04 is released and available from the MacOS App Store and from the official build/download location on GitHub: https://github.com/xLightsSequencer/xLights/releases/tag/2026.04 This is a GIANT release. We haven't had a release with this many commits and changes in it since we went...

I would strongly suggest getting FPP up and running on a Pi (or similar) and get the dongle working there. Since you won't be running your show from the MacBook (no scheduler), it is very low priority to get the dongle working on the Mac. Making sure it works with FPP it the important step...

I would love to have a reseller in AUS (just not Hanson). If there is a company in AUS that would like to do that, have them reach out to me. I do ship to AUS. Obviously the shipping cost is a bit of an issue depending on where you are.

The K16-Pro is probably the best option for under $200. https://kulplights.com/product/k16-pro/ 16 Local ports in banks of four (so you can have some at 5V and others at 12 if you transition over to 12V) and can do another 32 Strings via the differential ports. Will do audio, runs FPP, can...

Wrong image. The BBB image will not work on it. It needs the BB64 image.

They aren't supposed to count as a channel. The prop is 298 channels long. From xLights standpoint, the next prop can start immediately after it. FPP injects the three channels of "black" between them when it outputs the data, but that has no effect on the channel numbering or anything.

If a remote has the media, it will play it. You can add speakers to a remote if you want. (my push button speakers are on a remote). That said, if the remote doesn't need it, it's just wasting CPU power to process the media and SD card bandwidth and such. You likely caused this by...

You could avoid even more by connecting the buttons to a Pi Zero W2 that are right next to the buttons, connecting the Pi0W2 to WIFI, and have it's GPIO inputs trigger the commands on the main player. Very simple to setup.

Uh.. No. The E line is for 1/32 scan panels. 1/16 scan panels only need A-D. Besides, this panel is a 1/8 scan. They will need to play with the interleave settings and see if one works. However, the options available for the Pi for that are more limited than what are available on the...

If you use FPP to run your show, this is relatively easy. There is an MIDI plugin for FPP that allows all kinds of triggers based on MIDI events. Things like triggering a specific sequence is easy, but you can even have it do more complex things like light up various props depending on the...

I've spent a lot of time the last 3 weeks sending requests out to various manufacturers all over the globe. I'm running low on one of the boards so I wanted to order another batch. Since it's an existing design, a direct comparison is easy. I sent RFQ's to manufactures in India, Singapore...

The PB2 is definitely an 'upgrade" over the BeagleBone Black/PB1 in many ways. The CPU cores are roughly equivalent to the Pi 3B+ so processing speed is at about that level. The PRU cores are up from 200Mhz to 250Mhz, but that doesn't really matter when outputting pixels at 800Khz (ws2811...