Recent content by jrk1963

Hi I am planning to rebuild my window frames using 2811 nodes. According to the information here, these nodes use .3 watts per node. I bought my pixels from Holiday Coro. On their web site it says these pixels use .54 watts per node. I don't have a way to measure amperage, so I have been...

Yes, that is my plan. I am told I need to connect the grounds of all the power supplies together, but not the positive. Thanks Jerry

Thanks all. Scamper. The AC current is well within my circuit limit. My Christmas stuff all run on 20a dedicated circuits. One breaker - one run of wire to one plug. I could plug both power supplies into one circuit and still be within tolerance. That puts my mind at ease. You are correct...

Hi I am planning to build window frames with 2811 5v pixel nodes. I have figured out the spacing to get everything to come out the way that I want. I have three window frames that will need a total of 348 nodes and a fourth that will use 300 nodes. I was just looking at the power reference...

Yesterday evening I was working in the back yard setting a new fence post in concrete for a new chain link fence. I have been keeping the concrete in the garage so that it stays dry until I need it. When I was finishing up and putting stuff away, I took the wheelbarrow with the unused...

Thanks all Right now I am using the USB adapter and the RS485 protocol that LOR supports. The LOR controllers also can be used in DMX mode. I think the difference is the cabling and the way the channel addresses are assigned in the software. I like the idea of the Raspberry PI, it would...

Thanks all. That sounds like something I might like to try. If I am understanding this correctly, I can use a Raspberry Pi with my E682 and my existing LOR controllers in DMX mode. The FPP software is for the Raspberry PI and is what plays the light show? Is this the Falcon Player that I've...

Hi I'm hoping this isn't a stupid question, but here goes. I've just purchased an E682 pixel controller, and it is on the way. I think I have a handle on what I would like to accomplish for Christmas 2016. I plan to use it with my Light-O-Rama software. I've seen some threads about the...

Thank you all for the welcome!

Hello all. My name is Jerry. I live in the US. I have been doing a Christmas display with Light-O-Rama 16 channel controllers since 2009. I am interested in getting into RGB pixels, and I've been told this is the place to learn. I bought some 2811 5v pixels from holidaycoro during the...