Recent content by merryoncherry

So not like this then?

The user manual is super unhelpful on this ... quite expected though since each situation is different and the manufacturer can't possibly try them all. Just says (see: https://www.meanwell.com/Upload/PDF/Enclosed_Type_EN.pdf): Those spec sheets, in turn, say hardly anything about how the...

The original post leaves out a lot of the nuance on this topic, as it neglects to mention the orientation of the enclosure the PSU is installed in, which determines the final operating orientation of the PSU. Obviously, if you mount the PSU incorrectly, the hamster wheel efficiency is far less...

1200 lights ... should be split up a bit. This will have a lot to do with what's easiest. If you put it together so it just goes bottom to top, then you'd need one port per string, but if you have it so that the data can travel up one string and down the next, or up every other hole and then...

You can do 750 nodes on a port of the Baldrick, so 4x150 = 600 pixels would work on a single port. But, you can use more than one port, and I'd recommend using more than one port if it's easier for you. 4 on one, each separate ports, 2 x 2, lots of good choices.

I think what he's saying is that the chip for the drop always removes 40 pixels worth of data (directing it down the drop) and then sends the rest across to the next drop. This would be true regardless of whether you have 40, 20, 0, 50, or any number on the drop. If it's less than 40, you're...

There are several people I know of. They have different styles, strengths, and pricing... so the questions I'd ask are: 1. What song is it (is it just one?) and how long does it run? 2. What elements are being sequenced (what's in your show)? 3. Are you OK with the sequence ending up in a store...

Was thinking more along the lines of DHCP Option 12. The other thought I had is that OP said "modem/router"... I've encountered one of those with a device cap of 4 on it... they want paid more if you have more devices or something. Anyway, static on separate network is best for the real show...

I plugged mine in one at a time and filled in the hostname before plugging in the next one, so I can tell them apart easily. So this one is "baldrickboard1.local", the next is "baldrickboard2.local", etc... I am not sure what happens if you leave it as "baldrickboard" in all of them, whether...

If you just have a matrix with irregular wiring, you need a custom model, but probably not a shadow model. (If you have something 3D like a tree, that's when there may be benefit to using both together... the regular model for the effect target, and a shadow model for the wiring splits.)

And @thewanderingpine points out that I forgot to mention any boards with resettable fuses, like https://wasatchlights.com/products/bong-69-power-distribution-board

I'm not scared of power injection, I'm just lazy and bad at planning, so want everything to be versatile. The controller ports can be used for power injection, and I do that where needed (which is not that many places). Since it's from the same PSU, there aren't any rules to follow about...

If you insist. (The controller board itself is already doing a lot of power distribution.) Those pictured are jboards... https://jboards.ecwid.com/Power-Distro-8-p119524056 But you can get pretty much anything, as the circuit is very simple, all you're looking at is the most convenient...

The K32 can certainly run 11000 lights. I'm just trying to imagine in my head how those 11000 lights are arranged physically, as some people get into trouble there. You could run 200 up the tree and 200 back down, for 64 strands of 200, that'd be 12,800... or if you took a few strands off and...

1. Nice. The 7000ish bullet pixels are 12V? Resistor? (On the assumption that you've tried to "find the best deal out there" but didn't go 5V.) 2. That's a good start. 11,000 sounds possible but more than necessary. A 32-port controller, running 32 strings, makes a lot of sense. If those...