Recent content by Rainer Pfister

Thanks to all of you for your feedback. Then I will do the same as you and enjoy my mega tree without any worries :-)

Hi to all, this is my first Christmas time with my newly built mega tree. I am a bit worried leaving the controller (HolidayCoro built with a HinksPix Pro, fully equipped with Smart Long Range Controller and other stuff) outside for months with cold temperatures, rain and / or snow. Have you...

My controller has updated automatically its firmware during the last startup sequence ... and now everything is running fine. Fog machine, DMX lights and everything else can now be configured without any problems and according to the device's manuals. Thanks for your fantastic help. Today I have...

Please be assured that you are still using DHCP even with fixed IP-addresses. It could be possible that you can successfully ping the controller's address but that you will have no access to it.

I have discovered how to donate ... All the best from Germany to Australia, Rainer

This ... is ... unbelievable ... you have addressed this issue directly to Joe Hinkle ... A better place to discuss any problems or topics with lightning shows, HinksPix or other boards and the xLights software does not exist on this planet ... or in all universes (of all controllers ... ;-) )...

Wow, this is amazing ... and at this point I can stop spending hours of testing setups, configurations, cables and all the other stuff. Thanks for your extremely precious information about the firmware version of tzhe HinksPix. This is one of the only pieces in this chain of tests that I could...

Ok, here is the result: The DMX light is set up with the 6 channels available by using the description out of the manual of the light. Screenshot 1 shows the correct result in xLights (a red light), but the DMX light in real stays off Screendhot 2 shows the correct result in xLights (purple as...

Hi merryoncherry, thanks for your first hints ... and yes. I am using E1.31 as protocol for the pixels. And within ther controller DMX can only be turned on or off. Within xLights I used the "Tools" - "Test" feature. Concerning the channel names: I named the Node Names (if this is your...

Hello to all, I am driving a 32 line HinksPix Pro from HolidayCoro (newest firmware from the end of October 2022) with xLights (2022.21). Now, I want to control my DMX lights by using the onboard DMX port of the controller board. I have talked to he customer support at HolidayCoro - they...

Hi to all. My name is Rainer, I am living in Germany and I am a great fan of christmas lightning. I am using a HinbksPix Pro controller with 32 lines from HolidayCoro and currently I am running a 32 string Mega Tree with a star on top an different DMY flood lights. Enjoy the pre-christmas time...