I've written some software for an embedded computer that lets me run an LSP sequence to an E1.31 device.
The idea is that come show time I will do away with the LSP scheduler and show PC. The benefits are many:
- No LSP scheduler (if it screws up I've only got my own code to blame and CAN FIX IT).
- No laptop/PC necessary
- Consumes only a few watts
- Easily mountable in an enclosure
- Can do admin tasks remotely given it is an ethernet device.
- No reason why it can't play show audio as well (I don't have a need for audio so haven't done that just yet).
It takes in a conductor sequence exported from LSP. My app re-encodes the file into a native format optimizing for playback speed and size. It could take in any file, as long as the format is known to convert it to the native format.
The video below is only using one universe out of my Carol Of The Bells sequence (210 channels), connected to an ECGP12-R and W2811 strip.
If there is interest I'd be looking to provide these as complete units which would mean spending a lot more time developing it into a finished product with a web front end to upload and schedule the sequences.
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t182/mdoecke/VIDEO0041_zps381f91d4.mp4
The idea is that come show time I will do away with the LSP scheduler and show PC. The benefits are many:
- No LSP scheduler (if it screws up I've only got my own code to blame and CAN FIX IT).
- No laptop/PC necessary
- Consumes only a few watts
- Easily mountable in an enclosure
- Can do admin tasks remotely given it is an ethernet device.
- No reason why it can't play show audio as well (I don't have a need for audio so haven't done that just yet).
It takes in a conductor sequence exported from LSP. My app re-encodes the file into a native format optimizing for playback speed and size. It could take in any file, as long as the format is known to convert it to the native format.
The video below is only using one universe out of my Carol Of The Bells sequence (210 channels), connected to an ECGP12-R and W2811 strip.
If there is interest I'd be looking to provide these as complete units which would mean spending a lot more time developing it into a finished product with a web front end to upload and schedule the sequences.
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t182/mdoecke/VIDEO0041_zps381f91d4.mp4