Dwight Bonney
New elf
- Joined
- Jul 6, 2019
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Howdy folks!
This is my second year only of putting up lights, but the first year to attempt computer controlled light shows. I'm using a Raspberry Pi 3B+, running Falcon Pi Player to hopefully control a SanDevices E682 currently being shipped, a MeanWell 12V/29Amp power supply (LRS-350-12), and an 8 relay switch connected to the Raspberry Pi (If I don't electrocute myself).
I'm making my own matrix display as it looked like fun, from 20mm PVC pipe and working out how many pixels to order from Ray Wu now. Im planning a 1m x 1m matrix using 32x32 (1024) pixels therefore spaced 30mm apart (viewers will be approx 10-15 metres from the display). I'm not sure if this too far apart, but it will use up just about all my channels on the E682. If anyone has advice, I'm all ears. Today I purchased a bench drill and tomorrow I'll buy my PVC piping...next week I'll take a deep breath and order my pixels. If this works, then I plan to do a 3m x 1m, 96 x 32 pixel display on part of my roof, but one step at a time.
Thank you for existing! Looking forward to contributing soon.
This is my second year only of putting up lights, but the first year to attempt computer controlled light shows. I'm using a Raspberry Pi 3B+, running Falcon Pi Player to hopefully control a SanDevices E682 currently being shipped, a MeanWell 12V/29Amp power supply (LRS-350-12), and an 8 relay switch connected to the Raspberry Pi (If I don't electrocute myself).
I'm making my own matrix display as it looked like fun, from 20mm PVC pipe and working out how many pixels to order from Ray Wu now. Im planning a 1m x 1m matrix using 32x32 (1024) pixels therefore spaced 30mm apart (viewers will be approx 10-15 metres from the display). I'm not sure if this too far apart, but it will use up just about all my channels on the E682. If anyone has advice, I'm all ears. Today I purchased a bench drill and tomorrow I'll buy my PVC piping...next week I'll take a deep breath and order my pixels. If this works, then I plan to do a 3m x 1m, 96 x 32 pixel display on part of my roof, but one step at a time.
Thank you for existing! Looking forward to contributing soon.