Matrix

[jats56]

Hi
I am new to all this and I am trying to setup my matrix, it is 23 rows x 48 holes each row
Totaling 1104 pixel lights , I have them setup on a baldrick controller using 2 channels
552 per channel
Starting top right horizontal.
My problem is when I send text to it and try to make it scroll from the right it seams to come from both sides and meet in the middle and I can't figure out why
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Cheers Jeff

 

[thewanderingpine]

So this normally becomes an issue where the physical wiring doesn't match exactly with how you told XLights it's been configured. (The other issue is if you haven't uploaded outputs to the Balrick recently. Do that first, if it doesn't work - then do the rest)

Can you get a screenshot of how it looks in the layout tab (select the matrix and we want to see # of Strings, Nodes/String, etc)
And also a screenshot of the visualiser looking at the Baldrick.

 

[jats56]

So this normally becomes an issue where the physical wiring doesn't match exactly with how you told XLights it's been configured. (The other issue is if you haven't uploaded outputs to the Balrick recently. Do that first, if it doesn't work - then do the rest)

Can you get a screenshot of how it looks in the layout tab (select the matrix and we want to see # of Strings, Nodes/String, etc)
And also a screenshot of the visualiser looking at the Baldrick.

I will try and do that next week and reply here
The set up is not the same as what I told xlights
I think I have 500 on the first channel and the balance on the second channel, I will try to rewire it so I have 552 on both
Thanks for the info
Cheers Jeff

 

[AAH]

There's a video on "shadow models" that is a handy reference for when you don't have matching amounts of pixels on each output.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYkdTDfwiZY

 

[merryoncherry]

There's a video on "shadow models" that is a handy reference for when you don't have matching amounts of pixels on each output.

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.)

 

[uncledan]

Not sure on the Baldrick's but very easy to configure with Falcon with Zig Count under pixel port configuration, just set to 48. Assuming they have something similar.

 

[jats56]

Not sure on the Baldrick's but very easy to configure with Falcon with Zig Count under pixel port configuration, just set to 48. Assuming they have something similar.

Thanks for that will have to find out if it does
Might send an email see how I go

 

[thewanderingpine]

Configure it in xLights, not direct on the controller.

 

[jats56]

Hi Guy's
Just an update I worked out what was wrong with my setup
I had exported matrix as an xlights custom matrix
What I didn't realise was it wad in vertical and not horizontal I have 23 rows of 48 pixels, but it was set as 48 rows of 23 pixels
I had to go into the model setup and individually type in the numbers 1 through to 1104
It all works now
Cheers Jeff and thanks for the help

 

[AAH]

Hi Guy's
Just an update I worked out what was wrong with my setup
I had exported matrix as an xlights custom matrix
What I didn't realise was it wad in vertical and not horizontal I have 23 rows of 48 pixels, but it was set as 48 rows of 23 pixels
I had to go into the model setup and individually type in the numbers 1 through to 1104
It all works now
Cheers Jeff and thanks for the help

It's too late now but for future reference you can use excel to easily generate the numbers required and copy and paste that into the xlights model data.

 

[jats56]

It's too late now but for future reference you can use excel to easily generate the numbers required and copy and paste that into the xlights model data.

Ah didn't think of that I will member that when I am making g my second one which is the same, thanks for the heads up
Cheers