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Video of board in action.
F16v2 Pixel Controller
Board Details
1 - PIC32MZ
1 - Spartan 6 FPGA
FPGA/Processor Ethernet PHY boards are four layer surface mount
Main board is all through-hole for easy kitting.
Three Ways to input data.
1) E131 Unicast/Multicast 64-universes
2) From Falcon Pi Player(FPP) mounted on back.
Complete integration with Falcon PI Player all setup is done via FPP.
3) Pixelnet input (4 universes 16,384 channels)
Strings
16 onboard fused SPI pixels connectors
16 more strings can be added with 16 port fused/power injection board (think bottom half of this board only)
Total of 32 strings possible.
680 pixels per string when in 16 string mode.
340 pixels per string when in 32 string mode.
3 and 4 wire strings supported.
Each string can be a different string type.
(I have one complete (2811) and two more 90% done 2801,3001
I will continue to complete more. They are all so very similar should be easy.)
All strings can use the full 32K range no boundaries.
Null nodes, zig zag and grouping are supported.
Power
Two independant sides
2 - 30 amp connectors for a total of 60A.
Input to pixels can be 5 to 24V
Electronics can be powered from pixels or an external power supply (5 to 24V).
Setup
Setup will be done through web interface and possible a desktop program coded in wxWidgets so it can run of the three main platforms (Linux,Mac and Windows).
DMX/Pixelnet Output4 - Dedicated DMX/Pixelnet Outputs with RS-485 drivers/connectorsPixelnet Input OptionReads 4 Pixelnet universes (16,384 channels)
USB Port
I have finish the USB boot loader to program board without programmer.
I will soon support Ethernet bootloader too.
How to get one.
I am in middle to final stages of testing and then I will go into beta. During beta I be looking for some to help test.
F16v2 Pixel Controller
Board Details
1 - PIC32MZ
1 - Spartan 6 FPGA
FPGA/Processor Ethernet PHY boards are four layer surface mount
Main board is all through-hole for easy kitting.
Three Ways to input data.
1) E131 Unicast/Multicast 64-universes
2) From Falcon Pi Player(FPP) mounted on back.
Complete integration with Falcon PI Player all setup is done via FPP.
3) Pixelnet input (4 universes 16,384 channels)
Strings
16 onboard fused SPI pixels connectors
16 more strings can be added with 16 port fused/power injection board (think bottom half of this board only)
Total of 32 strings possible.
680 pixels per string when in 16 string mode.
340 pixels per string when in 32 string mode.
3 and 4 wire strings supported.
Each string can be a different string type.
(I have one complete (2811) and two more 90% done 2801,3001
I will continue to complete more. They are all so very similar should be easy.)
All strings can use the full 32K range no boundaries.
Null nodes, zig zag and grouping are supported.
Power
Two independant sides
2 - 30 amp connectors for a total of 60A.
Input to pixels can be 5 to 24V
Electronics can be powered from pixels or an external power supply (5 to 24V).
Setup
Setup will be done through web interface and possible a desktop program coded in wxWidgets so it can run of the three main platforms (Linux,Mac and Windows).
DMX/Pixelnet Output4 - Dedicated DMX/Pixelnet Outputs with RS-485 drivers/connectorsPixelnet Input OptionReads 4 Pixelnet universes (16,384 channels)
USB Port
I have finish the USB boot loader to program board without programmer.
I will soon support Ethernet bootloader too.
How to get one.
I am in middle to final stages of testing and then I will go into beta. During beta I be looking for some to help test.