Pixlite setup in xLights help needed

[Prendy]

hi team, is someone able to help me configure my pixlite and ports etc to work with my homemade matrix and xlights? I can zoom both this machine and my show machine so i can chat and work at the same time... testing works fine, but when i run the sequence it's nowhere near what it should be. Simple setup, 16 strips made into a matrix.

Strips are ws2011 from memory, so 3 pixels per chip. 5 metre strips, so 150 pixels. Each strip is in it's own port on the controller.

It's driving me insane. Pics of advatek assistant as well as model setup included.

Cheers.

 

[LightsOnLawler]

hi team, is someone able to help me configure my pixlite and ports etc to work with my homemade matrix and xlights? I can zoom both this machine and my show machine so i can chat and work at the same time... testing works fine, but when i run the sequence it's nowhere near what it should be. Simple setup, 16 strips made into a matrix.

Strips are ws2011 from memory, so 3 pixels per chip. 5 metre strips, so 150 pixels. Each strip is in it's own port on the controller.

It's driving me insane. Pics of advatek assistant as well as model setup included.

Cheers.

I don't know how the whole matrix and 3 nodes per channel work. But in advatek you have output 1 and 2 both starting on universe 1. Click auto sequence channels bottom left. Set output 1 to be start universe 1 with 1 universe. Output 2 start universe 2 with 1 universe and so on. And make xlights match. You'll need each output in xlights to look like advatek assistant. Not just one output.

 

[LightsOnLawler]

You've got multicast selected. I use unicast with each output on advatek assistant matching xlights. So xlights will have 16 controllers listed. Not sure if its the best way but it works for me

 

[Prendy]

You've got multicast selected. I use unicast with each output on advatek assistant matching xlights. So xlights will have 16 controllers listed. Not sure if its the best way but it works for me

Mate can you please pm me a screenshot of what that all looks like? Obviously with your ip's and such. But i'm really getting set to bin all of this.

edit: this seemed to work a bit, but now only the top 6 strips light up. The show seems to have shifted up there because I can tell that it’s what’s supposed to be at the bottom...

 

[TANSA]

This is a small PDF of how I setup my PixLite boards. https://www.dropbox.com/s/dcv9iaum3882s2x/PixLite 16MkII SALTFAM Setup for xLights.pdf?dl=0
I hope it helps you.

 

[justintas]

Thanks for sharing, this is a good guide I will use it to help with my PixLite setup as well

 

[BAZMick]

Prendy did you get yours sorted out? Repost current screenshots of you haven't.

 

[TANSA]

Did it work for you?

 

[Prendy]

I’ve been laid up with a gammy eye. Will run through this tomorrow and see what I get. Thanks heaps.

 

[BAZMick]

I can relate, busted my shoulder up 2 weeks ago. Hard to get props mounted into position with only one arm. Let us know how you're getting on