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Starting up ... what hardware is needed?
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[QUOTE="djgra79, post: 124782, member: 1447"] I know Daryl hates seeing this video pop up often but I think it does a great job at covering the top levels of what components are needed to get a show going, referencing parts of the 101 manual along the way. [MEDIA=youtube]N64x5BjtOaM[/MEDIA] [I][SIZE=2][URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N64x5BjtOaM&ab_channel=AusChristmasLighting']View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N64x5BjtOaM&ab_channel=AusChristmasLighting[/URL][/SIZE][/I] But to try and clear up some potential confusion, if you wish to use an old PC to run your show, you can do so by using software such as xSchedule which comes with xLights (the latter used to sequence our displays, the former plays back the sequences in the order of your choosing.) The computer then spits out the required data and you need to get this data into controller(s). The Controllers then convert this data and you connect the lights to these controllers (along with power of course.) Instead of using an old PC, many people use something like a Raspberry Pi (small micro computer) that uses different software called FPP (Falcon Player) that sends out the same sequence data to the same controllers. [/QUOTE]
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