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Software => Nutcracker Effects => Topic started by: George34 on November 14, 2017, 04:50:12 PM

Title: Nodes
Post by: George34 on November 14, 2017, 04:50:12 PM
Ok... If i have a strand of 50pixles and I want to keep node #17 #18 #19 ....#48 #49 &#50 off all the time is there a way to do this?  Im sure there is but i couldn't find any youtube vids on it.

Thx 4 the help.
Title: Re: Nodes
Post by: Phrog30 on November 14, 2017, 04:54:15 PM
My opinion is to do this in the controller.

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Title: Re: Nodes
Post by: George34 on November 16, 2017, 03:14:39 PM
Ok... Please explain.
Title: Re: Nodes
Post by: bwinter on November 16, 2017, 04:08:33 PM
Which controller you using?
Title: Re: Nodes
Post by: George34 on November 17, 2017, 05:35:24 AM
Falcon v2
Just found a youtube vid on segments.    Was that the way u were thinkn?
Title: Re: Nodes
Post by: Gilrock on November 17, 2017, 06:25:18 AM
The question alone indicates there is likely a better way to do what you're doing.
Title: Re: Nodes
Post by: George34 on November 17, 2017, 08:12:12 AM
True.... But id still like to pick ur brain and see what ur idea was.
Title: Re: Nodes
Post by: Gilrock on November 17, 2017, 08:38:25 AM
I'd like to know what you are building and why nodes need to be blanked out.  Why can't you just cut nodes off?  Or just wrap electrical tape around them.
Title: Re: Nodes
Post by: bwinter on November 17, 2017, 08:51:55 AM
Falcon v2
Just found a youtube vid on segments.    Was that the way u were thinkn?

Sounds like you need to set null pixels in your controller.

No clue what video you saw on YouTube, so no clue if that’s what I was thinking.
Title: Re: Nodes
Post by: Phrog30 on November 17, 2017, 09:17:12 AM
I'd like to know what you are building and why nodes need to be blanked out.  Why can't you just cut nodes off?  Or just wrap electrical tape around them.
+1 on what Gil is suggesting.

One side effect of blanking on the controller is that any effects in xlights will still utilize the nodes, they just won't "blink". So depending on the prop this might be noticeable if you are doing chases, for example. Take the time to do it right.

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Title: Re: Nodes
Post by: dgirard on November 29, 2017, 04:24:24 PM
I'd like to know what you are building and why nodes need to be blanked out.  Why can't you just cut nodes off?  Or just wrap electrical tape around them.
+1 on what Gil is suggesting.

One side effect of blanking on the controller is that any effects in xlights will still utilize the nodes, they just won't "blink". So depending on the prop this might be noticeable if you are doing chases, for example. Take the time to do it right.

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A custom model can just skip those numbers as well.    Again it all depends on the use case/prop and how you want the effects to play out


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