Sean Meighan
Software => xLights Convert => Topic started by: starzen on December 12, 2014, 04:10:54 PM
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Converting some sequences to FSEQ to try running FPP
my setup in LOR is as follows
LOR Units
#1 AC 16 Channel
#2 AC 16 Channel
#3 AC 16 Channel
#4 DC 16 Channel
#5 AC 16 Channel
#6 AC 16 Channel
DMX (Entec USB PRO)
1 Universe DMX
first 18 channels not used in this display
then a bunch of RGB channels
E131
7 Universes
2 of the LOR units are not connected in the display and none of the LOR units use all 16 channels
I converted the sequence and checked Map Empty LMS channels. I even added some channels for the missing controllers because i thought maybe it is an issue with the controller not being used in the sequence
I tested in FPP to make sure FPP talks to the proper channels. testing unit# 6 I can turn channel 81 on/off properly but the data from the LOR sequence for unit #6 channel 1 is not showing properly
LOR Unit# works properly
The DMX and E131 data plays properly
here is what the conversion shows
Reading LOR sequence
Channels found so far: 1000
Channels found so far: 2000
Track 1 length = 18000 centiseconds
LOR Network 0: 55 channels
DMX Network 1: 63 channels
DMX Network 2: 480 channels
DMX Network 3: 480 channels
DMX Network 4: 480 channels
DMX Network 5: 480 channels
DMX Network 6: 150 channels
DMX Network 7: 420 channels
my xlights config is as follows
LOR 96 Channels
DMX 414 Channels (tried to make this a universe with the LOR channels - could this be the issue)
E131 Univ2 480
E131 Univ3 480
E131 Univ4 480
E131 Univ6 150
E131 Univ7 510
E131 Univ8 510
E131 Univ9 510
E131 Univ10 510
any help appreciated
Mike
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For the conversion ONLY, I make my xlights config exactly the same way as the conversion messages show.
Once converted, I switch my NC show directory back to where it was, thus loading the original setup.
The conversion process is just bringing in channels. Where you put those after the fact is up to you.
A normal 24 CCR LOR conversion for me consists of LOR networks 0 and 1, each with 1800 channels.
Once converted, they play fine on 9 universes on E131.
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the problem I seem to be having is that somewhere in the middle somethings going wrong
the first 16 channel seem to be converted properly. after that I don't think any of the LOR channels converts to the proper channels
not sure what it means when the conversion says
LOR Network 0: 55 channels
I have controllers numbered 1 to 6 but I don't use all channels and I have 2 controllers not in use right now
interesting when I add a channel to the sequence for each channel 16 on each controller the channel count goes to
LOR Network 0: 96 channels
will try tomorrow to see if this makes it work
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Just to update that was the issue
I had several channels that I didn't map at all in the sequence.
once I added all the channels as empty channels in the sequence the file played properly in FPP
I simply made a group called unused and stuck them all in there