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General Software / Re: xLights Scheduler 2017.39

« on: December 06, 2017, 08:33:49 AM »

Thanks for the suggestions! Fingers crossed for tonight!

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General Software / xLights Scheduler 2017.39

« on: December 05, 2017, 04:44:08 PM »

Thanks to all my heroes from last year set up this year was significantly smoother.  You guys rock!

This year after the upgrade, it took me a few moments to realize the scheduler had been moved out of the sequencer.  Seemed like a straight forward set-up and I had it running the first night quickly.

My issue.  The second and subsequent nights the playlist is not starting at the scheduled time... or at all.  Below is my current set up.  What am I doing wrong.

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Hardware issue. Any one seen this before?

« on: December 10, 2016, 03:16:59 PM »

Yes we did.  At this point we are calling it a plug issue, and have tried a few things but  no success.  We are going to fight this issue another day.  The front facing display elements are good.

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Hardware issue. Any one seen this before?

« on: December 10, 2016, 11:36:41 AM »

We have 2811 (C9 style) across the front of the house.  Multiple strands connected together with power injection in at about the 2/3 point and at the end.  Worked like a charm last year.

This year we set them up in the same order with same power injection.  NOW we have a dead spot.
At the end of a string of lights that are working the next light string that is plugged in is out to the end of the line.
We have plugged a known working light into that plug and it does not light.
We have changed the plug on the end of the last working string to see if it was a faulty plug, we still cannot get any pixels to light after that connection.

We are stuck.

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: My mini tree is directionally challenged...

« on: December 10, 2016, 09:35:15 AM »

I'm a newbie , what or where is the transformation?  And how do I change it.

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / My mini tree is directionally challenged...

« on: December 09, 2016, 05:42:34 PM »

My effect is set to  move bars up but in the yard the bars are moving left. 

What have I done?  I've attached my Mini Tree Layout. Ok, Upload folder is full.  I will try to post pic later.

Any Ideas without seeing a pic?

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: This year the setup for the F16v2 has plumb evaded me. My head hangs in shame.

« on: December 07, 2016, 09:21:10 AM »

I can't remember why the odd number of pixels from last year.  I will re check the tree, if it's really 97 I should be able to just drop the number to 96 or will that mess something else up?

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: This year the setup for the F16v2 has plumb evaded me. My head hangs in shame.

« on: December 07, 2016, 08:10:43 AM »

The Mega Tree is 6 strings of 97 pixels, with 2 strand per string.  So when I did the math my spread sheet and in the controller the end channel is 8028.  I don't understand why the model is coming up 3 short.  But I noticed with the upgrades, this model now has a "rotation" with a value of 3, could that be the discrepancy?

I've attached my layout for this year with the controller "plan", I have to have a visual.  So the Mega tree, on controller 169.254.71.78, appears to operating correctly as are the Mini trees and Stars, except for Mini Tree 6 - there only the bottom 2 rows of light are lit, and the star is not lighting.

On the other controller 79, only the Roof Line and Candy Canes 2&3 are lighting. 

Sorry I'm as tech savvy as many of you,  my part is usually the sequencing (aka "all the pretty colors").

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: This year the setup for the F16v2 has plumb evaded me. My head hangs in shame.

« on: December 07, 2016, 05:44:21 AM »

Sorry, I know to give screenshots.... here you go.

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / This year the setup for the F16v2 has plumb evaded me. My head hangs in shame.

« on: December 06, 2016, 09:52:49 PM »

Having suddenly turned in to the Helen Keller of Christmas lights this year, I once again humbly ask for guidance.  Last year I ran my mega tree and mini trees off a F16v2 exp and the rest of the show was on 682s. And managed to get it all going.

This year no 682s controllers, using  the F16v2 expansion board from last year and added a F16v2 with Diff Exp board and 4 receiver boards.  This should have simplified by life.... but no.

I have my models in xlights starting with channel 1 and numbered straight through, but for the life of me I can't get the string port entered correctly.  I have some light on and other not.  And I'm not finding a simple example on you tube.  I must now sleep, and look forward to some stellar advice.

thanks in advance.... this forum rocks.       signed HK

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Help! Something simple has me at a standstill - Show files

« on: December 04, 2016, 09:28:14 PM »

love ya, man

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Help! Something simple has me at a standstill - Show files

« on: December 04, 2016, 08:29:25 PM »

I have everything in the yard ready and waiting to go.  But when I copied my show file from Christmas 2015 and made Christmas 2016, something is happening.  I open xlights,  go to Setup tab and change my Show directory and media directory to the new 2016 pathway, then go to the Sequencer tab and try to pull up a sequence from last year and it can't find the media files!?!    

If I change it back to Christmas 2015 everything works fine. 

I know I'm missing something really simple, sadly, it's beyond me to find it today.

Please help....

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Test Mode Question

« on: December 13, 2015, 12:15:12 PM »

In test mode, my arch model ends at ch. 2820.  in my Model design for candy canes. the first candy cane should start at 2821, but the list in Test shows "Ch 2821: Net 6#271".

 I think this has to do with why my candy canes are not performing as expected, But I can's seem to changed this.  Please help this 2015 Noob....#SoClose