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xLights Convert / Taking the leap from LOR to xLights...Guidance Please!
« on: December 28, 2017, 09:11:23 AM »
Greetings all. Looks like 2018 will be the year that I take the leap from LOR S4 to xLights. I'm excited and nervous and would like to avoid the pitfalls that many of you have experienced. Maybe this could become a repository of "Best Practices" and "Definitely Don'ts"
If someone is aware of a current guide to the conversion please point me that way. I have spent some time looking but the internet is a vast place to look. Some of the information that I have found seems dated.
Briefly, my display has:
12 LOR CCRs (I will be replacing them with pixel strips and a falcon controller)
24 LOR 50 watt RGB Floods
17 dmx 36 watt RGB Floods
RGB pixel props with Falcon and SanDevice controllers
roughly 60 LOR 1602 controllers
I currently have multiple networks
REG - majority the North side of m driveway
AUX A / AUX B/ AUX C - 12 CCRs
AUX D - majority of the south side of my driveway (includes an idmx1000 for the dmx floods)
AUX E - 24 LOR floods
AUX F - 42 Channels for some problematic leaping arches
E1.31
I know I could combine some of this but I like to be able to isolate parts for physical layout and fault isolation
I intend to use the serial outputs from 2 Falcon Controllers to send the data to the display
On the north side of the yard, REG/AUX F from one serial port, AUX E from one serial port and half of AUX D from the third serial port. (F16V2)
On the south side remaining half of AUX D from one serial port , and the true dmx floods from the second.(F16V3)
I feel that the E1.31 part of my display (created with pixel editor) should be an easy switch, bit the rest of my AC channels and 12 CCR Superstar Tree seem a bit more daunting.
My initial question is what do I need to do to my existing sequences in LOR to prepare them for the conversion?
I have read that they need to be in perfect order. Unit ID 01 Channels 1-16, Unit ID 02 Channels 1-16 and so on. Is that really necessary? That would be extraordinarily difficult.
Do I assign dmx universes and channels before I convert?
Do I have to start with Universe 1?
This should get me pointed in the right direction. Thanking all of you in this community in advance!
Happy New Year to all,
Tony
If someone is aware of a current guide to the conversion please point me that way. I have spent some time looking but the internet is a vast place to look. Some of the information that I have found seems dated.
Briefly, my display has:
12 LOR CCRs (I will be replacing them with pixel strips and a falcon controller)
24 LOR 50 watt RGB Floods
17 dmx 36 watt RGB Floods
RGB pixel props with Falcon and SanDevice controllers
roughly 60 LOR 1602 controllers
I currently have multiple networks
REG - majority the North side of m driveway
AUX A / AUX B/ AUX C - 12 CCRs
AUX D - majority of the south side of my driveway (includes an idmx1000 for the dmx floods)
AUX E - 24 LOR floods
AUX F - 42 Channels for some problematic leaping arches
E1.31
I know I could combine some of this but I like to be able to isolate parts for physical layout and fault isolation
I intend to use the serial outputs from 2 Falcon Controllers to send the data to the display
On the north side of the yard, REG/AUX F from one serial port, AUX E from one serial port and half of AUX D from the third serial port. (F16V2)
On the south side remaining half of AUX D from one serial port , and the true dmx floods from the second.(F16V3)
I feel that the E1.31 part of my display (created with pixel editor) should be an easy switch, bit the rest of my AC channels and 12 CCR Superstar Tree seem a bit more daunting.
My initial question is what do I need to do to my existing sequences in LOR to prepare them for the conversion?
I have read that they need to be in perfect order. Unit ID 01 Channels 1-16, Unit ID 02 Channels 1-16 and so on. Is that really necessary? That would be extraordinarily difficult.
Do I assign dmx universes and channels before I convert?
Do I have to start with Universe 1?
This should get me pointed in the right direction. Thanking all of you in this community in advance!
Happy New Year to all,
Tony