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Free Images / Software advise needed

« on: January 02, 2020, 10:48:14 AM »

I have a snowman image in a .gif format, I need advise on a software that will let me edit the mouth and hat. After image is edited I want to use it in xlight on my mega tree so I am looking for software advise to make or edit a image.

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Xlights Setup / Re: Need advise Mega tree setting

« on: January 14, 2019, 04:48:59 PM »

I like the Layout

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Xlights Setup / Re: Need advise Mega tree setting

« on: January 14, 2019, 11:58:24 AM »

Thank all you all very much for the info as its starting to stick alittle, I threw a little calculator together so i could play with the numbers, so I could see the pixels, channels, amps and watts in groups I am sure there are others out there but I just wanted to share just in case someone else is having a bad number night like I have been.
Its not much, it can be edited if someone wants. But again thank you all for the help the last couple of days.

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Xlights Setup / Re: Need advise Mega tree setting

« on: January 13, 2019, 02:30:12 PM »

I took a small break, I think where I am getting stump is when I think of 512, knowing thats the DMX standards, for some reason I get blinded and I go in the wrong direction. The way i think it works (on the F16v3) is I can have up to (1024 pixels) (3072 Channels) and (6 universes) on one port. Can someone advise if this is correct

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Xlights Setup / Re: Need advise Mega tree setting

« on: January 13, 2019, 12:49:48 PM »

Hello I have looked at the manual but I have soaked in a lot of information to where I am confused on what I am reading to the point I am not understanding, thats why I was asking for clarification

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Xlights Setup / Re: Need advise Mega tree setting

« on: January 13, 2019, 11:28:00 AM »

Hello again, I need some clarification when they say the max # of is 1024 on one port of the F16v3 is that 1024 channels or 1024 pixles,
I Have xlights set to 96 universes, it shows universe 1 ( channels 1-512) universe 2 (channels 513 -1024)
The question is its showing 1024 channels in universe 2

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Xlights Setup / Re: Need advise Mega tree setting

« on: January 13, 2019, 09:08:01 AM »

poporacer you are right I am using 24 strands of 12v / 50 nodes, I am bad at explaining what i am doing

Thank you all for the advise,
I am reading all of the information also sitting it in xlights, the information along with advise has been great and really appreciated. I started this hobby reading off and on last year about this time along with xlights but since October I have spent two to 6hrs a day reading, watching videos and reading. While i feel I have made progress on paper I am a long ways from conquering it.
I really try to do the things on my own base on what I have read and learned but at times it has over whelmed me as I am one to want to understand it but it has lock my brain up at times, I am struggling at moment with understanding the terms ( strings, strands and zig zag)while I know what they are its use different in the way I see it, what I read and see is different in the way my head is seeing it. Its getting a little understandable do to all of your help, but all in all as I said before thank you all again I really appreciate it, thank you

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Xlights Setup / Re: Need advise Mega tree setting

« on: January 11, 2019, 11:19:10 PM »

Thank you poporacer for the detailed explanation, I went back to xlights and tried to to fix my calculation but I am not understand how you come up with 4 for my strand also you pointed me in the right direction I had the node count wrong. I originally had #String    6, Node/string    300, Strand/string 12, I adjusted it to #String 2, Node/string 600, Strand/string 4. I am no disputing anything about the 4 for the strands I am not understanding it I am thinking it should be 12. I thought 1 zig zag was (1up the 1 down) and I have 12 on one port then I have 12 on the other port which totals 24. Please advise. I really want to thank you for your time
 

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Xlights Setup / Need advise Mega tree setting

« on: January 11, 2019, 09:44:02 PM »

Hello,
I have posted in other forums but I am not getting much feed back, I'm tying to find out if I am going in the right direction as I am new at the Hobby. I am in the process of building a mega tree and I am still learning the hobby,
I would like some input if I am setting this up right, I am doing a 24 string tree with 12v pixels/50 nodes per string, my controller is a F16v3, I am using xlights.

My math at this is: I am using 24 strands of 12v/50 nodes = 1200 nodes, I can use 340 nodes per port ( it would be 2 universes) ( the math is 510 nodes /divided by 3 (RGB) = 170 \ each port can have 1024 nodes, 1024 nodes divided by 170 nodes = 6.23 Round it off to 6, I can put 6 stings on one port), so I am connecting
6 strings together, I plan on power injection every second string (every 100 nodes)

Is this the correct set up in xlights base on my calculation from above
    #String 6
    Node/string 300
    Strand/string 12

Please advise if I am learning this right, any critic good or bad is welcome as I am trying to learn this hobby
also I do have plans for the rest of the ports on the F16v3 but I am trying to understand the mega tree setup first As for my complete plan it is 1 mega tree, roof line, 4 arches, 4 mini pixel trees and 10 snow flakes,
Thank you all for the help