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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Copy Sequence

« on: March 25, 2022, 08:37:53 AM »

Initially I thought that makes sense but it kind of really doesn't. Everything in a project should have relative paths. So if the project is in c:\xlights\Christmas2022 then images should point to .\MyResources or if you want to share Christmas resources among multiple projects ..\MyChristmasResources.

Anyways, I am sure there is a deeper reason behind this so I will stick with what you suggested. Thank you for that note.

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Renard/AC Lights in xLights

« on: March 23, 2022, 08:41:33 PM »

Thanks! So I don't want DMX. At least not for now until I get into some moving/motor stuff which I would like to do.

I have a bunch of deers, x-mas trees, etc. All of them are just on/off, not even dimming. So if I understand you correctly, to represent all of those items I would use something like a line (because I don't want to create my own deer model) that represents a deer, another line to represent another deer, another line to represent a x-mas tree, etc. Then for the settings I would just use

* String Type = Single Color
* #Strings=1
* Lights/Strings=50 (it's actually kind of 1 because I cannot control each LED)
* Port = 1 (since I connect my Renard board to serial port 1 of the Falcon F48)
* Protocol = Renard
* Renard Channel = 1 since my first deer is connected to channel one of my TR24, deer 2 would be on channel 2, etc

See attachments.

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: xLights with Falcon F48 and Renard TR24

« on: March 23, 2022, 04:34:29 PM »

I am sorry but I still don't quite get it. So it makes sense to me that xLights just sends commands to the Falcon F48 using E1.31. The Falcon translates this so the Renard board connected to the Falcon F48 gets the command in the Renard format.

But if that is the case, why does xLights see that there are serial ports on the F48 (see attachment SerialOnFalcon.png).

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Copy Sequence

« on: March 23, 2022, 04:23:35 PM »

Ok, got it. So basically you make a copy of last year and then add/change/delete stuff. In my case I created a completely new sequences using the same props (of which I only used the matrix display). So one set of props with multiple sequences. Now I created a completely new sequences and wanted to copy the matrix display from the old sequence to the new one. Apparently that is not possible and I should have make a copy of the old sequence and go from there. No big deal as it is quick to replicate. Next time I know.

Btw, why not c:\xlights\Christmas\2021? That's actually what I would have done because then when I look for Christmas I just go to the Christmas folder, if I look for Halloween I just go to the Halloween folder, etc.

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Copy Sequence

« on: March 23, 2022, 11:05:34 AM »

I don't quite understand what you mean. I have a folder with my project and that folder has all kinds of sequences like Christmas.xsq (in my previous post I calles it Christmas2021), Christmas2022.fseq and a bunch of others for valentines, school graduation, etc. All those sequences only included my matrix P5 display. So for Christmas2022 I am trying to add a lot more (I already defined the Layout). This new, larger 20222 display includes the matrix display I used before including the Christmas(2021) one. So ideally I can copy that sequence from Christmas(2021) to the sequence Christmas2022. If this can't be done or causes issues, I can just re-create it. It won't take more than 30 minutes or so. The reason I am asking is so that if in the future I run into a similar but more complex (like a long sequence) issue I know how to handle it.

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Copy Sequence

« on: March 23, 2022, 10:08:15 AM »

I have a sequence Christmas2021 and I started from scratch with a new sequence Chrstmas2022. For Chirstmas2021 I only had a matrix display (and all my other static displays). For 2022 I am working on a lot more stuff. Is there a way to copy the matrix display sequence from 2021 into 2022? I tried the below but I can't seem to paste the sequence once I open the new 2022 sequence.

https://xlights.org/hrf_faq/can-i-copy-effects-from-one-sequence-to-another/

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: xLights with Falcon F48 and Renard TR24

« on: March 23, 2022, 09:33:53 AM »

It wouldn't really be E1.31, though. I think... It would be the Renard protocol communicated over one of the 3 DMX1/2/3 Ethernet/serial connections.

So what I ended up TRYING "Create New DMX" in Layout. See attachment DMXInXLights.png. Then I went to the F48 controller visualise tab. See attachment F48SerialPort.png. I am not sure if I am doing this right.

Then the next challange is how I am actually using this in Sequencer. I see my DmxDeer1 but then what affect do I add? There is a DMX effect but I don't quite understand how to use it and I didn't find anything helpful in the documentation (maybe I am looking at the wrong section).

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Renard/AC Lights in xLights

« on: March 22, 2022, 09:29:00 PM »

I have a Falcon F48 and a Renard TR24. How do I define lights in xLights for the TR24? In Layout do I just add "Create New DMX"? Are there some instructions/videos to to this?

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Model Chain for Falcon F48

« on: March 22, 2022, 09:00:51 PM »

Wow, cool!!! I have no idea yet if this is doing what I think it should be doing but this looks really easy. Thanks a lot!! The pixel numbers are completely off in the attachment and I just have a couple of port of the 48 ports configured but this seems pretty easy.

I see the also mention the serial port 1-4 at the end of the list of ports. So I guess I can configure models for a Renard board and then control the Renard board through that instead of defining a separate Renard controller (unless I want a separate connection that doesn't go through the F48).

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Model Chain for Falcon F48

« on: March 22, 2022, 07:24:04 PM »

I am not quite understanding the model chain parameter. I have a Falcon F48. On port 1 of the first differential controller (so port 1 out of 48) I want to have 4 arches. So in xLights I defined my F48 controller with Auto Layout Models enabled. See attachment F48Controller.png. Then in "Layout" I have 4 arches. Each has "Controller" set to my F48. Port is set to 1 for all of the 4 arches. Then for arch 1 I set Model Chain to Beginning. For arch 2 I set it to >Arch #1 (so following arch #1, that is how I understand it). Arch 3 is set to >Arch #2. But then for arch 4 I don't see the option >Arch #3 but only beginning. Why can I not select arch 3 and is this really the way to do it anyways? My idea is that I have a couple differential controller for the front yard, a couple differential controller for the house outline (one for the 1st level, one for the second level) for a total of just 4 differential controllers. If you need more screenshots let me know what will help to clarify the issue.

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / xLights with Falcon F48 and Renard TR24

« on: March 22, 2022, 01:18:17 PM »

I have a Facon F48 and want to control a Renard TR24 through the Falcon (I believe this is the best way to keep things synchronized). But how to I configure the TR24 in xLights? According to the documentation I add a "USB controller" but it seems that assumes I directly connect the TR24 to the PC with a USB-to-serial connection. How do I configure AND control the TR24 through the Falcon F48? Or is this not how it is done?

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Animated GIF not Showing on Matrix Panel Display

« on: January 24, 2022, 08:18:53 PM »

Hmm, I thought I replied to this but apparently I did click the Post button. Anyways, I did import it into Photoshop and then exported it and that fixed it. I did the same with another animation that had the same issue and the same trick helped with that as well. Thanks everybody and especially Gilrock for even having done this in PS.

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Animated GIF not Showing on Matrix Panel Display

« on: January 14, 2022, 12:03:17 AM »

I have an animated gif image (see attachment) that doesn't show up on my 2x2 P5 matrix display. I just get a blank screen. Other animated gif images with similar sizes and same settings (see attachment) show up just fine. Why does that animated gif not display?

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Sequence Not Starting for Matrix with BBB

« on: December 11, 2021, 12:22:16 PM »

I have a small P5 matrix (2x2) using a BBB as a controller. This worked for a day or two but then the display didn't come on anymore. I have it on a timer and I see the controller coming on but the display on the Octoscroller shows "idle". There is a test button on the BBB and when I press it the lights are coming on so I know the matrixes are working. I did use Tool->FPP Connect to upload my sequence and based on the LEDs I believe it did update it. How can I get my sequence to start automatically and keep repeating with the BBB?

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Trees, Faces, Etc

« on: December 05, 2021, 08:27:14 PM »

Are there any templates for "real" trees (I can only get 'hat trees') and Santa Clause faces (I can only get two eyes and a mouth) for matrix panels?