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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: DMX Moving Head not responding to DMX?

« on: October 22, 2021, 03:52:02 PM »

Okay I kinda got it to work, but it will only let me control 2 channels (pan and tilt), no matter how many channels I specify that it has in the layout tab. Also, it will only be controlled when I place the DMX effect in the ALL group. I tried to put a DMX effect into every track on the timeline and that's the only one that worked. Any ideas?

Pictures of DMX setup on moving head, xLights, and Falcon Controller:
https://ibb.co/jRqTpXh
https://ibb.co/album/X7mrhs

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: DMX Moving Head not responding to DMX?

« on: October 22, 2021, 12:37:02 AM »

I can?t read the photo but the channel you are looking for is often called shutter.


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If you press the ibb.co link you'll see it in higher resolution

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: DMX Moving Head not responding to DMX?

« on: October 21, 2021, 07:26:07 PM »

What are the channels on that head?  Maybe there is a master channel that needs to be set before other channels do anything

16, and I have it set as such. Don't see anything about a Master channel, though

https://ibb.co/sH4MgJJ

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / DMX Moving Head not responding to DMX?

« on: October 21, 2021, 04:13:21 PM »

So I have a MagiColour Beam V2, but it won't respond to the DMX effect in xLights. I don't think I have it setup in Layout incorrectly, as testing the same port with my DMX fog machine works just fine.

What's strange is that it will respond to various pixel effects, like Bars and Butterfly (it'll just have a seizure and light up random colors though), just not the DMX one.

Setup: F16V3 > Ethernet cable (DMX port 2) > RJ45 to XLR female adapter > input DMX port

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Help with power injection

« on: October 16, 2021, 04:11:09 PM »

Glad to hear.
One question, "AC Extension Cable"?  Using for power, or as a data cable?

Alternating Current, AKA these kind

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Help with power injection

« on: October 16, 2021, 12:40:40 PM »

Fixed it! It was my extension cable. So if anyone from the future has a similar problem, make sure your AC extension cable has a ground pin!

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Help with power injection

« on: October 15, 2021, 11:25:25 PM »

You probably already know this, but just in case...

First thing I would check is if the 3-3-3 splitter is wired as you expect.
There is a pin-out for the different ends available on one of the sites (WiredWatts ?).  Verify that the pins are the ones you expect to flow through, and that the one you pulled is the one you wanted to pull.

Ground - and Data + should pass through the T.  The power coming from the string should be interrupted, and the power you are injecting should be added to the new section.  (Note Ground should also be added to the already present ground at this point.)

Keep in mind that though there has been great progress to date, there is no guarantee that the wiring is correct from the manufacturer.  Be warned.

Alright, thank you for your recommendations! I'll look into all of that. Also just realized that the A/C extension cable I'm using for the distribution board does not have a ground port, so I guess I'll try changing that too tomorrow.

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Help with power injection

« on: October 15, 2021, 06:37:58 PM »

So I'm running 300 pixels (3 strings of 100 nodes) and I'm trying to power inject about midway through since it starts to get dim otherwise. I'm using Wally's Power Distribution Board with three core xConnect pigtails with the recommended power supply.

https://www.wallyslights.com/products/8-port-fused-power-distribution-board

I detached the data pin from the middle port of my 3-3-3 power injection tee and detached the positive pin from the end male port, as I was instructed to do so here.

https://youtu.be/pcbPWERrbz4

However, upon trying it out, just one pixel lit up the proper color as the preceding string (pink,) but the rest are just flickering or unlit. (And again, everything does light up without the tee. It's just not as bright.)

Setup:

Falcon F16v3 ? Extension cable ? Data booster ? 1x100 strand ? Extension cable ? 1x100 strand ? Power injection tee ? 1x100 strand (the one I'm having issues with)

I tried using another data booster, but to no avail. This is my first year, so if anyone could help that'd be appreciated.