Where to prog DMX channels?

[Gilrock]

I still say start showing some screenshots.  I don't believe anything I read.  I've seen users tell me they have something set a certain way then they show a picture and what they said doesn't match what's in the photo.

[tonyf1949]

Thanks Babybear and Gil.
 I have done that but still no go. I will buy another 9ch board to see if that is the problem.
The strange part is that the output will flash the 2 wire LED string intermittently coinciding to some of the effects for my mega tree which is set to start at CH 513 on universe's 2 to 6. This indicates that some data is passing from Xlights to Falcon to DMX board but from the wrong Universe and Channel number.
I have set up an effect of a line in red in Xlights on CH1, Universe 1 and tried the 9ch board to all 4 comms ports on the Falcon but mostly on Comm port 1. The Falcon ports are DMX ports and the Falcon is set up Output 1, DMX, Start CH 1.
Time to surrender.

[Gilrock]

I'm still not seeing any screenshots so I surrender also.

[babybear]

If I had to guess its a setting on the DmX card.  But another test I did to find out about my settings. Do a all model effect of on and see if the DMX lights go on. If so then we know it's a channel issue. 

[tonyf1949]

Hi Gil
I do appreciate your help and what you guys have done with XLights and the time that it takes to deal with computer illiterate dinosaurs like me. I have a 15 hour time difference to you so it may appear that I am slow getting back to you.
Anyway I would like to resolve my problem as I really would like to have a my first pixel display  this year and only a handful of homes here have them
  I am not conversant with taking screen shots and where to attach them. If u can kindly ask for your help on this it would be greatly appreciated.
Babybear, thanks for your input also and I have tried all of your suggestions. My gut feeling is a dud DMX board  but will try all suggestions until I receive another one.

[babybear]

Do you have a model number of your DMX board?

[tonyf1949]

I am using a Hanson Electronics DMX2 18 board for the first time.

[Gilrock]

Hi Gil
I do appreciate your help and what you guys have done with XLights and the time that it takes to deal with computer illiterate dinosaurs like me. I have a 15 hour time difference to you so it may appear that I am slow getting back to you.
Anyway I would like to resolve my problem as I really would like to have a my first pixel display  this year and only a handful of homes here have them
  I am not conversant with taking screen shots and where to attach them. If u can kindly ask for your help on this it would be greatly appreciated.
Babybear, thanks for your input also and I have tried all of your suggestions. My gut feeling is a dud DMX board  but will try all suggestions until I receive another one.

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[tonyf1949]

Hi Gil and Babybear,
Many thanks for your response to this question of mine. It turned out to be the DMX board doing some strange things. However I also did not have a full grasp on the method of programming DMX outputs and with both of your help I now understand it and have set up the first 512 channels as my DMX channels and all work fine.
Many thanks for help and patience.