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Offline ljbud

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would like to move from LOR to Xlights but...
« on: January 14, 2021, 01:48:56 PM »
I have been searching for answers to the following questions but coming up a little short.  Hardware I want to switch over are 2 falcon controllers, and for at least one more year, 2 rgb dumb controllers running from a usb entec open, and  two lor ac controllers,  Question 1 is how to convert .loredit files created in S5 to xlights and question 2 is can I have input triggers with the hardware I currently have?

The specifics of the input trigger is to have a musical sequence play continously or on a loop until a trigger or one of 3 triggers is activated via switches by the road and that in turn would play a different musical sequence associated with that switch then return to the loop sequnce at the completetion of the switched sequence. I currently run this trigger setup with the equipment I have.

Was hoping this could be done without a pi/Fpp for the time being.

People seem to enjoy pushing the button. In fact one year I tried to remove the button and just use motion and it worked flawlessly except some people still got out of their car looking for the switch. I even had instuctions on air and on a sign about the motion, to simply drive by the mailbox to activate show.  It was kind of fun to watch them look for the button.

Thanks, Larry

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Re: would like to move from LOR to Xlights but...
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2021, 02:21:54 PM »
Well it wasn't clear to me what hardware is handling your switch input in your current setup.  I know plenty of people have button to run their show cause they post the photos on Facebook all the time.

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Re: would like to move from LOR to Xlights but...
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2021, 02:31:02 PM »
My switches are connected to the LOR AC controller which I would eventually like to get rid of.  I

I have seen where people have used the switch but it seems it might be connected to a pi

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Re: would like to move from LOR to Xlights but...
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2021, 07:31:18 AM »
I guess  switches are possible with an Adurino and a network board using web api. I watched a video but involves the boards I mentioned along with installing code and software, a bit more of a pain. Requires a lot more facetime with a pc which I like to reserve for sequencing.  If anyone knows of an easier way please chime in.

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