AlphaPix Setup above Universe 66

[rmorgan62]

First, a big thank you to everyone who posts in this forum!  I for one have benefited greatly.  I had my first LOR display in 2015 and added Pixel elements in 2016 along with XLights.  Man have I got the bug!!!
Anyway - I am playing with the setup for our 2017 display.  I ordered a new Alphapix 16 and was playing around with setup and uncovered something that I don't understand.  I setup xlights with a E131 controller with 1 universe set for 120 pixels, 360 channels.  I configured the controller for port 1 to universe 1 to match.  When I tested in Xlights, perfect output.  In my planning, I wanted to move this controller to universes 61-76 however, anytime I try to test output above universe 66,  the controller wigs out and reboots.  66 and below, everything is fine.  Am I making some rookie mistake here?
Thanks in advance
Randy

[kentd]

I don't think the AlphaPix firmware will let you go that high. Check the specs. If you want to go higher you my want to consider purchasing a Falcon F16V2 or 3

[rmorgan62]

Thanks Kent.  I will look that up but that was the conclusion I was coming to as I performed the test on another Alphapix controller and got the same results.
So maybe we can spin this around to another question.
If I am unicasting my universes, can I duplicate universes on different controllers with different IP's?

[keithsw1111]

Yes you can.

[rmorgan62]

Perfect.  And the fun continues.  Thanks for all the help!

[ozaz]

AlphaPix controllers will go to Universe 999
Remember if you change xLights Set up to a new Universe number then you also need to change the AlphaPix Controller SPI Pixel Output Configuration start universe to match; and possibly also start channel in Layout.

Just tested this with my AlphaPix 4, created new test folder, setup, layout and sequence and changed to various channels above 60. Of course at first I couldn't work out why the lights wouldn't light - forgot to update the SPI Output. doh

Successfully ran a short sequence with universe set to 996 - 999
see screen shots

One other thing - check you have the latest firmware.

Note: this might only be valid for the V3 hardware

[rmorgan62]

That is interesting. 
I do have the latest firmware 2.08 and I had updated the SPI.
Based upon the advice given above, I have moved everything down to below universe 60, with repeating universes in each Alphapix controller and everything appears to be working great.
However, I do want to figure out why it was acting up for me above universe 66.
I will re-examine my setup and if I get the same results I will post pics of my setup.
Thanks for the continued support!
I love this CRAP!!!!!!  What is wrong with me??? LOL

[rmorgan62]

Well I be a monkeys uncle!
I have no idea what I was doing wrong before, because I just set it up the way I thought I had it before and everything works great.  Randomly tested all the way up to Universe 701.
So, thank you for the push to continue trying.
I did get confirmation from David at Holidaycoro, that BIOS 2.08 does support 999 universes so OZAZ, you were spot on!
Thanks to all for the assist.