Playlist in XLights64

[Scott]

I apologize in advance for the dumb question. I used xLights4 last year. I figured I would upgrade to the latest which looked to me to be xLights64. I can't find how to do a playlist in xLights64. xLights4 had it as a menu option but I don't see that in xLights64. Can somebody please point me in the right direction?

Thanks!

[keithsw1111]

The playlist function has been removed and put into xschedule. A much more powerful scheduler. It would have been installed when xlights was installed.

[Scott]

Thanks for the response. Next dumb question, how do I add sequences to the playlist in the Xlights scheduler?  I see an Add button, but when I click it, it asks for FSEQ files. My sequences in Xlights are in xml files, right?

[ozaz]

The xml is the "raw code" of the sequence, when you render and save it, it creates the fseq file, which is the "executable" sequence.

If you haven't already seen them there's a couple of good videos at http://videos.xlights.org/ which show how to use the xSchedule program.


I know "raw code"  and  "executable"  aren't the exact right terms, but thought they may help for easier understanding of the concept

[Scott]

Thanks. I don't know why I wasn't able to figure that out before.

So I set up a play list and hit run, and it didn't work. The wrong lights were coming on. Any advice on what I should check? The playlist with Xlights4 still works fine for me.

[keithsw1111]

Run check schedule.

[Scott]

Thanks. It turns out it is an intermittent problem. I turn it on, it doesn't work. I stop it, turn it on again and it doesn't work. I stop it, turn it on again and it works fine

[keithsw1111]

Hmmm. My guess you are using multicast with multiple network cards.

Try forcing the local IP address.

[Scott]

Thanks for the reply. I'm sorry it took me so long to reply. My laptop is running my lights so I haven't been able to log on and check the forum.

Yes, I think you are right. One set of lights is on using a DMX dongle. The other set is using a Cat 5 cable to the SanDevices controller. How to I force the IP address?

[keithsw1111]

See the settings menu.

[Scott]

Sorry, dumb follow up question. When you say settings, do you mean the settings for Xlights? Or Windows Settings?

[jnealand]

This is the xlights forum so which one would you guess.  Takes less time for you to look for that option in the settings menu that it did for you to ask the question on the forum.