E6804 and 3 ch dumb dmx

[soundman]

So I have an e6804set to dmx and I have the output set to run to 24 3 ch dumb dmx boxes from holiday Coro


When I run the test from the e6804 everything works fine. When I run from xlights I get nothing. I have double and triple check my settings and even in test with all on I get nothing.  I am attaching screen shots to see if anyone can help. This same e6804 is running my lor boxes off of output 2 and those work fine.


Anyone have any thoughts?

[danj]

This is probably offbase, but I see that you have your first universe going to channel 512.  Shouldn't you set all your SanDevices universes at 510?   Doesn't seem like that would goof up the whole setup though....

[Gilrock]

It also looks like you have universe 8 defined twice.  To be honest I'd ditch trying to use the multi-universe output line and just define all the universes on their own outputs.  It makes defining the models so much easier cause you can then use the From Output field to represent the universe number.  I switched all my models over to that method this year and it's working out well and I have 61 universes.

[soundman]

I see that and will fix but that I dot believe is the issue.

If each universe is its own output what happens when an element spans two universes?  It starts on university 3 ch 200 but ends on say universe 4 ch 20

[Gilrock]

From output still works even if the model spans into another universe.

[Gilrock]

As I've been setting up my stuff I have an idea on my wish list.  I would like each model to be able to say start after some other model name.  Usually I have to keep looking at the end channel of another model to know where to start a model.  It would be easier to just daisy chain all the names.

[soundman]

So I made the change to the outputs by not duplicating 8 and same issue. 

I read somewhere about only being able to do dmx out on output 1.  But these are on one.  Lor is on 2 and it works fine as dmx


Any other ideas?

[Gilrock]

I don't know did you even tell us how you were trying to make the lights blink?  I can't tell if you're on the test tab, on the sequence grid, how your model is defined, whether you have the output light bulb enabled.  There are so many things you could be doing wrong.  We need screenshots of everything or a video or something to go on.

[soundman]

So I have tried from the test tab and from the sequence.   Yellow bulb is on

From test tab all other lights turn on except the mini trees.

[soundman]

And the sans device tests settings the trees work

And in the preview window they are working

[Gilrock]

Show your current xLights setup page and the dialog for one of the models that doesn't work.

[soundman]

[Gilrock]

I don't really see anything wrong but if it were me I'd delete all the outputs in your setup and then recreate them by defining 8 E1.31 outputs.  I always define each universe on its own line and in order.  It might not make a difference but it's worth a try.  Of course you will need  change the From Output from 2 to 8 for those models you showed me.  Also I would delete the FSEQ file and then open and save the sequence.  I've seen some strange things happen when you mess with the setup after creating a sequence....especially if you make anything larger.

[windsurf]

OK, this one is pretty basic, but you did hit the output to lights button, correct?  I've sat there troubleshooting for a while only to discover I forgot that....