Thanks again for the replies! So, I have the F16v2 Pixel Controller and have had good luck running xlights / nutcracker through my laptop. Just to clarify, if Falcon Christmas updates their pc software to read SMPTE then will the Pi version automatically have the same ability? I was going to ask FC if they were going to add this feature but I've also been wanting to get away from the PC if possible and use a standalone unit which could play back the show I programmed in Nutcracker. So far the only solution online is the Pi unit. If anyone knows of a setup which could either sync to timecode or read a set of cues from a DMX, MIDI, etc. cue and 'fire off' patterns without the need for a PC (I would rather rely on a hardware solution over a PC crash any day), it would be appreciated.