E682 San devices setup

[Nelson Cabrera]

Hi, I have 3 E682  controller, one is for the Mega tree, the other two I need to connect to my outline, windows, doors, arches etc. please can somebody help me how to daisy chain the all three, I used IP address for the firs one but I don not how to connect the other one. thank you. 

[RandyS]

You can't daisy chain Pixel controllers. (yet)  You need to use a 'Switch', which is hooked to whatever is driving your show - PC, PI, etc.  The controllers each plug in to the switch via Cat5.  Then your PC/PI can see all 3 of them thru the switch and talk to them individually based on their IP address.  Each e682 needs to have a different IP address from the others.  I try to go sequentially, for example my show PC has an IP address of 192.168.0.4.  So my controllers have IP addresses of 192.168.0.11, 192.168.0.12, 192.168.0.13, but they can be random as long as they work with your system.

[Nelson Cabrera]

Thank you Randys for you help can you please specify  What kind of switch do I have to buy. how many port?? thank you again.

[RandyS]

Switches come in several configurations, depending on how many controllers you intend to run.  Here is one on Amazon that will run up to 4 controllers.


https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-5-Port-Ethernet-Desktop-TL-SF1005D/dp/B000FNFSPY/ref=pd_lpo_147_bs_lp_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=J1P2DA491BF75X5V2Y1K

[Dave Nibeck]

The nice thing with the one that RandyS posted, which I use, is that it runs on 5v. If you mount on the same box as one of your 682's, you can tap the power off the board.

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[Nelson Cabrera]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP,