Create the Sequence Before or After...

[MrLights123]

Hi there! First-time poster and user of pixels here. Do you have to setup the universes in Falcon first or only after you create your sequences? Assuming I'm using PixLite 4 controller off a Raspberry Pi and using xLights.

Any help would be great...I have lots of followups after that. Lol.

Phil

[RandyS]

The programming software (xlights) is independent of any controller.  You can set up xlights and do all of your sequencing without any controllers at all.

[danj]

Also, there is a method in xlights to setup your "connection to controller", which "pushes" that setup to your controller---then you don't have to duplicate your xlights setup in your controller software.   If I remember correctly, applicable to Falcon and Pixlite at this point in time.    Just thought you would be interested in this functionality....

[jnealand]

If someone shares a sequence I just want to look at I will often just set up x number of universes of e1.31 multicast.  Where x times 512 will give me enough or more than enough channels.  Now I can look at the sequence in the program without regard to what hardware they are using or I am using.