LOR CMB16D-QC output problems

[byrdawg]

I have 3 LOR CTB16's , 2 CMB16DC and 1 CMB24DC running thru a Falcon F16v3 serial port with Xlights...I imported all sequences from LOR and everything is working fine...The issue is the output from the 12 volt DC LOR boards is only 6.6 volts...I have tested with LOR Hardware and the boards output the 12 volts DC correctly...on my falcon I have all string ports set to 65%...I have added a 19.5 volt Dc PS to get around the problem for now but want to see if there is a setting I missed via Xlights or Falcon to help resolve this issue...Xlights Version2017.30
Thx,
Mark

[keithsw1111]

You are measuring this on the output from lor where you expect 12v. Given you have set 65% brightness that is not really surprising. If you were measuring it with an oscilloscope I expect what you would really see is it is 12v 65% of the time and 0 35% of the time which your multimeter reads as 6.6v.

Your solution will likely burn out your lights. To get is back to 12v set the brightness to 100% but remove the 19v power supply first.

[byrdawg]

Thx for the response but I'm not controlling lights, I'm controlling 12 volt relays...the problem is when migrating LOR sequence to Xlights, data sent to the LOR CMB16D  seems to be at a 55% intensity rather than an on/off.

[keithsw1111]

Then don't set them to 65%.

[byrdawg]

I don't have it set to 65%...only the pixel string ports on the Falcon...Dc control boards are connected thru the serial port...thx...

[keithsw1111]

To ensure lor keeps your channels at 12v you must be outputting channels at full brightness. In XLights, the player and the controller. Anything that lowers the brightness will lower the apparent voltage.

[byrdawg]

Keith,
Everything you are saying is correct and I completely agree and thank you for the replies but, my question is why an imported LOR sequence into Xlights (which is an on/off NOTt dimmer) is outputting a dimmer function rather than a full...is there something in Xlights I should check prior to importing? or could this be related to the serial output from the falcon 16fv3?...again, sorry if my question was not interpreted correctly.

[keithsw1111]

If you drill down to the node level in XLights you can see the XLights data. If it is grey then XLights is dimming it. If it is white then the effects are fully on. The only other thing that could do it at this point is a dimming curve. If you want to totally rule out XLights run a wireshark packet capture and look at the actual output data. If that is fully on then the dimming is occurring on the falcon. Maybe share your model config including dimming curves and your input and output defininitions on your falcon for us to check.