How to setup the SETUP

[sean]

The first thing you need to do after downloading xlights is to setup the show directory.

1) "File, Select Show Folder"
This could be as follows. Substitue my username for yours
LOR: C:\Users\smeighan\Documents\Light-O-Rama\Sequences
LSP: C:\Program Files (x86)\Minleon\LSP Sequencer
Vixen: C:\Vixen.2.1.1\Sequences

or you could just make a folder where things will be stored

C:\Vixen.2.1.1\Xmas2014

NOTE: Whatever show directory you pick, this is where you MUST put all your audio files. If there are no mp3 files, the file open option to create a sequence from music will be grayed out.

2) Next you need to add controllers to the SETUP tab.
You can add these controllers
USB DMX
USB Pixelnet
USB LOR
USB D-Light
USB Renard
USB OpenDMX
E1.31

3) Click save when you are done getting a pile of channels defined.

you are donw. FOr my 24 universes of E1.31, this whole setup process takes less than 30 seconds.

[stallionent]

My setup, do I need to change anything?

[stallionent]

one suggestion based upon Actual Setup (Previous post) is:

universe 1 is start 1 size 258
universe 2 is start 259 size 69
universe 3 is start 328 size 162
universe 4 is start 490 size 216
universe 5 is start 706 size 156
universe 6 is start 862 size 36
universe 7 is start 898 size 300
universe 8 is start 1198 size 300
universe 9 is start 1498 size 258
universe 10 is start 1756 size 162
universe 11 is start 1918 size 207
universe 12 is start 2125 size 69

[stallionent]

Frustration has set in, I can't do it. My brain is not what it used to be. Sorry. I'll stay with the test samples.

[Gilrock]

Can't really answer your question without knowing how you are hooking things up to the controller and which controller you are using.

[stallionent]

Thanks to Sean and many others here, we have it mostly working. We might have a show afterall

[caniac]

will be bring over my lor setup will be 5 LOR controllers, an AlphaPix 16, and a Falcon V2.  Any things I should look out for?  Also where do I import my house pic?

[Phrog30]

will be bring over my lor setup will be 5 LOR controllers, an AlphaPix 16, and a Falcon V2.  Any things I should look out for?  Also where do I import my house pic?

You really should start a new thread. Also, it sounds like you are very new. Start with the videos, tutorials, manuals, etc., first. All of these are found www.xlights.org. Then, form your questions after you have a good base.

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[caniac]

will be bring over my lor setup will be 5 LOR controllers, an AlphaPix 16, and a Falcon V2.  Any things I should look out for?  Also where do I import my house pic?

You really should start a new thread. Also, it sounds like you are very new. Start with the videos, tutorials, manuals, etc., first. All of these are found www.xlights.org. Then, form your questions after you have a good base.

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That's all fine and good sparky but in addition to trying to get my show together I work a full time + job, very little time to sit around in my pj's and watch a bunch of youtube videos.  I have a general idea of how all this works and am just needing minor suggestions.

[mararunr]

That's all fine and good sparky but in addition to trying to get my show together I work a full time + job, very little time to sit around in my pj's and watch a bunch of youtube videos.  I have a general idea of how all this works and am just needing minor suggestions.

Most all of us have full time job, volunteering commitments, kids in activities, etc. and yet find time to do research to learn the hobby.  How did you learn LOR when you were starting out?  Probably would best to follow same pattern to learn xLights...You select your house pic in the layout tab.  Yes there are many things to look out for so as you come across specific questions, use the search button in the top right and you will probably find the answer to your question....hope this helps.

[Phrog30]

will be bring over my lor setup will be 5 LOR controllers, an AlphaPix 16, and a Falcon V2.  Any things I should look out for?  Also where do I import my house pic?

You really should start a new thread. Also, it sounds like you are very new. Start with the videos, tutorials, manuals, etc., first. All of these are found www.xlights.org. Then, form your questions after you have a good base.

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That's all fine and good sparky but in addition to trying to get my show together I work a full time + job, very little time to sit around in my pj's and watch a bunch of youtube videos.  I have a general idea of how all this works and am just needing minor suggestions.

I won't get into your silly comments.  My point, and an example, I downloaded the manual.  That took 10 seconds (https://xlights.org/xLights_User_Manual.pdf).  I did a search for house. The first thing that popped up was how to setup background image.  Total time was about a minute.  If you can't make time for that then just hang it up now sparky!!

[caniac]

will be bring over my lor setup will be 5 LOR controllers, an AlphaPix 16, and a Falcon V2.  Any things I should look out for?  Also where do I import my house pic?

You really should start a new thread. Also, it sounds like you are very new. Start with the videos, tutorials, manuals, etc., first. All of these are found www.xlights.org. Then, form your questions after you have a good base.

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That's all fine and good sparky but in addition to trying to get my show together I work a full time + job, very little time to sit around in my pj's and watch a bunch of youtube videos.  I have a general idea of how all this works and am just needing minor suggestions.

I won't get into your silly comments.  My point, and an example, I downloaded the manual.  That took 10 seconds (https://xlights.org/xLights_User_Manual.pdf).  I did a search for house. The first thing that popped up was how to setup background image.  Total time was about a minute.  If you can't make time for that then just hang it up now sparky!!

Does calling me sparky make this a bromance?

[DfullerPT]

Having a problem getting all of the E1.31 controllers to test in the setup
We switched some of our display to RGB adding 2- E682 controllers and 1- E6804 we still have 8 LOR controllers running in DMX mode  we have those listed first and running under Universe 1 thru 512 channels and it they so far test perfect.

Problem  starts when we add the first E1.31 controller using Unicast list the IP address and starting universe (2) tell it the number of universes and it tests fine. Now when we add any additional E1.31 controllers setting up with  unicast/ IP address/ start universe/number of universes nothing runs except the DMX (LOR) and the first E1.31 controller

I can test each controller individually listing it as the first E1.31 controller and it will work but none of the others 1.31's will

So I know its us....... the controllers all work......

Help is appreciated

[keithsw1111]

Have you run check sequence?

[DfullerPT]

We have
We had overlapping models before adding controllers and corrected those everything else is OK
Just went onto each controller thru Sandevice controller page and tested each controller
as well as thru the Cmd line we pinged each unit it was OK