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Offline karldrahovsky

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P10 Panels - How to Control them? Basics.
« on: January 24, 2018, 07:09:27 PM »
Hello,

Newbie here to P10 panel stuff.  I want to get some P10 panels or P5 panels. I can browse all day and look for prices or comparisons but I am more in to the controlling.  I understand P5 just a smaller matrix.  What I want to know is how can I control them?  Will a Normal DMX 1.31 controller work, like Falcon, PixCon16 or AlphaPix etc?  I read about beaglebones etc... do I need that if I have the other controllers?  My Goal:  Words, Images, Sequences for shows.  Thinking: Panels are easier than using RGB Pixels.  More uniform and symmetrical and stackable.  i.e. 3x3 P10s = X etc. 

I am sure there is a fact sheet somewhere but I couldn't get uniform info.

Thank You!

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Re: P10 Panels - How to Control them? Basics.
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2018, 03:31:23 AM »
A normal controller will not control panels of any type.

Offline Ebuechner

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Re: P10 Panels - How to Control them? Basics.
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2018, 05:20:44 AM »
The current way of running P10 panels is using a octoscroller on a beaglebone or Raspberry Pi computer running fpp.
Plus the newer method of using a color light or Linson card.
What you need to do is go to the Falcon Christmas website and do a search on P10 panels that's where you're going to find all your information.

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Re: P10 Panels - How to Control them? Basics.
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2018, 11:36:19 PM »
Rons Holiday Light :- https://ronsholidaylights.com/controllers       
Have used one of Ron's controllers for three years never missed a beat, daisy chained if from Falcon V3 board for 2017and worked perfectly,
So have a look and see if his boards may suit.
Cheers Boof63


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Re: P10 Panels - How to Control them? Basics.
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2018, 03:32:51 PM »
Many thanks.. to you guys.  I will begin with the info you have here.