P10 Panels - How to Control them? Basics.

[karldrahovsky]

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!

[keithsw1111]

A normal controller will not control panels of any type.

[Ebuechner]

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.

[Boof63]

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

[karldrahovsky]

Many thanks.. to you guys.  I will begin with the info you have here.