Running LOR controllers in xlights

[Sirgen]

I am trying to use xlights to "run" LOR controllers. I have 6 CTB16PC controllers and 2 CMB24 RGB floodlight controllers for a total of 144 channels. I also have a Pixel tree and star running  on E131. I have attached screenshots of my setups to see if I have done this correctly. I have watched numerous videos, and have seen people describe it different ways. I will be outputting to my LOR controllers and CNB24 RGB through the lightorama usb485b with booster, and cat 5 to my e131.

[Gilrock]

Is it not working?  You didn't say.  Also that's a pretty slow baud rate I would use 115Kbaud as a minimum.

[Sirgen]

The issue I am having is in xschedule, and i have posted that thread under problems, when i am in xlights, and run test and check my lor lights, under the standard tab no lights function, if i use the rgb tab, then lor lights(which are not RGB) come on . If a bring up a sequence in xlights and play it with the lights output on, the LOR controllers work as expected. I didnt know if this was an issue or not, chalking it up to my unfamiliarity with xlights, but i have set up shows in xschedule and no data is showing up in the log going out to the LOR controllers, even though they work in xlights when I play the sequence. I am just checking to see if my setup is right or not, as the source of my xsxhedule issue

[keithsw1111]

My bet is xschedule is not pointing to the same show folder as xlights.


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[Sirgen]

screenshots from xlights and xschedule, looks the same folder to me? Attacheg logfile from brief test, error message [WARN] Frame interval greater than 200% of what it should have been [50] 142 shows up many times

[keithsw1111]

Ok so it is a match. Run check schedule.


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[Sirgen]

Check schedule finds no errors

[keithsw1111]

Test not working correctly is a concern.


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[Sirgen]

Any suggestions would be appreciated, and thanks for looking at what I have so far, Im at a loss as what to do next , i was hopeful to get it up this year, but i have my schedule built in LOR scheduler as well and all sequences in LMS files as well, so I am not crunched to get this done for this years lights, but I do want to transition to all xlights

[keithsw1111]

Jump into zoom. There are a bunch of guys in there right now and every evening. Troubleshooting things in real time will get you a result much quicker.


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[Sirgen]

I am new to all of this, i am not familiar with zoom and how to get to it?

[jnealand]

go to xlights.org and look for the zoom link.  Follow the directions.  You really need to have a mike on your computer so you can talk to everyone.

[Gilrock]

The LOR outputs didn't start working in the Test tab until version 2018.35.  I couldn't tell what version you are running because you cutoff all the screenshots and you didn't say.

[Sirgen]

Im running 2018.44, when i look at the log, and im in no way claiming to have any computer knowledge, it seems like the packets of data start, for a 1 or 2 packets then stop

[Gilrock]

The output is designed to only send data when it actually changes so its perfectly normal to see it say it sent 0 bytes if you are for instance showing a static picture or solid color.  We only transmit when some of the bytes change value.