Xlights Upload Output to BBB LED Panels causing FPP Abnormal Conditions

[horathgar2000]

Hello,
When I try to upload output to my BBB with Octa-Scrolla Plus "4.0 FPP" for my led panels it enables the "Enable BBB String Cape". When this occurs it causes the homepage for the BBB to show.
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Abnormal Conditions - May Cause Poor Performance
Could not initialize output type BBB48String. Check logs for details.
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The only way to fix this so far is to manually disable it in the FPP software.

Could this be a problem in Xlights or is it a problem in the 4.0 FPP software?

I am currently running Xlights 2020.18 but this has been going on since 2020.12
For the controller it is set to Vendor: FPP Model: LED Panels

[Rudy B.]

If your BBB is running in Remote mode you really don't need to define it in xlights. It's better to set your matrix channels as a NULL controller and just set your LED panels setting on the BBB.

[horathgar2000]

The setup works fine for me but what i could see is that if someone sets up their controllers like the following and makes changes to their layout the Upload Output could be a headache.

Universe 1-20 Pixel Controller X
Universe 30-40 Pixel Controller Y
Universe 200 - 440 BBB with 20 P5 Panels.

In this setup with any changes to controller X or Y would change the channel numbers for the BBB Matrix. Requiring a new upload Input/Output from Xlights to make it match the rendered sequence.

[horathgar2000]

I spoke with Keith and am going to send this over to FPP team.
Thanks all.

[scooter_seh]

This was fixed in version 2020.19.