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[bowhunter3125]

I have tried to figure it out to no avail, thinking there is no way to do this, but thought i would ask. I was looking to run the Arch RBL lights off the end of my Arches, however the RBL lights need to be grouped, is there a way that i cant find to run them all off the same port?

[RandyS]

If I understand your setup, you could use 'Individual Start Channels', assigning a start channel to an arch, then after those channels, assign the RBL it's own start channel.  Do this for each set of Arches and RBL's.  Set up a 'Group' for the RBL's and you can control them individualy or all together.  Not sure how many you want to run off of one port, but this way you can run as many as your controller will permit.

[Gilrock]

It doesn't seem any different than how I setup my Merry Christmas sign.  Each letter is its own model.  I just drag all the letters for MERRY onto one port in the visualizer and all letters for CHRISTMAS to another port.  The models  for both words are all grouped into a "Merry Christmas" group so I control them by dropping effects on that group.

[jnealand]

You will neeed to use a virtual string.  This lets each string have some different properties.  That way the arches would be a normal string and the RBL nodes can be grouped.  Some responses above seem to be thinking about model groups as opposed to node groups.

[RandyS]

You will neeed to use a virtual string.  This lets each string have some different properties.  That way the arches would be a normal string and the RBL nodes can be grouped.  Some responses above seem to be thinking about model groups as opposed to node groups.

Guess I am old school - I'm using an older version of XL (2020.3)  I use a model group on my Mini Trees and separate group for the Mini Tree Stars and it works just fine..........[size=78%]  [/size]

[jnealand]

RGLs use multiple nodes inside of one prop.  The usual is to group the nodes.  That is done in the controller and is not a model group.  A model group is a group of the same models.

To put these two different props off one port you would need to have one string for the arch that consists of multiple nodes that are all programmed individually and a second string for the different prop.  Sometimes that is just a different color order or when you add something like an RBL after the arch that in reality has 5 (or more nodes) or programmed as one you need to group the nodes.  With a virtual string you can put multiple strings together that have different properties off one port.  I have Boscoyo Pixelaria that have 5 nodes inside each prop.  If I have 5 Pixelaria in a row, I specify to xlights that I have 1 string with 5 nodes, but in reality it is 25 nodes that have been grouped inside the controller config as 1 logical node but 5 physical nodes per prop.  Tough to explain, but once you try all this stuff it starts to make more sense.

[bowhunter3125]

RGLs use multiple nodes inside of one prop.  The usual is to group the nodes.  That is done in the controller and is not a model group.  A model group is a group of the same models.

To put these two different props off one port you would need to have one string for the arch that consists of multiple nodes that are all programmed individually and a second string for the different prop.  Sometimes that is just a different color order or when you add something like an RBL after the arch that in reality has 5 (or more nodes) or programmed as one you need to group the nodes.  With a virtual string you can put multiple strings together that have different properties off one port.  I have Boscoyo Pixelaria that have 5 nodes inside each prop.  If I have 5 Pixelaria in a row, I specify to xlights that I have 1 string with 5 nodes, but in reality it is 25 nodes that have been grouped inside the controller config as 1 logical node but 5 physical nodes per prop.  Tough to explain, but once you try all this stuff it starts to make more sense.

OK, so if i understood the video i found, this should be correct?

[jnealand]

That is the way I do it.  Really slick in that you can even change the color order on each string.

[bowhunter3125]

That is the way I do it.  Really slick in that you can even change the color order on each string.

Perfect, now I just need to get them hooked up and test. Thanks