craig115 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Hi All...I currently use 7 CBT16PC controllers to run my father in laws Christmas Show. (Widmer-World.com) Several years back he purchased two Animated lighting boxes that we would like to incorporate in to the show. Is anyone familiar in how we can run them from the same software. Itis my understanding they use diffrent communication standards. Any help making this work would be appreciated.ThanksCraig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jem5136 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Animated Lighting and Light-O-Rama systems use different protocals, so that is no easy way to get them to work together.One thing I would check out if you are really wanting to add them to your show, check out the Animated Lighting controllers and see if they will run through DMX. LOR controllers can run through DMX, and if the Animated Lighting controllers can run DMX, then that is the way you would have to run them.If you choose to run you controllers like this, you have to keep a few things in mind. First of all, you controllers will become just a dimmer back. They will have have to cool effects that LOR has, things such as shimmer, twinkle, ramping shimmer, or ramping twinkle; all of those effects you would have to create in the software, the hard way.The second thing to keep in mind, you will need to get an iDMX from LOR if you want to run anything in DMX with the LOR software. They run around $260. I think there might have been an update, but the last I knew, the iDMX could only run up to 256 channels, but that could have changed by now.And finally, you will need to check the pin-outs of the LOR controllers and the Animated Lighting controllers. They might have different pin-outs, even if they are both running through DMX.If this sounds complicated, send me a PM and I might be able to clear it up for you a little more.Personally, if I were you, I would sell the Animated Lighting controllers and use that money to get some LOR controllers that will work perfectly with the rest of your system, but thats just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Roberson Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 You could use Light Show Pro software and use both AL and LOR controllers on different networks.You can run your AL and LOR controllers together with some modification. Go here, and send him an email. He can help you out. ; ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig115 Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 Thanks guys... your help is appreciated... I think sell ine boxes and getting more LOR boxes would be the best and most economical soloution...Thanks again...Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wbottomley Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Uh... I know a person that has successfully installed LOR firmware on Animated Lighting controllers.Mark Schell on the Christmas Carolina forums demonstrated it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig115 Posted December 12, 2010 Author Share Posted December 12, 2010 Thank you William, I will definately look into that option. Thanks for the info...CraigWidmer-World.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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