ericg2000 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Not sure if I'm in the right section but here goes; last year we were in a rent house and I only had one controller connected to a laptop in me garage. It worked out ok. We bought a house back in March plus I added 2 more controllers for this year. I now have a detached garage that sits back a little. I'm going to place my controllers on my front porch this year. But I do not want to leave a laptop outside lol. And I'm not sure I want to get a mp3 director or not. I'm looking for suggestions on how to connect the outdoor controllers to the inside PC. I have an outdoor reciptical there that I thought I could mabe use as a passage way through to the living room. Any other ideas? I want something perminate since I'll be here for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robo Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Buy a falcon pi player. Stand alone show player. Mounted in a waterproof container right next to your controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg2000 Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 I'll check it out. Do you use it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hans Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 For the decorating season, simply run the cat 5 cable from your computer, outside, and to your first controller. People here use many methods of getting the cat 5 outside but overall it isn't that hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robo Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Yes this is my second year with it. Best addition to my show by far. Inexpensive and easy to setup. I was able to control everything from my smart phone during setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 I keep my laptop in the garage and run cat5 out under the garage door to the controllers. Works like a charm for 8 years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg2000 Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Robo where did you get it from? I looked at the fpp forum briefly. Do you just a rasberry pi and load the falcon software? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robo Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) Yes, you need the pi, and sd card for the image(program) to be stored on. A usb memory stick to store your sequences and audio/video. And a usb power adaptor. Just Google raspberry pi player under shopping. You can even buy everything as a package deal. I think my pi was $35. Some upcoming update will sync video with the lights (just added)and you'll be able to connect more then one pi together. Edited July 2, 2014 by robo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulXmas Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 I have 5 networks and run 5 cables from a spare room out the window (I use foam to seal the rest of the window) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a31ford Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 LMAO !! 5 NETWORKS FOR 1 CHANNEL ! Opps.... Caps lock, J/K Paul, roughly, how many lights ? (rough guess). Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulXmas Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 LMAO !! 5 NETWORKS FOR 1 CHANNEL ! Opps.... Caps lock, J/K Paul, roughly, how many lights ? (rough guess). GregOver 20,000The 5 networks are over kill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a31ford Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Over 20,000The 5 networks are over kill AWSOME.... I hope to be in Edmonchuck this winter, care for a visitor (Coffee or Beer ?) Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulXmas Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 AWSOME.... I hope to be in Edmonchuck this winter, care for a visitor (Coffee or Beer ?) GregLet me know when you will be here ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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