newbie question on cmb24

[jdmaag]

I have a 12 dc system that I want to run my 12vdc led xmas lights. Solar and wind charges my batteries during the day. My question is can I treat the CMB24 as a 24 channel controller instead of a rgb controller?

[EmmienLightFan]

Yes, of course.

Just hook up the lights to the channels. You might have several wires in single +s.

When adding to the software, make sure to select 24 channel controller instead of 8 channel RGB controller.

 

What do you mean solar and wind charges your batteries? Your running this stuff off batteries?

I don't recommend running a controller and lights from batteries, although you should be OK.

[chandalen]

If your powering 12v LED's yes.

I made white and blue strobe lights from white and blue LED strips and wired them in and had 12 strobes of two colors each.

 

I can not remember if the + for the channel had to stay with the R G B on that channel or not, but each R G B can be its own channel.  In LOR just list it as seperate channels not a combined RGB.  (it would still work but I think it would be more confusing)

[jdmaag]

Yes, of course.

Just hook up the lights to the channels. You might have several wires in single +s.

When adding to the software, make sure to select 24 channel controller instead of 8 channel RGB controller.

 

What do you mean solar and wind charges your batteries? Your running this stuff off batteries?

I don't recommend running a controller and lights from batteries, although you should be OK.

Ok, when i tell it 24 channels it comes up 16 channels, unit 01.1 through 01.16 and 02.1 through 01.8. Will the cmb24 handle 2 unit numbers?

Not to worry, I have more than plenty capacity, 4 extremely large capacity batteries.

[1983ss454]

Yes, of course.

Just hook up the lights to the channels. You might have several wires in single +s.

When adding to the software, make sure to select 24 channel controller instead of 8 channel RGB controller.

 

What do you mean solar and wind charges your batteries? Your running this stuff off batteries?

I don't recommend running a controller and lights from batteries, although you should be OK.

Ok, when i tell it 24 channels it comes up 16 channels, unit 01.1 through 01.16 and 02.1 through 01.8. Will the cmb24 handle 2 unit numbers?

Not to worry, I have more than plenty capacity, 4 extremely large capacity batteries.

That is the channel name, click on it and then you can go into it and change the channel and controller numbers

[jdmaag]

That is the channel name, click on it and then you can go into it and change the channel and controller numbers

I thought of that and did it after I wrote the last response. But thanks I appreciate your help.