saintjoe53@gmail.com Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 I have a Showtime central setup with 3 controller boxes. I want to venture out into the smart pixel arena also. I know I can daisy chain multiple controllers, but can I also add a smart pixel controller to the chain. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrown1972 Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 If you are talking about a smart pixel controller such as an lor cosmic color pixel controller then yes you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince4xmas Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Or a Pixcon16......awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe T Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 I'm also wandering into this world of pixels. I ordered a SanDevices PS1 with an e682 board. Their web site says it is compatible with LOR, so I assume I can daisy chain it in the same network as the four CTB16's I have. Does that sound correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Laff Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 No you cannot connect to lor network, it has to be on E1-31 network but you can program it with lor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbaker4 Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 SanDevices sells an ELOR board that will interface the LOR network to the E682. It will look like a DMX device on the LOR network and is programmed as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe T Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Thank you. I read about the ELOR board, but I'm also reading the Introduction to DMX and E1.31 from the LOR publication http://www1.lightorama.com/PDF/IntroductionToDMXandE131.pdf I've got more to study and more questions to ask, but it looks to me like I will run my LOR network with the USB to RS485 converter like I always have. Then buy a router, and hook the computer's LAN port to one of its ports and the PS1 controller to another. Does that sound right?? I've got a LOT to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl Lambert Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 9 minutes ago, Joe T said: I've got more to study and more questions to ask, but it looks to me like I will run my LOR network with the USB to RS485 converter like I always have. Then buy a router, and hook the computer's LAN port to one of its ports and the PS1 controller to another. Does that sound right?? Yup It doesn't have to be a router. You can also use a network switch. Also with E1.31 you cannot daisy chain multiple controllers. Each controller will need it's own data line run to your router/switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 On 3/4/2016 at 8:46 PM, Darryl Lambert said: It doesn't have to be a router. You can also use a network switch. If you only have a single controller (like a PS1), you don't even need a switch. You can run an Ethernet cable directly from the network interface on your computer to the pixel controller. However, if you are using the built-in network interface instead of an add-in network card, you may want to use a network switch to protect your computer from lightning strikes and human error (like plugging the Ethernet cable into a LOR controller). Network switches can be purchased for less than $20. Quote Also with E1.31 you cannot daisy chain multiple controllers. Each controller will need it's own data line run to your router/switch. The typical way of daisy chaining E1.31 devices is to include a small network switch in the same case as the controller (powered by the some power supply). You can run a single line from the computer in your house to the network switch at the first controller, and fan out from there to additional controllers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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