Do I need a laptop to run E1.31?

[rogerh]

Hey all,

I use a LOR1602 with built-in G3-MP3 Showtime Director to run my show.  I don't use a laptop.  I was looking to start using Smart Pixels with E1.31.

I can only find setups using laptops/computers and a network switch.  If I want to add smart pixels with a PixCon16, do I need to swap out my setup and run it from a laptop?

Thanks,

Roger

[worksopian]

You could use a Raspberry Pi with the Falcon Pi Player software to run over 100,000 pixels.

[larryk5]

If you are using a PixCon controller you can use the showtime director, but it has to be the newest one. You could run it in LOR mode with the director.

[Dennis Laff]

Whatever setup you have now you need a laptop or desktop to program the pixels

[rogerh]

Thanks guys..  I have a new Raspberry PI, so that might be something new and fun.  I think I'll try to run off the showtime directory first though, as Larry said.  I'll have to keep using the computer to program everything though 

Thanks,

Roger