light circuit change

[chandalen]

I have Pixels.

They are on units 1-16 with circuits 1-150 each (50 pixels a string)

Since my controller can control 170 pixels per circuit, I was thinking I could copy the even units over to the odd to have strings of 100 pixels, as each unit would have two strings each, this would free up 8 physical circuits on the controller.

The problem I see having, is re assigning the even units circuit numbers from 1-150 to 151-300.

Is there an easy way to do this?

 

I am using LOR software Pro edition.

thanks and Happy Thanksgiving

[Dennis Laff]

what are you using the strings for  pixel tree , and what controller do you have?

[chandalen]

Strings now are for a pixle tree.   I was hoping to free up some units to also do arches.

I have a PixiCon16 controller.

[Dennis Laff]

You can't add two separate strings to a port you have to make one string 100 pixels  

[chandalen]

Dennis. Yup.

 

My strings are 50ea now.

I was wondering if there was a way to make them 100 (which I can)

The issue is how can I EASILY change the circuits from string 2 to be 151-300 on string 1.

 

Example..

String 1. Has pixel 1 to 50 addressed 1 to 150

String 2 has pixed 1 to 50 addressed 1 to 150

THIS takes up 2 plugs on controller.

I want to have string 1 and 2 on plug 1. Opening up plug 2

String 1 would be 100 pixels but doing what string 1 and 2 were doing.  The old string 2 has to be addressed as 151-300.

It's changing the assignments looks like it has to be done manually.

I see how to change controller ID automatically... I would think there was a way for strings as well.

[Dennis Laff]

The strings have to be connected together to make on string  so on tree50 pixels go up and 50 pixels go down you have to use a zigzag pattern  either done in controller or in the pixel editor .

[chandalen]

Dennis,

Yup, got that part.

The problem is the sequences I have are:

unit 1, string 1 (plug 1 on controller), rgb circuits 1-150

unit 2, string 2 (plug 2 on controller), rgb circuits 1-150

 

If I want to change it to....

Unit 1 (and 2), string 1 and 2 (plug 1 on controller) rgb circuits 1-300

thus opening up plug 2 on my controller for anything else.

 

Is there an easy way to reassign rgb circuits, because i can easily reassign unit to to unit 1, but the circuits 1-150 will overlap.  They MUST be 151-300.

[Dennis Laff]

if your using the sequence editor just change the second string to unit 1 start channel 151 do the second string on next port the  same unit 2 start channel 151 and so on

[chandalen]

These are existing sequences, the SE won't let me mass change them, have to do it one by one... 150 times

[default]

Have you poked around in the actual sequence? If you open a sequence in Notepad (or even better Notepad++ or Editpadlite) You may be able to make changes in there using search and replace. I was able to do it for changing Networks around, but I have never tried it for RGB channel renaming.

Here are some older threads that may get the brain juices flowing.

Experiment with a backed up copy of your sequence, then test. One character out of place will cause the sequence not to work.

Not the kind of thing I would want to do on Thanksgiving. Good Luck!

Alan...

 

Edited November 23, 2017 by default