Bamaboy Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 I JUST SWITCHED over to smart pixels ws2811 and i have the pixie 16d controller mind you i also have 2 other regular boxes to run my show along with the cmb24 d for the dumb pixels ran perfect so i am trying out smart pixels to run this year with my other set ups.. my issue is how in the heck do i hook up the pixie strip to the board .. i connected the first one its 3 wire etccc. and its working fine but when i try to connect the second strip of 50 i get nothing do i have to mess with the dip switches on the board? in the hardware utilty it is been seen and has a unit id any help with this is thankful also have a cv 1220w power supply to run the board and strip am i missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 A Pixie16 uses 16 consecutive Unit IDs, one for each port. Whichever unit ID shows in the HU then that ID plus the next 15 is being used by that Pixie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Take a look at JR’s excellent write up on Pixie Setup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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