k6ccc Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 15 minutes ago, Allen555 said: What is everyone using for software to run the light? I have seen x-lights and light o rama The tree major softwares to run synchronized light shows are Light-O-Rama, xLight, and Vixen. There are others too that are specialized for specific applications. I have never even seen Vixen, and never used xLights, but have been running LOR since 2011. Highly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMassey Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 16 minutes ago, Allen555 said: What is everyone using for software to run the light? I have seen x-lights and light o rama Well, these are the LOR forums. Xlights is free, but you can download and try LOR in demo mode. Its fully functional but won't control actual lights without a license. Personally I prefer LOR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen555 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 OKAY, I HAVE BEEN WATCHING VIDEOS ON LOR AND SEEMS LIKE A GOOD ONE AND ONCE YOU GET USE TO IT I SEEM REALLY EASY TO USE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 I have never had any desire to move over to xLights. BTW, when it comes to support from the company, damn near no one on the planet is as good as LOR. A lot to be said for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen555 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 How many RGB controllers can I daisy chain together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 (edited) Depends more on the number of pixels and complexity of your sequencing then the number of controllers. Normally 2400 pixels on a high speed enhanced network so whether you can get that on one controller or four. Edited December 5, 2020 by Mr. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMassey Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 LOR RGB pixel controllers can be daisy chained up to the limit of about 2400 pixels per enhanced HS network. Then you need to start a second parallel network with a second red USB RS485 adaptor for an additional 2400 additional pixels, and so on. Each pixel uses three channels. A pixie 4 has four ports with a max of about 100 pixels per port (without power injection which adds complexity) so you can do the math. You may get more or less depending of many factors such as lead in length. That is why you should build and test early. If you were to go with the Pixcon 16 and the E1.31 option, you would have the choice of using actual Ethernet to carry the traffic which cannot be daisy chained. There are pros and cons to each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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