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@robertbailey1894 12 сағат бұрын
HELLO, I GOT A QUESTION ON FPP AND THE NETWORK. LAST YEAR I WAS USING WIFI AND IT WASN'T RELIABLE, SO THIS YEAR IM GOING TO USE HARD WIRE. I RAN THE WIRE FROM MY ONE ROOM WHERE THE ROUTER WAS AND RAN IT TO WHERE I HAVE MY SHOW SETUP.MY REAL QUESTION IS WHEN I WAS USING WIFI I RAN A RJ45 FROM MY PI TO THE SWITCH OUTSIDE. HOW CAN I GET THIS TO WORK NOW SEEING I GOT THE RJ45 FROM MY ROUTER TO MY PI? THANKS BOB
@earlbradshaw 17 сағат бұрын
Nice job.
@offroaddreams4x4ed 18 сағат бұрын
Nick you nailed it again, great video!
@igbardokgaming3284 22 сағат бұрын
Can i use this with 12v
@RobertJrCarlson 5 күн бұрын
My 2023 Halloween display consist of 4 fog machines, a 1100W speaker system, a projector, about 25 atmospheric and normal lights, lots of props, and 8 DMX lights. It uses about 60 amps in total. We use 3-20 amp circuits for all the things in the display and 2-15 amp circuits for the DMX controller, DMX transmitter, the music player, the projector and other miscellaneous things that need power. It has been growing every year and we run it for 2 weeks.
@AlexSantos-dy2wx 6 күн бұрын
When's part 2 coming out
@codecage9333 11 күн бұрын
The ports that connect the cables from your controller to the differential receivers are not Ethernet even though the connectors are RJ45.
@How2Pixel 7 күн бұрын
Thanks for letting me know! I was aware of that and thought I referred to them as RJ45 jacks, but did I accidentally call them ethernet ports?
@Keithwestley 14 күн бұрын
Receivers do not need to be connected in order ... regardless of the protocol.
@How2Pixel 13 күн бұрын
You know, I thought I heard that somewhere before but couldn't remember and for some reason I thought they had to be in order. Thanks for telling me though! I'll make sure to let everyone know about that in part 2 of the video.
@Keithwestley 14 күн бұрын
Chaining V5 and V4 receivers ... the V5 receivers should be closest to the controller. If you put them after a V4 receiver then there is a chance the v4 receiver will interfere with the return signal as it was never designed for this. As the V4 receiver ports are essentially pas through it may work but i would not rely on it.
@How2Pixel 13 күн бұрын
Ok, thanks for letting me know! I tested it myself and found it worked for me at least, but I'll make sure to talk about that in the part 2 video.
@denno021 16 күн бұрын
Have you noticed any issues with having your power extension wires so close to data wires? Lots of people say that they should be separated, but I don't want to do that because it would be so much work! 😅
@How2Pixel 15 күн бұрын
I have heard lots of people say that before, but I haven't noticed a problem with it. On my main run of cables that come out of the garage, there are 2 AC power extension cords and 2 data wires zip-tied in a giant bunch and there aren't any problems. However, I don't have any low voltage power wire (12 volts DC) for power injection right next to data wires. I have some that are a few inches apart, but not directly next it. I'd assume that also shouldn't cause problems, but I think it depends on which type of wire you have.
@walterdurant1548 16 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with these videos. You really put a lot of work into explaining this hobby. Great job!
@How2Pixel 15 күн бұрын
Thank you! Glad the video was helpful!
@marlonleiva9335 16 күн бұрын
Can any raspberry pie works like the pie 2,3 or has to be the 4
@How2Pixel 15 күн бұрын
Yes! You can run Falcon Player on a Raspberry Pi Zero, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
@DaleCunningham_DBA 17 күн бұрын
Thank you!! Super job on this.. great info to have!!
@bos5254 17 күн бұрын
Thank you Nicholas, this is great information 👌
@How2Pixel 17 күн бұрын
============PLEASE READ!============== I wanted to add a few important things I forgot to mention in this video. First, I show multiple different pictures of receivers in the video, and the colors of the receivers are different in some of the pictures. They are still the same receiver, but depending on where you buy them they may come in black or blue. So don't worry if your receiver is a different color, it still works the same. Second is on the V5 smart receivers, you can also reset the fuses if they're blown by pressing the test button instead of powering off the board or using the web interface on a V5 controller. Finally, just incase I didn't make it clear enough, when setting the mode/ID dial on an SRx2 or SRx4 receiver, the dial should be set to the FIRST ID the receiver would use. I know I talked about SRx2 receivers counting as 2 receivers, and SRx4 ones counting as 4, so you may have been confused on which ID to set it to since they use 2 IDs on the SRx2s and 4 IDs on the SRx4s. You would set the dial to the FIRST ID the receiver uses.
@denn450 22 күн бұрын
hi there what if i changed my mega tree for more lights would i have to change all my setup in xlights
@How2Pixel 20 күн бұрын
No, if you just add more strands or lights to the tree and don't drastically change it, everything will be fine. If you have any sequences programmed with the old tree, you will just need to re-render them and Xlights will put the effects on the new design of the tree.
@gauravkumar691 22 күн бұрын
I am currently working on a project where I am building a screen with P3 LED modules, which I aim to control directly using a Raspberry Pi 4. However, I am facing challenges in connecting a receiving card (specifically, the Huidu HD-R712) to the Raspberry Pi 4 to display images stored on the Pi. Could you please provide some guidance on how to achieve this?
@How2Pixel 22 күн бұрын
Which software are you going to be running on the Pi to communicate with the receiving card? I will admit that I am not the best with these types of projects, and had a hard time trying to figure out how to use the colorlight card. I know how to make it run a panel but nothing really advanced with it.
@gauravkumar691 22 күн бұрын
@@How2Pixel Thank you Nick for replying I am planning to connect the Raspberry Pi with a synchronous sending card, which will then be connected to a receiving card and finally to the display modules. In this setup, I do not want to manually add content to play on platforms like LEDVision. As it will be difficult to automate, instead I am thinking of playing the content on the video player on the Pi, and using the synchronous sending card to display it on the modules. Could you please tell me if this is feasible or if there is a better way to achieve this?
@How2Pixel 20 күн бұрын
I really wish I could help you out and answer your questions, but I'm not really sure how to run the colorlight card with any other software besides LEDvision or Falcon Player, the software I had on my raspberry pi. I'm sure it's possible, but I don't know how since I don't have much experience with that type of stuff. Have you tried looking online for some other tutorials that might help with what you're looking to do?
@ronnyvaughan 23 күн бұрын
Nick, you do a great job of explaining things. I have watched many other videos on setting up the Raspberry Pi and was about to give up ever making the thing work.
@How2Pixel 22 күн бұрын
I'm so glad the video was helpful! Thank you for watching!
@salamonambaryan5788 24 күн бұрын
how do i add more songs in the same sequence? I currently have 1 song finished but would like to add more songs. Thanks
@How2Pixel 22 күн бұрын
You would like to add multiple songs into just one sequence? This is possible but I don't usually recommend it for a couple of reasons. First, when you're playing your show, if you want to skip to a certain song, you can no longer select the sequence since it's all in one now, so you'd have to wait for it to play to get there. Second, changing one little effect can cause you to have a larger render time since it has to render ALL the parts in the one sequence. But if you are ok with this, the way you have to do it is edit the audio track and combine all the songs you want into one mp3 file. There are some different tools to do this but I recommend audio-joiner.com/ because it's the most simplest. So just join all the songs you want in one sequence into one audio file.
@salamonambaryan5788 22 күн бұрын
@@How2Pixel ah gotcha that makes sense. so the best option would be for me to create a new sequence for each song and run x lights schedule
@How2Pixel 20 күн бұрын
Yes, if you're planning on running an actual show during the Christmas season (or whatever your show is for), this would be best. Now if it's just a one time thing or you won't be running it much, you could just run the sequences straight from Xlights, but it doesn't work without someone opening the sequence file(s) and pushing the start button. Additionally, if you don't want your computer being tied up running Xschedule, you could buy a Raspberry Pi for a little under $100 and set that up to automatically run your show with Falcon Player (FPP).
@joemoffo9706 25 күн бұрын
I would love to see a video explaining the cube model and its use for peace stakes. I am having a hard time getting it to look right on my layout.
@How2Pixel 22 күн бұрын
Hmm that's a good idea, I've never thought of using the cube model for peace stakes. The only problem I would see is that the peace stakes would look less random which is sort of what I like, but some people don't mind them being in perfect order. What are you having a hard time doing to make them look right?
@joemoffo9706 21 күн бұрын
@@How2Pixel I can't get them to look organized like ron howard did in his video. Maybe because i have not yet tried 3d setup. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sNtjiKSeudvSj58.html
@How2Pixel 20 күн бұрын
Oh I would definitely say that's probably the problem. In 2d I think you would only see the very front of the stakes, making the back ones hidden and it won't look right. If you can, try setting it up in 3d.
@AlexSantos-dy2wx 25 күн бұрын
Please can you make a video on how to set up a smart receiver
@How2Pixel 22 күн бұрын
Yes! I'm working on it right now as we speak haha
@AlexSantos-dy2wx 25 күн бұрын
Question I have 4 smart receivers, one is for small mega tree 8ports but on xlight it take up 8ports trying to figure out on how to add the rest when that smart receiver take up 8ports iam little confused I have falcon f16v5,4 SRX1,1 SRX2
@How2Pixel 25 күн бұрын
I'm a little bit confused so I have a question. Do you have all 4 SRx1 receivers and the SRx2 receiver on one chain? Or are they separated across multiple chains? The SRx2 receiver is technically 2 normal receivers put onto one board. So when you set it up in xlights, the SRx2 receiver should look like 2 receivers, and they should be receiver A and receiver B unless you have other receivers before it on the chain.
@AlexSantos-dy2wx 25 күн бұрын
@How2Pixel I have two SRx1 chained together, but my tree copies the same sequence as my matrix/arch. I have 4 ports going into the matrix and 1 port going into the tree PORT 17,18,19,20A INTO MATRIX/ ARCH and 17B INTO my small mini tree does that make since or iam I doing something wrong
@AlexSantos-dy2wx 25 күн бұрын
@How2Pixel my first show has 5k pixels, one main controller, and 5 smart receivers
@How2Pixel 22 күн бұрын
Ok that makes a little bit more sense, so you have 2 receivers, one is going to the matrix/arch and all 4 ports are being used there. Then you have another receiver for your tree but only 1 port is being used there right? And you said on xlights your tree is trying to take up 8 ports correct? If you only want the tree to use 1 port, then you need to go into the model settings on the layout tab, and set the string count to 1. You'll then have to increase the strands per string, that way your tree is the same size still. Did this help or am I still misunderstanding you?
@PedroGranna 26 күн бұрын
Great video. I have the same controller as yours and was wondering if there's any way to keep playing files even when the computer is not connected. Could you help me with that?
@How2Pixel 25 күн бұрын
Glad the video was useful! I think there is a way to do that, but I'm not 100% sure. I haven't done many projects with the colorlight card other than just running it for my panel, so I don't think I could be much help to you. Have you tried looking online for a user manual or maybe tutorials that show how to do it?
@PedroGranna 25 күн бұрын
@@How2Pixel I managed to find some videos on the subject, thank you for your attention.
@How2Pixel 22 күн бұрын
Great! Glad you were able to figure it out.
@TopBlackWaterSniper 28 күн бұрын
Hey Nick. Are you using any data boosters in your light show? If so, how many and where did you place them? Thanks for your time.
@How2Pixel 27 күн бұрын
I don't think I used any this past year, but in other years I have had to use some. Figuring out where to place them can be tricky because lots of people say different things about where they should go. Some say the boosters should be at the start of a data wire, some say after, and some say in the middle. I did a lot of research about this and found some helpful presentations from Keith Westly about where they should be put. Data boosters are mainly made to fix a data signal to extend it farther, so they normally work best right before a prop or in the middle of a long data wire. However, with specific controllers, especially Falcons, data boosters actually work better if you put it at the start of a data wire. There's a couple reasons why, but I'm not sure if you're interested in hearing about all it. In the end, I would start by putting a data booster right before the prop, but also test it in multiple locations. Even using a data booster at the beginning and end of a strand will help it more. So just use it where it works. Hope this helps!
@dimodelaunay337 Ай бұрын
hi, thank you for your videos! Could you tell me if we can run a test sequence on the SRx1 smart receiver card (longe range)? via an input for example. Thanks a lot
@How2Pixel 29 күн бұрын
Glad the videos are useful! To answer your question, do you mean connecting the receiver directly to a Raspberry Pi or a computer to run the sequence off there? And have it go straight into the receiver? Sadly, you cannot do that and it will damage the receiver if you do. The receiver must be connected into a controller since it doesn't have the power to convert a sequence into pixel data itself. The controller does that, then it sends any pixel data a receiver needs over a cat 5 cable to it. So you could run a test through the controller, and have it go to the receiver, but the receiver itself cannot run a test sequence.
@dimodelaunay337 29 күн бұрын
@@How2PixelYes! I wanted to know if there was a test button on the card. It's already good to be able to send a test sequence via the transmitter card. Thank you for your answer. 💪
@How2Pixel 27 күн бұрын
Yes there is a test button on all smart receivers! The button will test all the pixels that are hooked onto that receiver.
@thefunlifeofaustin Ай бұрын
What mega tree base/pole did you use to make it?
@How2Pixel Ай бұрын
For the base, I just used 2, 4x4 boards that were around 8 feet long each, and then cut out a piece of the middle in each so I could crisscross them. The pole is made of metal fencing pipe that's 1 and 5/8in in diameter. I took 2 pieces since one was not long enough, connected them together (since they come with the ends slightly smaller to allow you to put them together), and then put 2 safety pins in the part where they join just to make sure it won't come apart. If you'd like to see more about how it's put together, I showed the whole tree in my latest behind the scenes video here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jL6TrZmhssDQiZc.html . If you skip 33 minutes into the video, that's where I show the mega tree setup.
@ronm6585 Ай бұрын
Thank you.
@mewrongway Ай бұрын
I just love boxes full of pixals! Awesome video! 👍👍
@How2Pixel Ай бұрын
Hahaha thanks!
@wonderlandoftemucolaneholi6493 Ай бұрын
Awesome
@s.macmillan460 Ай бұрын
Your doing an excellent job Nick!!!! Thank you on behalf of all your subscribers for your assistance and great tutorials. Please continue to get your great content out.
@How2Pixel Ай бұрын
No problem, thank you so much for the comment! I'll definitely keep getting these videos out!
@How2Pixel Ай бұрын
For anyone confused as to why I'm uploading this, this is just a channel trailer for the home page of How 2 Pixel! I thought it would be a good idea to have a welcome video for anyone new here, that way they can easily find out what the channel is about.
@wonderlandoftemucolaneholi6493 Ай бұрын
Thank you! Great information
@xdandev1991x Ай бұрын
Love your videos! Any chance you'll drop a full tutorial on differential receivers and the different usage methods etc.?
@How2Pixel Ай бұрын
I've really been wanting to for a while, but I've been so busy with other things, and also have had a ton of other video topics I wanted to make. I have so many ideas I wish I could just publish them all now 🤣. So yes, eventually (hopefully soon) I will make a differential receivers video!
@jerrypennington8045 Ай бұрын
I like your videos and i have learned alot,i was hoping you could recommend a good book on pixels and controllers and how to set them up. Thanks
@How2Pixel Ай бұрын
Glad the videos are useful! As to recommend a good book on pixels, I'm going to be 100% honest, I don't know of any. I'm not a huge book worm so I can't really help with your question, sorry.
@thefunlifeofaustin Ай бұрын
What was your main controller for that year?
@How2Pixel Ай бұрын
I was using the Falcon F16v3. It still is working perfectly fine today, but I upgraded to the F16v5 last year just so I could attach more smart receivers to it. I do however plan on using the F16v3 again this year along with the F16v5 just to make my set up easier though.
@dennishammond3126 Ай бұрын
That presentation was awesome here in Lone Star Texas, thank you so much
@thefunlifeofaustin Ай бұрын
Do you run your show at full 100% brightness?
@How2Pixel Ай бұрын
No, I run it at 30% brightness. 100% takes way too much power and it is very very bright. I used to run it at 40% until I got over 3,000 pixels, then even 40% was super bright.
@GeneBergerMN Ай бұрын
Great video ! I appreciate your attention to detail.
@ronm6585 Ай бұрын
Thank you. 👍🏻👍🏻
@frankhernandez5273 Ай бұрын
Nice video. I haven't seen this method done before. I always wondered if it could be done. As always, very informative. Thanks!!!
@How2Pixel Ай бұрын
No problem, glad you learned something new!
@codecage9333 Ай бұрын
I downloaded two sequences from the 2022 show, but now completely lost. Guess I need the full tutorial!
@How2Pixel Ай бұрын
Oh no, what are you stuck on? I could try to help you now since I'm not sure when I'll be able to get around to making a full tutorial.
@codecage9333 Ай бұрын
@@How2Pixel I'll keep digging and maybe I can figure it out. All I wanted for my first show was a Mega Tree, with or without music (if the path to achieving that doesn't become clear). Just looking for a lot of changing patterns as I see in your shows!
@How2Pixel Ай бұрын
Oh ok, well if you need any help please let me know! I don't want the sequences to go to waste for you since you paid for them, so please don't hesitate to ask any questions.
@TBblake Ай бұрын
Thank you again! I have watched a lot of your videos and you have given me knowledge and confidence when working with my system. You work is appreciated.
@How2Pixel Ай бұрын
Thank you! I'm super glad the videos have been useful to help with your setup!
@TBblake Ай бұрын
Thanks man!
@How2Pixel Ай бұрын
Whoa thank you so much!!! I'm glad the video was helpful and thanks for the donation!!
@SteveStowell Ай бұрын
Just use clans as looks like your double natting or violating other networking standard. You never plug a router to a router
@How2Pixel Ай бұрын
I'm struggling to see the problem of plugging a router into another router, could you please explain to me what's wrong by doing that?
@gsulliv1 Ай бұрын
Great job
@GeneBergerMN Ай бұрын
If you are using rgbw lights you wouldn't have any leftovers, correct? Because 512 is equally divisible by 4. If you have a chance to talk about this. Why would someone not want to go with rgbw in that case. What are the pros and cons related to just RGB versus rgbw?
@How2Pixel Ай бұрын
That is a very good point and you are absolutely correct. There wouldn't be any leftovers at all and you could make each universe be 512 channels. However, the reason many people stick with RGB pixels is because they are cheaper and easier to find online. RGBW pixels also aren't supported on every type of controller, whereas RGB pixels work on any type of pixel controller. So it may seem like switching to RGBW pixels would be easier, but just changing your universe size to 510 or having pixels overlap isn't that hard to set up. Now I'm not saying don't buy RGBW pixels, because there are some other pros to them, I'm just letting you know these reasons are why most people stick with RGB pixels 😊 Hope this helps!
@kirtxpress Ай бұрын
thanks for your videos. always helpful
@jim9520 Ай бұрын
Thank you for this video. This is all new to me and it is very interesting.
@joemoffo9706 Ай бұрын
Great video and easy to understand, thank you. Is there a way to connect the two routers together, wireless instead of using an ethernet cable on the wan port? I see on the show router there are multiple internet connection types, "Dynamic IP", "Static IP", "PPPoE", "L2TP", and "PPTP".
@How2Pixel Ай бұрын
Sadly, there isn't really any way to do that. The different protocols you saw are different ways you can have the second router communicate with the main router, or whatever is on the other side, but it must be done over ethernet. If you're looking for a way to set up a light show network without having to run a super long ethernet cable, I'd recommend possibly using the bridge method. I've also thought about what might happen if I attached a router to the ethernet port on a Raspberry Pi that was set up for the bridge method. Would this technically allow there to be a separate light show router that can communicate wirelessly with the main router? I'm not quite sure right now but I plan on doing some testing.
@joemoffo9706 Ай бұрын
@@How2Pixel Let me know how your testing goes. That is exactly what I need. Home router wifi to PI wifi, PI ethernet to wan port on show router, and show router wifi to controllers. My sequences reside on my espixelstick/quinled controllers, so my PI(primary) is just sending timing packets to my controllers(Remotes).