In this video you will learn how you can control DMX512 devices with your Falcon Controller and xLights. 3 Channel Relay switch used in this video. www.amazon.com/Channel-DMX512...
Thank You for all your help. Some day when you are bored make video on connecting 4 controllers to the computer to run four singing trees. Great, Great learning experiences gained in your videos. Again thank You
That you very much for the video! I have been searching for a way to use my AC light with Xlights and my Kulp controller. I bought a 12 port relay and it is working. Thanks again!
Hi John. Good to know. I think your bigger challenge will be to sync the movements of the mouth to the music since you are going to turn it on/off fast and frequently.
@@trevilights and can you please show the difference between LOR And xlights I heard you can use LOR with license and show me how the get xlights to work on windows 8 if it’s not working
@@djlightsaberdracula6003 I do not use LOR. xlights is free, no license required. I highly recommend that you upgrade your computer to a more recent Operating system. Sorry I cannot be of more help in this area.
You are doing a great job instructing your subscribers on the different Christmas light setups and equipment. I have 4 singing trees, 4 DMX controllers, I'm using Mini LED Christmas light strings. I understand how to hookup the 120 Volt lights to the controller. Each of the controllers need a Ethernet plug to go the main controller. What do you recommend plugging the RJ45 plugs into. Should I plug all the 4 RJ45 plugs into ethernet distribution hub or what is the best way to complete my setup. all recommendations will be appreciated.
Thanks John for your comments. My DMX setup is very simple, just because we are using RJ45 connectors does not mean that we can just plug it onto an Ethernet hub. We are using Ethernet wiring to run DMX signal. If your setup was a TRUE DMX over Ethernet Protocol then you could use a simple Ethernet hub. Now, you could use RJ45 to DMX adaptors and then use a DMX splitter. My advice is to keep things simple, do not overthink it. I like the idea of daisy chain DMX devices and the signal can travel for hundreds of feet. Thanks for watching.
It's 12 volts The board will light up and get an ethernet signal with 5, but the relays won't work. Believe me....I tried it! lol Also, the manual is online when you order, there is a pic. It doesn't come with one. May need to set Dip Switches and decyphering that takes a bit of time. Wish you could have covered that Trevi. Also.....you don't mention that it is a 12 volt power supply! Had to double check that with the doucumentation online....but other than that, great video. You were my inspiration to go out and get one!!! Now I have to get it to work! lol Halfway there.
Hey Bruce. Thank you for the clarification. I had to many things on my mind when doing the video and it's hard to remember everything. Thanks for watching and I hope you get it running the way you want.
Thanks. Your previous comment helped me get started with absolute address, much easy. Thanks. I also have an LoR 16 as I wanted to control some 110v lights. It has 16 channels. I will also be controlling regular pixel lights with it. My question is 1) which port is DMX/LoR on? 2) When I put DMX effect on it turns ALL lights on connected to the LoR ports. How do I configure individual lights connected to each of the 16 ports? Thanks in advance?
Unfortunately I know nothing on how the LOR controller works. My closest guess is that you look closely on the Channels your using on the DMX elements as well as on the controller. Sorry I can not be of any help here.
@@trevilights Thanks. I appreciate. What will help me is that if any such DMX controller - the the one you used had 3 ports for connecting to 3 AC lights. Which port on xlights /Falcon do I configure for DMX?
Love it .thank you Trevi I watched vedio for Jeff talking about the falcon and he said you might damage the controller if you connect dump light into it (he was talking about strip light), That is not the case here ,and my question is :is there a way to connect dump RGB strip light and be able to change the color ?
Great video, I would like to see a video showing four singing trees or object wired up. How many dmx’s will be needed and the box plugins. What controller, each face has 4 colors and how many channels will be needed. Lights are 5m mini lights, I will be using 4 different color strings, for each character. I think I will be using 16 channels. Thank you for your videos.
Hey John. These lights are not the best for singing trees. The best ones to use are WS2811. More information on the singing trees here... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zanYq0TAX0Q.html Controller... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2vy7kugXvDM.html Mega Tree... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8W1vriknbB8.html
Hi Trevi thanks for your video. It was very well explained and demonstrated. I bought my singing trees with cutouts for mini lights. I have installed the lights they are C6 Led mini lights. I understand pixels would be better. I have 5 different colored 120 volt strings. Your video showed using a three channeled board. Do I need a channel for each color. Could you tell me how many channels I will need to control the 5 colored strings. Could you recommend a controller
Hi Trevi, great info! I'm new to this pixel world and still learning. I've gotten myself the same dmx controller to connect my dumb light to my Advatek pixlite4 MKII (it's got just one dmx connection), and I can get it to work from the Adatek assistant, but somehow not from Xlight. You might have a few guidelines for me to follow, would you be so kind to inform me of things I should check. Thanks for your great videos!
Hey Ifan, Thank you so much for watching this video and for your kind words. It's hard to tell what can be wrong without looking at your setup, but here are a few things for you to check. - All of the DIP switches on the DMX board should be off(up position) - Double check that you are using the correct wires on you RJ45 interface cable (minute 8:35). -Do you see link blinking on the board when connected. (minute 14:00) -Double check the DMX setting. (minute 17:40) Good luck.
@@trevilights Hi, Thanks for your prompt response. OK the dip switches weren't all up so I've changed that. When I set the DMX it seems to overrule the other channels. On the spinner I've got connected it just turns the 1st nod on and off but however switches the DMX properly. As you can see I'm new to this hobby and a little puzzled. Thanks for your help.
Hard to tell. All come from china. I just bought 500 of them on Amazon because they deliver fast and if they have an Issue I can return them right away. I have been scammed by the Chinese marketplace before. This is my last purchase and I am buying them again next week. I have used both with no issues. I see a lot of people recommending Ray Wu on Aliexpress. But shipping is expensive. Make sure you order the right voltage. www.amazon.com/Rextin-WS2811-Digital-Addressable-Waterproof/dp/B01MCQP7KP/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=ws2811+500&qid=1611507018&sr=8-5 Another option: www.amazon.com/ALITOVE-Individually-Addressable-Advertising-Waterproof/dp/B01MSOT9LZ/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=ws2811+alitove&qid=1611507068&sr=8-7
@@dannygasca6898 Well, I went with12v. I read somewhere that 12v performs better when it comes to the wire resistance, so it travels further. 12v pixels are bit more expensive that 5v. but not for much. The voltage does not matters when if comes to the LED brightness, it's the same. If for any reason you need to plug a 5v device (like my video on LED matrix) you can use a voltage reducer to drop it to 5v. It's pretty much up to you. Now, the Falcon controller ports are divided in two groups of 8 (16 total) you can have 8 ports on 5v and the other 8 on 12v. FYI. Of course you will need to have 5v and 12v power supplies.
Hey Bruce, In my case all DIP switches are set to OFF (up position). The first 9 Switches will allow you to set the address(binary) that you what this device to use (I do not use them in the video) This address is to be used with other software. Probably this is how you find this device if you have more than one connected in series. If you look at the amazon listing you will the the definition of these switches in one of the pictures. We are using the Top one marked as "DMX512 State". I set the Address to be 0. www.amazon.com/Channel-DMX512-Controlled-Switch-Converter/dp/B00R6DGSAK/ref=pd_bxgy_img_3/143-7529437-1641503?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00R6DGSAK&pd_rd_r=6f348892-6350-45ee-9917-ec9169523f17&pd_rd_w=4xdBV&pd_rd_wg=yNHNf&pf_rd_p=fd3ebcd0-c1a2-44cf-aba2-bbf4810b3732&pf_rd_r=Y84NXRBA63JZZWJBNPQX&psc=1&refRID=Y84NXRBA63JZZWJBNPQX
Hey Reynold, how are you? Great video. Question for you. Can I run a smart receiver off my F16V3 using all 4 ports and also use port #3 for DMX? If not how can I use both a smart receiver and DMX?
Well, seems like the only way to get both running is to only use 3 of the serial output as pixel data and leave one as DMX. You will have over 3000 pixels on your smart receiver.
@@davetuttle2174 Their user manual says it does. I have not tried it. You will need to confirm with them, See below. 2 RJ45 connections (labeled 13-16/DMX and 17-20/DMX) - Used for DMX/Pixelnet output- Each RJ45 port can control 4 DMX/Pixlenet Universes (1 Universe per wire pair.)
@@trevilights I will ask them and try it and let you know. Thanks again Reynold and great job on the videos. I love how you explain everything so well and keep it simple.
Hello , I have a question. I now have a WS-DMX- 8 channel Relay. I have a red and solid blue light. The blue light is not blinking. Do I have data going to the Relay board? Thanks
Sorry. Unfortunately your board is different than the one I have. I could not find any information on it. My only suggestion is to turn OFF all of the dip switches, specially #10.
Great video Trevi!! I have addressable AC lights that I bought from big box store. Is there a way to do the same thing with them but instead turn off and on. Have them change colors I think they are RGBW Maybe with a different board? Thanks.😀
Hi there. Thanks for watching. The Falcon controller can control many different type of lights, but you will have to find out the type of integrated circuit they have and do a lot of testing.
Hi. Not this model. It doesn’t have a DMX OUT port. You are better off getting a larger model or one of the more expensive ones that have a DMX IN and DMX OUT port to daisy chain them.
You need a more robust board with dmx in/out port to daisy chain them. Maybe.. 16 Channel DMX Controller Relay Switch Dimmer Kit 16 Way Relay Switch DJ Equipmet www.amazon.com/dp/B0111QP790/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_AJA5GVMN8B3AFPEW943P?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
