Awesome video. Thanks for all the detail. I didn’t realize there was a Mac solution and purchased a PC and Light-O-Rama controllers. Now I need to find out if I can use the LOR controllers with XLights.
I know a lot of people use LOR controllers with xLights. The most common setup is using a pixel controller like the Falcon F4, F16 or F48 and utilizing the DMX output to control the LOR controllers.
Hello I’m extremely new to this pixel setup. What is all the part needed and typ of pixels to get started. ofcourse I’m will do more of a simpler version to start need to know all the part (boards) in and out of the control box. What you had done with your tree is amazing
Great video! Thank you for sharing. I noticed a small metal plate for the strip reinforcement inside at the bottom on the ending of your strips. What are these called and who sells them? Thank you in advance. I can't find them anywhere. Did you make them? (@ 3:56 on video)
reelpilot: so you had 2 Falcon 16V2's, were those two controllers and that pi specifically for the mega tree itself? I'm trying to figure out how to wire it and model it in xlights. i'm new to this, so i'm still confused to the strings/strands/pixels etc.
Just one F16 with an expansion board for a total of 32 outputs on that tree. I like the simplicity of one mega tree stand per controller port. While it wastes some of the capability of what the controller can do, I also don't have any power injection with over 16k pixels. The modeling in xlights that I showed in this video are only necessary if doing the bottom pixel skirt. If you're not doing that then it's simply dropping the mega tree model onto the screen and telling it how many strands and strings.
Yes! It's on my list of additions. I do have a whole ATC skit that runs in between songs that follows Santa's flight from the North Pole. Unfortunately that's not something I post online as tons of work went into creating it.
@@reelpilot you say your getting rid of this tree and going for a new tree next year? I'm in the market for one! Can you give me a price on what your selling?
I 2nd this! What are the plastic-like strips that the leds are mounted to? Do you mount directly or in a metal grommet? Thank you for the video, it was helpful. :)
2 questions. I see you use square nodes, would using bullet nodes be the same??? Or do you recommend square nodes for mega trees? Topper. What topper would you recommend for a 48 strand 360 degree tree?
This is my older mega tree video with my original tree. My newer tree uses bullets. The only reason I went to bullets is because at the topper the strips are bunched together very tight and having bullets allows the strips to slightly overlap onto each other better than with squares.
Only thing I can’t find is black (straps) where pixels stick through goes up to top then down to bottom where do you get those from I don’t even know what they are called?Thank You for sharing I Love The Look!!!If you get rid of that one send it to me!!Just kidding you know,not!!
I'm pretty sure it was BUD Industries NBF-32326 enclosure. I use quite a few different sizes of them, but just go to their website and they have all the sizes listed.
