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Today, 06:22 PM

TSL replied to a thread Plastic pixel strips in Pixels and Pixel controllers

I use Holiday Coros strips. I’ve been seeming them on AliExpress also Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Today, 05:45 PM

iflights replied to a thread Holiday Crunch is ON and GE Parts in Pixels and Pixel controllers

Roofline is installed, everything high up has been installed. Hey, include a photo of the C9 clip you need. I might have some. No guarantees, but...

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Today, 05:26 PM

A Marchini replied to a thread Pencom relay board in V2 Plug-In Development

Just noticed this, how far did you get ? Tony M.

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Today, 04:43 PM

Popo-B-Trippin replied to a thread Looking for more sequence designs for my mega tree in V3 How do I...?

You'd be better off linking the video here and say "is there a way to do the effect at 1:40" type thing. It's pretty difficult to say "I like doing...

1 replies | 64 view(s)

Today, 02:27 PM

kev replied to a thread What gauge wire for short PS to controller connection? in Power/Electric

I am not familiar with those controllers but I think that you are going to need another power supply. My quick calculations - 32 strings x 75...

4 replies | 61 view(s)

Today, 02:16 PM

TomsLEDs replied to a thread 2 inch 2811 question in Pixels and Pixel controllers

My RS Pi-4 / Sandevices e682 combo (1st board) is current running 2,006 pixels in 12 universes. That's about 97% maxed out.

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Today, 02:07 PM

TomL8345 replied to a thread 2 inch 2811 question in Pixels and Pixel controllers

Here is a breakdown from the linked falcon site. You might also want to go to the Falcon Forum

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Today, 02:04 PM

musicman72 replied to a thread 2 inch 2811 question in Pixels and Pixel controllers

How many pixels can you run off of a falcon? Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk

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Today, 02:02 PM

TomL8345 replied to a thread 2 inch 2811 question in Pixels and Pixel controllers

You can't go wrong with a Falcon controller. They are Rock solid and have lots of support on the forums. There are several others out there as...

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Today, 01:56 PM

TomsLEDs started a thread Holiday Crunch is ON and GE Parts in Pixels and Pixel controllers

I am so glad there are lots of warnings in different areas of the forum stressing to order early, don't wait til November. So looking at my GE C9...

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Today, 01:41 PM

musicman72 replied to a thread Plastic pixel strips in Pixels and Pixel controllers

Thanks! I'll look there Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk

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Today, 01:40 PM

jojoed replied to a thread Plastic pixel strips in Pixels and Pixel controllers

They are actually called pixel strips an boscoyo studio sells them along with others Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk

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Today, 01:37 PM

musicman72 started a thread Plastic pixel strips in Pixels and Pixel controllers

What are those plastic pixel strips with holes actually called? I'm having trouble finding them on amazon. Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk

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Today, 01:20 PM

Glycerine replied to a thread What gauge wire for short PS to controller connection? in Power/Electric

I'm using a PB16 and 16 port expansion (http://doityourselfchristmas.com/forums/showthread.php?53296-FPP-PB16-Pixel-Controller). There are 2 v...

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Today, 12:33 PM

musicman72 replied to a thread 2 inch 2811 question in Pixels and Pixel controllers

What other pixel boards should I be looking at? We are running vixen off of our laptop with an all Renard data cord system. I havent invested in a...

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Today, 12:07 PM

MikeKrebs replied to a thread Getting back into the hobby in The Beginning

Welcome back. My take... Your hardware is fine. If you decide to add more stuff, then obviously a change in direction is needed. What to do is to...

1 replies | 58 view(s)

Today, 12:07 PM

musicman72 replied to a thread 2 inch 2811 question in Pixels and Pixel controllers

Thanks! I will look up some videos on pixel mega tree construction. I hadn't thought about adding a frame. That makes sense though.we are just...

8 replies | 100 view(s)

Today, 11:54 AM

MikeKrebs replied to a thread 2 inch 2811 question in Pixels and Pixel controllers

renard px1 boards are not the right contrtoller for high count elements. Yes the wiki is correct based on port speed and refresh rate. It sounds...

8 replies | 100 view(s)

Today, 11:53 AM

DaleP started a thread Looking for more sequence designs for my mega tree in V3 How do I...?

Hello, I'm franticly trying to finish my show and am looking for more design ideas for my mega tree. It seems like there aren't enough options when...

1 replies | 64 view(s)

Today, 11:38 AM

A Marchini replied to a thread UDP Output Module in V3 Module Development

Any chance you could post the source to this, so that it can be recompiled against obsolescence ? Extremely useful module , by the way.

4 replies | 2475 view(s)

Today, 11:35 AM

afremont replied to a thread Need assistance with Raspberry pi4b and Falcon f16v3 in Pixels and Pixel controllers

I've had good luck with cheap buck converters. I've used them in a bunch of game room props turning 12V into 5V or 3.3V. They are switching...

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Today, 11:24 AM

afremont replied to a thread 2 inch 2811 question in Pixels and Pixel controllers

If you want 2" spacing using the actual power and data wires, then it would be easier to zip tie the extra wire, rather than cut and solder. That...

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Today, 11:11 AM

ghethco started a thread Getting back into the hobby in The Beginning

I did a display using diylightanimation.com hardware back in 2014, I've been inactive since then. I have all the hardware still, but since DLA seems...

1 replies | 58 view(s)

Today, 11:08 AM

kev replied to a thread What gauge wire for short PS to controller connection? in Power/Electric

I use this reference to pick wire size. https://29og5q1rr22p4adpq4ox4dtl-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/NEC-Ampacity-table.jpg

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Today, 11:07 AM

kev replied to a thread What gauge wire for short PS to controller connection? in Power/Electric

what controller are you using? what are the ratings for the controller? how many V inputs does it have?

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Today, 11:07 AM

musicman72 started a thread 2 inch 2811 question in Pixels and Pixel controllers

I'm looking all over for some 2 in spaced 2811 pixels. All I can find in 3 and 4 inch. Do you have to cut and make your own 2 inch spaced pixel...

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Today, 11:04 AM

kev replied to a thread Is This Correct? in Pixels and Pixel controllers

where are you located?

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Today, 10:54 AM

Glycerine started a thread What gauge wire for short PS to controller connection? in Power/Electric

Let me preface this by saying that I don't mind a bit of "overkill". I would rather leave a margin for error than use exactly what I can get away...

4 replies | 61 view(s)

Today, 10:48 AM

Glycerine replied to a thread FPP PB16 Pixel Controller in Development

Quick question about the PB16 and 16 port expansion: Can I feed power to the PB16 and the expansion board from 2 separate power supplies? So, one...

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Today, 09:55 AM

witteveen replied to a thread Text effect feature request in V3 Bug Reports and Feature Requests

Dear Jeffu and John, How are you doing? I hope you aren't affected much by the COVID pandemic? In The Netherlands were are almost back to the...

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