681 controller gemmy pixels

[boarder3]

Trying to see if geemy works with 681 does anyone know which wires are what to hook up to 681. Im new to this controller i know nothing

[boarder3]

screen shot 681

[boarder3]

second shot

[n8huntsman]

Here are mine if they are any help.

[mschell]

I don't have any GE color effects strings, so I'm not certain what wire goes where.

However, here's the basics of pixel connections.

For WS2801 and some others, there are usually 4 connections - Power, Ground, Clock, Data

It's my understanding that for 180x and possibly the GE CE pixels, there are 3 connections - Power, Ground, Data

So you need to get the physical connections to the pixels correct first.

After that, I would suggest you try to get the first pixel to light when connected to the E681. This should be the first string on the first pixel output, which is J1 or 1-1 on the board.

This means that when you turn on channel 1 as listed in your plug-in connection, it should turn on Red on the first pixel.

I've had some issues with using Vixen and LSP to get the output right, so a simple choice is to use something like SACNview or another E1.31 utility to send out data to the first universe on the board. This totally bypasses any plug-in setup, since those utilities just format the packet and send it to the E681.

If you can't get the first or second pixel to light, then your connections are not correct. From the looks of your E681 settings, you should be OK for at least the first 50 pixels.

Note that your E1.31 plug-in is probably not set correctly for anything more than the first 50 pixels. It is set to use up to channel 150. In order to control more than 50 pixels on that cluster, you need to set to count to higher than 150. 50 pixels x 3 colors => 150 channels.

Jim St. John has done a good write-up on setting up the E681, and J1sys has talked about the plug-in setup. You need to get both of these set correctly to have it all work.

[boarder3]

got it to work thx

[DennyMo]

Which gemmy lights did you get to work with the 681? (None of the attachments are included, must have been lost during the recent outage?)

[glaforce]

Yes please PM me or email me with details on this I have a gemmy 3 tree set that this info may apply to as well that i would like to add to my display next year.

[dlovely]

The attachments do not work in this thread anymore. Anyone know what model or type these lights were? I picked up 8 boxes from Menards tonight to play with and was wondering if they really were pixels or not?

[dlovely]

This is what I picked up at Menards. Were these the ones you were able to get to work with the 681? If so you have any more helpful information?