jaydenmiller
New member
Hello,
I am new to the Christmas light show world and this is my first year attempting one. I am looking to use Vixen to create it and use just USB relays to control light strands. Is it possible to use just a USB relay plugged into a PC to control the lights? Here's the relay board I have:https://www.amazon.com/SainSmart-Ei...prefix=8+channel+usb+relay+boar,aps,88&sr=8-3
I have a generic serial controller with 8 channels added with the port info of the relay board that shows up in device manager. I then have 8 single items that are each patched to a channel. I am using the set level effect in the sequencer but am having no luck with the relays coming on when using the scheduler. I tested the relay board out with the test program the MFG provides and they work properly. At this point, I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong or if what I'm trying to do is not possible without some additional/different hardware.
I am new to the Christmas light show world and this is my first year attempting one. I am looking to use Vixen to create it and use just USB relays to control light strands. Is it possible to use just a USB relay plugged into a PC to control the lights? Here's the relay board I have:https://www.amazon.com/SainSmart-Ei...prefix=8+channel+usb+relay+boar,aps,88&sr=8-3
I have a generic serial controller with 8 channels added with the port info of the relay board that shows up in device manager. I then have 8 single items that are each patched to a channel. I am using the set level effect in the sequencer but am having no luck with the relays coming on when using the scheduler. I tested the relay board out with the test program the MFG provides and they work properly. At this point, I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong or if what I'm trying to do is not possible without some additional/different hardware.