In this newbies video we look at the size of the wire used between our power supplies and controller. We then test some of the common sizes & review the performance and heat issues when using a size size too small for the task.
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RGBW Puck Lights, Overview & xLights Setup
In this video we take a look at some 12v LED Pucks and Trim designed for permanent lighting of your home.
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0:00 Introduction
0:15 What Are Puck Lights?
2:42 What do I mean by RGBW ?
4:50 Permanent Lighting Controller
5:35 Setup on Baldrick in xLights
10:55 Testing with a Sequence
12:44 Track Setup
14:00 Wrap-Up
The Featured Puck Lights were supplied as samples by Tom Zheng at ETOP LED of Shenzhen (Paul Zhang’s Company)
Pricing mentioned is for is 150 Feet NOT 150m as stated in the Video!
For custom quotes / enquiries email: sales@etop-led.com
Introduction to Falcon Player (FPP)
In this weeks video we introduce a Raspberry Pi running Falcon Player (FPP).
So explain when its used and why, then demonstrate adding it to the network, uploading config & sequences and then play a sequence before wrapping up.
FPP Short: How to find your FPP IP Address
If you have xLights running, you can find your FPP’s IP address using tools, FPP Connect.. but what if you dont have a copy of xLights available or it comes up blank??
Here are a few alternative ways to the the IP Address of your FPP setup.
Power Balancing
If you’re running a good size prop, then you’re going to struggle with getting power to more than ~200 pixels. What is the best way to get power to the end of the string in the easiest manner whilst still running a single cable from the controller?
We cover these questions and more in this weeks guide…
FPP Shorts: Cannot Ping…
A common FPP error is: Abnormal Condition, Cannot Ping….
In this short we show you why & how to cure it.
Pixel Controller Power Supplies
We need a reasonable quality Power Supply to power our LED Pixels and (more importantly) the controllers they are connected to. Is a generic Chinese Power Supply (PSU) good enough, or is it worth splashing out on a brand name power supply?
We cover these questions and more in this weeks guide…
UDP Output set to send data to myself
A common FPP error is: UDP Output set to send data to myself.
In this short we show you why & how to cure it.
FPP and Time with Real Time Clocks (RTC)
We need the time on an FPP devices so we can set timed schedules on our show, but neither a Raspberry Pi (4 & below) nor Beaglebone Black have a Real Time Clock (RTC) chip.
So how do these devices get the current time so they know when to start ??
All this & more in this weeks video.
GPS Hat Setup Guide: https://github.com/tiagofreire-pt/rpi_adafruit_stratum1_chrony
Note the Adafruit Ultimate GPS Hat uses GPIO 18 NOT GPIO 4 for PPS.
Baldrick Firmware v3 Upgrade
This week we take a look at the new v3 Firmware for the popular Baldrick 8 LED Controller from iLightThat.
We check out the new CunningFx integrated lighting effects built into the firmware, the Turnip network that allows mutiple boards to communicate directly, support for RGBW pixels and more…