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Software => xlights => Topic started by: Steve Gase on September 24, 2011,

Title: EtherDongle support with xLights?
Post by: Steve Gase on September 24, 2011,

Reading RJ's message today in http://diylightanimation.com/index.php?topic=5918.0  the EtherDongle has exited Beta.

Will xLights work with the EtherDongle without change?  Is there an estimate on how long before this might become enabled in xLights?

I suspect that I should not wait for the EtherDongle, as manufacturing lots of PCBs will take time.  But its soon arrival has me question whether I should get (3) Lynx dongle/pixelnet units, or wait longer for the EtherDongle.

Thanks!
Steve

Title: Re: EtherDongle support with xLights?
Post by: mykroft on September 24, 2011,

if you go with the usb dongle route - don't forgot about a combiner - it will take up to 4 dongle outputs and merge into 1 cable to head out the hubs - otherwise dongle1 > hub, dongle2 > hub etc with separate cables....  using the combiner will let you daisy chain the hubs using the pixelnet output plug to the input of the next hub.....