SSC addressing clarification

[MrChristmas2000]

I used individual Pixelnet dongles for 2 Pixelnet universes.

I used 16 SSCs off of 1 active hub with each SSC driving 80 pixels programmed in Hybrid mode.

The SSC addressing was like:
SSC1 Start Address: 1 Pixeladdressing range 1 to 243
SSC2 Start Address: 82 Pixeladdressing range 244 to 286
SSC3 Start Address: 164 Pixeladdressing range 487 to 729
etc.

Now I will be using an ethernet dongle you have 4 blocks of pixelnet addressing.
Each block of Pixelnet addresses is:
Block 1: 1 - 4096
Block 2: 4097 - 8192
Block 3: 8193 - 12288
Block 4: 12289 - 16384

Now my question what would the SSC start address for the second, third and fourth hub be?
Would I program the SSC start addresses the same for each hub?
I can't seem to find this addressed anywhere in any of the Wiki documentation.

[peteandvanessa]

In my set up in Light Show Pro:

1. 1st Hub is 1 - 4096                       (Channels in LSP set for 1 - 4096, and Hub jumper set to 1 & 1, Smart strings programmed for 1 to 4096)
2. 2nd Hub is 4097 - 8192                 (Channels in LSP set for 4097 - 8192, and Hub jumpers set to 2&2, Smart strings programmed to 1 to 4096)
3. 3rd Hub is 8193 - 12288                (Channels in LSP set for 8193 - 12288, and Hub jumpers set to 3&3, Smart Strings programmed to 1 to 4096)
3. 3rd Hub is 12289 - 16384              (Channels in LSP set for 12289 - 16384, and Hub jumpers set to 4&4, Smart Strings programmed to 1 to 4096)

[MrChristmas2000]

In my set up in Light Show Pro:

1. 1st Hub is 1 - 4096                       (Channels in LSP set for 1 - 4096, and Hub jumper set to 1 & 1, Smart strings programmed for 1 to 4096)
2. 2nd Hub is 4097 - 8192                 (Channels in LSP set for 4097 - 8192, and Hub jumpers set to 2&2, Smart strings programmed to 1 to 4096)
3. 3rd Hub is 8193 - 12288                (Channels in LSP set for 8193 - 12288, and Hub jumpers set to 3&3, Smart Strings programmed to 1 to 4096)
3. 3rd Hub is 12289 - 16384              (Channels in LSP set for 12289 - 16384, and Hub jumpers set to 4&4, Smart Strings programmed to 1 to 4096)

When you run the SS setup utility what do you program the starting address for your 2nd Hubs 1st SSC etc. Because if I understand the SS setup utility you are programming on a node count basis not a Pixle count basis.

[Steve Gase]

The SSCs start back to 1-4096 with each new hub.

[peteandvanessa]

In my set up in Light Show Pro:

1. 1st Hub is 1 - 4096                       (Channels in LSP set for 1 - 4096, and Hub jumper set to 1 & 1, Smart strings programmed for 1 to 4096)
2. 2nd Hub is 4097 - 8192                 (Channels in LSP set for 4097 - 8192, and Hub jumpers set to 2&2, Smart strings programmed to 1 to 4096)
3. 3rd Hub is 8193 - 12288                (Channels in LSP set for 8193 - 12288, and Hub jumpers set to 3&3, Smart Strings programmed to 1 to 4096)
3. 3rd Hub is 12289 - 16384              (Channels in LSP set for 12289 - 16384, and Hub jumpers set to 4&4, Smart Strings programmed to 1 to 4096)

When you run the SS setup utility what do you program the starting address for your 2nd Hubs 1st SSC etc. Because if I understand the SS setup utility you are programming on a node count basis not a Pixle count basis.

You are correct, you program them on a Node basis, 1 node = 3 channels.

Also if you are using LSP and you set the string up in reverse in LSP (usually it's assumes the 1st channel on the smart string is on the left, or it's at the bottom of a string, you tell LSP which direction the string is in), so when you set up the string with the utility, you DON'T need to reverse the orientation of the string with the set up utility.
Not sure how other sequence S/W sets up the orientation of the string though, I only use LSP.

On my first Hub, I've programmed my Smart String LED Flexstrips from address 1 to 4096
e.g My 1st String is 120 nodes, which is 120 x 3 channels, so start address is 1 and end address is 360
My second string might be say 60 nodes, so the 2nd string will be 60 x 3 = 180 channels, so the start address is 361 and end address is 440
Keep programming the strings until you reach 4096

On my second hub, it's exactly the same:

On my second Hub, I've programmed my Smart Sring LED Flexstrips from address 1 to 4096
e.g My 1st String might have say 35 nodes, which is 35 x 3 = 105, so the start address of my 1st string on the 2nd Hub is 1 and end address is 105
My 2nd string might be 120 nodes, which is 120 x 3 = 360, so the start address is 106 and end address is 465
Keep programming the strings until you reach 4096.

In Light Show Pro, my channels start at 1 and just keep going up
e.g. Hub 1 is 1-4096
Hub 2 is 4097-8192
etc etc until you reach 16384

[MrChristmas2000]

The SSCs start back to 1-4096 with each new hub.

Ok that's exactly what I suspected but it's not covered anywhere.

Also pete thanks, you just used a few more words. 

I don't have any strings folded over but I may reverse they way I have the SSCs programmed so I can use Nutcracker this year to do some programming. The good thing is that LSP lets you flip your sequencing around, haven't tried it yet thought.

Now I am off to finish my programming planning for all four hubs.

Thanks all.

[Mickpat]

Check out the following thread on how to setup LSP with the Etherdongle. It includes details on channel mapping.

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[MrChristmas2000]

Thanks,

I knew I had seen that thread but had lost track of it.

Those documents need to be posted on the Wiki along with an excel sheet for DMX translations like this.

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[rrowan]

hmm

Something like this?

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Rick R.

btw that link is on the Equipment page in the Pixelnet Library called
Pixelnet Hub DMX Channel Chart - Online Chart

[MrChristmas2000]

That one is ok but if you are converting a sequence you need a channel by channel conversion chart. (see my previous link) Particullarly if you have a good mix of SSR4s and Lynx expresses.