Conductor development Progress

[RJ]

Well progress has been fast and furious on the Conductor. I got it to the point of being able to show it for the Lone Star Academy and since returning I have made much progress on the finishing details of it.

It now has a full scheduler in hardware, Handles mp3's tested currentlly all the way up to 192Kps files.

Works with standard fat32 systems so you drop you files into it from your computer.

It can operate under the Pixelnet or DMX firmware. This is for those that are not using Pixelnet you can still take advantage of it's feature with just a limit on the channels to 2048 DMX channels not the 16,384 you get with PixelNet.

And a few other feature you will have to wait to see.

Matt Brown from xLights is working on the utility software to create the schedules and show files for it from LOR and Vixen.

David from LSP already asked for the file info so he can start work on the ability to create the files from inside LSP.

I have a couple of people picked out to do beta of it over the season this year so we will be ready to coop the conductor after christmas. We will be using a conductor and slave in our show this year. I am adding another house across the street so it will be a prefect chance to test that part of it.

I have the prototype running 48 multi seqence shows a day every 30 minutes at the moment and it runs like clock work.

It has been an extreme amount of work but to see it operational and what it can do it has totally been worth it completely.

RJ 

[Mickpat]

So cool!  Awesome work RJ.

[bwhite505]

 

Thanks for all of your hard work.

Millions of smiles served.

[coachers]

Awesome!!!!

[SGInut]

Incredible RJ!

[TexasStingray]

Sounds really good. Cannot wait. well I guess I'll have to.

[WWNF911]

Soooo Coooooooollll  !!!!!                       

Thanks RJ!

Congradulations.

[PVPlaceLights]

Dittos! Very good work.

I would like to get the file format too so I can incorporate it into Olive. Thanks.

--Matt

[tpctech]

Sounds great what kind of sequence triggering does it have from the network or switch closures?

KEN

[RJ]

Can't really talk about that yet.

RJ

[holland lights]

Do you know relatively on how much it will cost yet, when there is a coop?

[RJ]

I am very excited! I got pointed out by a user that Xlights new verision has the conductor convertor in it. So I gave it a try and was able to convert a vixen seq directly to the conductor and play it!

Man this is a great break through Matt did a great job! Worked the first time out of the gate!

Once we get LSP compatibilty we will be on to beta as the scheduler utility is all but ready to beta. One concern the member asked about was file size. The issue is we equate file size to proformance and lag. But with the Conductor the files will be large and this makes them profrom and have no lag. The system does not calculate out the data it is precomplied so the file is large but this means no lag, no wait to start, and allows the large 16,000 + channels. there is enough storage for hours of show so do not let the files size worry you.

RJ

[RJ]

Do you know relatively on how much it will cost yet, when there is a coop?

I will not speculate at this point other than say it is not bad. Remember it is an add on to the etherdongle so that is the main hardware.

RJ

[Mickpat]

I am very excited! I got pointed out by a user that Xlights new verision has the conductor convertor in it. So I gave it a try and was able to convert a vixen seq directly to the conductor and play it!

Man this is a great break through Matt did a great job! Worked the first time out of the gate!

Once we get LSP compatibilty we will be on to beta as the scheduler utility is all but ready to beta. One concern the member asked about was file size. The issue is we equate file size to proformance and lag. But with the Conductor the files will be large and this makes them profrom and have no lag. The system does not calculate out the data it is precomplied so the file is large but this means no lag, no wait to start, and allows the large 16,000 + channels. there is enough storage for hours of show so do not let the files size worry you.

RJ

This is so great to hear.  Can't wait!  Thank you RJ.

[deanathpc]

That's awesome!!!  I put my etherdongle into service last night and went without a hitch!  Tonight it fired right up no problems!  I happened to look out site as some thing caught my eye and the show had started!  Talk about completely automated!!!!   No worries about the USB dongle not connected like it's been doing randomly!  Frees up a USB port and now I can use any computer anywhere for the show!  This is great!  Working like a champ!  Can't wait for this add on so I can eliminate the show computer completely!  All we need now is and FM transmitter add on and that will put the icing on the cake! lol

Dean