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Offline sielbear

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Re: xLights 2011e
« Reply #15 on: December 04, 2011, »
Ok - here's what I've got as of this morning.  I get the same results for lms and xseq files.

Unit numbers that work:
1
0B
9
7

Unit numbers that do not work:
8
4
5
6
0A

Not sure:
0C (lights are on bethlehem star and tiny snowflakes - can't see anything in the daylight)

I'm attaching an empty channel template file as well as a processed template file where network IDs are updated based on the saved indexes from the LSP to LOR export.

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Re: xLights 2011e
« Reply #16 on: December 04, 2011, »
What is the configuration of the HUBs? I.e. which DMX output are you using?

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Re: xLights 2011e
« Reply #17 on: December 04, 2011, »
I'm using the default config, so I believe that would be channels 1-512 on the first hub.

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Re: xLights 2011e
« Reply #18 on: December 04, 2011, »
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Ok - here's what I've got as of this morning.  I get the same results for lms and xseq files.

Unit numbers that work:
1
0B
9
7

Unit numbers that do not work:
8
4
5
6
0A

Not sure:
0C (lights are on bethlehem star and tiny snowflakes - can't see anything in the daylight)

I'm attaching an empty channel template file as well as a processed template file where network IDs are updated based on the saved indexes from the LSP to LOR export.

Is it possible to post a copy of part (or the entire file) of the LMS exported file from LSP that is having the problem?  I also had a problem with an exported LMS file from LSP that was the result of a problem in LSP that is now being fixed.  Or maybe you can do a screencast-o-matic.com video of the problem?
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Re: xLights 2011e
« Reply #19 on: December 04, 2011, »
Here is the lms as exported from LOR, the processed lms file after using frank's script to assign network values to the channels, and the converted xseq file.  they are large files...  The other post shows the empty channel templates which may be easier to see any patterns...

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Re: xLights 2011e
« Reply #20 on: December 04, 2011, »
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Here is the lms as exported from LOR, the processed lms file after using frank's script to assign network values to the channels, and the converted xseq file.  they are large files...  The other post shows the empty channel templates which may be easier to see any patterns...

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Looking at just one controller, unit #8, channel "MT5 R", circuit 113, it appears that the data was exported correctly from LSP:

      <channel name="MT5 R" color="255" centiseconds="113379" deviceType="LOR" unit="8" circuit="113" savedIndex="96">
         <effect type="intensity" startCentisecond="93" endCentisecond="100" startIntensity="0" endIntensity="2" />
         <effect type="intensity" startCentisecond="100" endCentisecond="107" startIntensity="2" endIntensity="11" />
         <effect type="intensity" startCentisecond="107" endCentisecond="113" startIntensity="11" endIntensity="18" />
         <effect type="intensity" startCentisecond="113" endCentisecond="120" startIntensity="18" endIntensity="20" />
         <effect type="intensity" startCentisecond="120" endCentisecond="127" startIntensity="20" endIntensity="22" />

That data after conversion looks fine also.  I'm assuming that Network 0 (the default network) is also properly configured as the first output in xLights?

It would REALLY help if you would make a screen cast of your settings in xLights both in the network setup and in the schedule information.

Using the xLights light tester, can you control the channels on controller 8 directly?  If not, that would point to a misconfiguration in xLights witch this appears it maybe.

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Re: xLights 2011e
« Reply #21 on: December 04, 2011, »
I'll try to take a screen shot of xlights, however, it's essentially:
Com 7, pixelnet, 4096 channels
Com 8, pixelnet, 4096 channels

I can control ALL lights directly from within xlights. 

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Re: xLights 2011e
« Reply #22 on: December 04, 2011, »
How many channels are on controller 8?

circuit 113 is probably the issue here... Do you want DMX channel 113? If so change the unit to unit 1...

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Re: xLights 2011e
« Reply #23 on: December 04, 2011, »
OK looked at your files and I am pretty sure that is the issue here. xLights is calculating the channel number as:
chindex=(unit-1)*16+circuit-1;

So as you have it unit 2 channel 17 will actually be DMX channel 32...

If you just convert all the unit #s to unit 1 you should be OK.

Frank

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Re: xLights 2011e
« Reply #24 on: December 04, 2011, »
Hmm - You know, I initially had these setup as LOR in LSP.  I then set them as DMX controllers (where unit isn't used).  I'm wondering if LSP is exporting the original unit number even though it's now a DMX controller?  Essentially I'll have to edit every one of my exported lms files, huh?  What a pain...

I bet I can use the set intensity replacement script I made earlier to make these changes...  Shouldn't be too horrific...  hopefully...  :)

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Re: xLights 2011e
« Reply #25 on: December 04, 2011, »
I can probably make that change for you.  Pretty simple to have it set unit=1 the same way it sets the network.

Just add:
chan.set('unit','1')

after the line:
chan.set('network',str(net['net']))

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Re: xLights 2011e
« Reply #26 on: December 06, 2011, »
Thank you!  Got it to work on a dedicated computer.
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Re: xLights 2011e
« Reply #27 on: December 06, 2011, »
Hi Matt,

Just wanted to let you know that for me your hard work has pay off.

The past two nights my show has been running with no problems on the computer side of things.

Again many thanks for all of your hard work, of course I am using Vixen 2.1x files and profile

I love the new xlights file format, it just WORKS.

Cheers

Rick R.
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Re: xLights 2011e
« Reply #28 on: December 06, 2011, »
I converted all my Vixen sequences to Xlights and no issues thus far, it loads them right away.
In fact I had to insert blank sections of time in my vixen sequences the keep the sign text in sync as the sign text is running on LSP's scheduler and it does not load the LSP sequences as well as Xlights loads it's sequences.

Thanks for doing this.

Bill


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Re: xLights 2011e
« Reply #29 on: December 17, 2011, »
I wanted to confirm that setting the unit ID to 1 did indeed fix the problems.  I do have 2 songs that pause on me - I've posted about that in another forum topic.  Other than that, xlights is amazing!!!  I am finally running my show with full pixel control instead of just string control!  Very, very happy!