PixelController – Universal OpenSource Light Control Solution

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   Merijn van Mourik October 29, 2011 at 17:40 . Permalink Reply

   Hi,
   I don’t have maven. Could you upload a compiled version?
   Thanks,
   Merijn

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      michu October 29, 2011 at 17:48 . Permalink Reply

      check https://github.com/neophob/PixelController/downloads
      cheers

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   Merijn van Mourik October 29, 2011 at 19:40 . Permalink Reply

   Thanks, sorted it out using the 1.1.0 snapshot. Snapshot link on this site broke. Got it running using 3 rainbowduino displays, really nice to see my 3 displays work together. However this PD software thing… it’s totally freaking me out, so much buttons…..

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   Manga-burgah 2.0 November 24, 2011 at 23:55 . Permalink

   PixelController — Universal OpenSource Light Control Solution…

   Je viens de découvrir un nouveau projet proche des outils développés autour de Gangplank baptisé Pixel Controller. Apparemment, c’est basé sur du code Java commandable en Midi, en OSc ou via un frontend Pd. Le projet a l’air d’être plus issu de…

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   Sen June 4, 2012 at 16:04 . Permalink Reply

   Any plans to support more than one Art-Net universe? I’m working on a project that will span 12 universes and having trouble finding anything to drive it that isn’t closed-source and expensive. I’m not that comfortable with Java, or I’d look at what it would take to add it myself…

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      michu June 7, 2012 at 18:09 . Permalink Reply

      Please contact me, so we can fix this issue…

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   cappy anderson March 5, 2013 at 13:55 . Permalink Reply

   I am very impressed with this fine software, and all the mcu s it will talk to. Am I correct in thinking it will NOT do DMX over Ethernet? Specifically-I have a Sandevices EL682 which does E1.31 to rgb pixels. My understanding-or misunderstanding is that PixelController does not support E1.31 at this time?

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      michu March 5, 2013 at 15:15 . Permalink Reply

      hey

      yes, e1.31 is not supported at the moment due lack of test Equipment. however it should be pretty straightforward to implement it, do you want to test it?

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         cappy anderson March 5, 2013 at 16:19 . Permalink Reply

         Thanks for your reply. I hope you’ll be happy to know that I posted up some favorable remarks about the Software in DIY Christmas in the General Section. I would love to test it-but minus the RGB pixels that have yet not arrived-I cannot but will when I have them which should be soon(week or so).
         To test out the the L1.31- I am guessing you have to have the DMX info(what, when, & which pixel) is to do its thing one it reaches the controler-or mcu. What was not clear to me-is how the (who, what, where, when) lighting info, as generated by the PixelControler software is “put” into the ethernet packet wrapper that tales it from the PC to the controller. Is it a piece of hrdware-or software code? Because-if that process is a function of code-then I would think to test it would be the appropriate controller.
         Please pardon me for being long winded-but I do so on purpose so that you can understand how I am thinking. And -while I think of it-Sandevices is about to introduce a slightly smaller controller than the EL682 which in kit form will be about $60 US. He does a very good quality job. Just thought you might want to know! Thanks!

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            michu March 5, 2013 at 17:21 . Permalink Reply

            PixelController is “just” a piece of Software, so I would add a new output device with similar config options like the Artnet output:

            #artnet.ip=192.168.1.2

            #define how many rgb pixels are used on a universe, maximal 170 (=510 Channels)
            #artnet.pixels.per.universe=170

            #define the first universe id
            #artnet.first.universe.id=1

            PixelController will then send out UDP packets according to the E1.31 spec to your controller. Did I miss a config value?

            Cheers
            Michu

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