Thanks, glad the video was useful! As for assigning props and strands to ports, I don't have a specific video about it, but you may find my universes & channels video useful here ua-cam.com/video/VFk1dhUt3ik/v-deo.html It explains how you tell your controller and show player which universes/channels go where, and also shows the visualizer window in xlights that's used to assign props to ports. Hopefully this will help!
This is a great video, myself and my 11 year old daughter like to watch your videos. She said if Nick could start at 12 years old doing light then I should be able to do it as well.
Great vid but one thing that I would say is NOT to have people change a dynamic address to a static address and use the same address. You should never assign static addresses within the range of the DHCP address pool. That can lead to IP address conflicts,. especially if one or more of those devices are off line for extended periods of time like many show controller PI's are between New Years and Halloween or Christmas. It is a better idea to go into the router and set the DHCP address pool to a specific range and then use the addresses outside of that range for your controller and other static addresses.
Nick another option for creating the static wifi IP adress for the PI is with the router. As i move part of my show from place to place having the PI wifi set to static I find that it cannot connect to other networks that have a different address system.
Oh my goodness, how did I forget about that?! I completely forgot that was a thing. In the next video where I talk about connecting to the controller, I will definitely talk about FPP connect and how you can use that instead of going onto your router. Thank you so much for reminding me about that!
So where my pi is located it gets a weaker to no wifi signal where my laptop in the same location is fine. When I'm outside trying to make show adjustments I can't as the pi is not getting enough signal. Then I have to open the garage door, take the laptop into the garage to make the changes then come back out, close the garage door to see the show. Is there something with the pi's address that is making it have a weaker wifi signal then the laptop? Would changing the ip address of the pi help with a stronger wifi signal? Is there another way to accomplish what I'm trying to do? I run projection mapping shows so the pi and projector are in an enclosed box with plexiglass window facing house and the back wall/door of the enclosure is open when I'm making my changes. There is a schedule set in fpp which always seems to work on the pi even though when I'm out there trying to make changes it never has enough wifi power....baffles me!!!
Also I'm saying pi doesn't have enough signal but what I'm actually talking about is the wifi meter on fpp which I'm assuming is the pi ....or is that meter just for FPP?
So first off, the wifi meter you see on FPP is what the actual signal strength is the PI is getting. FPP is just software on the pi so it's not like it's its own device. Second, changing the IP address won't effect anything unless you have another router or maybe a router extender that's closer to the PI. If you do, then you can connect the PI to that instead. Usually the PIs have pretty decent range so I'm surprised it's strength is worse then your laptop. What PI do you have? Like a 3 or a 4 or something else?
Hi, Nick. I'm not sure if you will see this but, If you have a network switch that's connected to your.router and the raspberry pi connected to the switch would it still work? I'm assuming so because I've seen other people do this but never explain it. So it may sound like an obvious question but I just wanted to make sure. (And for my light show i'll probably switch to a raspberry pi so this video is very helpful. Sorry about the bad spelling. -I'm on my tablet but have a good rest of your.day and looking forward to the nest episode. ---- @JayMikeLights @JayMikeFun @JayMikeExtra
@snowwolfgaming8428 Like tombonini7393 said, it will work just fine. All a network switch does is allow you to have more ethernet ports around your house, and only have to use 1 ethernet cable between your router and that switch. The switch doesn't mess with anything else, so the set up will be the same. I'm planning on explaining this in a future video in the series, I just haven't gotten that far yet 😅
Great video Nick. Very useful and helpful information.
Really enjoyed the intro to this video. 😆
Haha thanks!
Another great video. Keep up the good work
Helpful as always. I've done some sequencing but I don't understand how to assign props, strands to the ports. Is there a video you have for that?
Thanks, glad the video was useful! As for assigning props and strands to ports, I don't have a specific video about it, but you may find my universes & channels video useful here ua-cam.com/video/VFk1dhUt3ik/v-deo.html
It explains how you tell your controller and show player which universes/channels go where, and also shows the visualizer window in xlights that's used to assign props to ports. Hopefully this will help!
This is a great video, myself and my 11 year old daughter like to watch your videos. She said if Nick could start at 12 years old doing light then I should be able to do it as well.
That's awesome! Glad the videos are useful, and I'm glad I could inspire your daughter to do a light show!
Thanks Nick for a great video even for seasoned network engineers!
No problem, glad it was useful!
Thank you so much you have inspired me (14) to make my own light show this year. I am using a light o rama controller though.
That's awesome!! I'm glad the videos have been helpful and inspired you to make your own show!
Great vid but one thing that I would say is NOT to have people change a dynamic address to a static address and use the same address. You should never assign static addresses within the range of the DHCP address pool. That can lead to IP address conflicts,. especially if one or more of those devices are off line for extended periods of time like many show controller PI's are between New Years and Halloween or Christmas. It is a better idea to go into the router and set the DHCP address pool to a specific range and then use the addresses outside of that range for your controller and other static addresses.
Thank you for the information! I'll make sure in the next video to address that so nobody has any problems.
Dude!!!! You are a steely eyed missle man, what a great video.!!!!!!
Thank you!
Nick another option for creating the static wifi IP adress for the PI is with the router.
As i move part of my show from place to place having the PI wifi set to static I find that it cannot connect to other networks that have a different address system.
How about just using FPP Connect to find your IPfor the first time, that’s how I found mine. Then I setup a static when I got in to my pie
Oh my goodness, how did I forget about that?! I completely forgot that was a thing. In the next video where I talk about connecting to the controller, I will definitely talk about FPP connect and how you can use that instead of going onto your router. Thank you so much for reminding me about that!
How do you run the falcon player on the raspberry pi and the controller for the pixels
So where my pi is located it gets a weaker to no wifi signal where my laptop in the same location is fine. When I'm outside trying to make show adjustments I can't as the pi is not getting enough signal. Then I have to open the garage door, take the laptop into the garage to make the changes then come back out, close the garage door to see the show. Is there something with the pi's address that is making it have a weaker wifi signal then the laptop? Would changing the ip address of the pi help with a stronger wifi signal? Is there another way to accomplish what I'm trying to do? I run projection mapping shows so the pi and projector are in an enclosed box with plexiglass window facing house and the back wall/door of the enclosure is open when I'm making my changes. There is a schedule set in fpp which always seems to work on the pi even though when I'm out there trying to make changes it never has enough wifi power....baffles me!!!
Also I'm saying pi doesn't have enough signal but what I'm actually talking about is the wifi meter on fpp which I'm assuming is the pi
....or is that meter just for FPP?
So first off, the wifi meter you see on FPP is what the actual signal strength is the PI is getting. FPP is just software on the pi so it's not like it's its own device. Second, changing the IP address won't effect anything unless you have another router or maybe a router extender that's closer to the PI. If you do, then you can connect the PI to that instead. Usually the PIs have pretty decent range so I'm surprised it's strength is worse then your laptop. What PI do you have? Like a 3 or a 4 or something else?
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@@How2Pixel it's the version that's encased in a keyboard
Can any raspberry pie works like the pie 2,3 or has to be the 4
Yes! You can run Falcon Player on a Raspberry Pi Zero, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
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Hi, Nick. I'm not sure if you will see this but, If you have a network switch that's connected to your.router and the raspberry pi connected to the switch would it still work? I'm assuming so because I've seen other people do this but never explain it. So it may sound like an obvious question but I just wanted to make sure. (And for my light show i'll probably switch to a raspberry pi so this video is very helpful. Sorry about the bad spelling. -I'm on my tablet but have a good rest of your.day and looking forward to the nest episode.
---- @JayMikeLights
@JayMikeFun
@JayMikeExtra
It will work just fine.
@snowwolfgaming8428 Like tombonini7393 said, it will work just fine. All a network switch does is allow you to have more ethernet ports around your house, and only have to use 1 ethernet cable between your router and that switch. The switch doesn't mess with anything else, so the set up will be the same. I'm planning on explaining this in a future video in the series, I just haven't gotten that far yet 😅
Ok thanks!