Found these pathway candy canes at Big Lots after 2013. I had plans to use dumb RGB nodes in them, but realized it would take a lot more work and use up many more dumb channels than necessary. They were… Read More
Pixel Spinner with 96 Pixels
Rebuilding and replacing my original pixel strip spinners for 2015. These spinners will have 12 pixels per leg. The old spinners had 5 pixels on each leg. This should provide a much more dense look to the spinner while giving… Read More
Testing RGB Connector using Multimeter
Building a few new dumb RGB controllers in the shop this week and though I’d show how to test for continuity between 2 different connectors. Wire colors have changed since last year, and I wanted to verify that I was… Read More
Converting a computer power supply for RGB and low voltage lighting use
This video shows how I converted some free computer power supplies that were salvaged from St Sebastian Catholic School in Belle Vernon, PA In 2013, I converted my light display over to RGB low voltage LED lighting. There is a… Read More
GE Color Effects (GECE) Pixel Spinner How-To Build
Building a GE Color Effects Pixel spinner using PVC pipe. Total of 64 pixels make up this spinner. So far I’m pretty happy with the results. At the end of the video is a demo with music to show how… Read More
Building a 27 channel RGB Controller
I have assembeled 7 of these controllers already. This controller is different due to the use of a converted computer power supply. The form factor is much larger than a commercially specific power supply that sits much more flat. In… Read More
Setting Up E1.31 on Windows 7 (Part 4 DMX Controller Setup)
This final video is dedicated to setting up the “EASY DMX” controller boards used in RGB displays. The video demonstrates how all the components connect together. Following the instructional section is a demonstration of the entire setup running a sample… Read More
Setting Up E1.31 on Windows 7 (Part 3B E682 to DMX)
This is the 3rd video in the series. The video is broken down into 2 parts (due to length). This video gets you connected to the E682 web setup page. From this page you can setup the E682 to output… Read More
Setting Up E1.31 on Windows 7 (Part 3A E682 to DMX)
This is the 3rd video in the series. The video is broken down into 2 parts (due to length). This video gets you connected to the E682 web setup page. From this page you can setup the board to output… Read More
Setting Up E1.31 on Windows 7 (Part 2 LOR and E1.31 Output)
Part 2 of this series shows how to configure LOR . We go through network settings in the S3 software as well as configuring the universes . We also discuss a bit of Multicast vs Unicast. Finally there is a… Read More