DiyLightAnimation
Software => Vixen => Topic started by: CarlRay on December 29, 2009, 01:38:28 pm
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Does anyone have any experience using the Parallax 16 channel USB Servo Controller with Vixen. I am getting an error when I try to create a sequence using the Parallax PSC plugin which is supposed to let me use this board.
The error message I am getting is:
"An exception occurred when trying to initialize the plugin for setup. Error: String was not recognized as a valid Boolean."
Any suggestions on how to make this work?
Carl
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So my first thought is what version of Vixen are you using and what version of vixen is the plugin created for? That type of error would normally represent a difference in method params, typically what you would see if you changed a method signature... ie method(bool param) vs method(string param). Also, check the version of the parallax api that the plugin was written for. That could have potentially have been changed.
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Thanks for the reply.
I have tried with Vixen 2.1 and 2.5 on three different computers. I do not know what version of Vixen the plugin was created for. How would I be able to find that information? I just downloaded the Parallax PSC plugin from the plugins download area at www.vixenlights.com/downloads.html. There was only the one to choose from! Am I mistaken to think that the plugin will allow me to run the board directly from Vixen? Do I need to have another program running with Vixen in order to use the plugin? If so, where would I obtain such a program or API as you say? The only other program that I have is the standalone control program that allows me to run the servos which I obtained from Parallax. This board will allow me to run the servos from VSA (Visual Show Automation) directly. I just naturally assumed I could do the same with Vixen. Is this not the case?
Carl