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Sale/Trade / Re: WTB Wirless Transmitter Version 1
« on: June 23, 2011, 10:11:26 am »
You have a PM for a v1.
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Sale/Trade / Re: For Sale - LE kit from last year
« on: June 20, 2011, 10:06:25 am »
This unit has been SOLD
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Sale/Trade / For Sale - LE kit from last year - SOLD
« on: June 02, 2011, 01:16:13 pm »
Again, just clearing out my stash of kits/parts/etc that I've had sitting not doing anything.
This is an LE kit from the coop early last year. Never made it out of any of the packaging, since I started more DC and LED based stuff, and am going the RGB direction big time this year.
$60 plus shipping and PayPal fee.
PM if interested. I'll be on the road next week, so this won't get shipped out till next weekend at the earliest.
This is an LE kit from the coop early last year. Never made it out of any of the packaging, since I started more DC and LED based stuff, and am going the RGB direction big time this year.
$60 plus shipping and PayPal fee.
PM if interested. I'll be on the road next week, so this won't get shipped out till next weekend at the earliest.
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Sale/Trade / For Sale - MR16 and SSR PCBs - SOLD
« on: June 02, 2011, 01:11:29 pm »
Cleaning out some unused items from my stash. With my move to more RGB, I won't be needing these.
Prices are per PCB, do not include parts, with shipping and PayPal fee that need to be added. Since these are just PCBs, they should go in a envelope, rather than a box, and so shipping should be around $2.
MR16 PCB v1 (2008) - $7.50 - qty 1 - SOLD
SSR4 PCB v2.0 (2008) - $4 ea. - qty 3 - SOLD
Mark
Prices are per PCB, do not include parts, with shipping and PayPal fee that need to be added. Since these are just PCBs, they should go in a envelope, rather than a box, and so shipping should be around $2.
MR16 PCB v1 (2008) - $7.50 - qty 1 - SOLD
SSR4 PCB v2.0 (2008) - $4 ea. - qty 3 - SOLD
Mark
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Olive Studio / Re: New Olive Release coming May 6
« on: May 07, 2011, 11:16:08 pm »
Any update - it's now May 7, and soon to be May 8.
I just checked your site, and there's no new news there either....
I just checked your site, and there's no new news there either....
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The Porch / Re: Newbie Needs Help
« on: October 01, 2010, 10:08:35 am »
And remember, you can use your LOR controllers with DMX, so if you wanted to start with a DMX dongle, keep using your current LOR controllers, and add to them with DIY controllers like the MR16-DC controller or others available here, you can!
DOn't hesitate to ask questions, since there are lots of helpful folks willing to answer them!
DOn't hesitate to ask questions, since there are lots of helpful folks willing to answer them!
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Lynx Express / Re: resistor burned up
« on: September 17, 2010, 06:40:24 pm »
One other comment. There's entirely too much solder on some of the joints on the component side of the board. Hopefully, you're soldering the leads on the other side of the board when you are putting the components in. You need to be sure you're heating both the lead from the component and the metal trace on the circuit board.
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The Porch / Re: Why DMX?
« on: September 12, 2010, 07:48:43 pm »
Most of the good points have already been mentioned by several posters.
For me, DMX is just another "language" that can be used to talk to controllers. It is field proven in the theater industry. Because of all the varied conditions of theater, and the fact that shows setup and take down often, it had to be rugged and resilient.
The Christmas light "industry" has grown quite a bit in the last few years. Since there were a few "big" manufacturers, their "private" protocols or languages were popular. However, as things progressed, the flexibility and ruggedness of DMX becomes more important.
The one other thing about DMX vs LOR or AL or Renard is the "streaming" aspect of DMX. LOR is transactional in that it sends a change in state of a channel one time and only one time. DMX streams continuously every second, so if one change communication is missed, it will be repeated on the next cycle. That's why an intelligent dongle is necessary - to keep sending the DMX signal even if no lights change their state.
For me, DMX is just another "language" that can be used to talk to controllers. It is field proven in the theater industry. Because of all the varied conditions of theater, and the fact that shows setup and take down often, it had to be rugged and resilient.
The Christmas light "industry" has grown quite a bit in the last few years. Since there were a few "big" manufacturers, their "private" protocols or languages were popular. However, as things progressed, the flexibility and ruggedness of DMX becomes more important.
The one other thing about DMX vs LOR or AL or Renard is the "streaming" aspect of DMX. LOR is transactional in that it sends a change in state of a channel one time and only one time. DMX streams continuously every second, so if one change communication is missed, it will be repeated on the next cycle. That's why an intelligent dongle is necessary - to keep sending the DMX signal even if no lights change their state.
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Finished COOPS / Re: 4th Express Coop of the year
« on: August 18, 2010, 05:53:42 pm »
Package showed up at my doorstep as well.
More stuff to do - less time to do it...!
More stuff to do - less time to do it...!
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Finished COOPS / Re: 4th Express Coop of the year
« on: July 31, 2010, 05:17:26 pm »
I'll take one. Just in case I need another controller...
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Finished COOPS / Re: 16 channel DC Controller (AKA MR16 Controller) Coop
« on: July 27, 2010, 04:22:30 pm »
Sign me up for 2. I like the changes made, and I still have one old board and parts that I hadn't put together...
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Sale/Trade / Re: WANTED: splitter pcb
« on: June 24, 2010, 05:07:48 pm »
Jerry,
Still looking? I have at least one or two PCBs, and probably some of the parts. Just went through my box and found them...
Mark
Still looking? I have at least one or two PCBs, and probably some of the parts. Just went through my box and found them...
Mark
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Sale/Trade / Re: wanted: tx version 1.x pcb or unit and spliter pcb or unit
« on: June 24, 2010, 05:06:50 pm »
I have a v1 TX PCB, RF module, and probably the rest of the kit if you want. have to check to see if all the parts are in the bag, but let me know...
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Lynx Express / Re: Driving rgb ledtrips
« on: May 05, 2010, 12:44:57 pm »
Ronny,
If you don't want to have a PC connected, and need to run the strips on 12V DC, then the LE isn't the right controller for this.
As dmoore said, you can find cheap standalone controllers that will drive RGB strips in certain color patterns for less money that what it would take to build a Lynx Express.
If you don't want to have a PC connected, and need to run the strips on 12V DC, then the LE isn't the right controller for this.
As dmoore said, you can find cheap standalone controllers that will drive RGB strips in certain color patterns for less money that what it would take to build a Lynx Express.
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Finished COOPS / Re: Soldering practice kit coop
« on: April 12, 2010, 10:46:32 pm »
Got my SMT kit today.
Thanks,
Mark
Thanks,
Mark