Smart String Project 2013-2016

[chrisatpsu]

Decided to start this with the ideas for next year.

Smart Meteors

Smart Icicles

Smart Strobes (thanks to zwiller)

[rrowan]

hmm after this year's fun

Maybe you should have a project done before you talk about it LOL

besides that I am curious about the Smart Icicles the most

Rick R.

[chrisatpsu]

well, i throw out the idea, in case others might have ideas, and keeping it all in one thread, i can keep track. sorta like a journal.

[SteveMaris]

Start on them now! 

[sebjsan]

Smart strobes ?

[chrisatpsu]

Start on them now! 

I have to wait at least until after my daughter's birthday  (Jan 2nd)

Smart strobes ?

Yes, Smart Strobes.

[rm357]

Strobes:

So like 0 is off and 1 to 255 is the number of flashes in 30 seconds or something like that?

[JonB256]

While I like my Xenon strobes, if they were 3 watt LEDs?  Perhaps 2 of them inside a C9 cover for light dispersal?

[chrisatpsu]

Strobes:

So like 0 is off and 1 to 255 is the number of flashes in 30 seconds or something like that?

0-255 intensity level on a high power LED (not aetherII high power), possibly RGB   



I'm not impressed with the meteors/icycles or strobes I've seen so far.

Xenon strobes really weren't bright enough compared to the hype I hear about them.

[chrisatpsu]

After realizing the projects for this year, i guess meteors and icicles are essentially the same?

if there is any difference, i guess it would be the length?

[t.jo13]

Xenon strobes really weren't bright enough compared to the hype I hear about them

are you looking at them with you sunglasses on? 

[sebjsan]

Yeah, I have xenon strobes and they are bright.

[sean815]

i was planning on smart icicle strings for 2013 for snow, meteor, and matrix effects. But after coming back from the Osbourne light show at Disney, I want to go full on curtain strings on my house.

Just worried if the software/hardware we have currently will support multiple universes of pixelnet. Whats the most pixelnet channels running that we currently know about? without issues.

[davron12]

Decided to start this with the ideas for next year.

Smart Meteors

Smart Icicles

Smart Strobes (thanks to zwiller)

I second the icicles and strobes. I was actually already planning on converting my LightShow icicles over to smart icicles next year. They look really pretty, but I can't do much with them in a show, so I was thinking of taking out the existing led strip and replacing it with a smart strip. Shouldn't be too hard.

[zwiller]

Strobes man...  Strobes.   

Xenons are probably bright enough enough but it's the other issues...  Moisture, lack of randomness, and cost.  I was half tempted to try some xenons this year but I was glad I didn't since it was a very wet season for me.  I don't think t here is any argument that the xenons will outperform led options but not without the aforementioned issues. 

Initially I wondered if there was a way to create a system that uses 3 dmx channels to control speed, randomness, or duration.  The Aussie folks have a couple of options just thought we could too.