ESPixelstick and DigQuad

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nightalliance

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I'm having trouble looking for info on how to control the universe and start channel of each output on a DigQuad. The controllers I'm familiar with are AlphaPix, Falcon, and Sandevices. Data is received through sACN E1.31 and I'm using Madrix for control. Does ESPixelstick firmware allow me to control each output individually or is it per controller?
 
It is per controller. If you have 100 pixels on each of your 4 ports, then the ESPS is a 400 pixel controller. You can set the start address and universe for the controller and then the next 1200 channels are used by the controller.

You do NOT have to have the same number of pixels on each port. It is fine to have 200 pixels on port 1, 5 pixels on port 2, 30 pixels on port 3 and 500 pixels on port four. Any combination is ok as long as the total is less than 3000 pixels.

IMO, I would NOT use sACN / E1.31. I would use DDP or even better, use an SD card to hold the data and save yourself the aggravation of WiFi lag causing issues.
 
The project I'm working on is for live production with 100 controllers. It will be networked with cat5. I believe Madrix does not output DDP. It seems like I would have to trick it by making each controller the biggest "fixture" I'm using, 800 pixels per controller? It would be nice if it could work like the alphapix controllers.
 
nightalliance said:
The project I'm working on is for live production with 100 controllers. It will be networked with cat5. I believe Madrix does not output DDP. It seems like I would have to trick it by making each controller the biggest "fixture" I'm using, 800 pixels per controller? It would be nice if it could work like the alphapix controllers.
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Hey! Im building (and selling) open-source esp32 based artnet/sacn nodes that are specifically designed to get the best performance using Artnet/sACN. Check it out here, might fit your need perfectly! https://github.com/mdethmers/ESP32-Artnet-Node-receiver/tree/main
 
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