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Your Pixie Driver 8000 is programmed not to allow Pixie Strip fixtures to be added in such a way that
the maximum number of pixels per port would be exceeded. This is done by limiting the number of Pixie
Strip units that can be selected in the System Menu based on what has already been set up on the unit.
If we look at the example from the previous section, where 34 Pixie Strip 30s have been set up on a
single port in Kling-Net mode, the System Menu will not allow any further fixtures to be set up on that
port, regardless of model. This is because 34 fixtures, times 30 pixels per fixture, occupies 1020 pixels.
If we then tried to set up a Pixie Strip 60, the System Menu would not allow any values other than “0”
to be selected, because the port has no remaining free pixel capacity.
If you are having trouble adding the desired number of fixtures to a driver port, double check the
number of fixtures of other Pixie Strip models that have been set up to see if they are using up all of
the available pixel space on that port.
Now that we have freed up pixels on this driver port, we are able to add the Pixie Strip 60, as desired.
The System Menu now allows you to increase the number of Pixie Strip 60s on this driver port to 1, but
it will not allow you to increase the number any higher because there are not enough pixels free to add
more than 1 Pixie Strip 60. Notice, too, that the only selectable value for Pixie Strip 120s is “0” due to
the fact that 60 free pixels is not enough to run a single Pixie Strip 120.
PIXELS IN USE
PIXELS FREE
34 x Pixie Strip 30
1020 pixels
1020 pixel capacity
- 1020 pixels in use
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0 pixels free
0 x Pixie Strip 60
0 pixels
0 x Pixie Strip 120
0 pixels
1020 total pixels in use
PIXELS IN USE
PIXELS FREE
32 x Pixie Strip 30
960 pixels
1020 pixel capacity
- 960 pixels in use
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60 pixels free
0 x Pixie Strip 60
0 pixels
0 x Pixie Strip 120
0 pixels
960 total pixels in use
In this case, we would first need to “make room” on this driver port by reducing the number of Pixie
Strip 30s that are set up. If we reduce the number of Pixie Strip 30s by two units, we then have a total
free pixel capacity of 60 pixels on this port.
If you are having trouble adding the desired number of fixtures to a driver port, double check the num-
ber of fixtures of other Pixie Strip models that have been set up to see if they are using up all of the
available pixel space on that port.
PIXELS IN USE
PIXELS FREE
32 x Pixie Strip 30
960 pixels
1020 pixel capacity
- 1020 pixels in use
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0 pixels free
1 x Pixie Strip 60
60 pixels
0 x Pixie Strip 120
0 pixels
1020 total pixels in use
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