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Pixel Type (RGB Integrated Circuit)
This field selects the type of pixel control integrated
circuit. The currently supported pixel drivers are:
1. WS2811 400KHz (UCS1903)
2. WS2811 800KHz (UCS1903)
3. WS2801
4. SM16716
5. LDP6803
6. TMI1803
7. TMI1804
8. TMI1809
9. DMX (Used by Pixie4DMX)*
10. 943
11. 943-2**
There are also some “(Reserved IC x), …” slots.
These are so additional RGB ICs can be added
without requiring a software release.
* This type outputs intensity data in DMX format.
Only the Pixie4DMX has RS485 outputs which will
create DMX universes that can be connected to
DMX fixtures. Other Pixies will accept this output
type, but will still output 5v logic levels, not RS485.
** If an RGB IC type is followed by “-n” it means that
‘n’ adjacent pixels will be combined by the controller.
E.g. if the ribbons have 100 pixels, the controller is
configured for 50 pixels and the RGB IC is 943-2,
then 2 adjacent pixels on the ribbon will react for
each of the 50 configured pixels. It reduces the
number of pixels the ribbons appear to be by a
factor of 2.
Pixie
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RGB (Color) Order
Selects the order in which the red, green and blue
intensities are sent to the RGB ICs. If you don’t
know the color order of your pixels, choose RGB.
Then press the test button. The test pattern always
starts with red, then green and finally blue. The
actual order of colors you see is what you need to
set the color order to.
Pixels per Port
This sets the number of physical pixels on a port.
Range is 1 to 200.
Logical Resolution
If the number of Pixels Per Port is not 50, then the
only resolutions possible are 1 (pixel strings react as
one big pixel), and full resolution – the pixels per
port (logical resolution should be set to 50).
Otherwise, old CCR compatibility mode is possible
and the following applies:
Logical resolution is the number of pixels that a bulb
string appears as in the Sequence Editor. This must
be set to 50 if you intend to use the Resolution,
Macro & Color Effect channels (old CCR/CCB/CCP
compatibility). You can always change the logical
resolution on the fly using the Resolution channel.
A bulb string has 50 physical pixels (bulbs,) but to
make programming less tedious, it can be set to a
lower logical resolution. This means that adjacent
physical pixels (bulbs) will be merged. E.g. If the
string is set to a logical resolution of 5 pixels, then
10 adjacent bulbs will respond as one – the string
will appear to be 5 segments.
