In this post, I will describe how we connected our LOR 16 channel controller to one of our AlphaPix 4 controllers. We will use the RS 485 jack on the AlphaPix controller to hook to the LOR controller. You will… Continue Reading →

We began the setup of our display on October 11th.  Once big part of the setup was hanging the Horizontal Matrix above the garage doors.  I enlisted the help of my Cousin, Roger, who has been working with metal most… Continue Reading →

This is a follow up to the post about the timing issues.  We received the E1.31 bridge, I made the DMX to LOR crossover cable and we put it all in place. I used the network line that originally ran through… Continue Reading →

While I was talking with a friend of mine – Jeremy Fisher, owner of 3HourFlip.com (a site you really should visit), we discussed storage of extension cords.  I had been taught year ago by a friend, Bob Wilson, a process… Continue Reading →

A new opportunity for improvement presented itself once we got the working mini display setup in the back yard. We decided to set this display up to give us a small visual component that we can use during the programming… Continue Reading →

Well I have encountered my first major problem.  The last time I tested, the arches were operating normally.  I decided to hook them up, outside in the back yard along with a few of the other display elements so that… Continue Reading →

              This is post number 2 in the series about how we configured, built and tested our leaping arches. Here we will discuss how to finalize the configuration of the AlphaPix controller.  You will need to… Continue Reading →

In this post I will be demonstrating the setup and configuration for the Alphapix .  These steps would also work with the AlphaPix 16 but I’ll be using the 4 for the leaping arches. There is a set of buttons we… Continue Reading →