Just wanted to step in and say THANK YOU! I've spent the last 3 DAYS!!! trying to get the Falcon Player and my ras pi remotely connected and you were able to explain it in a way that made sense. Great job!!! I'm seriously so thankful I could cry. Thanks again for taking the time to help others like myself that are just getting started.
I'm watching on New Year's Eve 2023 and I think that your video is excellent, but notice that there was only 127 likes, counting mine, with over 7,300 views. I think this is from the fact it was over the heads of most of those watching. I for one, as an neophyte to this hobby, appreciate your videos!
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! Finally an explanation of and how the Pi controller fits into the operation of shows. I have all the basic components now on hand or on order to start building a show for next season.
Dude thank you so much! Just got my F16v3 v1.03 today and watched a few videos and yours are straight forward, to the point and explained in a way that I understand. Thanks again and I've been watching every video and subscribed.
@@trevilights oh I know I'm working on a Mega Tree with 11 strips of 50 ws2811's each. I'm way behind but getting there. I've been trying to get it going for years with arduinos but finally got a falcon! Your videos are awesome my friend and thanks again!
@@jimijamesnoob685 I am glad you got a Falcon controller. They are great and easy to configure. Very powerful. Building the props is time consuming, thats why many start working on them in summer. I am putting my last pieces this weekend. Hopefully everything will be set by Thanksgiving. I still need to fine tune some of my new sequences.
Just watched this as I forgot to click the notification bell haha. Thank you so much for this. So simple when you explain it. As you suggested in your previous video. I went ahead and purchased a Falcon F16v3, 12v power supply and a few hundred pixels (from a UK supplier who imports from the USA). So I have the Basics. Now to buy the Raspberry Pi. I know the basic components are expensive but from now on all I will need are props, more pixels and extension cables. Once again thank you very much for this simple explanation. Looking forward to the next video. Wishing you a Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Hey Michael. I am glad that you went ahead and got controller. You are going to love working on your show. Let me know if I can be of any help. My best wishes for 2021. Stay safe.
Thank you for taking your time to explain how this all works. I was wondering how to store the show data and it looks like the PI does the job. I look forward to seeing your next video. Great job and thanks again.
@@mackdenn I am using a Pi 3B+ (2 years old now). It only has 1GB Ram and 16GB SD card and it performs very good. But yes I will recommend something more powerful. It is better to invest on something that will last you long. I see there is a Pi 4 which comes with larger RAM. Just make sure it has a full size HDMI connector for a monitor (in case you need it).
Muchas gracias por sus vídeos tan Informativos! El router que conectemos para establecer la red no tiene que estar configurado para el uso de internet verdad? No quisiera usar el router que uso para mi red de la casa (porque está bastante lejos de my yarda). Muchas gracias!
Hola Diego. Muchas gracias por ver mis videos. Estas en lo correcto. El ruteador solo sirve de puente entre tu computadora y el controlador. Una vez que tu Raspberry Pi este configurado y tengas tus secuencia cargadas en el, podrás conectarlo directamente al Falcon Controller para que se comuniquen entre sí y ejecute las secuencias. Ahors bien, podrías comprar un repetidor de WiFi para que tu señal llege hasta tu jardin de enfrente y puedas conectarte a ellos. Saludos.
@@trevilights muchas gracias por responder! Y muchas gracias por sus vídeos, son de mucha ayuda! Apenas estoy empezando a hacer mis propias secuencias. Tengo la idea de hacer un tipo de mashup corto de muchas canciones de navidad, usted recomendaría hacer diferentes secuencias y luego crear una playlist de ellas en el Falcón player, o hacer UNA secuencia (que seria un poco grande)en xlights. Muchas gracias por su ayuda de nuevo. 🙏🏼
The specs says "yes". See link below (row 29). It says no to E131/Arnet/DDP. I run my show in E131 mode, So I guess that if I get one next year I will still need to use the Wifi on my PI to get to it, which I do not mind. Still Confusing. Better give them a call. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LTQzdvSYMrRGI62KTGdh5EmUhVB9uZZMQ4iwWtK7yYk/edit?fbclid=IwAR33f8nxOD-bPBZK3F9M6IILNB96UiWpSwP67KyMHWce-1woMmiiRfcl29c#gid=2005112714
@@trevilights I got one last week. It's been a challenge. The web interface has changed as well. It does Broadcast a wifi signal with an ip address. That's why I asked you the question. I did get it running on xlights, thanks in large part to your videos. I have have the PI coming next week. I'll see how that goes. Thanks again, Trevi!
@@frankhernandez5273 The F16V3 also broadcast an IP address when in standalone or slave mode. But it's only to communicate between devices, not for the web interface. Might be the same for the F16V4. Not sure. Also I read somewhere that using WIFI for streaming e1.131 or Arnet is not recommended due to latency in WIFI.
Yes I can. You can book some time with me on my website trevilights.com. Do you have everything that is needed, like power supply, some pixels and some Ethernet cable?
Thanks for all the help. My only problem is I installed twice wifi and all but keep getting a warning on output chanels (- WARNING, universe outputs are active, but the primary channel output is disabled. No data will be sent.) and it will not ping the controller. Any easy reason. Thanks
Trevi, I have a question. I already set up everything I needed for my Christmas show and now I'm setting up Halloween show but I have only four ports left out of 16. can I simply just use another sd card for my Halloween show?
Hey Jack. SD card? Are you talking about the Raspberry PI SD card? If you already have your Christmas show I highly recommend that you do a 'Save Setting' form the Status Tab in your Falcon Controller. This will save all your String Port setting to a file. I would hate to see you loose all your configuration if something goes wrong. This 'Save Settings' options allows you to do a backup of your ports. So you can delete or reassign your ports as you wish now and you can always load these settings later for your Christmas show. On the raspberry side al you have to do is upload your Halloween songs and sequences and create a new playlist for that. Unless you are running out of space. Let me know if this answers your question.
Thanks for your time doing this and your input, I am sure it will help a lot of people as these show grab a lot people in and get them addicted to this LOL
Hola Vicente!. So, if you are setting the Falcon for the first time you need a router/switch. If you have wireless in your home you can connect it here. And do the initial setup. Obviously you computer should be in the same network. If you Controller is connected to the same network then you are all set. They can see each other. Now, the other option is like you said. Connecting the PI directly to the Controller. For this setup you will need to follow the video below. But you still need to connect the PI at least once to a router/switch and have DHCP enabled to get an IP for the first time. Good luck. ruclips.net/video/Vr-9hDVj2bU/видео.html
hi Trevi thank you for the great vedio again am getting confused here and its not because of you ,you are explaining things in a perfect way its just me not understanding lol.maybe due to watching many vedio about this subject . I already ordered the falcon F16v3 and also the raspberry pi . now I don't want to connect it with wifi because they said there is many issue down the roads and don't have problem getting cat5 to my controller from my routers , so what will be the best way for my set up ?
Hi Mouris. Just plug your F16V3 to your home router using Cat5. You should see in the Falcon OLED display the IP address that your router asigned to it using the DHCP Use this IP to connect to it from you computer. For the PI you will need to follow my video of the first time setup. You need to create a startup SD card with the Falcon Player software. The first time you start the PI also connect it to you router with a Cat5 cable. Give it a minute, then from your browser try connecting to it using fpp or fpp.local Once connected using cat5 you can setup the Wif if you want. Other wise you are done.
@@trevilights thank you for the reply I have watched your vedio carefully twice and by the time to do my set up Iam sure I will watch it again. Now my confusion comes here: When am done with the set up am I going to be able to talk to the PI ( because will be running the show ) and downloading my sequence to it and making the schedule even though I will be connected directly to the controller from my router ?
@@mourisyounan9998 Hi Mouris. Yes, you should be able to do all you see in my videos. Both the Controller and PI are connected to the same network. So they can see each other and your computer as well. Once you can get to both of them you can now start playing around. You will still need to add you controller to xlights in the controller tab and also set the Output Channels on the Falcon Player to point to the IP address of you Controller.
Hey trevi , I'm trying to do an initial set up on my f16v4 controller. Question do you need a raspberry pie to start a show or you can use just the falcon controller. Can you please reply. Thank you
Hi there. You can set your Falcon to player mode and run you sequences for an SD on the controller. You will need an Audio Board to play the music. Make sure you get one. I made a video on this. Using the F16V4 in Player Mode ruclips.net/video/kndYGok8YCw/видео.html
Hi Trevi for the first option did you mean to say that you are using a raspberry PI for that setup as well? Is it possible to use Raspberry Pi3 A+ for this first diagram?
I think you should be okay. Check the hardware requirements at falconchristmas.com Your PI will be running the FPP which will be sending the sequence to the Falcon Controller. The lastest version for the FPP is 6.2
@@trevilights Only issue is that the A+ doesnt have a Ethernet port. Is there a way around that to get it connected to the wifi without the ethernet cable
Tengo entendido que no puedes conectar el cable Ethernet directamente del controlador a tu computadora. Necesitas un router que te proporcione la dirección IP y se haga cargo de la comunicación entre dispositivos. El Falcon player no es necesario. Existe el xlight scheduler que te permite tocar tus secuencias desde tu computadora.
@josegalvan @ trevilights Si, si se puede. Solo tienes que asegúrate que la configuración del puerto eth de tu computadora o laptop usa una IP en el rango de la IP del Falcon controller. Así es que funciona xLights xScheduler. Para que tengas una idea, El Rpi FFP es un reemplazo de xScheduler en tu laptop. Recuerda en esto de los RGB displays, Wi-Fi y routers son el Mal!
Hey Trevi, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I actually just received my f16v4 controller and I am doing a megatree, signing christmas tree, 2 spinner, 3 snowflakes and 6 arches. All bought from boscoyo and also have 2 receiver from falcon. What would you recommend for port setup? I was thinking 1 receiver to the megatree for 1600 pixel, 1 receiver to singing tree and the controller port to the arches. I just can't seem to figure out what would be the best options. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Hey R Pra. Congratulations! Welcome to the Club. I guess one of the main thing to look for is the distance between the controller and your elements. My cable runs are no longer than 25 feet, so I find easier to send it directly from my controller. In my case I have port 1 and 2 for my Mega tree (1200 pixels). Port 3 for the 3 singing bulbs. Port 4 for my Matrix. Port 5 for snowflakes. Port 6 for candy canes and port 7 for the singing tree. I try to keep it simple. Since I still have free ports, I do not worry about optimizing Channels. Good luck!
@@trevilights thank you! Watching too many videos gets pretty confusing when everyone talks about running 1 controller for megatree and seperate everything else with additional controller. I guess for 1600 pixels I may need to run 4 ports and they will be approx 25 ft and I also purchased some amp booster to keep signal strong. Several videos state you can't go over 200 pixel and that's where I get stuck. l'll try it out this weekend and see how it goes and have to mess with Xlights since each port would be 400 lights I'll have 4 ports to play with. I'm still trying to figure out where to get the songs for sequencing and not sure if I need to download it from somewhere or what to do.
@@rpra7392 Yes, It can be confusing. For your 1600 pixel tree you will need two ports. Each will run 800 pixel. Choose port 1 and 2 for this setup. How many stands are you planning to have and how many pixels per strand? 32 x 50? If so, change the setting of your tree to be.. 2 Strings, 800 pixels per string, 16 Strands each string. That's all you need to do. If you get stuck with your setup, you can hire my time in .. trevilights.com. We can chat over a Zoom meeting for 30min.
@@trevilights definitely! I am doing 16 strands with each 100 pixel so I was thinking to do 1 port per 400 pixel, but if it can hold 800 pixel then I can definitely go that route as well. This is my 1st year and I am bit late but hoping to have a nice show for my community. BTW, I subscribed to your channel as your videos have been the most helpful one then others.
Hola Jaime. Para poder hacer la demo tuve que reiniciar la configuración del Falcon Player. Mi dirección original era 10.0.1.85 y es como si el Falcon player fuera un ruteador. Cuando lo conecte físicamente el ruteador de in internet, me dio otro número.
Hey Richard, see if you can connect a monitor to the HDMI port so you can look for error messages. Plug it to your TV. Do you see leds blinking? Type Http://fpp.local on your browser after a few minutes. Is your PI connected to your home router?
@@mintysweb plugged to power? You should at least see some some Leds light up in the PI when you plug it to the power and some boot sequence on your TV.
@@mintysweb You should see green led blinking during the boot sequence. Try removing the SD card and retry. Weird. I hope you did not got a broken PI. My knowledge on PI is very limited. Work for me on the first try. What model of PI you got? Google about starting your model for the first time.
Hi I followed your video to make the pi in wifi but I do not get the wifi symbol after refreshing? It still says FPP (eth0: ip address) do I need my falcon controller connected?
Hi Richard, You do not need the Falcon controller at this point. If you follow the instructions from minute 22:10 you should be good. When setting the IP address for wlan make sure your are selecting DHCP and that you select the correct Wifi and password. Otherwise it will not connect.
Hey, Trevi. I recently had to change my wifi network name and password. Unfortunately, I didn't change that information in the PI beforehand. How do I get back into the PI so I can make those changes. As always, thank you.
One solutions in to plug it to your router using the ethernet port. Then, using xlights FPP Connect, you find the FPP ethernet IP address to connect to it and reset the WIFI settings.
Hey Trevi, I don't know what I did wrong but when I connect the raspberry pi to the router through the ethernet cable and open the browser no data is going through. Do you have any idea why ?
Hey Trevi, Hope all is well. I'm setting up the fpp. In the outputs page when I enter 1 in the outputs count a warning came up. It says WARNING, universe outputs are active, but the primary channel output is disabled. No data will be sent. Do you know what this means and what I should do?
hi Trevi I did set up my controller first and then I did the falcon player exactly like you are doing it . everything works fine but the problem I have now after disconeting the controller from the internet and connecting it to the PI I cant access the controller with the same IP address when I was doing it ,am able to access the flacon player (PI) but not the controller. what am I doing wrong?
If you followed my video you should had assigned a new static IP for your controller in a secondary network with ip like X.X.1.X. That is now you new Ip and should be accessible after you plugged it to the PI. The PI should be on.
@@trevilights I redid everything and am trying the IP address I got when first connect to wireless still cant open page for the controller I even put the IP address from the oled that is showing witch by the way its different from the one I got in the sitting and still cant get access . there is something wrong and I cant figure it out . note:am putting this as a standalone unit in the set up .
@@mourisyounan9998 is the controller plugged to the PI with the ethernet cord? The worst case scenario is.. manually change the IP to what is was before using the buttons next to the oled screen is very simple...and plug it back to your router. Remeber that if you did everything as I showed you will have to used the NEW controller IP address which should have a 1 in the second position from right to left. The IP ethernet IP should also have a 1 in the second position. Restart both devices.
@@trevilights yes the controller plugged with ethernet cord. am following your vedio step by step and everything is the same,exept when you are on the page where you set the universe its showing me this message: Enable e1.31/artnet/DDP output : (- WARNING, universe outputs are active, but the primary channel output is disabled. No data will be sent.)
Hola Juan. All you will need to do to setup a 2nd controller is to assign it another IP Address(obviously). You can then decide what plays on each controller. The Raspberry PI will play two sequence simultaneously. I am planning to get a second controller. I'll be making a video on this topic soon.
@@trevilights Trevi, sorry i didn't ask my question with more detail. I have 6 controllers and was thinking of runing my show off a PI 4. Was able to enter the outputs for 1 controller but do not see how to add the other 5 controllers.
Thanks John. I can tell you are working on something nice for this year. I am glad you are starting now. It takes time to get it perfect. I am also preparing my new show ahead of time.
Trevi it is me again. sorry for all the correspondence I hope I'm not keeping you from other things. I can't log on or bring up the falcon player on my computer. When I put the IP address in it keeps taking to cannot connect or it takes me to a private IP address page with several sites to look at the IP address I used
Is this using WAN or LAN? Try to set everything back to it's original state. Few questions. You are connecting the PI to a router. The same router you are connecting to with your computer using WIFI or cable, correct? Did you try typing "FPP" in your browser URL line?
Connect the PI using an Ethernet cable to your router. Restart PI. Restart you computer also. Give it 5 minutes. Open your browser in your computer and try entering FPP in the web address of your browser.
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Just wanted to step in and say THANK YOU! I've spent the last 3 DAYS!!! trying to get the Falcon Player and my ras pi remotely connected and you were able to explain it in a way that made sense. Great job!!! I'm seriously so thankful I could cry. Thanks again for taking the time to help others like myself that are just getting started.
Hey Nate. Thank you very much for your words.I know frustrating the initial setup can be. I lived it.I am also very happy for you. Happy Holidays.
I'm watching on New Year's Eve 2023 and I think that your video is excellent, but notice that there was only 127 likes, counting mine, with over 7,300 views. I think this is from the fact it was over the heads of most of those watching. I for one, as an neophyte to this hobby, appreciate your videos!
Thank for watching and for you kind words.
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!
Finally an explanation of and how the Pi controller fits into the operation of shows.
I have all the basic components now on hand or on order to start building a show for next season.
You are welcome. I am glad you went for it.
Dude thank you so much! Just got my F16v3 v1.03 today and watched a few videos and yours are straight forward, to the point and explained in a way that I understand. Thanks again and I've been watching every video and subscribed.
Thanks Jimi. Glad to help. Now, build an amazing show. Christmas is almost here!.
@@trevilights oh I know I'm working on a Mega Tree with 11 strips of 50 ws2811's each. I'm way behind but getting there. I've been trying to get it going for years with arduinos but finally got a falcon! Your videos are awesome my friend and thanks again!
@@jimijamesnoob685 I am glad you got a Falcon controller. They are great and easy to configure. Very powerful. Building the props is time consuming, thats why many start working on them in summer. I am putting my last pieces this weekend. Hopefully everything will be set by Thanksgiving. I still need to fine tune some of my new sequences.
All your videos are great. Thank you for sharing.❤
Thanks for watching! Glad to help.
Just watched this as I forgot to click the notification bell haha. Thank you so much for this. So simple when you explain it. As you suggested in your previous video. I went ahead and purchased a Falcon F16v3, 12v power supply and a few hundred pixels (from a UK supplier who imports from the USA). So I have the Basics. Now to buy the Raspberry Pi. I know the basic components are expensive but from now on all I will need are props, more pixels and extension cables. Once again thank you very much for this simple explanation. Looking forward to the next video. Wishing you a Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Hey Michael. I am glad that you went ahead and got controller. You are going to love working on your show. Let me know if I can be of any help. My best wishes for 2021. Stay safe.
Thank you for taking your time to explain how this all works. I was wondering how to store the show data and it looks like the PI does the job. I look forward to seeing your next video. Great job and thanks again.
Thanks D Man. Yes, the sequences and songs are store in thr PI. More videos coming soon. Thanks for watching.
@@trevilights I've been looking at Raspberry Pis and was wondering with one you recommend? Should I get one with more RAM to store more sequences?
@@mackdenn I am using a Pi 3B+ (2 years old now). It only has 1GB Ram and 16GB SD card and it performs very good. But yes I will recommend something more powerful. It is better to invest on something that will last you long. I see there is a Pi 4 which comes with larger RAM. Just make sure it has a full size HDMI connector for a monitor (in case you need it).
WOW!!!!! Great video lots of great info. Awesome channel.
Would like to see some of this year show.
Thanks Danny. I am glad you liked it.
Muchas gracias por sus vídeos tan Informativos! El router que conectemos para establecer la red no tiene que estar configurado para el uso de internet verdad? No quisiera usar el router que uso para mi red de la casa (porque está bastante lejos de my yarda). Muchas gracias!
Hola Diego. Muchas gracias por ver mis videos. Estas en lo correcto. El ruteador solo sirve de puente entre tu computadora y el controlador. Una vez que tu Raspberry Pi este configurado y tengas tus secuencia cargadas en el, podrás conectarlo directamente al Falcon Controller para que se comuniquen entre sí y ejecute las secuencias. Ahors bien, podrías comprar un repetidor de WiFi para que tu señal llege hasta tu jardin de enfrente y puedas conectarte a ellos. Saludos.
@@trevilights muchas gracias por responder! Y muchas gracias por sus vídeos, son de mucha ayuda! Apenas estoy empezando a hacer mis propias secuencias. Tengo la idea de hacer un tipo de mashup corto de muchas canciones de navidad, usted recomendaría hacer diferentes secuencias y luego crear una playlist de ellas en el Falcón player, o hacer UNA secuencia (que seria un poco grande)en xlights. Muchas gracias por su ayuda de nuevo. 🙏🏼
@@diegohurtado9098 Hola Diego. Tal vez estaría mejor una sola secuencia si pudieras mezclas las canciones como si fuera una sola. Saludos.
by the way you explain things very well very good job
Thank you very much. Glad to help.
Thank you for taking the time to explain this out. Hey, do you know if the new F16v4 is Wifi capable?
The specs says "yes". See link below (row 29). It says no to E131/Arnet/DDP. I run my show in E131 mode, So I guess that if I get one next year I will still need to use the Wifi on my PI to get to it, which I do not mind. Still Confusing. Better give them a call.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LTQzdvSYMrRGI62KTGdh5EmUhVB9uZZMQ4iwWtK7yYk/edit?fbclid=IwAR33f8nxOD-bPBZK3F9M6IILNB96UiWpSwP67KyMHWce-1woMmiiRfcl29c#gid=2005112714
@@trevilights I got one last week. It's been a challenge. The web interface has changed as well. It does Broadcast a wifi signal with an ip address. That's why I asked you the question. I did get it running on xlights, thanks in large part to your videos. I have have the PI coming next week. I'll see how that goes. Thanks again, Trevi!
@@frankhernandez5273 The F16V3 also broadcast an IP address when in standalone or slave mode. But it's only to communicate between devices, not for the web interface. Might be the same for the F16V4. Not sure. Also I read somewhere that using WIFI for streaming e1.131 or Arnet is not recommended due to latency in WIFI.
@@trevilights Awesome! Thanks, brother.
Mr. Trevi can you do an initial set up on f16v4 falcon controller and setting up the lights
Yes I can. You can book some time with me on my website trevilights.com. Do you have everything that is needed, like power supply, some pixels and some Ethernet cable?
@@trevilights yes I do thanks
Could you make a video on the Falcon Player setup for V5.3 which has come out recently. Thank You
Will put it In my 'To Do' list.
Trevi have completed a video on the wireless setup from computer to Raspberry PI to the Controller with the cable going from the PI to the controller?
ruclips.net/video/l4YXl0zasLQ/видео.html
Thanks for all the help. My only problem is I installed twice wifi and all but keep getting a warning on output chanels (- WARNING, universe outputs are active, but the primary channel output is disabled. No data will be sent.) and it will not ping the controller. Any easy reason.
Thanks
Hey I got it didn't have the one box checked. Thanks anyway
@@rbwest11 Great. Now you can continue. Have fun.
Man love your videos brotha, Merry X Mass may god bless you and your family. 🙏
Thanks man. And merry Christmas to you too. Stay safe.
Trevi, I have a question. I already set up everything I needed for my Christmas show and now I'm setting up Halloween show but I have only four ports left out of 16. can I simply just use another sd card for my Halloween show?
Hey Jack. SD card? Are you talking about the Raspberry PI SD card?
If you already have your Christmas show I highly recommend that you do a 'Save Setting' form the Status Tab in your Falcon Controller. This will save all your String Port setting to a file. I would hate to see you loose all your configuration if something goes wrong. This 'Save Settings' options allows you to do a backup of your ports. So you can delete or reassign your ports as you wish now and you can always load these settings later for your Christmas show. On the raspberry side al you have to do is upload your Halloween songs and sequences and create a new playlist for that. Unless you are running out of space. Let me know if this answers your question.
@@trevilights ok, I'll 'save settings' and try to upload Halloween sequences. Thank You
great video man. I have a question, do you use FPP instead of xlights? or does xlights talk to FPP?
FPP plays the sequences to the Falcon Controller. I only use xLights to create the layout and sequence. Then I upload them to the FPP.
@@trevilights oh i see. thank you
Thanks for your time doing this and your input, I am sure it will help a lot of people as these show grab a lot people in and get them addicted to this LOL
Your are welcome. And yes, It can become addictive. I am already looking at what to change/add for next year. Thanks for watching.
pls make a video on how to connect led display or hmi to Falcon player so that we have buttons on hmi for starting the showing, changing songs etc
Hi there. Look at the following video. It might give you some ideas.
ruclips.net/video/98F5b0oBtnU/видео.html
👍That worked thanks.
Another question. For the source Interface to use the wifi should the box be wlan0?
Yes, wlan0. The other one eth0 is the wired network
Hello Amigo! Found your channel and like your videos! I have question... Do I need a network switch so the Raspberry Pi can hook up to the F16v3?
Hola Vicente!. So, if you are setting the Falcon for the first time you need a router/switch. If you have wireless in your home you can connect it here. And do the initial setup. Obviously you computer should be in the same network. If you Controller is connected to the same network then you are all set. They can see each other. Now, the other option is like you said. Connecting the PI directly to the Controller. For this setup you will need to follow the video below. But you still need to connect the PI at least once to a router/switch and have DHCP enabled to get an IP for the first time. Good luck.
ruclips.net/video/Vr-9hDVj2bU/видео.html
hi Trevi
thank you for the great vedio again
am getting confused here and its not because of you ,you are explaining things in a perfect way its just me not understanding lol.maybe due to watching many vedio about this subject .
I already ordered the falcon F16v3 and also the raspberry pi .
now I don't want to connect it with wifi because they said there is many issue down the roads and don't have problem getting cat5 to my controller from my routers ,
so what will be the best way for my set up ?
Hi Mouris. Just plug your F16V3 to your home router using Cat5. You should see in the Falcon OLED display the IP address that your router asigned to it using the DHCP
Use this IP to connect to it from you computer.
For the PI you will need to follow my video of the first time setup. You need to create a startup SD card with the Falcon Player software. The first time you start the PI also connect it to you router with a Cat5 cable. Give it a minute, then from your browser try connecting to it using fpp or fpp.local
Once connected using cat5 you can setup the Wif if you want. Other wise
you are done.
@@trevilights thank you for the reply
I have watched your vedio carefully twice and by the time to do my set up Iam sure I will watch it again.
Now my confusion comes here:
When am done with the set up am I going to be able to talk to the PI ( because will be running the show ) and downloading my sequence to it and making the schedule even though I will be connected directly to the controller from my router ?
@@mourisyounan9998 Hi Mouris. Yes, you should be able to do all you see in my videos. Both the Controller and PI are connected to the same network. So they can see each other and your computer as well. Once you can get to both of them you can now start playing around. You will still need to add you controller to xlights in the controller tab and also set the Output Channels on the Falcon Player to point to the IP address of you Controller.
Hey trevi , I'm trying to do an initial set up on my f16v4 controller. Question do you need a raspberry pie to start a show or you can use just the falcon controller. Can you please reply. Thank you
Hi there. You can set your Falcon to player mode and run you sequences for an SD on the controller. You will need an Audio Board to play the music. Make sure you get one. I made a video on this.
Using the F16V4 in Player Mode
ruclips.net/video/kndYGok8YCw/видео.html
Great THANK YOU.
Hi Trevi for the first option did you mean to say that you are using a raspberry PI for that setup as well? Is it possible to use Raspberry Pi3 A+ for this first diagram?
I think you should be okay. Check the hardware requirements at
falconchristmas.com
Your PI will be running the FPP which will be sending the sequence to the Falcon Controller. The lastest version for the FPP is 6.2
BTW, The interface will look very different from this video.
@@trevilights Only issue is that the A+ doesnt have a Ethernet port. Is there a way around that to get it connected to the wifi without the ethernet cable
@@rashmedo No, you need an ethernet port. No other way.
@@trevilights In that case is a beaglebone an option to use with a falcon controller. Is that even compatible with a falcon ?
Sepuede usar el control falcon con solamente el laptop sin un router??
Tengo entendido que no puedes conectar el cable Ethernet directamente del controlador a tu computadora. Necesitas un router que te proporcione la dirección IP y se haga cargo de la comunicación entre dispositivos. El Falcon player no es necesario. Existe el xlight scheduler que te permite tocar tus secuencias desde tu computadora.
@josegalvan @ trevilights
Si, si se puede. Solo tienes que asegúrate que la configuración del puerto eth de tu computadora o laptop usa una IP en el rango de la IP del Falcon controller. Así es que funciona xLights xScheduler. Para que tengas una idea, El Rpi FFP es un reemplazo de xScheduler en tu laptop. Recuerda en esto de los RGB displays, Wi-Fi y routers son el Mal!
@@jorgebolivar gracias Jorge por confirmar que si se puede. Gracias por tu ayuda. Saludos.
could i just put a controller outside and run a cable to it to controller my pixels
Yes. You will need power and a network cable from your router. Or go wireless as I explain in one of my videos. Whatever works better for you.
Hey Trevi, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I actually just received my f16v4 controller and I am doing a megatree, signing christmas tree, 2 spinner, 3 snowflakes and 6 arches. All bought from boscoyo and also have 2 receiver from falcon. What would you recommend for port setup? I was thinking 1 receiver to the megatree for 1600 pixel, 1 receiver to singing tree and the controller port to the arches. I just can't seem to figure out what would be the best options. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Hey R Pra. Congratulations! Welcome to the Club. I guess one of the main thing to look for is the distance between the controller and your elements. My cable runs are no longer than 25 feet, so I find easier to send it directly from my controller. In my case I have port 1 and 2 for my Mega tree (1200 pixels). Port 3 for the 3 singing bulbs. Port 4 for my Matrix. Port 5 for snowflakes. Port 6 for candy canes and port 7 for the singing tree. I try to keep it simple. Since I still have free ports, I do not worry about optimizing Channels.
Good luck!
@@trevilights thank you! Watching too many videos gets pretty confusing when everyone talks about running 1 controller for megatree and seperate everything else with additional controller. I guess for 1600 pixels I may need to run 4 ports and they will be approx 25 ft and I also purchased some amp booster to keep signal strong. Several videos state you can't go over 200 pixel and that's where I get stuck. l'll try it out this weekend and see how it goes and have to mess with Xlights since each port would be 400 lights I'll have 4 ports to play with. I'm still trying to figure out where to get the songs for sequencing and not sure if I need to download it from somewhere or what to do.
@@rpra7392 Yes, It can be confusing. For your 1600 pixel tree you will need two ports. Each will run 800 pixel. Choose port 1 and 2 for this setup. How many stands are you planning to have and how many pixels per strand? 32 x 50? If so, change the setting of your tree to be.. 2 Strings, 800 pixels per string, 16 Strands each string. That's all you need to do. If you get stuck with your setup, you can hire my time in .. trevilights.com. We can chat over a Zoom meeting for 30min.
@@trevilights definitely! I am doing 16 strands with each 100 pixel so I was thinking to do 1 port per 400 pixel, but if it can hold 800 pixel then I can definitely go that route as well. This is my 1st year and I am bit late but hoping to have a nice show for my community. BTW, I subscribed to your channel as your videos have been the most helpful one then others.
@@rpra7392 Glad to help. Are you do a 180 degeee tree or a 360? 16 strands are too few for a round tree.
gracias por tus videos son muy buenos
una pregunta porque cambiastes el ip adress de 10.0.1.85 a 10.0.0.85
esto me tiene confundido
muchas gracias
Hola Jaime. Para poder hacer la demo tuve que reiniciar la configuración del Falcon Player. Mi dirección original era 10.0.1.85 y es como si el Falcon player fuera un ruteador. Cuando lo conecte físicamente el ruteador de in internet, me dio otro número.
@@trevilights gracias por tus videos son muy buenos
I did all you did. But my Pi did not seem to boot? Any suggestions
Hey Richard, see if you can connect a monitor to the HDMI port so you can look for error messages. Plug it to your TV.
Do you see leds blinking? Type Http://fpp.local on your browser after a few minutes. Is your PI connected to your home router?
Was plugged into ether port on network extender. Seemed to do nothing. No signal on tv
@@mintysweb plugged to power? You should at least see some some Leds light up in the PI when you plug it to the power and some boot sequence on your TV.
I get a red led and thats all
@@mintysweb You should see green led blinking during the boot sequence. Try removing the SD card and retry. Weird. I hope you did not got a broken PI. My knowledge on PI is very limited. Work for me on the first try. What model of PI you got? Google about starting your model for the first time.
Hi I followed your video to make the pi in wifi but I do not get the wifi symbol after refreshing? It still says FPP (eth0: ip address) do I need my falcon controller connected?
Hi Richard, You do not need the Falcon controller at this point. If you follow the instructions from minute 22:10 you should be good. When setting the IP address for wlan make sure your are selecting DHCP and that you select the correct Wifi and password. Otherwise it will not connect.
Hey, Trevi. I recently had to change my wifi network name and password. Unfortunately, I didn't change that information in the PI beforehand. How do I get back into the PI so I can make those changes. As always, thank you.
One solutions in to plug it to your router using the ethernet port. Then, using xlights FPP Connect, you find the FPP ethernet IP address to connect to it and reset the WIFI settings.
@@trevilights Awesome and very helpful. I will give that a try. Thank you Trevi!!
Hey Trevi,
I don't know what I did wrong but when I connect the raspberry pi to the router through the ethernet cable and open the browser no data is going through.
Do you have any idea why ?
Have you installed the OS and Falcon player into the sd card? If so. It take a few minutes. The open browser and type fpp into the http bar.
Hey Trevi,
Hope all is well.
I'm setting up the fpp. In the outputs page when I enter 1 in the outputs count a warning came up.
It says WARNING, universe outputs are active, but the primary channel output is disabled. No data will be sent.
Do you know what this means and what I should do?
All good here, thanks. In the E1.31 setup page, next to the title there ia small checkbox that should be enabled. It says Output.
@@trevilights 👍Thanks that worked.
The source Interface can i have it wlan0 for using the wifi?
hi Trevi
I did set up my controller first and then I did the falcon player exactly like you are doing it .
everything works fine but the problem I have now after disconeting the controller from the internet and connecting it to the PI I cant access the controller with the same IP address when I was doing it ,am able to access the flacon player (PI) but not the controller.
what am I doing wrong?
If you followed my video you should had assigned a new static IP for your controller in a secondary network with ip like X.X.1.X. That is now you new Ip and should be accessible after you plugged it to the PI. The PI should be on.
By the way. The oled screen on the falcon should have the ip address to connect to it.
@@trevilights I redid everything and am trying the IP address I got when first connect to wireless still cant open page for the controller I even put the IP address from the oled that is showing witch by the way its different from the one I got in the sitting and still cant get access .
there is something wrong and I cant figure it out .
note:am putting this as a standalone unit in the set up .
@@mourisyounan9998 is the controller plugged to the PI with the ethernet cord? The worst case scenario is.. manually change the IP to what is was before using the buttons next to the oled screen is very simple...and plug it back to your router. Remeber that if you did everything as I showed you will have to used the NEW controller IP address which should have a 1 in the second position from right to left. The IP ethernet IP should also have a 1 in the second position. Restart both devices.
@@trevilights yes the controller plugged with ethernet cord.
am following your vedio step by step and everything is the same,exept when you are on the page where you set the universe its showing me this message:
Enable e1.31/artnet/DDP output : (- WARNING, universe outputs are active, but the primary channel output is disabled. No data will be sent.)
LOVE YOUR RUclips VIDEO'S TREVI. HOW DO I SET UP A 2ND CONTROLLER. I WOULD LIKE TO PAY AND SET UP A ZOOM MEETING WITH YOU.
Hola Juan. All you will need to do to setup a 2nd controller is to assign it another IP Address(obviously). You can then decide what plays on each controller. The Raspberry PI will play two sequence simultaneously. I am planning to get a second controller. I'll be making a video on this topic soon.
@@trevilights Trevi, sorry i didn't ask my question with more detail. I have 6 controllers and was thinking of runing my show off a PI 4. Was able to enter the outputs for 1 controller but do not see how to add the other 5 controllers.
Great Video Thank You
Thanks John. I can tell you are working on something nice for this year. I am glad you are starting now. It takes time to get it perfect. I am also preparing my new show ahead of time.
All I get is flash failed , no matter how many cards I use ,
Trevi it is me again. sorry for all the correspondence I hope I'm not keeping you from other things. I can't log on or bring up the falcon player on my computer. When I put the IP address in it keeps taking to cannot connect or it takes me to a private IP address page with several sites to look at the IP address I used
Is this using WAN or LAN? Try to set everything back to it's original state. Few questions. You are connecting the PI to a router. The same router you are connecting to with your computer using WIFI or cable, correct? Did you try typing "FPP" in your browser URL line?
Connect the PI using an Ethernet cable to your router. Restart PI. Restart you computer also. Give it 5 minutes. Open your browser in your computer and try entering FPP in the web address of your browser.
@@trevilights thank you Ill have to put you on my Christmas List
@@johnjahner3389 Great !!!
@@trevilights How do I get The FPP to recognize My controller. I'm not using a Falcon Controller and I would like to set it up in FPP