D-Light DMX & Aurora

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   I'm in the military and have not been able to put up my Christmas display for the last three years due to military moves.  I planned on doing it again this year.  I come back on line and everything has changed.

Everything ran great for 2012 but it appears everything is moving to DMX.

Here's what I have:

8 ACx16 controllers running the latest firmware from D-light

4 ACx8 controllers running the latest firmware from D-light

Aurora software version 1.069

Windows 10 on a desktop

Question?

1) Is anyone else using D-light hardware using DMX and Aurora?  

2) If so, how did you reprogram your PICs?

3) Did you need to do anything with your current sequences programmed using Aurora?

4) If so, was it a simple translation or did you need to re-invent the wheel.

Thanks for your help

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searayovernighter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 10 Dec 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Quote Reply Topic: D-Light DMX & Aurora Posted: 05 Oct 2015 at 8:32pm
	I'm in the military and have not been able to put up my Christmas display for the last three years due to military moves. I planned on doing it again this year. I come back on line and everything has changed. Everything ran great for 2012 but it appears everything is moving to DMX. Here's what I have: 8 ACx16 controllers running the latest firmware from D-light 4 ACx8 controllers running the latest firmware from D-light Aurora software version 1.069 Windows 10 on a desktop Question? 1) Is anyone else using D-light hardware using DMX and Aurora? 2) If so, how did you reprogram your PICs? 3) Did you need to do anything with your current sequences programmed using Aurora? 4) If so, was it a simple translation or did you need to re-invent the wheel. Thanks for your help


BigDPS Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Beta Testers Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 471	Quote Reply Posted: 07 Oct 2015 at 4:50pm
	1: Yes 2: Using a PIC2 EEPROM burner 3: Depending on which version, you have to convert your sequences to DMX using Aurora software found in the forum 4: It was a challenge for me since I had a bogus DMX file on my boxes. Once that was figured out, it was easy. If it hadn't been that, it would have been pretty good . Also, you can count on help from others when in a bind.


beavis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Quote Reply Posted: 23 Oct 2015 at 12:09am
	Did the same conversion last year. I just got a hold of Daryl from d-light though and he was able to send me the new dmx eeproms for a minimal fee. I only needed 3 though for my acx16s. The sequences work fine in aurora once you get your mind around how the channel assignments line up. You don't really have to redo the songs. Just realign the channel assignments in one song and then you can import that channel assignment into your other songs.

Lopdrop Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 16 Nov 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Quote Reply Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 9:13pm
	Where can I buy a decent PIC2 EEPROM burner? Like a model you know works. Lopdrop

BigDPS Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Beta Testers Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 471	Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 2015 at 1:33pm
	I had bought mine on eBay for 25$. http://www.ebay.com/itm/iCA03-USB-Microchip-PIC-dsPIC-EEPROM-ICSP-Zif-Socket-Programmer-Set-PICkit2-SW-/390699614574?hash=item5af783016e:m:muRGyP-hpliTZwqepVoxxzA Edited by BigDPS - 06 Dec 2015 at 1:34pm