Lasers
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Category: Aurora Sequencer Software
Forum Name: Feature Requests
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URL: http://www.aurorashow.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=509
Printed Date: 12 Mar 2025 at 8:04pm
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 9.06 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Lasers
Posted By: bcwinery
Subject: Lasers
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2008 at 8:33pm
| Is there any way to use Aurora with lasers? Has anyone tried/had luck using different lasers? If so....I would like to know. Thanks! |
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Posted By: Jonathan
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2008 at 11:53pm
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In order for lasers to work with Aurora, they would need to be powered by either AC or DC current, and be able to turn on simply by having power applied to their channel (unlike, say a computer which needs a button pressed after power is applied to turn it on). Then, just like a light strand, you would use your controller (e.g. Acx16 or DCx16) for the channel needed, and you would then program your effects as usual. ------------- ~Jonathan |
Posted By: Slinkard
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2008 at 10:08am
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But in the near future (I don't think this year) there will be DMX support. Most lasers that I have dealt with use this for control. When that is released you'll have all the control you need. ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/"> 
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Posted By: LightsOnLogan
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2008 at 10:56am
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Aurora can do DMX today with the use of a protocol bridge like the LOR iDMX. One of these devices will map the 512 DMX channels into 16 D-Light/LOR device IDs.
"Native" DMX support will not come to Aurora until 2009. ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/"> 
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Posted By: bcwinery
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2008 at 12:29pm
| dude...I have no idea what you are talking about. I pretty new to all of this. |
Posted By: Pony_God
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2008 at 1:05pm
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So your answer is:
Yes, If there is an ON/OFF switch and it plugs into a normal wall outlet. You can plug the lazer into an ACx16 and have it turn on and off.
No, otherwise. ------------- Fine. You're so smart you rig up the lights. http://www.frappr.com/dlight - D-Light users Unite! 
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Posted By: bcwinery
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2008 at 1:08pm
| ah I see. Now that makes more sense. Thanks! |
Posted By: Slinkard
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2008 at 2:04pm
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But......
Watch the Madness of this,
Next year you are going to be running your laser off DMX and doing wiki's about how you did it
LOL
Good Luck,
Slink ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/">
Coming soon www.computerizedlights.com |
Posted By: Pony_God
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2008 at 2:52pm
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What... Just because I started with 32 chennels back in Feb, and now have 96+Firefly before our first display.... This stuff isn't addicting at all! ------------- Fine. You're so smart you rig up the lights. http://www.frappr.com/dlight - D-Light users Unite!
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Posted By: Slinkard
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2008 at 3:40pm
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Nope not at all.
Psssst:
I got some C9's and C7's from Columbia I am willing to sell for cheap
Slink ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/">
Coming soon www.computerizedlights.com |
Posted By: Pony_God
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2008 at 8:13am
Yea? better than the Candian stuff?? 
Oh, man I'm drooling over Darryl's soft panel stuff, have you seen his YouTube video of it? ------------- Fine. You're so smart you rig up the lights. http://www.frappr.com/dlight - D-Light users Unite!
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Posted By: wesalbert
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2008 at 4:57pm
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I plan on doing lasers, smoke machines and PAR cans once the DMX support is available. I was hoping for this year, but its gonna have to wait until next year. ------------- 32 channels |
Posted By: jberner
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2008 at 5:58pm
From Columbia? I would think you would have a C41 cargo plane and some other stuff from columbia... or were you talking about some sort of lights??? Speaing of ditching lights, Has anyone here gone full LED yet? I dont want to change over at all but it seems the stores near me are changing over all their yard display stuff to LED. I havent read much good about them as it seems we lose a lot of our capabilities with them. |
Posted By: LightChristmas
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2008 at 8:10pm
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A few folks here got in on an LED group buy and got burned with sub-standard goods. Using LEDs with today's controllers are proving to be a delicate balancing act as LEDs do not react the same way is incandecents do. Firmware for the controllers is being perfected as we speak though.
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Posted By: bcwinery
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2008 at 6:28am
| We switched out our entire setup to LED. They seem to be working great for us. We bought them from environmentallights.com They fade, they shimmer, everything that I want them to. We had to go with LED because we have 8-10 strands on one channel. The only problem we are having, is that when a strand goes out, we have no way of fixing it, or figuring out which bulb is bad. |
Posted By: Pony_God
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2008 at 8:48am
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I WILL NEVER LET GO ON MY INCANDECENT C9s! They're just so pretty, like warmly glowing easter eggs. LED can't compare. We even picked up 2 strands of C9 LED, but the light is just too hard.
OUCH! That's an expensive replacement. We've had single LEDs go, but the rest of the string stayed up.
Now, other than the C9s that are used at main accent places, I'd live to go 100% micro LED, beautifull pure colors. BUT... I can't pass up $1.41/box for 100 inc. minis. If LEDs were closer, I'd get a higher ratio of LEDs. And I'd like to see 100ct LED strings, rather than the 60ct boxes. Heck, I love the long 200ct single strings!
At last count (before Thanksgiving and Lowes sales) we had 68,000 lights total. 57,064 (91%) incandecent and 5,352 (9%) LEDs. ------------- Fine. You're so smart you rig up the lights. http://www.frappr.com/dlight - D-Light users Unite!
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