As mentioned before this experiment was only because I was sold a Linsn card. It was fun to experiment this principal as a Pi is is a good cost bracket for a problem like this. I don't personally think xschedule / xlights a full scale Windows app was ever intended for this without hardware that the foundation (libraries) of xlights is expecting to see!. FPP is a dedicated linux software kit designed for it. (Any input would be great to try out).Ĭurrently without to much investigation it doesn't run as good as FPP which it shouldn't.

I am currently experimenting to find a way to stop the data transmission from Xschedule during a sequence as when in remote there is large amounts of data being sent and received from the pi for a single matrix (40mbit each way).

Whilst no Hardware resources are being fully consumed the virtual matrix runs at about 2-3 FPS which is far from ideal. Issues start to commence when you load Xschedule into FPP remote mode and it starts attempting to communicate data. Log in to see this content.įrom my quick testing on this the performance on a standalone Xschedule with a Virtual matrix is perfectly fine it runs the sequence without any problems. This monitor will display the Panel cabinet size of the 1920x1080 signal for example my test screen is 320(w) x 192(h).

The seller recommended to purchase this sending card which takes a DVI input and acts like a secondary monitor to your windows PC. So that is were the sending card comes into play. Not only did I find it near impossible to get them working in FPP they randomly stopped working and requires a MAC address that isn't easy to find. These linsn cards are just dark magic that requires some serious voodo work to get them to function property. (Worst mistake I think I have made in this hobby second to starting the hobby). if you want to check them out you can find them here: įrom the seller he recommended purchasing linsn sending and receiving cards to drive the panels. This is extremely experimental and will probably not work for everyone.ĭuring the year I purchased $6 AUD p4 panels to give them a shot as the price was to good to be true. Have been playing around with the principal of running Xlights / Xschedule on a raspberry pi as an alternative for a dedicated PC for running virtual matrix's.

Wireshark alternative for raspberry pi