Now if my neighbors want to become part of this, I'm ready.
The program can control a total of 3,840 channels,
our display uses only 96 channels.
That means 3,744 channels are still available,
enough to light up almost every house in the neighborhood.
It also can be made to transmit a wireless signal 1000 ft to other displays.
An older outdated computer is used to run the display.
The first controller must be within 100ft of the computer,after that it can be
run a total distance of 4000ft It is possible to have several houses work together as one display.
By limiting the LOR boxes to 8 channels there is no need for many extension cords.
This is not a centralized system,if it were a centralized system there would be
a need for lots of extension cords and that would run up the cost.
our display uses only 96 channels.
That means 3,744 channels are still available,
enough to light up almost every house in the neighborhood.
It also can be made to transmit a wireless signal 1000 ft to other displays.
An older outdated computer is used to run the display.
The first controller must be within 100ft of the computer,after that it can be
run a total distance of 4000ft It is possible to have several houses work together as one display.
By limiting the LOR boxes to 8 channels there is no need for many extension cords.
This is not a centralized system,if it were a centralized system there would be
a need for lots of extension cords and that would run up the cost.
LOR program in motion - film clip
this is a AVI file, if you cannot view this download the MPG file below
LOR program in motion - film clip
if you cannot view the AVI file above, download this file
A demo version of the software is here.
industry standard X10 controllers, and digital IO cards.
lighting extravaganza into a number of smaller more manageable displays.
The SC485 Serial Connector converts the short range RS232 serial output of the computer into the industry standard,
long range RS485 protocol. It is required to communicate between the PC and LOR light controllers.
Only one SC485 is required to operate an entire network of LOR controllers.
RJ45 connection.
The (RJ45) patch cord cable is only used because of convenience to connect the boxes,
LOR does not use the an ethernet protocol, LOR uses serial RS485.
The (RJ45 patch cord) may cost a little more than phone wire,
but is much more durable and is better for using outdoors than phone wire.
What you need LOR does not use the an ethernet protocol, LOR uses serial RS485.
The (RJ45 patch cord) may cost a little more than phone wire,
but is much more durable and is better for using outdoors than phone wire.
