How to get a Pixlite16 MK2 v1.0 adaptor to work with LEDlabs

required Componenents

• WS2812B LEDs ( Aliexpress, Adafruit Neopixel )
  I am using RGB LED strips with 144 LEDS per strip
• Pixlite16 MK2 v1.0 board http://www.advateklights.com
• iPhone or iPad
• LEDLabs iPhone app (you have to purchase the LED Display package )
• Wifi Router "MiniRouter"
• Cat5 Ethernet cable
• Macbook
• Advatek Assistant software

Setup steps

• Start your router and identify network address ( mine: 192.168.100.100 )
• Plug the Ethernet cable to the router
• Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into the silver Pixlite16 network outlet ( do NOT use the DMX output)
• Start your Macbook and install the Advatek Assistant Software
• Connect Macbook to the Wifi Router network "MiniRouter"
• Start the Advatek Assistant software

Below the working config

This config fixes the DEAD PIXELS problem I mentioned below.

LED Labs configuration

Setup Controller in LEDlabs

Here are the steps I perform on the iPad:

• I connected the iPad the the MiniRouter WIFI network
• I start LEDlabs on the iPad
• I purchase the LED Mapping package from LEDlabs to see the output
• I enter the configuration menu LED Setup
• As it's artnet, there's no controller self-discovery. I will configure this manually
  • Make sure "Artnet Keep Controller list Synced" is deactivated
  • Press New
  • Select new artnet controller
  • Enter the IP address of the new controller ( This is shown in the Advatek Assistant window - by the way i am using a static IP for the Pixlite16 to not confuse things further ... )
  • Enter the nunber of LEDs per strand - make sure this is CORRECT !!!
  • enter the number of outputs ( = strips )

Setup Controller in LEDlabs

Configure the Mapping in LEDlabs

• purchase the mapping package
• restore purchase if needed
• I am using a simple strips layout with a 8x144 pixel matrix

Issue with the driven pixels

No matter what LEDLabs scene I use, I see that the same pixels are blacked out.

Syncronized pic between LEDlabs and Strips

The picture below demostrates what LEDlabs wants to show (LED Preview on the iPad), and what's currently displyaed with the Strips. I see blacked out LEDs on the strips, no matter what LED scene I use.

Incorrect config

The issue with LEDlabs got resolved (thanks Advatek support ! ). The problem is that LEDlabs assuems that every single LED strand is a single,sepaarte universe. So every strand needs to start at a new universe with pixel start #1

If you configure Advatek assistant like below, you see the dead pixles. dont do that