Troubleshooting your light show

This video covers most of the problems that you will probably encounter in your light show. I will go over identifying the problem, the most common causes of those problems and how to fix them. This video is a little on the long side to cover all the varieties of issues and show configurations but you will likely encounter most of these situations down the road.
00:00 - Intro
00:50 - Pixels behind the scenes
03:43 - What makes a pixel light up?
04:10 - Testing Pixel Voltage and Function
05:40 - Testing Pixel Signal
08:35 - Testing Pixels without Test Equipment (Work Arounds)l
09:35 - Testing Theory
10:51 - Common Pixel Problems
10:55 - One Pixel not working
11:04 - Partial String not working
11:16 - Entire String not working
11:22 - One Pixel wrong color
11:38 - Multiple Pixels wrong color
11:51 - Flickering
12:05 - Pixels stuck on solid white
12:16 - First 6 Pixels white, rest odd colors
12:32 - Common causes for one pixel not working
13:37 - Common causes for partial string not working
14:39 - Common causes for entire string not working
15:49 - Common causes of one pixel wrong color
16:10 - Common causes of multiple pixels wrong color
17:28 - Common causes of flickering
19:22 - Common cause of first 6 Pixels white and rest odd colors
20:07 - Common causes of Pixels stuck on solid white
21:10 - Live Demo
21:29 - Rendering Issue #1
22:50 - Identifying the problem
23:17 - Troubleshooting one Pixel not working v1
24:17 - Troubleshooting several pixels wrong color v1
24:55 - Mis-Matched Universe sizes
25:51 - Troubleshooting one pixel not working v2
26:51 - Troubleshooting one Pixel not working v3
29:04 - Rendering Issue #2
30:16 - Troubleshooting several Pixels wrong color V2
30:46 - Smart Receiver mode issue
32:28 - Final testing
33:00 - Troubleshooting several Pixels wrong color v3
34:24 - Pixel color order
36:12 - Additional problems to consider
37:28 - Recap
37:45 - Outro

-- Links: --

Software
● xLights- https://xlights.org/
This is the home page for xLights and where you can download the program. It also has some
great resources as well.
● FPP - https://falconplayer.com
This is the home page for the FPP project.

Controllers
● Kulp Lights Controllers- https://www.kulplights.com
This is an FPP based controller created by one of the developers of FPP and xLights
● Falcon Controllers- https://pixelcontroller.com/
This is an E1.31/DDP based controller created by one of the original xLights developers
● Wired Watts- https://www.wiredwatts.com/controllers
Wired Watts carries the KulpLights line of controllers.
● Wally's Lights- https://wallyslights.com/
Wally's lights carries FPP based controllers.
● Experience Lights- https://experiencelights.com/
This is an E1.31/DDP based controller that is new to the market but has great reviews.
● Microcyb- https://microcyb.com/
This is an FPP based controller that is a Pi Hat type controller.

Pixels/Coro etc.
● Boscoyo Studios- https://boscoyostudio.com
Boscoyo Studios is one of the larger coro vendors
● Wired Watts- https://www.wiredwatts.com/controllers
Wired Watts carries pixels and other lighting related supplies.
● Wally's Lights- https://wallyslights.com/collections/...
Wally's lights carries pixels and other lighting related supplies.
● Your Pixel Store- https://yourpixelstore.com/
Your Pixel Store carries pixels and other lighting related supplies.
● EFL Designs- https://www.efl-designs.com/
EFL Designs carries a full line of coro props, many with unique design characteristics.
● Gilbert Engineering USA- https://gilbertengineeringusa.com/
Gilbert Engineering carries a full line of coro props and a few other related lighting accessories.

Here are some great resources.
●xLights Zoom Room - http://xlightszoom.com
This is probably the best resource for help and learning for just about any aspect in the animated.
lighting hobby. It isn't limited to just xLights related issues.
● FPP Manual- https://falconchristmas.github.io/FPP...
This is the most current FPP Manual and has some references on networking and many other aspects of this hobby.
●AusChristmasLighting - https://auschristmaslighting.com/
This is a great resource as it the home of the 101 Manual and also has an active forum that is a great resource.
●Falcon Christmas Forum- https://falconchristmas.com/forum/ind...
This is probably the second-best resource for information. It is fairly active, and responses are
quick and helpful.
●Canispater Christmas    / canispaterchristmas  
**Note Canispater Christmas has some great videos, but he has been doing them for a long time
so some of the information might be a little outdated. The technology in this hobby is constantly.
improving so if the video publish date is more than a year old, then screenshots and methods
might be slightly different but the content is very useful.