FAQ

This wiki page contains the most frequently asked questions.

Please take a look, maybe you will find your answers.

Overview

• Issues with dimensioning the setup.
  How many frames per second will the setup have? How many Ampere does the power supply needs?
• Issues with starting MLSC
• Issues with the microphone
  Which microphone should I use for my setup? Why do not the music effects work?
• Issues with the LED Strip
  Why do not the LEDs light up? Why do my LEDs flicker?
• Issues with the LED Strip driven by the Raspberry Pi
• Issues with the LED Strip driven by the ESP
  Why doesn't my ESP connect to the wifi?
• General
  Can I change effects externally without the web interface?
  How can I create my own effect?
  Can I use any Linux distro as MLSC server?
  Known limitations

Issues with dimensioning the setup.

How many frames per second will the setup have?

The limit of the FPS is caused by the data transmission speed of the LED strip on big setups with 1000+ LEDs and the technical limitation to generate a new frame fast enough by the Raspberry Pi.

Formula:
Transmission Speed / (Package Size * LED count) = FPS

Example:
Package Size: 24 Bit
Transmission Speed: 800 kBit/s
LED count: 900

800.000 Bit/s / (24 Bit * 900 LEDs) = 37 FPS