So, as I've posted before, I'm on a quest to have a 3 level dual color LED setup that can run amber, blue or both in all three levels. I feel like I should change my screen name to Don Quixote...
Anyway, rereading my thread about repurposing a WeCan control point and contemplating choices. Looked into the PCC8R, which would work - if I relied on the built-in patterns and sync of the lightheads, but given that I like different features of different brands, I;m likely going to mix Code 3 and Whelen, which throws a wrench squarely in that.
So I though about using 2 SmartLogic flashers, one for amber one for blue. While that would work for blue or amber, from my research there's no way to sync two SLF's to allow a non-epileptic pattern if I try to run both. And that's $325 worth of just flashers with my still having to pair leads to at least 4 light heads.
Then I saw the comments by FusionWolf and Nolines and it got me thinking:
So I did some research.
At first I thought about getting a Liberty II / Duo I/O board, and simply extending the leads to each of the light heads. This would allow me to have sync'd patterns for both colors and more than enough outputs. A Duo board runs $200. But Liberty I boards are cheap - anywhere from $15 to $90. (I've come to the realization that a CenCom of some sort is likely in my future (unless the I/O board can handle the programming by itself).
So could I install Board 1 to run amber, Board 2 to run blue, and have them communicate? Should I stop tilting windmills and just settle for a simpler setup?
Any advice is appreciated.
Anyway, rereading my thread about repurposing a WeCan control point and contemplating choices. Looked into the PCC8R, which would work - if I relied on the built-in patterns and sync of the lightheads, but given that I like different features of different brands, I;m likely going to mix Code 3 and Whelen, which throws a wrench squarely in that.
So I though about using 2 SmartLogic flashers, one for amber one for blue. While that would work for blue or amber, from my research there's no way to sync two SLF's to allow a non-epileptic pattern if I try to run both. And that's $325 worth of just flashers with my still having to pair leads to at least 4 light heads.
Then I saw the comments by FusionWolf and Nolines and it got me thinking:
So I did some research.
At first I thought about getting a Liberty II / Duo I/O board, and simply extending the leads to each of the light heads. This would allow me to have sync'd patterns for both colors and more than enough outputs. A Duo board runs $200. But Liberty I boards are cheap - anywhere from $15 to $90. (I've come to the realization that a CenCom of some sort is likely in my future (unless the I/O board can handle the programming by itself).
So could I install Board 1 to run amber, Board 2 to run blue, and have them communicate? Should I stop tilting windmills and just settle for a simpler setup?
Any advice is appreciated.
