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🟡 NDB Controllers — IP Registry

NDB LED controllers receive DDP (Distributed Display Protocol) data from FPP players and drive LED installations throughout the forest. There are 35 units across the IP range 10.50.0.50–10.50.0.84.

Control Chain

FPP PLAYERS forest-pix1 Flowers forest-pix2 Fire forest-pix3 Mushrooms forest-pix4 Huts forest-pix5 Spring minipix 1-3, 5 Clocks, Rain, Garden, Monsters DDP / Ethernet NDB CONTROLLERS (ESP32) Flowers NDB6, NDB23 Fire NDB3,14,18,22,24 Mushrooms NDB1, NDB4, NDB8 Huts NDB9-11, NDB26 Spring NDB13, NDB17, NDB20 Rain NDB7, NDB34 Clocks NDB33, NDB28 Garden Ctr NDB2, NDB21, NDB27 Monsters NDB15, NDB32 Unconfirmed NDB5,9-12,16,19... 10.50.0.50 – 10.50.0.84 27 confirmed · 8 unconfirmed · 35 total WS2811 LED INSTALLATIONS Mushrooms Fire Flowers Huts Spring Rain Clocks Garden Centre Monsters WS2811 / WS2812B pixel strings 5V & 12V installations
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NDB controllers are on a separate control chain from the PKnight Art-Net nodes. NDBs use DDP from FPP; PKnight nodes use Art-Net from Chataigne.

NDB IP & Zone Assignment

NDB #IP AddressZoneFPP PlayerStatus
NDB110.50.0.50Mushroomsforest-pix3OK
NDB210.50.0.51Garden Centreforest-minipix3OK
NDB310.50.0.52Fireforest-pix2OK
NDB410.50.0.53Mushroomsforest-pix3OK
NDB510.50.0.54Unconfirmed—Unconfirmed
NDB610.50.0.55Flowersforest-pix1OK
NDB710.50.0.56Rainforest-minipix2OK
NDB810.50.0.57Mushroomsforest-pix3OK
NDB910.50.0.58Unconfirmed—Unconfirmed
NDB1010.50.0.59Unconfirmed—Unconfirmed
NDB1110.50.0.60Unconfirmed—Unconfirmed
NDB1210.50.0.61Unconfirmed—Unconfirmed
NDB1310.50.0.62Unconfirmed—Ping fail
NDB1410.50.0.63Fireforest-pix2OK
NDB1510.50.0.64Monstersforest-minipix5OK
NDB1610.50.0.65Unconfirmed—Unconfirmed
NDB1710.50.0.66Unconfirmed—Ping fail
NDB1810.50.0.67Fireforest-pix2OK
NDB1910.50.0.68Unconfirmed—Unconfirmed
NDB2010.50.0.69Unconfirmed—Unconfirmed
NDB2110.50.0.70Garden Centreforest-minipix3OK
NDB2210.50.0.71Fireforest-pix2OK
NDB2310.50.0.72Flowersforest-pix1OK
NDB2410.50.0.73Fireforest-pix2OK
NDB2510.50.0.74Unconfirmed—Unconfirmed
NDB2610.50.0.75Unconfirmed—Ping fail
NDB2710.50.0.76Garden Centreforest-minipix3OK
NDB2810.50.0.77Rainforest-minipix2Label mismatch
NDB2910.50.0.78Unconfirmed—Unconfirmed
NDB3010.50.0.79Unconfirmed—Unconfirmed
NDB3110.50.0.80Unconfirmed—Unconfirmed
NDB3210.50.0.81Monstersforest-minipix5OK
NDB3310.50.0.82Unconfirmed—Unconfirmed
NDB3410.50.0.83Rainforest-minipix2OK
NDB3510.50.0.84Unconfirmed—Unconfirmed

Known Issues

IssueNDB(s)DetailPriority
Ping failureNDB13 (.62), NDB17 (.66), NDB26 (.75)Not responding to ICMP. May be powered off, disconnected, or faulty.High
Label mismatchNDB28 (.77)Physical label does not match FPP output configuration. Verify wiring on site.Medium
Duplicate FPP outputforest-pix3NDB1 (.50) appears as two separate outputs in forest-pix3 config. Confirm intentional or remove duplicate.High