steveG2019 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 ive just installed a set of SP120 RGB PRO fans & the commander core that comes with the kit does not have the 7th output socket which you use to connect the commander core to the node pro, am i missing something or does that mean ive got to buy a REAL commander core to connect to the node pro when i get it or are you supposed to run them separately? google is not my friend on this one :sigh!: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevBiker Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 I'm not really sure what you are looking for here. There is no "Commander Core". There's a "Lighting Node Core", which is a combination of a LNP and a Fan Hub with a single channel. And I'm not sure what you mean by this Node Pro connection. Start with the RGB FAQ - in my sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveG2019 Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 Apologies I meant, the lighting node core I received with my sp120 kit does not have an output to connect to a lighting node pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevBiker Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Well, that'd be an input and no, it doesn't. It connects to USB and has the functionality of a single channel Lighting Node Pro. So it doesn't need to connect to an LNP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveG2019 Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 So the only benefit of connecting the 2 together is less usb headers required? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevBiker Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 A) The Lighting Node Core is new. So an LNP + Fan Hub used to be the only way to do it. B) Using the LNP, you have two channels. So you can do more RGB than with a LNC. C) Using an LNP, you need to use 2 SATA power connectors and place two devices. The LNC makes this simpler - 1 device that works for 6 fans. The LNC was in response to some criticisms that the Corsair system was "too complex" ... you needed two devices just to run a couple of RGB fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveG2019 Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 so the controller i received with the SP120 kit is just a fan hub, its just its described as a lighting node core in the kit but there's obviously 2 versions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevBiker Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 It's not "just a fan hub" - and what you described isn't. The Lighting Node Core doesn't have an input for signal from a LNP or CP. It does, however, have a USB connector to connect to your motherboard. The LNC is a combination of 1/2 of a LNP and a Fan Hub in a single device. It has the microcontroller unit to generate the RGB signal to the fans - the RGB Fan LED Hub does not. The Fan Hub relies on a CP or LNP to generated the RGB control signal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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