# How do I patch my led tape controller to Vista 3?
**URL:** https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/how-do-i-patch-my-led-tape-controller-to-vista-3/2786
**Category:** Vista 3 Releases
**Created:** [January 30, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/how-do-i-patch-my-led-tape-controller-to-vista-3/2786 "2023-01-30T19:54:01Z")
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### Author:  [@chriscep](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/chriscep)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/how-do-i-patch-my-led-tape-controller-to-vista-3/2786/1 "2023-01-30T19:54:01Z")
I have been pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to get control of my dmx tape controller (Giderwel 4 channel) I have added it as a generic led WRGB and as RGBW. The dip switches on the fixture are correct. It works in test mode. But if I try to bring it up in Vista 3 it will not work. Any suggestions on how to get this to work would be helpful.
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### Author:  [@ben.coleman](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/ben.coleman)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/how-do-i-patch-my-led-tape-controller-to-vista-3/2786/2 "2023-01-31T17:49:47Z")
Try patching 4 generic dimmers. If it doesn’t work with just that then the device itself may be faulty.
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### Author:  [@chriscep](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/chriscep)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/how-do-i-patch-my-led-tape-controller-to-vista-3/2786/3 "2023-01-31T18:43:04Z")
How do 4 dimmers work when the controller is only addressable to one channel? Is there a way to connect the dimmers?
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### Author:  [@ben.coleman](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/ben.coleman)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/how-do-i-patch-my-led-tape-controller-to-vista-3/2786/4 "2023-02-01T15:14:00Z")
If the device is 4 channels then the address is the start channel. You would patch 4 dimmer starting with that channel number.
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### Author:  [@Sbarrett](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/Sbarrett)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/how-do-i-patch-my-led-tape-controller-to-vista-3/2786/5 "2023-02-06T14:27:31Z")
Are you just trying to patch 4 pin LED strip tape into vista? Because I can tell you how our church did it.
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### Author:  [@chriscep](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/chriscep)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/how-do-i-patch-my-led-tape-controller-to-vista-3/2786/6 "2023-02-06T15:00:21Z")
Yes!! Any help would be appreciated. We’re installing next Monday!
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### Author:  [@chriscep](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/chriscep)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/how-do-i-patch-my-led-tape-controller-to-vista-3/2786/7 "2023-02-06T21:06:54Z")
I had success this afternoon. I used a different decoder box and patched it as a 4 channel RGBW Fixture. Don’t buy the Gilderwell version on Amazon… junk.
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### Author:  [@Sbarrett](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/Sbarrett)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/how-do-i-patch-my-led-tape-controller-to-vista-3/2786/8 "2023-02-07T00:55:16Z")
Ok, so for context we had a fixture that was three “peaks” or chevrons, made out of 2x4 wood all nailed together on top of each other, and we had two of these fixtures. So, we had 6 lines of LED strip tape.
Here’s a picture of a diagram I made a while ago of our setup. Give me a day or so to type it out step by step,
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### Author:  [@Sbarrett](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/Sbarrett)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2023, 12:56am UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/how-do-i-patch-my-led-tape-controller-to-vista-3/2786/9 "2023-02-07T00:56:48Z")
I’m so glad you had success! You still want to know how we did it or are you good to go?