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Hardware => Lynx EtherDongle => Topic started by: RJ on March 26, 2012,

Title: testing firmware
Post by: RJ on March 26, 2012,

Anyone that has a big show want to test the Etd firmware for me?

The three hex files as all pixelnet and give you

Etherdongle 1_32.hex = normal universes 1 - 32 = channel 1 - 16,384

Etherdongle 33_64.hex = normal universes 33 - 64 = channel 16,385 - 32,768

Etherdongle 65_96.hex = normal universes 65 - 96 = channel  32,769 -  49,152

RJ

Title: Re: testing firmware
Post by: rdebolt on March 27, 2012,

I will try and test this coming weekend. I already have 2 Etds built and will get another soldered for weekend test.

Title: Re: testing firmware
Post by: rm357 on March 30, 2012,

check out this video. The top has the EtD firmware from last year with the boundary pixel issue, but it has no problems handling the data. The bottom is everything else the same, but the new firmware for uni 1-32. I got the same results with the firmware that in now on the wiki.

Time alignment of the two clips is close, but not exact...

Start address for the sign is 3375 and it runs throug 4095.
The boundary pixel is on the third line (pixel crosses e1.31 uni boundary)



http://vimeo.com/39457770

Title: Re: testing firmware
Post by: rdebolt on April 02, 2012,

Interesting above. ^

Well the wife had too many "Honey Dos" for me this weekend to get this done.  >:(  My apologies. I  know Slacker.  <fp. I have my 3rd etd half built and will continue to work on it and will test as soon as I can.

Title: Re: testing firmware
Post by: RJ on April 02, 2012,

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check out this video. The top has the EtD firmware from last year with the boundary pixel issue, but it has no problems handling the data. The bottom is everything else the same, but the new firmware for uni 1-32. I got the same results with the firmware that in now on the wiki.

Time alignment of the two clips is close, but not exact...

Start address for the sign is 3375 and it runs throug 4095.
The boundary pixel is on the third line (pixel crosses e1.31 uni boundary)



http://vimeo.com/39457770

Can you give more info on this problem. does it only happen at high channels? ect.

RJ

Title: testing firmware
Post by: rm357 on April 02, 2012,

I'm only using one pixelnet universe.
I'll try to hook up the tree tomorrow and see what it does.
RM

Title: testing firmware
Post by: rm357 on April 02, 2012,

It appears to only happen when there are no changes in the first e1.31 block.

At the beginning of my sequence and in about 3 other places in the sequence, things are changing in the higher channels, but the first 512 channels are all off. The display seems to update irregularly during those times.

During the rest of the sequence, things are changing in the first block and the animation is smooth.

I'll try to post a video tomorrow.

RM

Title: Re: testing firmware
Post by: RJ on April 02, 2012,

That is very helpful and this will be easy to fix I believe.

RJ

Title: testing firmware
Post by: rm357 on April 03, 2012,

Here is a video that includes the tree and star.
Old firmware on left, new on right. The caption on Vimeo gives setup details.
There are about 4 places in the video where there are no changes in the first block (first couple of strings on tree) and you can see the sequence stutter.

http://vimeo.com/39738085

RM