can you post some screenshots of where you added it and the board manager?
#Cant add proffie board plug in arduino
cerulean steppe
cerulean steppe
and you got to board manager from tools -> board -> boards manager?
main wasp
i do
cerulean steppe
did you try restarting arduino?
main wasp
i have
cerulean steppe
hmm, seeing a few posts with a similar issue but haven't found a good resolution yet
i would try reverting to the last version of arduino before version 2
i think it's 1.8.x
2 introduced a lot of weird bugs that the 1.8 version didn't have
main wasp
okay ill try thanks
main wasp
cerulean steppe
proffie wasn't in there?
main wasp
said it had an error downloading
and i think my saber is fried now 😦
dont know how
never mind battery was out of place
cerulean steppe
hm, that's weird. i def get json data when i paste the link into a browser
if you copy the link from the board manager URL and paste it into a browser tab, do you get json data?
main wasp
it gets blocked by my wifi, im moving soon so hopefully that wil sort it
is there any way i can fix the no web usb interface found for proffie os customisation error intead?
ill try with my mobile hotspot ater actually as well
cerulean steppe
you have to upload with webusb enabled
main wasp
you have to upload with webusb enabled
how do i do that? im guessing an arduino thing
cerulean steppe
yeah, it's tools -> usb type
once you have the board manager installed
you'll want either serial + webusb or serial + storage + webusb
depending on if you want to access the sd card through the cable
main wasp
so which is to use the sd?
cerulean steppe
mass storage allows access to the sd card through the cable
it's a little slower and from time to time can bug, but it will work
main wasp
okay thanks for your help. imma try eith my data so ill let you know if it works
cerulean steppe
cerulean steppe
ayy let's go. happy sabering!
main wasp
sorry to bother you again! i click on usb on proffie os and it doesnt do anything
cerulean steppe
what do you mean you click on usb?
cerulean steppe
did you do an upload with webusb selected?
cerulean steppe
and you're sure the upload completed? you saw a progress bar go to 100%?
cerulean steppe
hm. i'm not sure then. i've never used the web usb mode, so unfortunately i can't be of much more help. hopefully someone else that has used it can pop in to help you troubleshoot
main wasp
hopefully, thanks anyway!
cerulean steppe
i threw a comment in #electronics-and-sound, hopefully that will draw some attention
main wasp
thank you 🙂
tardy sierra
Ok, so I assume you downloaded OS7 and have it unzipped, correct?
main wasp
i did but its gone somewhere. lemme redownload it
tardy sierra
Step one: take the config, rename it to something easy if you need to, then place it in the highlighted folder in this screenshot
main wasp
theres a lot of files, i just paste it?
tardy sierra
yeah, just take the whole config and drop it into the folder named 'config'.
main wasp
done that now
tardy sierra
ok, did you keep it the same name or rename it to something easier to remember?
main wasp
changed it to just config
main wasp
all done there
tardy sierra
ok, connect the proffie via USB.
main wasp
done
tardy sierra
does it show as connected in the software, bottom right should show 'proffieboard v2 on Com# [connected]
main wasp
yes it does
tardy sierra
ok, hit upload and let it do it's thing, you should see a progress bar when you start.
tardy sierra
show me right here.
main wasp
hmmm thats what i did, then gave me the error down there
tardy sierra
show me what it looks like.
main wasp
tardy sierra
if there's a // in front, you need to remove that first.
tardy sierra
and what did it say?
main wasp
just a character line
tardy sierra
how about activation?
main wasp
it turns on!
tardy sierra
Cool, so not dead, was just uploaded with a blank config, so no instructions for light and sound.
now that we know it works, gimme some time here, I'll make a default config that has all the fonts and you can let loose from there.
main wasp
thanks bro
tardy sierra
oh, could you get me the full name of FALLENORDER folder on the SD card, part of it is cut off on the screenshot you sent. I need it since the config needs it to be exact.
main wasp
FALLENORDERCALBUNDLE
tardy sierra
ok, here you go, a good base with all the fonts on the SD. I went simple on the blade for now, they are all set to blue but you can always go to Fett's site to get better ones to replace them. I would save a couple copies of this, including one on the SD card in case you need it.
tardy sierra
Not all that difficult tbh, this section circled is the entirety of the entry for a font. the first set of quotations is the exact naming of the font folder on the SD card, the second set of quotation marks would be a track file (if you have one, otherwise it's blank like shown), next line is the blade style information (this is where you would paste a Fett blade style code for that font) then the quotation marks after that are just the name of the font.
main wasp
can i change ignition speed?
tardy sierra
No, I think it's tied to the actual length of the poweron file.
but not sure on that.
main wasp
okay thanks man 🙂 also it shows rainbow style how do i activate ut?
tardy sierra
just another blade style, I believe it is ... StyleRainbowPtr<300, 800>()
main wasp
i meant on my saber sorry
tardy sierra
rainbow? should be blue.
well, first two fonts are red and green, but the rest should show a blue blade.
main wasp
thats odd, i keep seeing people be able to change to rainbow blade style. or other styles like fire, idk how to do that on mine
tardy sierra
oh, that's set in the configs.
you can make multiple entries to the same font folder, and have it use a different blade style.
I thought you meant it was showing a rainbow blade as it is now.
main wasp
okay i need to figure out what button function it is thenn
i dont know how to currently switch styles. i hold down the button for 2 secs and it changes font but thats all i know
main wasp
thank you so much for being patient with my questions
tardy sierra
mmhm
main wasp
why are my leds in the saber on when i havent ignited it
tardy sierra
That's just the test blade styles, you'll need to alter em so they work like normal. try replacing the blade style with the rainbow one I posted earlier, be good practice for you so you can get the idea on how to edit the blade style for a font. on one of the font entries replace 'StylePtr<Blue>()' with 'StyleRainbowPtr<300, 800>()' (without the quotation marks.)
main wasp
how far down are the presets
tardy sierra
each of these entries is a preset (font). Remember, all editing of the saber takes place in the .h file, not in the proffieOS.ino
main wasp
i open the .h file in arduino? it says it can only open its own sketches
tardy sierra
use notepad or notepad++, or even sublime text.
main wasp
ahhhhh okay thanks
main wasp
i have no idea how to do any of this
tardy sierra
http://pod.hubbe.net/ this has all the documentation.
tardy sierra
while the saber blade is off, click and hold power then clash it against something. (just to check, you are looking at the single button controls, correct).
main wasp
yes, it doesnt go into the volume menu
tardy sierra
well it's likely not gonna say it since the common folder isn't on the SD card. Not set up for vocal menu.
main wasp
thats complicated
tardy sierra
yeah, it is. Alternatively you can hard set the volume in the config if you need to for now. at the top of the config you should see #define VOLUME #, you can adjust it there, the lower the number the lower the volume, I wouldn't go higher than 1800 with an unknown generic speaker like those you would find on a TXQ, any higher and you run the risk of blowing out the speaker.
main wasp
ill want low asf
tardy sierra
then I would start by cutting the 1800 I set it to in half, 900 and flash it (upload) and adjust it from there. As for adding in edit mode vocal menu, there is a guide on Fetts site (the same as the button controls) that walks you through adding in the correct files and setting things up for it.
proffie is nice, but it does have a decent learning curve, though the same can be said for most saber boards.
main wasp
okay thanks man, really appreciate all your help 🙂
tardy sierra
Best advice i can give is patience, and one task at a time.
main wasp
also one quick thing, when i save the config. do i click proffie ino again?
tardy sierra
like, start by learning how to set the volume in the config. Then learn how to add and edit the blade styles in the config till you get the hang of it. Takes time.
main wasp
got ya
tardy sierra
also one quick thing, when i save the config. do i click proffie ino again?
yes, when you save on the PC, you still need to re-upload the altered the config to the board and that is done via the ProffieOS.ino.