Proffie support

[tidal yacht]

@ocean mirage I’ll open this up here

Gesture controls have to configured in the config file. Being able to upload new configurations to the board is a prerequisite.

Same deal for soundfonts, as you noted.

Do you have a config file?

For most configurations, ProffieConfig can be used instead of Arduino and makes things substantially easier.

Fundamentally though, there’s two parts to proffie, sound files (and image files for a screen if you have one) on the SD card, and just about all other configuration goes into the config, which has to be “flashed” to the microcontroller memory.

Gesture controls are pretty easy, you just add the option (“define” with Arduino, a checkbox with ProffieConfig).

Adding a sound font is a bit more involved, you must add the sound font to the SD card and add a “preset” to the config.

How familiar are you with the process?

[ocean mirage]

would you like me to send you my config file?

When i put the sd card into my computer yesterday i saw a whole bunch of folders contaning the files that make up the sound fonts which i was familiar with because before i got this proffie lightsaber core upgrade i had a xeno v2

ignore the x's i havent gotten more onedrive space ;-;

this is a screenshot of my backup folder

@tidal yacht

[tidal yacht]

No that’s fine. It’s just an LGT default.

[tidal yacht]

So where exactly are you stuck at?

[ocean mirage]

i tried upgrading the os of my proffie to the latest version but arduino is being weird i dont know if its because my pc isnt reconizing the board or not

also is this normal to have these .h files

i have a 36 inch blade and so i thought thats what the 36 ment and my gestures wasnt working so i decided to put the lgt1button36.h in with the fonts and stuff and delete the rest

idk if that was a smart move

[tidal yacht]

The config file does nothing on the SD Card.

[ocean mirage]

ok thought so

[tidal yacht]

How did you try doing that? Elaborate on “weird.”

What did you try and where did you get stuck? Did Arduino provide an error?

[ocean mirage]

yes ill reconect my saber and send a screenshot momentarily

i did this btw

@ocean mirage

@tidal yacht

it does reconize the board from what i can see

so i dont know if i have to mess with zadig or whatever it is

and from here is the point where i dont know what im doing

i put the lgt1button36 inside the proffieOS thing with all the other configs like the guy from the video i watched did

then made sure that the name was the same from Arduino

then he said to test it

or verify it mb

this was the error message that came up after verifying it

and he said that you will almost always have errors like this or som like that

so i followed what he did to the point where he said to upload it making sure the port was the proffieboard

and i did

but i get this instead of the download bar thing

and succsess

so i came here to figure it out

@tidal yacht

sorry for the yap

[tidal yacht]

That’s a success message.

[tidal yacht]

That’s a driver issue.

You should run proffie-dfu-setup and make sure you don’t have Thrustmaster software installed.

Zadig is prone to user error and shouldn’t be used.

https://pod.hubbe.net/proffieboard-setup.html

Near the bottom of that page you can download it.

I recommend staying away from videos generally. The official ProffieOS documentation is more reliable.

[ocean mirage]

wait like thrustmaster as in like a wheel i tried using a wheel made for xbox on this pc

so

how would i go about uninstalling them

[tidal yacht]

Yeah.

[ocean mirage]

oh

ok

uh

[tidal yacht]

#electronics-and-sound message

Thrustmaster is infamous for its terrible drivers.

[ocean mirage]

ah

so

do i install flipper

or

nah

[tidal yacht]

No. Flipper is a completely separate project. The info in that thread is solely for uninstalling the guillemot driver.

Flipper runs on the same chip proffie does, so its users encounter the same issue.

[ocean mirage]

i dont have these

[tidal yacht]

Then just proceed with proffie dfu util

[ocean mirage]

how do i go about that again?

[tidal yacht]

Download it and run it.

From the proffieboard setup page.

[ocean mirage]

this right

[tidal yacht]

Yes

[ocean mirage]

ok

then what do i do after i run it

[tidal yacht]

Retry the upload

[ocean mirage]

ok

when i run it should my saber be unpluged from the computer

[tidal yacht]

The driver installation doesn’t care.

Obviously the saber needs to be plugged in for upload.

[ocean mirage]

well yes i was talking about the dfu thingy ;-;

[ocean mirage]

k im doing it

alr after it downloads what do i do????

@tidal yacht

ok so i managed to get the gestures to work and my sound font is working i appreciate it

but there is always buts i want to have that swing on gesture

so

would i just add that line of code into the thing with all the proffieOS things

and

reinstall it?

how would i get multi blast?

[tidal yacht]

Profit. You've uploaded a new configuration.

[tidal yacht]

Yes you would need to add the #define to CONFIG_TOP.

It depends on the prop file you're using.

[tidal yacht]

Yes, re-upload via Arduino. All the changes you make in the config require that to take effect.

[tidal yacht]

Same way, it's a define (though only certain props support it, you'd have to consult their information to learn)

[ocean mirage]

ok so does all this look good to you @tidal yacht

i also have a problem when i do a clash on my lightsaber it does like the force efects

i think thats force push

[tidal yacht]

What are you using to edit this?

[ocean mirage]

word..

[tidal yacht]

Definitely don’t do that.

You should use an editor designed for editing plain text files

Not a word processor

People like Sublime Text

[ocean mirage]

note++?

oh ok

[tidal yacht]

Notepad++ will work yeah.

[ocean mirage]

ok

[tidal yacht]

You should not be including two prop files, and you shouldn’t include sound library at all.

It seems you intend to use FETT263 prop based on the defines, and if that’s the case the defines themselves look ok so far

VOLUME MENU CYCLE I don’t think exists…

[ocean mirage]

it came with the saber ;-;

[tidal yacht]

SPEAK BLADE ID is really just for debugging/testing. if you don’t know if you need it you should remove it.

[ocean mirage]

who ever programed it is

okj

[tidal yacht]

The rest looks fine.

[ocean mirage]

so like this?

and copy and paste it in notepad ?

[tidal yacht]

Don’t save and open it in notepad.

Word is likely to have messed things up already.

[ocean mirage]

do i need to retype everything?

[tidal yacht]

It doesn’t look like it had but I don’t trust it at all.

[tidal yacht]

I would recommend making changes from the original config if all your edits so far have been in word.

[ocean mirage]

ok ill see what i can do rq

this is what it origenally looked like btw

defalt preset for everything

default*

[tidal yacht]

There’s not really defaults in ProffieOS for the most part. Just however you want it.

[ocean mirage]

oh alr then i guess i should have said this is what it came with

[tidal yacht]

Yeah I got you, just clarifying.

[ocean mirage]

ok

so like how would i do this

if i opened it in word liker

do i change it

by the "open with"

and use sublime text

i just installed it

so

does this work?

@tidal yacht

and can i copy and past the define text from fetts github over into sublime

?/

cus if i can do all that and figure out how to do multi blast

i will be happy

then all i have to do is wait for fetts web site to work again

https://fett263.com/fett263-proffieOS7-style-library.html

this website is down rn

sorry for bugging u so much today

[tidal yacht]

Yeah that's right.

[tidal yacht]

You're using BC's prop file right now, so FETT263 prop defines won't do anything.

Remove the line with #include sound_library also

[ocean mirage]

i put in fets thing

[tidal yacht]

Alright then remove BC and sound library

[ocean mirage]

ok

how would i add multi blast

would it be another define thing i got to add

because im not sure

ill look on fets web site

[tidal yacht]

Yes, but actually no

For fett's it's baked in by default.

The define is to disable it.

[ocean mirage]

so its alr in right now

?

[tidal yacht]

Yes

[ocean mirage]

ok

and i have one last question

i want to add a rouge vader font

because who dosnt

i have the file

but not like the blade style config thing

the thing under villan for example

[tidal yacht]

Most sound fonts don't come with one.

[tidal yacht]

Yeah you can just copy one from another preset, create your own, or grab one from Fett263's library.

[ocean mirage]

fetts library where you can make your own

isnt working

like the website

[tidal yacht]

Well ig just copy another one for now then

[ocean mirage]

ok

and if i want to add another font or edit a font

i have to re flash the board im guessing

[tidal yacht]

Indeed

[ocean mirage]

ok

i understand it now

[tidal yacht]

https://tenor.com/view/thinking-think-think-of-it-gif-12729650

🙂

[ocean mirage]

i thank u u have been a great help

[tidal yacht]

Of course!

Glad you're figuring it out!

[ocean mirage]

yes you have a great day

[tidal yacht]

Thank you, you as well.

[ocean mirage]

this means i ran out of flash memory on my board right ;-; @tidal yacht

nvm dw

i fixed it

[tidal yacht]

Yeah you were right.

[ocean mirage]

k

[ocean mirage]

@tidal yacht i have a question in my config file the volume says 1550 but it sounds a little quite what is like the max volume i can put it at that wont cause damage to my speaker?

[ocean mirage]

i just put it to 2000 its fine now

ive added ksiths chosen one,rouge vader, and shadowmaster

i wana get the helflex

but idk

still thinking

[tidal yacht]

2000 is ok for most speakers. It’s once you get to 2500-3000 that only certain speakers can handle it.