Dan Monceaux

icon company Danimations icon location Australia icon location Video and pixel artist, animator, documentary filmmaker and electronic music producer. Jack of all trades, master of none.

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B1248 - single brightness/program button variant w/ ARM controller

Okay, so I got the case open. The bad news is, this unit also uses an ARM controller; as per the previous GD1144 (which was masquerading as a B1248). As...

B1248 - single brightness/program button variant w/ ARM controller

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B1248 - single brightness/program button variant w/ ARM controller

I've been able to get some pleasing test loops happening on this badge, but I'm constrained by what the loader software allows me to do. It's really set up to...

Hacking the "Mini LED 9.92" software bundled with so-called 2017 version of b1248 (actually a GD1144)?

Well, the problem I have at the moment is that the software loader wasn't obviously designed to facilitate _animation_ as such. It really just makes static images scroll or wipe....

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Interesting to hear that animated .GIF files can now be sent to the B1248. What's the software you've seen this feature in called, @dbrowder ? And can you advise whether...

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Thanks @dbrowder . The 11 x 11 pixel restriction in the software you describe is pretty crappy. Some folks here are looking into the possibility of storing full resolution animation...

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Hey @dbrowder . I downloaded the HD Smart program from the link you pointed me to. I was then able to create and demonstrate a 12 x 12 pixel 4...

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Hey @DirkReiners , @dbrowder ... I just found this blog post which describes how art is handled by some LED badges. I thought it might be of some interest/use to...

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Hey again, @dbrowder . I just discovered that the Mini LED Display V10 program also appears to support loading animated .GIF files onto LED badges, though hardware/firmware compatibility may be...

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I found a seller on Alibaba which sells badges at 11x44 resolution, compatible with the HDSmart software. This is the only current seller listing I've been able to find which...