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    • Gh0striderG
      Gh0strider
      last edited by

      wow this is exactly what I've been Looking for the last 8months!!
      I just finished building my own arcade with Raspberry and Ultimate iO Controller and Im very happy with it.
      The LEDSpicer will the the perfect solution for my RGB Leds
      Running a Image from arcadepunks

      still new to retropie, linux and Im having Troubles

      1. ran the install for all Tools needed as instructed ( sudo ap-get install built-essentials, libusb-1.0-0-dev, ..)
      2. used git to clone the ledspicer to home/pi/LEDSpicer
      3. ./autoconfig.sh seemed ok
      4. ./configure … is throwing me the error :
        checking is pkg-config is atleast Version 0.9.0... yes
        checking for LIBUSB... no
        configure: error: libusb-1.0 development library not found
      5. pkg-config --short-errors --modversion libusb-1.0 results in :
        1.0.19
      6. cat configure.ac seems to require a newer Version 1.0.21 or higher
      7. I tried sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-upgrade but get a lot of Errors 403 forbidden IP
        any idea what Im doing wrong? Any help is highly appriciated
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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator @Gh0strider
        last edited by mitu

        @Gh0strider said in LEDSpicer, new LED animation controller for Linux.:

        I tried sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-upgrade but get a lot of Errors 403 forbidden IP

        It probably because your image is badly configured, one of the reasons we don't support 3rd party images.

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        • A
          Arnulf
          last edited by

          waaaah....

          I bought a Pi-hat to manage my LEDs because my old PAC-LED only worked with my windows.
          I wired all LEDs, wrote my own python program to animate the LEDs.
          Now I am finished my word and now I see your post?

          oh man.

          :)

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          • MeduZaPaTM
            MeduZaPaT @Gh0strider
            last edited by

            @Gh0strider said in LEDSpicer, new LED animation controller for Linux.:

            libusb-1.0 d
            mmm.. that 403 is weird, if the configuration said that you need libusb-1.0 then a
            apt install libusb-1.0 should solve the issue
            but if you cannot access the repo maybe there is something wrong with you apt, can you paste the contents of your /etc/apt directory?

            LEDSpicer

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            • MeduZaPaTM
              MeduZaPaT @Arnulf
              last edited by

              @Arnulf ohh, well this one support multiple boards and is c++ so will be less hungry with the resources and really fast

              LEDSpicer

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              • MeduZaPaTM
                MeduZaPaT @Gh0strider
                last edited by

                @Gh0strider What version of LIBUSB you have?

                LEDSpicer

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                • ScherzKeksS
                  ScherzKeks
                  last edited by

                  I've just installed ledspicer on my Retropie and have an issue while trying to run the program.

                  When starting ledspicerd with any option like -f -d or -l i get the error message

                  Error: Failed to load library /usr/lib/ledspicer/actors/AnimationType.so /usr/lib/ledspicer/actors/AnimationType.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
                  

                  and there is really no such File. But I also could not find a reference to this file in your code??

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                  • MeduZaPaTM
                    MeduZaPaT @ScherzKeks
                    last edited by MeduZaPaT

                    @ScherzKeks said in LEDSpicer, new LED animation controller for Linux.:

                    AnimationTy

                    AnimationType need to be one of the follow:

                    Pulse
                    Gradient
                    Serpentine
                    Random
                    Filler
                    PulseAudio
                    

                    check the samples on the wiki
                    I will try to help you to get it working :)

                    LEDSpicer

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                    • ScherzKeksS
                      ScherzKeks
                      last edited by ScherzKeks

                      @MeduZaPaT
                      hmm i already thought so. So i have to set up all or just one animation before I can actually start at all?
                      I manually created the ledspicer.conf with the example provided in the wiki and assumed I can run a basic instance.

                      Please modify the wiki at https://sourceforge.net/p/ledspicer/wiki/Deployment/ Section "Installing - Prepare Tools - 2." It reads:

                      if you want to install some sample files add --with-sampes to configure
                      

                      whereas it should be:

                      --enable-samples
                      

                      I did not catch that first hand and was wondering why there were no example files at the specific locations.

                      Update

                      did another ./configure now with the correct flag and got the example files.
                      I did make modifikations to match my current setup (PacLed64) with 6 RGB Buttons.
                      Now it gives me the following error:

                      Connecting to 0xd209:0x1401 device: Ultimarc PacLed 64 Id: 1
                      Program terminated by error: Unable to connect to 0xd209:0x1401 device: Ultimarc PacLed 64 Id: 1
                      
                      
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                      • ScherzKeksS
                        ScherzKeks
                        last edited by

                        oh and forgot to mention. lsusb shows an Ultimarc device at that device address.

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                        • MeduZaPaTM
                          MeduZaPaT @ScherzKeks
                          last edited by MeduZaPaT

                          @ScherzKeks
                          I'd created the enable-samples flag because you only need them the first time, if you install the program a second time (like after an update), it will overwrite your current config with the samples (like when you need a reset) so this way you can turn the samples on and off :)
                          I think I will remove the need of a profile and animation when you just run -e, -d or -l (will make more sense right? )
                          Are you running it as normal user or with sudo (not recommended but works)?
                          If you are running as a normal user, check for the USB rules file I added with the samples.
                          Your user need to have rights to write on the USB device (send data)

                          BTW, I working on a new animation, will simulate a cristmast tree lights

                          LEDSpicer

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                          • ScherzKeksS
                            ScherzKeks @MeduZaPaT
                            last edited by

                            @MeduZaPaT said in LEDSpicer, new LED animation controller for Linux.:

                            I think I will remove the need of a profile and animation when you just run -e, -d or -l (will make more sense right? )

                            yes that was my expectation first hand :)

                            Are you running it as normal user or with sudo (not recommended but works)?

                            I tried both, however usually I'm working as root when deploying new things

                            If you are running as a normal user, check for the USB rules file I added with the samples.

                            did just test that again but no luck

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                            • MeduZaPaTM
                              MeduZaPaT @ScherzKeks
                              last edited by

                              @ScherzKeks said in LEDSpicer, new LED animation controller for Linux.:

                              @MeduZaPaT said in LEDSpicer, new LED animation controller for Linux.:

                              I think I will remove the need of a profile and animation when you just run -e, -d or -l (will make more sense right? )

                              yes that was my expectation first hand :)

                              Are you running it as normal user or with sudo (not recommended but works)?

                              I tried both, however usually I'm working as root when deploying new things

                              If you are running as a normal user, check for the USB rules file I added with the samples.

                              did just test that again but no luck

                              can you send me you ledspicer.conf file and the lsusb output for the pacled64 plz?

                              LEDSpicer

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                              • ScherzKeksS
                                ScherzKeks @MeduZaPaT
                                last edited by

                                @MeduZaPaT
                                sure, whats the best way to get it to you? can't seem to find a PN function on this board

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                                  MeduZaPaT @ScherzKeks
                                  last edited by MeduZaPaT

                                  @ScherzKeks said in LEDSpicer, new LED animation controller for Linux.:

                                  @MeduZaPaT
                                  sure, whats the best way to get it to you? can't seem to find a PN function on this board

                                  I think the best way is to use the ledspicer forum to avoid pollution here.

                                  LEDSpicer

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                                  • MeduZaPaTM
                                    MeduZaPaT @ScherzKeks
                                    last edited by

                                    @ScherzKeks said in LEDSpicer, new LED animation controller for Linux.:

                                    @MeduZaPaT
                                    sure, whats the best way to get it to you? can't seem to find a PN function on this board

                                    after checking your email, I found that your board is set to ID 2 so to solve this issue change the ID to 2 on the device section like this: boardId="2"

                                    LEDSpicer

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                                    • ScherzKeksS
                                      ScherzKeks @MeduZaPaT
                                      last edited by

                                      @MeduZaPaT
                                      you are da man! That was indeed the problem. I changed the boards ID back to 1. No clue I had modified this before.
                                      It is working now, thanks

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                                      • MeduZaPaTM
                                        MeduZaPaT @ScherzKeks
                                        last edited by MeduZaPaT

                                        @ScherzKeks said in LEDSpicer, new LED animation controller for Linux.:

                                        @MeduZaPaT
                                        you are da man! That was indeed the problem. I changed the boards ID back to 1. No clue I had modified this before.
                                        It is working now, thanks

                                        I'm glad to hear that now is working, first time someone uses an ID different than 1, was unsure of that functionality, so thanks you for the test 👍🏻
                                        Let me know if you have more questions, I need to create some YT tutorial videos for the animations. is kind of easy to understand but lots of details and options.
                                        specially the masking and color mixing features that is extremely useful if you know what it does 😅
                                        PS remember to remove the enable samples config ure flag, so it does not overwrite your settings, or make backups of your config and profiles, I will share some of my so anyone can use them as reference, I got really cool effects based on games and emulators

                                        LEDSpicer

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                                        • ScherzKeksS
                                          ScherzKeks @MeduZaPaT
                                          last edited by

                                          @MeduZaPaT
                                          Thanks I might get back to you later ;)
                                          I'm gonna build a full size cab (Bitcade Kit) and until that arrives in May I'm familiarizing myself with the led stuff. I got my Pi already fully set up and configured.
                                          My major point is to have only the per rom/emulator required buttons lit. Animations are a goodie for now ;)

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                                          • MeduZaPaTM
                                            MeduZaPaT @ScherzKeks
                                            last edited by MeduZaPaT

                                            @ScherzKeks said in LEDSpicer, new LED animation controller for Linux.:

                                            @MeduZaPaT
                                            Thanks I might get back to you later ;)
                                            I'm gonna build a full size cab (Bitcade Kit) and until that arrives in May I'm familiarizing myself with the led stuff. I got my Pi already fully set up and configured.
                                            My major point is to have only the per rom/emulator required buttons lit. Animations are a goodie for now ;)

                                            Cool, I'll like to see that project done , the launcher allows you to react in different ways based on the game, you can trigger a profile by game controllers setup, by emulator name or by game rom name, I normally use the by controller with a fall back to rom name or emulator name.

                                            This program allows not only to light buttons, but to add small animations 😏

                                            I do that for some games and the effect is amazing.

                                            LEDSpicer

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