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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
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        @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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                        • MeduZaPaTM
                          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
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                                  @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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                                    • MeduZaPaTM
                                      MeduZaPaT
                                      last edited by MeduZaPaT

                                      Version 0.3.5 released

                                      You can install over the other version without problems.
                                      For more info go here https://github.com/meduzapat/LEDSpicer/releases

                                      LEDSpicer

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                                      • Gh0striderG
                                        Gh0strider @MeduZaPaT
                                        last edited by

                                        @MeduZaPaT Version 1.0.19 of libusb-1.0. If I run sudo apt install libusb1-0 it fetches the same version from jessie. when I use "sudo apt install libusb-1.0-0-dev" it states "is is already the newest Version" when I start "./configure CXXFLAGS='-g0 -03'--prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc" then there are many many checking lines and at the end I get the error "configure: error: libusb1-0 development library was not found"

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                                        • MeduZaPaTM
                                          MeduZaPaT @Gh0strider
                                          last edited by MeduZaPaT

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

                                          @MeduZaPaT Version 1.0.19 of libusb-1.0. If I run sudo apt install libusb1-0 it fetches the same version from jessie. when I use "sudo apt install libusb-1.0-0-dev" it states "is is already the newest Version" when I start "./configure CXXFLAGS='-g0 -03'--prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc" then there are many many checking lines and at the end I get the error "configure: error: libusb1-0 development library was not found"

                                          I fixed that issue, if you pull the lasted version that error will be solved.
                                          also I found that Jessie have compile issues, it does not support C++11 out of the box if you upgrade to Stretch this issues will be gone.

                                          LEDSpicer

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                                          • M
                                            mdsavio
                                            last edited by mdsavio

                                            Nice!

                                            I have all installed, but i have an error... :(

                                            pi@retropie:~ $ sudo service ledspicerd start
                                            Job for ledspicerd.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
                                            See "systemctl status ledspicerd.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
                                            

                                            Install here: home/pi/LEDSpicer
                                            But this...? Below..

                                            ./configure CXXFLAGS='-g0 -O3' --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc
                                            
                                            --------- build settings -----------
                                            C++ Compiler : g++  -g0 -O3
                                            Linker       : /usr/bin/ld
                                            Includes     :-I/usr/include/libusb-1.0
                                            -bash: ---------: command not found
                                            Libraries    :-lusb-1.0 -ltinyxml2 -lpthread -ldl
                                            Libpulse     : yes: -D_REENTRANT -lpulse
                                            Prefix       : /usr
                                            Systemd      : /lib/systemd/system
                                            Devices dir  : ${exec_prefix}/lib/ledspicer/devices
                                            Actors dir   : ${exec_prefix}/lib/ledspicer/actors
                                            Data dir     : ${datarootdir}
                                            Config dir   : /etc
                                            Develop mode : no
                                            Copy samples : no
                                            --------- Output Plugins -----------
                                            
                                            

                                            When install LEDSpicer all it's ok! ... but when i put this... sudo service ledspicerd start ... Fail!

                                            Someone can help me? Please! :)

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