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#1

Falcon PiCap / State of falcon pi cap?

Last post by jeffmd - September 29, 2023, 10:51:50 PM

So I've been a long time user of this guy, one stop solution for easily building a running a couple strands for a holiday display. Has worked flawlessly. It was no longer sold for a while and I read it was going to be forged into an all new device with more strand support. I stumbled in today and find the old design up on the site for sale (and thus no 4.x support) again and this forum seems kind quiet. Has it been superseded by anything or is it still the best solution to powering a small display of pixel lights with nothing more than a RasPi? 

#2

xLights / Re: Text on Matrix

Last post by JonD - September 29, 2023, 03:01:31 PM

Normally you hit the black "Reply" button, and select "attachments and other options", but it has been broke for several days.

They will get around to fixing it sometime maybe.

#3

xLights / Re: Text on Matrix

Last post by Poporacer - September 29, 2023, 02:17:37 PM

Can't figure out how to attach my screen images.  Can anyone help?

You can't do it from the Quick Reply....You have to either click on the Reply button, or Preview your post and then you will get the option. You will have to save the screenshot on your computer and then you can upload the image from the Attachments and Other options selection....You can also click on the insert button and it will put the picture directly in your post. Please post actual screenshots and not pictures of your screen.
Actually, it looks like the attachment isn't working....

#4

xLights / Re: Text on Matrix

Last post by Geod - September 29, 2023, 01:42:25 PM

Can't figure out how to attach my screen images.  Can anyone help?

#5

xLights / Re: Text on Matrix

Last post by Geod - September 29, 2023, 01:21:52 PM

Her is second screen image

#6

xLights / Re: Text on Matrix

Last post by Geod - September 29, 2023, 01:20:10 PM

Hi JonD

Thanks for the reply

I have attached screen images for your review.   Please let me know if you can help me with my matrix issue

Thank you

Geod

#7

xLights / Re: Text on Matrix

Last post by Geod - September 29, 2023, 12:43:20 PM

I'm not sure how to add a screen image to a file for attachment.   Is it OK to copy the screen image directly into the reply post?

#8

Falcon Player (FPP) / Re: Is the Pi 3B still support...

Last post by Poporacer - September 29, 2023, 12:36:58 PM

Pointing the WiFi driver to external, not Linux Kernel, had the biggest improvement.

It is usually recommended to use the external drivers. Using the external drives is using the drivers that are actually on the Wi-Fi chip itself, using the Linux Kernal is using a generic driver that has no knowledge of the actual Wi-Fi chip installed.

#9

Falcon Player (FPP) / Re: Is the Pi 3B still support...

Last post by Sawdust - September 29, 2023, 09:50:22 AM

Huh. I've been using FPP for about 7 years or so, and I've noticed quite a significant speed drop on both my Pis going from v6 to v7. I'm not sure what's going on if no one else is experiencing this. I've done a full re-image a couple of times now just to be sure, and it's consistent among both Pis. It's possible my Wifi connection is weak, and it's just the web frontend being slowly loaded. I'll try it in access point mode and see if it gets better.

Sorry fadecomic I recall having issues when upgrading to 7.0 (beta) slow and/or non-connective.  Pointing the WiFi driver to external, not Linux Kernel, had the biggest improvement.  My other issue was a EDI Max WiFi dongle. It just didn't want to connect to 7, 6 was connected.  Relooking at that dongle in 6, I saw a weak connection....not suitable for my system. Replaced the dongle. Seems that 7 detected that bad dongle for me at test not show.  Thanks 7 = = and overall, 7 is quicker

Sharing my experiences, but may not be your issues.

#10

xLights / Re: Unable to dock sub-Windows...

Last post by cmndr brain - September 28, 2023, 09:15:00 PM

Thank you.  I don't know when they added that feature.  Maybe the setting changed when I upgraded the version.
Thank you, that fixed it.

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[State of falcon pi cap?]

State of falcon pi cap? by jeffmd September 29, 2023, 10:51:50 PM

Text on Matrix by JonD September 29, 2023, 03:01:31 PM

Is the Pi 3B still supported on 7.1? by Poporacer September 29, 2023, 12:36:58 PM

Unable to dock sub-Windows back into xLights by cmndr brain September 28, 2023, 09:15:00 PM

FPP Ignore GPIO triggers outside show hours by robbiet September 28, 2023, 08:39:29 AM

Can’t see F16V3 through FPP by Laser Falcon September 27, 2023, 03:26:16 PM

All new stuff by i1uhrace September 26, 2023, 09:57:48 PM

Unable to change color curves by cmndr brain September 26, 2023, 05:44:08 PM

Matrix audio issue by MikeKrebs September 25, 2023, 09:11:08 PM

Music and models out of sync by MikeKrebs September 25, 2023, 09:08:25 PM