
frankknox038

I am new to the ezb revolution. I have the EZB4 up and running and connects to network fine but when i set up the animations for the rgb leds and execute it with all frames transistions on 0 and saved all leds work fine but they just crawl very slowly. just recieved the rgb led unit today, so dont know if its defective. or if default settings are wrong, or if i did something wrong setting it up but I followed instruction video very carefully by pausing as each step was shown. several timesI re set it up to the same thing happening.any one have any idea? what i can do? to speed them up? by the way camera works at normal speed and battery full speed wireless adapter is 300 bpms. continous rotation servos work also work at full speed so EZB4 seems to work fine on every thing else ,but the rgb leds are slow. i have nothing else for sensors right now to test, i2c ports for speed and have tried all 3 with same results. please help? thank you!
Thanks again Richard And DJ ! Will try that again richard ! as per your advice! and sure hope it works this time! Oh and by the way , don
t know if it helps but last week I just re installed my Windows 7 64bit branded home prem. after repartitioning hdd , registered again, updated again with windows update to as of yesterday it says windows is up to date . am running sec. gen i5 2330 1155 intel @ 3.0- 3.3 turbo,msi z77 mb ,1155 socket, 12 gb Muskin enhanced 1333 ram with 11.9 usable. and almost 9gb after windows booted and up and running , running 250 gb usb3 wd hdd as boot drive, 2 seagate 2tb usb2 and 1 2tb seagate usb 3 hdd internally for data. asus 24x dvd burner, two wireless cards 300bps each . 1 internal xmedia card x16 slot and one xmedia usb2 adapter in usb3slot . can run both at same time connected to my network and works fast or i connect internal to my network and usb adapt. to EZB-4. also both seem to work well. not too fast but getting outdated. gets me by and working well at this time. I ran glary util. , scandisk full, avg full, emisoft malware scanner in full, ultradefrag on all drives. and that was before i reinstalled new ver of EZB4 build so shouldn
t have any reg errors or virus or malware, spyware to mess with files i hope .any way will try that and will get back and thanks again guys!K Guys This Is What I Just Did I Followed Richards Great Advice ! somewhat. I did everything as You advised. Deleted old project - then closed Builder but left recycle bin with old project. then connected eZb4, started builder, then new project ,added camera and rgb unit . made my animation but only threw a few random things in as usual. then pushed save after dual 200ms on all frames. then saved. but did not execute it yet to try thought you might want it this way first .before i try . I went to file and this time saved as instead of just save. renamed it and this is what i ended up with .after upload i will try it here also to see if any differences between your results and mine. Thanks anain guys!
Just Tried The Last Animation That I just posted and my results are as follows : Richard. I did not go into settings in the control panel first or after I ran my animation. I just executed it and is still runnung now. And as near as I can tell. It Speeded up Almost Twice as quick . But still a hair over 1 second between Transitions.that is between full brightness on each transistion Thanks a million again . I didn
t want to go to settings first as i was afraid it would be 1000 ms still on every frame .but will check after i get done writing this to see if it stayed at dual 200ms on every frame. Gonna Try same with 0ms and 175ms on every frame next . by starting new projects each time and work my way down to hopefully a decent speed! I can
t Thank You Enough For all Your Help so far. You Helped Me more than you know already ! Your awsome! for taking up your valuable time to help this old newbe! will up date again shortly to let you know how I`m making out. Twice as fast so far Awsome !Sounds like you're not selecting the frame before changing the value. Each frame has its own value. There are blue question marks that explain the options and what they do. I highly advise that you read the question marks - we put a lot of effort in the help of blue question marks.
Additionally there are question marks on every control. There is a video tutorial which demonstrates exactly what you're doing. Here is a direct link to the rgb activity: https://synthiam.com/Tutorials/Lesson/65?courseId=6
Watch the whole thing. Pay attention to the part near 1:20. Notice how I select the frame BEFORE changing the values.
You must select the frame before changing its value. You must select the frame so the value can by changed. Each frame has its own value.
Also, once you get to selecting the frame before changing going to value, the next step is for you to determine if you need a transition at all. Disabling the transition checkbox will switch the frames with no transition time.
That should help you
@frankknox038 You're welcome....
I think DJ has your answer for you... don't use any transition at all just a slight pause between frames...
Awsome DJ. What I do is: after clicking on My animations I start a new frame and setup the blocks and colors for that frame. then set the checkmarks for repeat animations and transitions then adjust ms on transistions and start new frame again and so on.then hit save . then execute. Sorry Guy. didn
t notice blue ? for help and So sorry for bothering you awsome people; was just jumping the gun i guess or anxious I should say . but will start tutorals and pay attention more before starting my project to swiftly. I started with buying arduino kit. then raspbrry2 kit , and don
t know programming since basic in dos, so got discouraged before trying them. then I found Your Awsome Sight And Got Really Exited! and anxious i guess! but will take your advice and use the links you gave me and study hard next few days and before you know it ill be making credits helping others too! Will Let you know how i
m making out learning tomorrow and if i resolved it. and im sure i will. after all the help from you and Richard! You guys Are awsome and Can
t Thank you enough. more exited than ever now! to learn all i can and help others later. Thanks again!Love your enthusiasm
I don't want that excitement to convert into frustration - which is why the question marks will be super helpful.
Still, don't be shy about asking questions on here. It's amazing how we learn while answering.
Mr Awsome Dj: And Mr. Awsome Richard :I don
t Know How To Express My Gratitute To Both of You, For Your being such great people. good people are hardest to find these days. and helping a newbe . older than dirt, orolder than history! as my brother says ! lol! You don
t even know. ! I know Im just an old Geezer just getting started in robotics but will give you the best I can for thanks . words escape me how as much i apreciate the help. but I think both of You! are great and between both of you. Problem is solved. as I took your advice DJ: and problem solved this soon! And Richard :I took Your advice too! It Works Awsome Now! I am not sure How to close this session. but i got an email that said I need To . when problem was resolved. 1st Time on any forum so don
t Know The ropes yet. So anyway, there should be more people like you guys. And DJ get some rest. cause ya gonna need it shortly to haul yer money to the bank! as I know these things ya Know !lol not to hard to figure out! when ya got it. ya got it. and you sure got it ! just don`t forget us little guys ok? when your the king of robotics and richest man ever! in 10 yrs. or less. you may or not realize it now, but You Will be! In my eyes you already are King of Robotics! Only Man I know with a Real plan at the right time and place these days . and the best plan! at that.