Hi - I have inherited a Mando Neopixel Darksaber from a sad but kind lady who was clearing out after her husband suddenly died last month. I’m not sure what version it is.
I bought a 18650 battery for but it looks like the SD is corrupt of faulty as I get the message “font directory not found, SD card not found” when I put the battery in.
I have put the SD card into my PC and it says its not formatted, so where can I get a copy of the Neopixel SD card content including the config file, content etc.
Please be gentle with me as I am on a steep learning curve and cannot find the correct answer so far on this great forum!
Thanks
Welcome!
Unfortunately, without knowing the manufacturer/installer, it will be nearly impossible to figure out the contents of the card and get a config.
Good news is, you can create a new one with a bit of research. Can you see all of the proffie board? If so, you can puzzle out how it is wired up and make a new config to match. It is not as hard as it sounds, and most preinstalled sabers are wired fairly simply.
If you can see the board and can post a pic, I can help determine how it is likely wired.
Thanks for the quick reply - I have attached a photo, you can see the full board from the underside
Perfect. As I suspected its an easy install.
You have one pixel line using data1 and led2/led3 bridged (very common), Batt+ and Batt-, 2 buttons with gnd connected, and a speaker.
Head over to the v2 configurator: Proffieboard V2 and the default config at the bottom will work for you.
Only thing missing from your sd card is fonts. You can download free ones, and there are some cool ones, but if you want an true sounding dark saber font, it’ll likely cost you about $10us.
Before you wipe the card, or toss it - maybe try another computer and/or operating system? If its windows your using now, Mac or Linux might be able to read the contents.
Goth makes a chassis like that for the Korbanth dark saber. You could try contacting them for a config file and font files, but I do not know how likely they are to help if you didn’t actually buy it from them.
Thanks for all the advice - I will see if I can get the default config working from the V2 configurator on a different SD card. I have tried the original SD on 2 different card readers with the same problem and I do not have a Mac or Linux.
Can I download any font directory just to see if I can get it to work?
Yes. I believe this is all you need. Free prop sounds
Check to make sure it has the fonts listed in the configurator.
You can find a few more free fonts here:
& here:
none of them are SW cannon but a bit of variety to get you started can’t hurt.
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They look great - I know I sound a bit dumb but do I just copy these folders onto the SD card and do I have to modify the config file?
Not dumb at all, we all started out not knowing anything.
And to answer your question, you do put them on the sd card and pop it in, but the config needs to match the font folders. You will take the config from the web page I linked and edit the preset names to match your font folders. The section is here:
#ifdef CONFIG_PRESETS
Preset presets[] = {
{ "TeensySF",...
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