Neopixel Blade Doesn't Light Up

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Hello Saber Building Community,

I’m trying to finish up a Graflex Supreme build with a crystal chamber accent LED. The issue I’m having is that the blade doesn’t light up when inserted, even though the hilt side neopixel pcb LEDs do light up. The blade works in another saber I installed, so I doubt it’s a problem with the blade. I’ve checked these forums for similar issues, but didn’t find anything that replicated what I’m experiencing exactly. Thanks in advance for any thoughts on what I might be missing here.

Troubleshooting so Far:

  • Tested GND and Batt+ pads with a multimeter (around 4V)
  • Tested LED2 / LED4 and Batt+ pads with a multimeter (around 4V)
  • Tested + / - pogo pins on neopixel hilt pcb (around 4V)
  • Checked solder connections for shorts
  • Checked for end-to-end continuity on LED connections

Here is the parts list I used for the install:

  • 18650 wired battery
  • Proffie v3.9
  • 28mm 4Ohm/3W speaker
  • Eco NPXL v3 short pin hilt side pcb (6 LEDs)
  • Single neopixel accent led (BTF)
  • 2.1 mm recharge port

I used this wiring diagram available on the Proffie website, with two changes:

  • Bridged Batt+ and 5V pads because speaker booster was bad
  • LED power is wired to LED pads / MOSFETs 2 and 4, since I accidentally cooked MOSFET 3 while testing a new blade

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Here is the config file I’ve flashed to the board (I only included the first blade style, created with FETT263’s style editor, since they are long and repetitive):

#ifdef CONFIG_TOP
#include "proffieboard_v3_config.h"
#define NUM_BLADES 3
#define NUM_BUTTONS 2
#define VOLUME 1500
const unsigned int maxLedsPerStrip = 144;
#define CLASH_THRESHOLD_G 1.0
#define ENABLE_AUDIO
#define ENABLE_MOTION
#define ENABLE_WS2811
#define ENABLE_SD
#define SHARED_POWER_PINS
#endif

//Customized Options
//Edit Mode
#define FETT263_EDIT_MODE_MENU
#define ENABLE_ALL_EDIT_OPTIONS
#define FETT263_DUAL_MODE_SOUND
//Gesture Control
#define FETT263_TWIST_ON
#define FETT263_TWIST_OFF
#define FETT263_THRUST_ON
#define FETT263_SWING_ON
//Battery
//#define FETT263_SAY_BATTERY_PERCENT
#define FETT263_SAY_BATTERY_VOLTS
//Button Defines
#define FETT263_HOLD_BUTTON_LOCKUP
//Force FX
#define FETT263_FORCE_PUSH

//Include FETT263 Prop File
#ifdef CONFIG_PROP
#include "../props/saber_fett263_buttons.h"
#endif

#ifdef CONFIG_PRESETS
Preset presets[] = {
   //ANH Graflex
   {"ANH_Graflex;common", "common/tracks/ANH_Title.wav",
    /* copyright Fett263 Rotoscope (Primary Blade) OS7 Style
    https://www.fett263.com/fett263-proffieOS7-style-library.html#Rotoscope
    OS7.14 v2.241p
    Single Style
    Base Style: Hyper Responsive Rotoscope (Original Trilogy)

    Base Color: BaseColorArg (0)

    --Effects Included--
    Ignition Effect: Standard Ignition [Color: IgnitionColorArg]
    Retraction Effect: Standard Retraction [Color: RetractionColorArg]
    Lockup Effect:
    0: mainLockMulti0Shape - Begin: Real Clash - Style: Intensity AudioFlicker - End: Full Blade Absorb
    [Color: LockupColorArg]
    Lightning Block Effect:
    0: mainLBMulti0Shape - Begin: Responsive Impact - Style: Strobing AudioFlicker - End: Full Blade Absorb
    [Color: LBColorArg]
    Drag Effect:
    0: mainDragMulti0Shape - Begin: Wipe In - Style: Intensity Sparking Drag - End: Wipe Out
    [Color: DragColorArg]
    Melt Effect:
    0: mainMeltMulti0Shape - Begin: Wipe In - Style: Intensity Melt - End: Wipe Out
    [Color: StabColorArg]
    Blast Effect: Blast Wave (Random) [Color: BlastColorArg]
    Clash Effect: Real Clash V1 [Color: ClashColorArg]
    */
    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    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    "ANH\nGraflex"}
};
 
BladeConfig blades[] = {
 { 0, WS281XBladePtr<133, bladePin, Color8::GRB, PowerPINS<bladePowerPin2, bladePowerPin4> >(),
    SubBladeWithStride(0, 5, 2, WS281XBladePtr<6, blade2Pin, Color8::GRB, PowerPINS<bladePowerPin2, bladePowerPin4> >()),
    WS281XBladePtr<1, blade3Pin, Color8::GRB, PowerPINS<bladePowerPin1> >()
  , CONFIGARRAY(presets) },
};
#endif

#ifdef CONFIG_BUTTONS
Button PowerButton(BUTTON_POWER, powerButtonPin, "pow");
Button AuxButton(BUTTON_AUX, auxPin, "aux");
#endif
2

Maybe move main blade power over to 4/5? Or pick an altertnative data line?

3

Is this one of those pogo pin PCBs where you have to remove one of the resistors?

Also, try this:

(Measure on board, at the strip and everywhere in between.)

4

Looking at the npxl manual again, that appears to be the case. I hadn’t used this variant of the pcb in my previous build. For the moment, I redefined the blades array to the following (both resistors installed as in the v2 config in the manual).

BladeConfig blades[] = {
 { 0, WS281XBladePtr<133, blade2Pin, Color8::GRB, PowerPINS<bladePowerPin2, bladePowerPin4> >(),
    SubBlade(0, 5, WS281XBladePtr<6, blade2Pin, Color8::GRB, PowerPINS<bladePowerPin2, bladePowerPin4> >()),
    WS281XBladePtr<1, blade3Pin, Color8::GRB, PowerPINS<bladePowerPin1> >()
  , CONFIGARRAY(presets) },
};

I’m getting this undesired soft rainbow effect in the blade that now lights up. I didn’t see that when I was putting together this style in the style editor, but is there some portion of the blade style I provided that would cause that? Until I can get back to the soldering station, I left the data1 pad soldered at both ends, only changing the config file to not use it. Maybe there’s something there putting noise on the data line.

5

Could be an RGB vs. RGBw issue. Do you know if your blade uses RGB or RGBW LEDs?

6

I’m using the BTF Lighting WS2812B LED strips that have 144 LEDs per meter. A quick search tells me that this strip comes in both variants, but the listing at the Saber Bay where I bought these doesn’t specify.

7

I may be mistaken, but I believe you’ve included pixels 0-5 in the mainblade and subblade definitions, with different lengths. I’ve been told having pixels in more than one blade definition is bad.

I think you want two subblade statements:
SubBlade(6, 132, WS281XBladePtr<133, blade2Pin, Color8::GRB, PowerPINS<bladePowerPin2, bladePowerPin4> >() ),
SubBlade(0, 5, NULL ),

The V2 config is wired in parallel so the second blade will control the emitter and the first 6 pixels of the main blade. This blade configuration lets you control them separately but isn’t ideal. For my builds with the pcb wired in parallel, I just use one blade definition.

I don’t think this is your issue, given you are getting some lighting… but in addition to the hilt-side pcb having resistors to be removed, some of the blade side PCBs have a place for a resistor between the data pad and the pin (p6 of the NPXL manual). If you do not have a resistor there, you need to bridge the pad. I’ve been using 0 ohm resistors on mine recently instead of bridging the pad with just solder–it seems cleaner.

8

good point, using blade2Pin in two different WS281XBladePtr does not work.

9

I changed the config to a single blade definition, and the unintended color variations are still occurring. I tried two sub blades, but that gave an error in the blade array message upon upload. There are 133 pixels in the strips, and 6 on the pcb, so the last number would be 138, correct? I do have one of the 0603 330 Ohm SMD data resistors installed on the blade side pcb. The blade works fine with another saber I’ve built, so I’m convinced that it’s something on the hilt side of things.

10

I’m confused.

  1. Don’t you need to remove one resistor or the other?
  2. What does your config file look like now?
  3. Maybe post a video of what your rainbow thing looks like. If it’s an RGBW problem we should be able to tell from the video.
11

  1. I saw the v2 config on p5 of the NPXL manual, and it had both resistors installed, with data to the D2 pad on the hilt pcb.

  2. Here is my most recent config file (see below)

  3. I tried using the upload video button on this reply, but it won’t accept it and lists a bunch of accepted file formats that are for images. Here’s a frame from the video I took, where the blade looks like a weather radar.

IMG_9927 - frame at 0m0s
IMG_9927 - frame at 0m0s1080×1920 132 KB

#ifdef CONFIG_TOP
#include "proffieboard_v3_config.h"
#define NUM_BLADES 2
#define NUM_BUTTONS 2
#define VOLUME 1500
const unsigned int maxLedsPerStrip = 144;
#define CLASH_THRESHOLD_G 1.0
#define ENABLE_AUDIO
#define ENABLE_MOTION
#define ENABLE_WS2811
#define ENABLE_SD
#define SHARED_POWER_PINS
#endif

//Customized Options
//Edit Mode
#define FETT263_EDIT_MODE_MENU
#define ENABLE_ALL_EDIT_OPTIONS
#define FETT263_DUAL_MODE_SOUND
//Gesture Control
#define FETT263_TWIST_ON
#define FETT263_TWIST_OFF
#define FETT263_THRUST_ON
#define FETT263_SWING_ON
//Battery
//#define FETT263_SAY_BATTERY_PERCENT
#define FETT263_SAY_BATTERY_VOLTS
//Button Defines
#define FETT263_HOLD_BUTTON_LOCKUP
//Force FX
#define FETT263_FORCE_PUSH

//Include FETT263 Prop File
#ifdef CONFIG_PROP
#include "../props/saber_fett263_buttons.h"
#endif

#ifdef CONFIG_PRESETS
Preset presets[] = {
   //ANH Graflex
   {"ANH_Graflex;common", "common/tracks/ANH_Title.wav",
    /* copyright Fett263 Rotoscope (Primary Blade) OS7 Style
    https://www.fett263.com/fett263-proffieOS7-style-library.html#Rotoscope
    OS7.14 v2.241p
    Single Style
    Base Style: Hyper Responsive Rotoscope (Original Trilogy)

    Base Color: BaseColorArg (0)

    --Effects Included--
    Ignition Effect: Standard Ignition [Color: IgnitionColorArg]
    Retraction Effect: Standard Retraction [Color: RetractionColorArg]
    Lockup Effect:
    0: mainLockMulti0Shape - Begin: Real Clash - Style: Intensity AudioFlicker - End: Full Blade Absorb
    [Color: LockupColorArg]
    Lightning Block Effect:
    0: mainLBMulti0Shape - Begin: Responsive Impact - Style: Strobing AudioFlicker - End: Full Blade Absorb
    [Color: LBColorArg]
    Drag Effect:
    0: mainDragMulti0Shape - Begin: Wipe In - Style: Intensity Sparking Drag - End: Wipe Out
    [Color: DragColorArg]
    Melt Effect:
    0: mainMeltMulti0Shape - Begin: Wipe In - Style: Intensity Melt - End: Wipe Out
    [Color: StabColorArg]
    Blast Effect: Blast Wave (Random) [Color: BlastColorArg]
    Clash Effect: Real Clash V1 [Color: ClashColorArg]
    */
    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    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   
    "ANH\nGraflex"}
};
BladeConfig blades[] = {
 { 0, 
    WS281XBladePtr<133, blade2Pin, Color8::GRB, PowerPINS<bladePowerPin2, bladePowerPin4> >(), //Main Blade
    //SubBlade(0, 5, WS281XBladePtr<6, blade2Pin, Color8::GRB, PowerPINS<bladePowerPin2, bladePowerPin4> >()), //NPXL PCB
    //SubBladeWithStride(1, 5, 2, NULL),
    WS281XBladePtr<1, blade3Pin, Color8::GRB, PowerPINS<bladePowerPin1> >() //Crystal Chamber
  , CONFIGARRAY(presets) },
};
#endif

#ifdef CONFIG_BUTTONS
Button PowerButton(BUTTON_POWER, powerButtonPin, "pow");
Button AuxButton(BUTTON_AUX, auxPin, "aux");
#endif
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The rainbow thing shown here is not a RGBW problem, it’s something else.
Where is blade2Pin connected to?

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This is just a normal neopixel blade, right? So the fact that the colors are unique to each side means that’s a very noisy signal…

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It is, as far as I understand, a normal neopixel blade. The D2 pad on the npxl pcb is connected to the blade2pin on the board. Noise was exactly my thought as to what is generating these effects. I haven’t gotten to disconnecting the D1 pad on the npxl pcb from bladepin on the board yet. The config is programmed not to use it, but I wonder if there’s noise coming in through that connection anyway.

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That seems likely. A wire sticking out like that is basically an antenna.

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Alright. I’ll get to the solder station again soon and desolder that connection. I’ll post the results here.

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Ok, so I desoldered the D1 pad on the NPXL pcb from the bladePin on the board. That doesn’t seem to have solved the lighting oddity that I’m observing. Also, I can’t get the crystal chamber accent neopixel to light up. Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised at this point if it was another problem with this particular board.