Proffieboard Blaster

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1

Hey there!
I’m just getting started with proffieboard, trying to make a simple Westar-35 prop, trigger only, no mode switch.

I’ve downloaded the proffieOS files, and I found a blaster_config.h file that looked to be doing most of what I want.

For lighting, I have a 22LED neopixel ring, connected to LED2 and LED3.

I find the config stuff to be fairly opaque, is there a guide on config creation somewhere?
At any rate, the specific problem I’m having is that:

  1. The neo pixel ring isn’t lighting. With the simple config generated by fredrik.hubbe.net, the lights would turn on, but would stay on, as that config was designed for a saber.
  2. I think I have a soundfont for Bo-Katan, but I’m also not hearing anything when I pull the trigger.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

See below for the code:

#ifdef CONFIG_TOP
#include "proffieboard_v2_config.h"
#define NUM_BLADES 2
#define NUM_BUTTONS 1
#define VOLUME 2000
const unsigned int maxLedsPerStrip = 144;
#define CLASH_THRESHOLD_G 1.0
#define ENABLE_AUDIO
#define ENABLE_MOTION
#define ENABLE_WS2811
#define ENABLE_SD
#define ENABLE_BLASTER_AUTO
#define BLASTER_SHOTS_UNTIL_EMPTY 30
#define BLASTER_JAM_PERCENTAGE 3
#endif

#ifdef CONFIG_PROP
#include "../props/blaster.h"
#endif

#ifdef CONFIG_PRESETS
Preset presets[] = {
  // Default basic blast color with red audio flicker on blast
  { "BoKatan", "tracks/boot1.wav",
    StylePtr<Lockup<BlastFadeout<BlastFadeout<Black,AudioFlicker<Black,Red>,250,EFFECT_FIRE>,AudioFlicker<Black,Blue>,1500,EFFECT_STUN>,AudioFlicker<Black,Red>>>(),
    StylePtr<Lockup<BlastFadeout<BlastFadeout<Black,AudioFlicker<Black,Red>,250,EFFECT_FIRE>,AudioFlicker<Black,Blue>,1500,EFFECT_STUN>,AudioFlicker<Black,Red>>>() }
};

BladeConfig blades[] = {
 { 0, WS2811BladePtr<125, WS2811_ACTUALLY_800kHz | WS2811_GRB>(),
   WS2811BladePtr<14, WS2811_ACTUALLY_800kHz | WS2811_GRB, 7, PowerPINS<bladePowerPin2, bladePowerPin3> >(),
   CONFIGARRAY(presets) },
};

#endif

#ifdef CONFIG_BUTTONS
Button FireButton(BUTTON_POWER, powerButtonPin, "fire");
#endif

This is the config that lights up my neopixels as if they were a saber:

#ifdef CONFIG_TOP
#include "proffieboard_v2_config.h"
#define NUM_BLADES 1
#define NUM_BUTTONS 1
#define VOLUME 1000
const unsigned int maxLedsPerStrip = 144;
#define CLASH_THRESHOLD_G 1.0
#define ENABLE_AUDIO
#define ENABLE_MOTION
#define ENABLE_WS2811
#define ENABLE_SD
#endif

#ifdef CONFIG_PRESETS
Preset presets[] = {
   { "BoKatan", "tracks/boot1.wav",
    StyleNormalPtr<RED, WHITE, 300, 800>(), "cyan"}
};
BladeConfig blades[] = {
 { 0, WS281XBladePtr<22, bladePin, Color8::GRB, PowerPINS<bladePowerPin2, bladePowerPin3> >(), CONFIGARRAY(presets) },
};
#endif

#ifdef CONFIG_BUTTONS
Button FireButton(BUTTON_POWER, powerButtonPin, "fire");
#endif
2

Make sure your soundfont is blaster font, not saber font. I used Plecter Labs blaster pack as they are compatible with Proffie.

Your bladestyle is fine but why do you need 2 blades where blade1 has 125 LEDs and blade2 has 14 LEDs? while you only have a 22 ring LED
Just use your second bladeconfig presets “WS281XBladePtr”, you didn’t define data pin on the first one.

3

You want to use the blaster prop file.

Add this above your CONFIG_PRESETS section

#ifdef CONFIG_PROP
#include "../props/blaster.h"
#endif
4

There is a LOT of information about configuration creation.
I suggest staring with reading about blades here:

The blades array you use for your saber config looks correct, but the one used for the blaster is not, so I suggest that you start by copying the blades array from the second config and put it into the first config.

That also means changing NUM_BLADES to 1, and deleting one of the styles in your preset.

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5

For the font, I used bank1 from BlasterCoreDefaultPackageV5 from plector labs. I get a different boot sound, and a hum that is unaffected by the trigger.

Here’s what my config currently looks like:

#ifdef CONFIG_TOP
#include "proffieboard_v2_config.h"
#define NUM_BLADES 1
#define NUM_BUTTONS 1
#define VOLUME 2000
const unsigned int maxLedsPerStrip = 144;
#define CLASH_THRESHOLD_G 1.0
#define ENABLE_AUDIO
#define ENABLE_MOTION
#define ENABLE_WS2811
#define ENABLE_SD
#define ENABLE_BLASTER_AUTO
#define BLASTER_SHOTS_UNTIL_EMPTY 30
#define BLASTER_JAM_PERCENTAGE 3
#endif

#ifdef CONFIG_PROP
#include "../props/blaster.h"
#endif

#ifdef CONFIG_PRESETS
Preset presets[] = {
  // Default basic blast color with red audio flicker on blast
  { "bank1", "tracks/boot1.wav",
    StylePtr<Lockup<BlastFadeout<BlastFadeout<Black,AudioFlicker<Black,Red>,250,EFFECT_FIRE>,AudioFlicker<Black,Blue>,1500,EFFECT_STUN>,AudioFlicker<Black,Red>>>() }
};

BladeConfig blades[] = {
 { 0, WS281XBladePtr<22, bladePin, Color8::GRB, PowerPINS<bladePowerPin2, bladePowerPin3> >(), CONFIGARRAY(presets) },
};

#endif

#ifdef CONFIG_BUTTONS
Button FireButton(BUTTON_POWER, powerButtonPin, "fire");
#endif

If I’m reading the style definition right, on Blast, it’s supposed to flash red. How do I get the trigger button to send a blast event? If I’m beginning to understand, the button I have wired up will turn on the blade (black/off by default), and then if a Blast event were triggered, it would flash red and plan an appropriate sound?

As I just realized I never posted my wiring, here’s what I’m working with:
Wiring

6

This bit says that this button generates “BUTTON_POWER” events.

Try changing it to:

#ifdef CONFIG_BUTTONS
Button FireButton(BUTTON_FIRE, powerButtonPin, "fire");
#endif
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7

That did the trick! Thank you very much for your help!