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Mala Users - Do you want LEDWiz Support?
loadman:
--- Quote ---How big a buffer should the hardware use? Should it just continue to lag further and further behind the streamed data until the system runs out of memory? Or, if the user stops scrolling, should the lights continue to flash for 10 seconds after the fact?
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I think 'Ideally' it should be able to keep up, with at least simple on off commands anyway like the IO-warrior can with MaLa..
But as you point out the Wiz is capable of more so I guess there is a slight trade off?
I have not tested the new OCX as I'm still at work. I will release my LED test prog too to see if anyone thinks of a better way to controll the Wiz than what I have done.
RandyT:
--- Quote from: loadman on September 27, 2006, 11:36:41 pm ---
--- Quote ---How big a buffer should the hardware use? Should it just continue to lag further and further behind the streamed data until the system runs out of memory? Or, if the user stops scrolling, should the lights continue to flash for 10 seconds after the fact?
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I think 'Ideally' it should be able to keep up, with at least simple on off commands anyway like the IO-warrior can with MaLa..
But as you point out the Wiz is capable of more so I guess there is a slight trade off?
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No tradeoffs. It already does. With the previous OCX, simple on/off transitions for all 32 outputs could occur roughly every 10ms. That's up to 100 transitions per second. The latest one will allow for up to 500 transitions per second, with even faster throughput available using the "FastCom" property (at a cost of compatibility with some USB chipsets.)
This discussion is academic at this point anyway. There are already beta testers out there who have been using an FE that does all of this with the LED-Wiz.
RandyT
loadman:
--- Quote ---No tradeoffs. It already does. With the previous OCX, simple on/off transitions for all 32 outputs could occur roughly every 10ms. That's up to 100 transitions per second. The latest one will allow for up to 500 transitions per second, with even faster throughput available using the "FastCom" property (at a cost of compatibility with some USB chipsets.)
This discussion is academic at this point anyway. There are already beta testers out there who have been using an FE that does all of this with the LED-Wiz.
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I'm didn't get that speed with the old OCX so I guess I'm doing something wrong.
Also I'm confused if you are refering to Atomic beta test as I thought Youki said he made his own DLL not using OCX?
RandyT:
--- Quote from: loadman on September 28, 2006, 01:51:53 am ---
--- Quote ---No tradeoffs. It already does. With the previous OCX, simple on/off transitions for all 32 outputs could occur roughly every 10ms. That's up to 100 transitions per second. The latest one will allow for up to 500 transitions per second, with even faster throughput available using the "FastCom" property (at a cost of compatibility with some USB chipsets.)
This discussion is academic at this point anyway. There are already beta testers out there who have been using an FE that does all of this with the LED-Wiz.
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I'm didn't get that speed with the old OCX so I guess I'm doing something wrong.
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If you are using the commands to control individual ports serially instead of all of the ports in parallel, that would explain it. In other words, if you want to turn on the first 4 outputs, rather than issuing the following sequentially;
S01:1
S02:1
S03:1
S04:1
you would do it all with one command, such as;
SB1:15
or better yet, control the states of all outputs with the SBA command.
If you have already been doing this, I'm not sure what to tell you.
--- Quote ---Also I'm confused if you are refering to Atomic beta test as I thought Youki said he made his own DLL not using OCX?
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Why are you confused? I haven't stated otherwise. Youki's DLL is structured essentially the same way, however.
RandyT
loadman:
--- Quote ---If you are using the commands to control individual ports serially instead of all of the ports in parallel, that would explain it.
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I am indeed but only to turn the same LED on and off. I dunno ....I'll look into it again :-)
--- Quote --- Youki's DLL is structured essentially the same way, however.
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I might ask Youki if he will send me a copy when he returns from Holiday to compare using Delphi.
Thanks.. Going home now to try new OCX
[EDIT LATER] Yep that seems a bit better.
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