diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'README')
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 32 |
1 files changed, 29 insertions, 3 deletions
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -This is the ReadMe file to the DF10CH Atmolight Controller Project. +This is the README file to the DF10CH Atmolight Controller Project. Written by: Andreas Auras (yak54@gmx.net) @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ and usbdrv/Readme.txt for license information about using V-USB. This directory contains the firmware, DF10CH setup program and KiCad files of hardware design: README The file you are currently reading +HISTORY History of changes Makfile Makefile for generating everything df10ch_setup_pkg/ Python modules needed by the DF10CH setup program pwm_appl/ Application firmware for PWM-Prozessor @@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ pwm_boot/ Bootloader firmware for PWM-Prozessor usb_appl/ Application firmware for USB-Prozessor usb_boot/ Bootloader firmware for USB-Prozessor usbdrv/ Objective Development's firmware-only USB driver V-USB for Atmel AVR microcontrollers +test_appl/ Controller test application kicad/ KiCad files of hardware design: circuit and board layout df10ch_common.h Common include file used by firmware df10ch_usb_proto.h Include file with definitions of implemented USB communication protocol @@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ the python modules TKinter, Image, ImageTk, ImageDraw and PyUSB and a installed On debian based systems these are packages: python2.6, python-tk, python-imaging, python-imaging-tk, python-usb, libusb-1.0-0 -You can start the program directly from this distribution directory with: +You can start the program directly from the distribution directory with: python df10ch_setup.py @@ -110,7 +112,31 @@ The setup program understands the following command line option: -d N Set debug level to N -s N Set number of simulated controllers. With this option you can play with the program without having hardware. - + + +----------------------------------------------------- +Compiling and running the controller test application +----------------------------------------------------- + +In sub directory test_appl there is a controller test application that could be executed +at your host computer. It sends brightness values from min to max and max to min in one +test loop to each connected controller in parallel with the maximum possible speed. +To get maximum load at controller you should have a setup so that each controller's channel +drives a different area. This is the initial setup of a controller if you do not have +already changed the channel mapping with the setup program. + +For compiling the application you need a installed libusb library. +On debian based systems this is packages: libusb-1.0-0. + +cd test_appl +make + +Running the application: + +./df10ch-test <number-of-test-loops> +e.g. ./df10ch-test 50 + + |