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Re: [HEADS UP] Help needed to test incoming version 4.10.0 - Round 2

Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 7:25 pm
by mcallegari
bestdani wrote:If you can direct to what's most important to be tested first I could start with testing this if possible, since not surprisingly I was going to test the enhancements that were important to me first. :mrgreen:
If you read the original post of Round 2, it says:
And, hey guys, I've implemented custom feedbacks for the AKAI APC controllers ! Check out the MIDI plugin docs. Hope you'll enjoy it.
Also the APC Mini should work out of the box now.
The XY Pad and Speed Dial now have new features. Read the updated documentation and check them out !
THAT's what we've been working on in the last couple of weeks.
It is sad that for months the Akai APC users opened a number of threads to have those LEDs coloured, and now that we've worked for them, nobody is testing it.

Then obviously everyone tests what are his primary functionalities. So, in general, all feedbacks are welcome.
You just caught 2 days of GIT disalignment :)

Re: [HEADS UP] Help needed to test incoming version 4.10.0 - Round 2

Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 11:54 pm
by Ham
Tried install on new Windows 10 installation, received this error:
Install Error.JPG

Re: [HEADS UP] Help needed to test incoming version 4.10.0 - Round 2

Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 11:58 pm
by Ham
The file I downloaded:
Install Error.JPG

Re: [HEADS UP] Help needed to test incoming version 4.10.0 - Round 2

Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2015 12:01 am
by Ham
sorry last post should have had this attachment:
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Re: [HEADS UP] Help needed to test incoming version 4.10.0 - Round 2

Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2015 6:51 am
by skankerror
Good news from here,

APC mini is working fine, (manjaro x86-64, qlc 4.10.0 20151012 qt5), leds are lightning while associated functions are on and it gets black when functions are off !

Good work !

Re: [HEADS UP] Help needed to test incoming version 4.10.0 - Round 2

Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2015 7:02 am
by plugz
Ham wrote: Tried install on new Windows 10 installation, received this error:
Hello,

You can use a download manager like JDownloader so the files don't get truncated.

Re: [HEADS UP] Help needed to test incoming version 4.10.0 - Round 2

Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2015 7:15 am
by karrika
Running on 64 bit Ubuntu 14.04 (with Qt 4) like a dream so far.

Re: [HEADS UP] Help needed to test incoming version 4.10.0 - Round 2

Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2015 7:15 am
by mcallegari
karrika wrote:Running on 64 bit Ubuntu 14.04 (with Qt 4) like a dream so far.
Hey Karri, with my latest changes on the DMX USB plugin, the Eurolite adapter should now be supported on OSX as well.
But since I don't own one of them, do you have any chance to plug it on a Mac and check if it actually works ?
3 things to check:
- kernel hot plug messages (dmesg)
- if it is listed in the QLC+ IO tab
- if it produces any output

Thanks !

Re: [HEADS UP] Help needed to test incoming version 4.10.0 - Round 2

Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2015 3:45 pm
by skankerror
I found a bug :

I created this file :
mappy_gag_061015.qxw
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then I remapped it by creating a new 48 channels dimmer fixture, but the new file created had a dimmer with 0 channel, I realised it when I tried to edit a new function, it crashed. Then I wasn't able to reopen it.
To solve this problem I edited manually qxw file.

Re: [HEADS UP] Help needed to test incoming version 4.10.0 - Round 2

Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2015 3:45 pm
by mcallegari
skankerror wrote:I found a bug :
I created this file: mappy_gag_061015.qxw then I remapped it by creating a new 48 channels dimmer fixture, but the new file created had a dimmer with 0 channel, I realised it when I tried to edit a new function, it crashed. Then I wasn't able to reopen it.
To solve this problem I edited manually qxw file.
I think I reproduced it, but just to be sure...you wanted to have the same fixture of the original project but with channels remapped ? Was that the goal ?

Re: [HEADS UP] Help needed to test incoming version 4.10.0 - Round 2

Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2015 3:45 pm
by skankerror
mcallegari wrote: I think I reproduced it, but just to be sure...you wanted to have the same fixture of the original project but with channels remapped ? Was that the goal ?
Because I created this show in a place, then when I played it in another place I had to remap all channels.

Re: [HEADS UP] Help needed to test incoming version 4.10.0 - Round 2

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 11:44 am
by msccd
Thx for the update and the AKAI APC mini support! Yes, it works out of the box. Just three lil things I'd wish for the next update:

- Using the "BlackOut" button doesn't get a feedback via LED on the APC mini. It would be helpfully, to get the red LED on.
- I built a Tap-Button to sync chaser's speed with the music. Like above no feedback via LED. To get the LED flashs while pressing the button would be nice, to keep the LED flashing into the speed I triggerd would be perfect.
- MultiColorSupport. As the APC mini supports three colors at the 8x8 matrix, it would be great give buttons more than an on/off-feedback. Something like green for all useable buttons, red for aktiv buttons. Maybe one day it could be possible to add this to the settings of each button, so the user can choise by him self whitch color each button shows for aktive, standby or something like that. But now I'm dreaming. ;)

Thanks again for the great work!

Tested on Apple MacBookPro with OS X Yosemite 10.10.5, Enttec DMX USB Pro MK2 and AKAI APC mini

Re: [HEADS UP] Help needed to test incoming version 4.10.0 - Round 2

Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 10:11 am
by Ovis
It's from manual. You should read it, it will help for you ;)
AKAI APC LED Feedbacks
When using one of the Akai APC family controller, there is one feature that could come very handy: LED color feedbacks.
The default behaviour with Virtual Console buttons is: value = 0: LED off, value = 255: LED green
This can be customized when selecting an input channel, by pressing the "Custom feedback" button.
A new area is displayed, showing the possibility to enter a lower and an upper value. This is basically translated in which values QLC+ should send for buttons on/off states.
Since the MIDI protocol works in a range of 0-127 values, and QLC+ works in the DMX range of 0-255, the following table points you directly to the values you should enter to obtain the desired color of an APC LED. Basically they are taken from APC manuals and doubled.
Value LED color
0 Off
2 Green
4 Green Blinking
6 Red
8 Red Blinking
10 Yellow
12 Yellow Blinking
14-255 Green
It's interesting to notice that you don't necessarily need to keep 0 as lower value. For example with lower = 6 and upper = 2 the result will be: Function Off -> red LED, Function On -> green LED.

Re: [HEADS UP] Help needed to test incoming version 4.10.0 - Round 2

Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 12:15 pm
by msccd
Thank You, Ovis,

I've seen the settings but for some reason it didn't work. Now after installing QLC+ again it seems to run. Sometimes I've to press each button one time to get the LEDs show up, sometimes they are all on after starting QLC+. Well, that's no prob for me aslong I know what to do.

Re: [HEADS UP] Help needed to test incoming version 4.10.0 - Round 2

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 9:27 pm
by Veaceslav22
Thanks for the great work! APC Mini now leds working correct!!!