Stream notes July 20, 2019
Segments
- Intro, stream layout and video updates
- Intro to Rhonda, where we left off
- Project set up, get it in GIT, keep track of steps
- Try some Particle things
- Try some LED things
- Retrospective & Sunday Preview
- Raid
Goals
- Find out the limits of powering the LEDs
- Get Workbench working with device
- Plan disassembly of Rhonda for re-wire
What did we learn
- When flashing photon to update device os, click refresh in the info panel
- I picked the wrong RGB lib, need to find the one we had working before
Next steps
- Find the correct FastLED library, and version we had working before
- Find the led chase algorithm
- Cut a strip of 25 leds (23 to simulate all of Rhondas, and 2 aux lights)
Meta
- RamblingGeek: VS Code MacOS shortcut cheat sheet
- Stream: Help me. Compact, rechargeable, 5v, 1-2amp battery, amazon
- Kodder: Candy-bar shaped power bank
- Coperbeardy: Lipstick shaped power bank
- Kodder: Lipstick shaped power bank