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lcd_art [2015/08/12 23:32]
adlerweb created
lcd_art [2015/08/18 18:33] (current)
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-While rad1o is mainly a SDR it was also designed to act as a digital name badge. On first boot you can set your nickname to be displayed as text. Using the preloaded module **image** ​yout can display custom images or animations on the LCD.+While **rad1o** is mainly a SDR it was also designed to act as a digital name badge. On first boot you can set your nickname to be displayed as text. Using the preloaded module **image** ​you can display custom images or animations on the LCD.
  
 ====== Create a static image ====== ====== Create a static image ======
  
-  - Create a new image (160x160px)+  - Create a new image (130x130px)
   - Add your content and save it - generic formats like png, jpg or gif should be fine   - Add your content and save it - generic formats like png, jpg or gif should be fine
   - Fetch [[https://​github.com/​rad1o/​f1rmware/​blob/​master/​tools/​img2lcd.pl|img2lcd from GitHub]]   - Fetch [[https://​github.com/​rad1o/​f1rmware/​blob/​master/​tools/​img2lcd.pl|img2lcd from GitHub]]
-  - Install Perl and its GD-bindings if nor already present+  - Install Perl and its GD-bindings if not already present
   - Convert the image (perl img2lcd.pl -v myimg.png myimg.lcd)   - Convert the image (perl img2lcd.pl -v myimg.png myimg.lcd)
-  - Connect your PC to rad1o using the left USB port +  - Connect your PC to rad1o using the //left// USB port 
-  - Turn off your badge, hold joystick ​down and tun it back on - MSC mode should now be enabled+  - Turn off your badge, hold joystick ​up and turn it back on - MSC mode should now be enabled
   - Copy the file to the newly registered mass storage device   - Copy the file to the newly registered mass storage device
-  - unmount(!), disconnect and reboot - you can now load the image using the menu+  ​- Wait, until the green led at the left botton of the badge stop blinkung. This indicates that the write operations are done and unmounting is safe. 
 +  ​- unmount(!) 
 +  - Press the joystick to end MSC mode. The device now disconnects 
 +  - reboot - you can now load the image using the menu
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