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lockup_percent#

 – the percentage of the blade that lights up during the lockup effect. A higher value lights up more of the blade. 

lockup_percentN = 0 

lights up a random amount of the blade each time.

This setting is ignored when 

flicker_type# = fire

lockup_centre#

 – the centre of the block of pixels that light up during the lockup effect, as a percentage of the blade length. A higher number centres the

effect further from the hilt. 

lockup_centreN = 75 

and 

lockup_percentN = 50

 would light up the half of the blade furthest from the hilt. 

lockup_centreN = 0

centres the effect in a random place each time.

This setting is ignored when 

flicker_type# = fire

blaster_type#

 – is the type of blaster deflection effect. It can be:

static

 – for a static color with a duration defined by 

blaster_duration#

flash

 – for an intermittent flashing effect with a duration defined by 

blaster_duration#

 and frequency defined by 

blaster_frequency#

This setting is ignored when 

flicker_type# = fire

blaster_duration#

 – this is the duration in milliseconds of the blaster deflection effect. A higher number produces a longer effect.

blaster_frequency#

 – this is the frequency in Hz of the blaster deflection effect. Can be maximum 25. A higher number produces a faster flashing.

This setting is ignored when 

flicker_type# = fire

blaster_percent#

 – the percentage of the blade that lights up during the blaster deflection effect. A higher value lights up more of the blade.

blaster_percent# = 0

 lights up a random amount of the blade each time.

This setting is ignored when 

flicker_type# = fire

blaster_centre#

 – the centre of the block of pixels that light up during the blaster deflection effect, as a percentage of the blade length.

A higher number centres the effect further from the hilt. 

blaster_centreN = 75

 and 

blaster_percentN = 50

 would light up the half of the blade

furthest from the hilt. 

blaster_centreN = 0

 centres the effect in a random place each time.

This setting is ignored when 

flicker_type# = fire

blaster_delay#

 – the time in milliseconds between the blaster sound effect starting and the deflection sound effect and blaster deflection

blade effect starting. A higher number produces a longer delay.

Sound files

The sound files must be copied to the root directory of the micro-SD card. Each kind of sound must follow this naming convention:

Boot sounds must be named 

boot.wav

 or 

boot#.wav

 (where 

#

 is a number) if there are multiple boot files.

Clash sounds must be named 

clash#.wav

 (where 

#

 is a number) to define multiple clash sounds.

Swing sounds for monophonic or polyphonic fonts must be named 

swing#.wav

 (where 

#

 is a number) to define multiple swing sounds.

Swing sounds for smoothswing fonts must be named 

swingh#.wav

 and 

swingl#.wav 

(where 

#

 is a number).

The sound file for the ignition must be named 

on.wav

. If 

on_count

 is set to a value greater than 1, then the files must be named 

on

#

.wav

,

 

wher

 

#

e  is a number between 1 and 

on_count

. All files in the specified range must be present in the SD card. 

The sound file for the retraction must be named 

off.wav

. If 

off_count

 is set to a value greater than 1, then the files must be named 

off

#

.wav

,

 

wher

 

#

e  is a number between 1 and 

off_count

. All files in the specified range must be present in the SD card. 

The sound file for the hum must be named 

hum.wav

The sound file played when changing flicker colors (blade color profiles) must be named 

color.wav

The sound file played when entering mute mode must be named 

mute.wav

The sound file played when exiting mute mode must be named 

unmute.wav

The sound file played for accent swings must be named 

aswing#.wav

The sound file played for blasters shots must be named 

blast#.wav

The sound file played for blaster deflection must be named 

deflc#.wav

The sound file played for lockup must be named 

lockup#.wav

The sound file played for after lockup sound must be named 

endlock#.wav

The sound file played when 

changing a preset

 must be named 

font.wav

The sound file played for low battery warning must be named 

lowbatt.wav

The sound file played for firmware update progress must be named 

prog.wav

The sound file played for firmware update error must be named 

progerror.wav

The sound file played for successfully completed firmware update must be named 

progsuccess.wav

The sound file played when scrolling through blade colours must be named 

scroll.wav

The sound file played when selecting the blade colour, blade profile or font must be named 

select.wav

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EDITING PARAMETERS

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VERSO
  INSTRUCTIONS

Summary of Contents for VERSO

Page 1: ... KR sabers 2020 User Manual v2 0 VERSO Entry Level saber sound board ...

Page 2: ...ard pinout P 8 3 Editing parameters Configuration file structure P 9 Configuration file P 10 14 Sound files P 14 4 Wiring diagrams Beginner Tri Cree LED wiring diagram P 15 Basic Tri Cree LED wiring diagram P 16 Beginner Neopixel Pixelblade wiring diagram P 17 Basic Neopixel Pixelblade wiring diagrams P 18 20 Basic Crystal Chamber LED wiring diagrams P 21 3 Wire gauge and current rating tests reco...

Page 3: ...retraction lockup blaster blocks low battery font name etc Light FX ramp up ramp down fade blade flickering flash on clash fire unstable rainbow Micro SD card 4 16Gb Class 4 10 by SanDisk brand recommended 3 Watts 5V powered sound amplifier 16 bit digital output 44kHz or 22kHz WAV audio files sample rate SmoothSwing monophonic polyphonic sound fonts support APA102 RGB WS2812B RGB SK6812 RGB WWA Ne...

Page 4: ... battery Unprotected Vapcell 21700 15A 5000mAh battery requires external PCM Unprotected KeepPower 26650 15A 6000mAh battery requires external PCM 15A Protection Circuit Module PCM aliexpress 18650 Protected Battery holder 18650 Protected Battery holder USA SaberBay on Etsy Recharge ports and Kill Switches High Power 1 3mm Recharge Port Recharge Ports UK TheSaberArmory 2 1mm Recharge port USA Sabe...

Page 5: ...on button for 3 seconds to exit mute mode You will hear a sound unmute wav to indicate the saber has exited mute mode How to operate the saber with 2 buttons Button 1 Activation Act Button 2 Auxiliary Aux Ignition Short press Button 1 whilst OFF Retraction Long hold Button 1 whilst ON Blaster FX Short press Button 2 whilst ON Lockup FX Hold Button 2 whilst ON Enter Sound Menu Short press Button 1 ...

Page 6: ...d root directory the first directory where you see all other sound font folders Sound font folder name can be any 3 Open config ini file double click scroll down until you see font4 block select and copy the whole font4 block and paste it after the font4 block Rename to font5 and put the new name here font_name Obi use the exact name of your new sound font folder Save the config ini file and close...

Page 7: ...r PC Copy and paste the downloaded firmware bin file into micro SD card root directory the first directory where you see all sound font folders 3 Remove micro SD card from the card reader and insert it into the VERSO board Reboot the board insert the battery or turn the Kill Switch ON you will hear firmware update confirmation prog wav sound and then a completed update confirmation sound progsucce...

Page 8: ...shrink ESD safe soldering station solder wire flux etc pliers helping hands etc isopropyl alcohol to clean pads after soldering to make sure no shorts will occur and make the board clean Digital Multimeter VERY USEFUL computer running Windows Linux or Mac OS with internet access 3 7V Li Ion Protected rechargeable battery switches recharge port speaker LEDs resistors chassis etc Smart Li Ion CC CV ...

Page 9: ... have a Clock input see datasheets or a second button 2 Auxiliary Button led Negative side for the Activation button led return also can be used for accent led outside the button controls accent led effects turns OFF in Deep Sleep Activation button 1 hooks up to a momentary button 1 polarity doesn t matter Reset used for board programming not for user Prog boot used for board programming not for u...

Page 10: ...9 0 clash_color6 255 255 255 lockup_color6 255 255 255 blaster_color6 255 255 255 blade_color7 0 255 255 clash_color7 255 255 255 lockup_color7 255 255 255 blaster_color7 255 255 255 blade_color8 255 255 0 clash_color8 255 255 255 lockup_color8 255 255 255 blaster_color8 255 255 255 blade_color9 255 255 255 clash_color9 255 255 255 lockup_color9 255 255 255 blaster_color9 255 255 255 flicker_type1...

Page 11: ... is a current value in amperes lower than maximum current usually 0 35A voltage point 1 is the voltage of the LED at current point 1 LED voltage at 0 35A current point 1 and voltage point 1 are values used to estimate the current of the LED when the input voltage is higher than maximum voltage For example for an LED connected to LED output 1 with maximum current 1A maximum voltage 2 7V a 1 Ohm res...

Page 12: ...ry condition permanent until the next board reset lowbatt_interval WAV file interval time in seconds If set to 0 the user indication WAV file is played a single time when the low battery condition is detected EDITING PARAMETERS 2 VERSO INSTRUCTIONS Luxeon Tri Rebel LED LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 Red Green Blue hbled1 0 7 2 4 2 0 35 2 1 hbled2 1 3 2 0 4 0 35 2 9 hbled3 1 3 05 0 7 0 35 2 8 Red Green RoyalBlu...

Page 13: ...g sensitivity degrees of rotations per second required to reach full volume smoothswing_sharpness is valid only when font_type smoothswing non linear swing response higher values makes it more non linear smoothswing_hum_ducking is valid only when font_type smoothswing how many percent the hum sound will decrease as swing increases smoothswing_max_volume is valid only when font_type smoothswing swi...

Page 14: ...ghtness for a flicker effect For example for a flicker effect that cycles between 90 brightness up to 100 brightness and back flicker_type random it would be flicker_range 90 100 This setting is ignored when flicker_type fire unstable or rainbow flicker_frequency this the update frequency of the flicker effect A higher value produces a faster flicker a lower value produces a slower flicker This se...

Page 15: ...blade effect starting A higher number produces a longer delay Sound files The sound files must be copied to the root directory of the micro SD card Each kind of sound must follow this naming convention Boot sounds must be named boot wav or boot wav where is a number if there are multiple boot files Clash sounds must be named clash wav where is a number to define multiple clash sounds Swing sounds ...

Page 16: ...momentary button with 4 legs is used trim 2 legs on one side and use 2 legs on the other side in case 2 illuminated AV switches are used wire them like this polarity doesn t matter because there is no polarity in switches LED resistor 2 VERSO INSTRUCTIONS AV activation button 1 with accent LED illuminated dot mark to Battery pad to Activation button pad 28 AWG 28 AWG 28 AWG 1 Ohm resistor 2W Aux b...

Page 17: ...harge Port Recharge Port Kill Switch 2 5W 4 8 Ohm Speaker 1 Ohm resistor 2W 2 VERSO INSTRUCTIONS AV activation button 1 with accent LED illuminated dot mark in case a momentary button with 4 legs is used trim 2 legs on one side and use 2 legs on the other side LED resistor Aux button 2 in case 2 illuminated AV switches are used wire them like this to 3 3V pad button 2 button 1 to battery to button...

Page 18: ...32 AWG 28 32 AWG 2 5W 4 8 Ohm Speaker 330 470 Ohm Data resistor AV activation button 1 with accent LED illuminated Aux button 2 dot mark AV activation button 1 without accent LED non illuminated polarity doesn t matter because there is no polarity in switches to Battery pad to Activation button pad in case a momentary button with 4 legs is used trim 2 legs on one side and use 2 legs on the other s...

Page 19: ...eed at least 20 AWG wires 2 VERSO INSTRUCTIONS Recharge Port Kill Switch Recharge Port 20 22 AWG 28 32 AWG 28 32 AWG 28 32 AWG 2 5W 4 8 Ohm Speaker in case a momentary button with 4 legs is used trim 2 legs on one side and use 2 legs on the other side x2 24 AWG AV activation button 1 with accent LED illuminated dot mark LED resistor Aux button 2 Use the V2 resistors option from the ShtokCustomWorx...

Page 20: ...WG 28 32 AWG 28 32 AWG 2 5W 4 8 Ohm Speaker SCW NPXL TCSS KR 330 Ohm on the Blade pcb side 28 32 AWG in case a momentary button with 4 legs is used trim 2 legs on one side and use 2 legs on the other side x2 24 AWG AV activation button 1 with accent LED illuminated dot mark LED resistor Aux button 2 Recommended power wire gauges 22 AWG are given for 2 strip blade For 3 strip blade you gonna need a...

Page 21: ... 32 AWG 28 32 AWG 2 5W 4 8 Ohm Speaker AV activation button 1 with accent LED illuminated dot mark SCW NPXL TCSS KR 330 Ohm on the Blade pcb side 28 32 AWG in case a momentary button with 4 legs is used trim 2 legs on one side and use 2 legs on the other side LED resistor Aux button 2 Recommended power wire gauges 22 AWG are given for 2 strip blade For 3 strip blade you gonna need at least 20 AWG ...

Page 22: ...use Din Data pad but not Dout With RGB pixel pixels With RGB accent led With RGB accent led Using 1 or multiple LED LEDs connected to 3 3V and Button led pads Crystal LED has it s own accent effects Using 1 or multiple RGB LED LEDs connected to Battery and LED channel 1 3 pads Crystal LED mirrors all blade effects Using 1 or multiple RGB LED LEDs connected to 3 3V and LED channel 1 3 pads Crystal ...

Page 23: ...22 user manual made by KR sabers and Dmitry Shtok Home WIRE GAUGE GUIDE ...

Page 24: ...user manual made by KR sabers and Dmitry Shtok 23 Home RECHARGE PORTS AND KILL SWITCHES How to wire Recharge Ports ...

Page 25: ...24 user manual made by KR sabers and Dmitry Shtok Home NEOPIXEL STRIPS CURRENT DRAW ...

Page 26: ...a single charge run time A Amperes the battery energy max drain rating means how much Amperes this battery can provide continuousl blade brightness performance under high current load For Tri Cree LED setup batteries with 2 3A drain rating are OK can be higher but lower are not recommended For Neopixel setup batteries with 10 15A drain rating are recommended can be higher but lower are not recom m...

Page 27: ...itch correctly I have loaded a new font but some sounds aren t playing Please check you have the proper sound files names and format in your font folder compare them to the default fonts sound files The saber is automatically shutting off This is the default Low Battery safety feature working on the board It will shut the saber off if the battery is below a defined value in the config ini file You...

Page 28: ...user manual made by KR sabers and Dmitry Shtok 27 Home 4 TROUBLESHOOTING How to solve most common issues Quick troubleshooting tips ...

Page 29: ...28 user manual made by KR sabers and Dmitry Shtok Home 4 TROUBLESHOOTING How to solve most common issues Quick troubleshooting tips ...

Page 30: ...minated and non illuminated AV switches changes to KR Neopixel connector wiring diagram changes to Features list changes to Low Battery information added Emergency Shutdown section added Crystal Chamber wiring diagrams updated Recommended Batteries section info Features How To Use Editing parameters Wiring diagrams Troubleshooting Feb 2021 2 0 changes to Features list added How To Use pages change...

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