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Title: Have Added Matrix Keyboard support up to 8x8, to the plugin, but look at this
Post by: poppabear on August 29, 2009, 12:17:48 PM

Please look at this "Matrix Diagnostic"  png, that I will be putting on the matrix keyboard diagnostics screen in mach3.

Let me know if the colors are to "Gawdy", or it is difficult to read, etc.

It maps in upto 64 Keys from a max size 8x8 matrix keyboard. I give the user an option to map they matrix keyboard Keys to a User LED (one for each key on their keyboard 4x4 to 8x8, (note a 8x8 only uses 16 io points, and 4x4 only uses 8, and you can chain smaller ones together).

The user can also choose to map Key values to a User DRO that represents that row, each key(s) will represent a numerical value.

Please by all means comment on the PNG and let me know if I should change this or that.

scott

Title: Re: Have Added Matrix Keyboard support up to 8x8, to the plugin, but look at this
Post by: poppabear on August 30, 2009, 08:57:18 AM

anyone? Bueller, Bueller, Bueller...........

Title: Re: Have Added Matrix Keyboard support up to 8x8, to the plugin, but look at this
Post by: budman68 on August 30, 2009, 09:18:24 AM

Hi Scott,

Not sure if it's just my monitor but the colors kill my eyes and cant's see past the blue.  ;)

How about a black background with a light blue text?

Dave

Title: Re: Have Added Matrix Keyboard support up to 8x8, to the plugin, but look at this
Post by: ger21 on August 30, 2009, 09:33:33 AM

Dave, I think we're just getting old. :(

Title: Re: Have Added Matrix Keyboard support up to 8x8, to the plugin, but look at this
Post by: budman68 on August 30, 2009, 10:10:08 AM

 indeed!  :D

Dave

Title: Re: Have Added Matrix Keyboard support up to 8x8, to the plugin, but look at this
Post by: Hood on August 30, 2009, 04:11:39 PM

Sorry Scott, looked at this yesterday but am only now able to type after being dazzled ;D

Hood

Title: Re: Have Added Matrix Keyboard support up to 8x8, to the plugin, but look at this
Post by: poppabear on August 30, 2009, 04:29:22 PM

so..................

   I guess it is to LOUD.............  OK, will Tone it down............

Any of you happen to be good with making PNG;s feel free to redo it for me........

I stink at art work.....

scott

Title: Re: Have Added Matrix Keyboard support up to 8x8, to the plugin, but look at this
Post by: poppabear on August 31, 2009, 10:38:16 AM

Ok,

   Added a More subdues, PNG, do you like this one better?

scott

Title: Re: Have Added Matrix Keyboard support up to 8x8, to the plugin, but look at this
Post by: budman68 on August 31, 2009, 10:42:50 AM

If the fonts/letters are going to be fuzzy like your picture shows, then I would say no, not good, but if the fonts''/letters are clear, then yes, it's perfect, (for me anyway, not that "that" matters-  lol!)

Dave

Title: Re: Have Added Matrix Keyboard support up to 8x8, to the plugin, but look at this
Post by: budman68 on August 31, 2009, 10:56:36 AM

How about this?

Title: Re: Have Added Matrix Keyboard support up to 8x8, to the plugin, but look at this
Post by: poppabear on August 31, 2009, 12:18:00 PM

well, then I give up........  I cannot make the letters any clearer (in real draw pro).
Since it is for example and testing sake anyway, I will let it go as is, unless
someone wants to donate one like it that reads better?

scott

Title: Re: Have Added Matrix Keyboard support up to 8x8, to the plugin, but look at this
Post by: budman68 on August 31, 2009, 12:43:56 PM

Isn't my png good enough Scott?

Possibly I'm misunderstanding what you needed?

Dave

Title: Re: Have Added Matrix Keyboard support up to 8x8, to the plugin, but look at this
Post by: poppabear on August 31, 2009, 02:57:02 PM

Sorry, I need the little grey squares that are behind the LEDs and DROs, the ones you cant see........  :)

here is the PNG attached,

scott

Title: Re: Have Added Matrix Keyboard support up to 8x8, to the plugin, but look at this
Post by: budman68 on August 31, 2009, 03:05:21 PM

Is that the exact size you need or did you need it like the other size you posted (738 X 367) ?

Title: Re: Have Added Matrix Keyboard support up to 8x8, to the plugin, but look at this
Post by: budman68 on August 31, 2009, 03:43:11 PM

How about this one?

If this isn't good, let me know what size and I can rezize accordingly.

Hope this helps-
Dave

Title: Re: Have Added Matrix Keyboard support up to 8x8, to the plugin, but look at this
Post by: poppabear on August 31, 2009, 06:29:06 PM

Yea, the one I put the LEDs in is: 731 x 361 (but you could make it 730 x 360), the one you sent is fine!!

the little gray squares gives me a reference point to where to place my LEDs and DROS so it all looks right.

scott

Title: Re: Have Added Matrix Keyboard support up to 8x8, to the plugin, but look at this
Post by: budman68 on August 31, 2009, 07:08:33 PM

Glad to help, Scott -  :)

Dave

Title: Re: Have Added Matrix Keyboard support up to 8x8, to the plugin, but look at this
Post by: poppabear on September 14, 2009, 07:53:29 PM

the Matrix Keypad Plugin is done, at this point I am waiting on the Firmware fix/upgrade for the new 32 bit encoders that Boris is getting his programmer to do.

The new installer/plugin will have the use "Encoders" 1-6, moved to the Cfg page as well, I am experimenting with a encoder offset so that you can choose MPG1 right off the bat, with out having to work through encoder1, instead. we shall see if that is practical or not once the firmware is done.

NOTE on the Matrix Diagnostic page, the LEDs are sequential in number going from left to right, and top to bottom, so if your running a 8x8 keypad, the LEDs will match the keys you press, but if your running a smaller matrix, like a 4x4 then only the top row keys 1-4, and second row keys 1-4 will map to Top row of Leds 1-8, rows 3 and 4 will map to the second row of LEDs 9-16.

The DROs (there is ONE user DRO per Row) this dro will show the numberical value of the key, OR, Key(s) you press. You can choose to use, User LEDs, and/or User DROS to tie them into your Brians, MacroPump, Plugins, or macros as you wish for what ever you want that key to represent when it is pushed. The 8x8 matrix adds 64 extra Keys, at the cost of only 16 IO points on the PoKeys....

scott