No offense but... you can't write that without offending. I think it is fair to say it looks great and is easy and amazing, that is all onside, but it is my opinion that if you follow that up with 'no offense but I think it blows away the Plexi+ standoff frame idea' you are putting down the Plexi+ standoff solution inside the very thread that inspired frame solution. Just my opinion. Fair to say I've misjudged things in the past though, this may be another example.

It's just my crappy phone with the poor pics, it has, funny as this sounds by looking at my pics, "anti glare Plexi"....No glare in person.

I'm not trying to put another option down in any way, and, as I said, mean no offense. I just think this looks very professional, looks like a framed work of art. This metal frame surrounds the anti glare Plexi and DMD sections. Included hardware with frame holds everything in place,only one screw needed to mount PCB. I was just very impressed, and couldn't obtain the other option so I am very happy this option was mentioned. For just around $280 total, I'm very happy with the end result.

I took this suggestion and did this too. An excellent option that looks fantastic!

White board

There is anti-glare plexi that the frame fits around. It doesn’t have any glare in person.

That looks awesome! Nicely done!

Thanks for the assembly pic. I agree this is the way to go.

Once again, you rock! Love this look...

I wish there was a way on the RunDMD board to display the game name briefly after the animation (as an optional feature). I frequently see an animation and wonder what game it's from. Probably not possible as I don't think the game name is in the animation data?

correct. I do not believe that any tag information is stored for the animations

I think this frame looks great so I'm going this route. I have everything but the displays, hopefully they will be here by the weekend.

I'm curious, what do you mount the PCB to... the back of the displays?

Yes - a single M3 screw secures the board to the back of the display.

Ugh - I really am curious what game some of these animations are from! I just saw one with a skeleton hand opening a book - inside the book, there was a skeleton head that turned into a pumpkin head. What would that be from???

scared stiff

next animation question?

thanks - that was one of my guesses as I've never owned one.

Can't not see those animation and not say "Fat Head" or " Fish Head" etc lol

Started working on my clock tonight. Have everything plugged in, bit seems the connectors to the Run DMD board will need to be spliced and plugged in by raw wire?

If so, does anyone know what gauge these are so I can strip the ends?

Thanks!

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You asked me to send you measurements when I got it all together.

Let me know if you need anything else.

Thanks again!

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I asked for the measurements (center to center) between the studs on a single panel (both the height and width) in millimeters as well as the distance of the studs center to center (again in millimeters) between the 2 panels as they sit side-by-side together (where you have the small ribbon cable connecting them.

please provide the these 3 values in a pm and I will be more than happy to try and assist you

I'll get that to you.

Can anyone comment on the end that goes into the Run DMD board? Do I need to cut the connectors off and just use raw wire?

yep. that's why I had them stop putting them on and I add my own molex connector

I think I want to build a clock that's 50% larger than my original, any hints as what size panels to get?

Was just looking at the pics of your frame and the one pic you had from the back of it, where the bottom side (solder) was shown.

Looks like each display is in a black plastic frame?

My board just looks bare like this...

Am I missing something?

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Got it all connected and running, but only shows time and does not cycle through animations?

Are they preloaded on the SD card, or do I have to download them?

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Am I missing the animation files?

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It doesn’t come pre-loaded with animations. Google run-dmd b134 and you’ll find the image file and instructions.

Yes, the ones we ordered had a black frame on the backside. You may still be able to get a metal frame to work, but you would need to put a non-conducting layer between the metal tensioners and the back of those panels.

Yup, found the image after writing that last message.

Can you send a link to the displays you bought?

I just ordered the one in the RunDMD FAQ:

https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32754158226.html?trace=wwwdetail2mobilesitedetail&productId=32754158226&productSubject=64x32-indoor-RGB-hd-p5-indoor-led-module-video-wall-high-quality-P2-5-P3-P4

I just got 100 in a row correct. I'll send you my address info so that you can send me my free beers!

That is a really cool feature! Now before I go rushing off to buy a PICKIT3 is there anything I need to validate on my current Run-DMD to ensure It will run the new FW? Or j_m_ do you still offer FW updates?

thanx! I was in your batch 5 and have the WHITE board. Picking up a PICkit3

That is so awesome - thank you! Now if only I could find my programmer...

I plugged in my Run DMD clock today, and noticed it was running without the red/black wires being connected to the Run DMD board.

The ribbon cables was connected, but the black/red came lose.

Can someone explain how it still displays without this.

Is my Run DMD pulling a iRobot on me, and it's going to now turn against me and all of humanity?

It will probably be pulling all the current through the micro controller gpio lines which can seriously damage the micro controller. Always have the display panel power rails connected.

I have a PICkit3 coming. I'm more than willing to fumble around with this myself but to save me some time... Does anyone have any pointers for updating a run-dmd white board? Where to get the software, steps for the update process, etc.

you know. pinside does have a 'search' feature

not up to date, but should be enough to get you going. my thought is that if everything has to be spelled out, then maybe you shouldn't be messing around with stuff like this
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/run-dmd-programming-the-pic-chip-1#post-2515464

Sorry. I wasn't trying to be lazy. I did search and did find the referenced post but the last post was two years old and I wasn't sure how well the info applied to the white board, whether there were any gotchas with the newer MPLAB softerware, etc.

I like "messing around with stuff like this" but I was hoping to save some time by getting around headaches others have had to deal with... I'll figure it out.

John_I 's post (the 2nd in the linked thread) goes on to discuss the steps using the ICSP port

In order to calculate the dimensions you need for the frame, do you need take any of the frame size into account or just take the panel dimensions and add 3/16 of an inch?

I think that I've made this more confusing than it needs to be. let me take a photo of the backside of 2 panels side-by-side and overlay what dimensions that I need. I'll try and post it tonight

Just the panel dimensions and add 3/16

ah, this is the for the picture frame option, not acrylic frames. nevermind

Limpan Question about my Run DMD Pico Alarm clock. The animations on mine sometimes glitch (see pic). Can last a few minutes or a few seconds then it fixes itself. I can also hit the dim display button on and off and it fixes it temporarily. Once a day or 2 wouldn't be a big deal but it happens pretty often. Any ideas? And there isn't a way to update it like the normal size clocks just the images right?

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I also see this with the new 3.54 firmware.

I'm going to chime in and suggest re-flashing the micro SD card. I've seen it where the card becomes corrupt and does it. usually, reflashing it with HDD rawcopy corrects the issue

Sounds like it's worth a try, I'll re-flash this weekend.

FYI... I re-flashed last night and everything has been working better so far. Thanks!