How many selectable patterns will it have?
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Fade or slow pulse might be cool, light then sequentially, then turn them off sequentially...maybe slow flash them like 3 times, could be cool to have a mode that does all the options in a longer pattern...
I am thinking off for a little bit 5-10 seconds
- then flickering / blink randomly (neon warming up) over 5-10 seconds
- and then go solid but dull and slowly get bright from a soft glow over 20-30 seconds,
- then letters pulse through a few times over 10-15 seconds
- then fade to off over 20-25 seconds
- then 5-10 seconds break
and go through the sequence again, with each sequence being 60 - 90 seconds and gives a variety of effects and simulate a night at the drive-in.
Melbourne
Quoted from stumblor:Final revision of the board is all ready to go, getting sent out to beta testers in the UK in the next few days. Still some final work to do on the code to introduce another (dip switch selectable) pattern to the s-n-a-c-k-b-a-r lights, most likely all lit up with random letters flickering on/off like a slightly broken neon sign - however I'm up for other suggestions if anyone has any brilliant ideas!
Sure thing, added, and thanks for the support.
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Looks awesome!! So glad you swapped out that white PCB 
London
Quoted from ToucanF16:How many selectable patterns will it have?
Currently each DIP switch bank has 7 selectable colour switches and one 'pattern' switch. That means that for both the neon strip and the snackbar wording, you can separately choose the colour of that strip and one of two patterns. The patterns can run sequentially though - so only limited by the amount of time invested in building them 
Also good to point out in that while the neon strip allows you to 'mix' the colour scheme (blue with pink, green with red) the snackbar wording only shows as a single (selectable) colour - I found its looks much better this way. What this means is that we don't actually need as many dedicated DIP switches for that colour selection, as 3 switches could be used in a binary configuration to select the colour, freeing up more switches for pattern selection on the snackbar wording, which is where all the fun patterns will be going anyway.
Quoted from mavantix:Fade or slow pulse might be cool, light then sequentially, then turn them off sequentially...maybe slow flash them like 3 times, could be cool to have a mode that does all the options in a longer pattern...
Quoted from swinks:I am thinking off for a little bit 5-10 seconds
- then flickering / blink randomly (neon warming up) over 5-10 seconds
- and then go solid but dull and slowly get bright from a soft glow over 20-30 seconds,
- then letters pulse through a few times over 10-15 seconds
- then fade to off over 20-25 seconds
- then 5-10 seconds break
and go through the sequence again, with each sequence being 60 - 90 seconds and gives a variety of effects and simulate a night at the drive-in.
Great suggestion guys - keep em coming! Starting building more patterns today so will posts some WIP videos of that soon.
Quoted from Manny65:Looks awesome!! So glad you swapped out that white PCB
You and me both. What was I thinking!? Blue, red and black PCBs all look great but those white ones are RANK.
Walton, KY
Rightio then! Got busy today doing the (perhaps final) pattern work for the mod before it gets sent out to beta testers tomorrow. Hopefully incorporating some of the suggestions put forward by people. If you think it looks wack, or have any other helpful suggestions, pipe up. Be good to hear for you.
Apologies for the video not being in situ. You'll have to use your imagination a bit! Top strip is for the neon, bottom strip is for the s-n-a-c-k-b-a-r wording.
The patterns as they currently stand are..
Neon
------
Patterns: Mutually exclusive - ie only one can be selected
Colours: 7 selectable options, mixable.
1 - Water Ripple (selectable)
2 - Linear (selectable)
Snackbar
----------
Patterns: Mutually inclusive - ie all patterns can be either on or off, and will play in sequence
Colours: 7 selectable options, one colour only.
0 - Neon lightup sequence (always on, only plays during bootup)
1 - Letters on, letters off. Now with random letter flickers to simulate broken neons. (selectable)
2 - Flash on, flash off (selectable)
3 - Fast individual letters (selectable)
4 - Slow fade (selectable)
Hope you like it.
Davey
Quoted from josh5859:Add me to the US list please. Looks awesome
Quoted from Gizmata:Please add me to the US list as well. Thanks.
Sure thing, added. Thanks so much!
Quoted from stumblor:Sure thing, added. Thanks so much!
Oops, I thought lists were closed. Add me to the US list as well please.
Quoted from sandro:Oops, I thought lists were closed. Add me to the US list as well please.
no only the Snackbar v5 mod list is closed.
Snackbar Mod v3, v4 and v5 - all came with the sign on top
Snackbar Mod v1 and v2 - I designed a retro kit for those people to add the sign to these older Snackbars - see manual
https://swinks.com.au/manuals
CFTBL Snackbar Mod Signage Upgrade for v1 & v2 mods - rev2 (pdf)
Quoted from stumblor:Rightio then! Got busy today doing the (perhaps final) pattern work for the mod before it gets sent out to beta testers tomorrow. Hopefully incorporating some of the suggestions put forward by people. If you think it looks wack, or have any other helpful suggestions, pipe up. Be good to hear for you.
Apologies for the video not being in situ. You'll have to use your imagination a bit! Top strip is for the neon, bottom strip is for the s-n-a-c-k-b-a-r wording.
The patterns as they currently stand are..
Neon
------
Patterns: Mutually exclusive - ie only one can be selected
Colours: 7 selectable options, mixable.
1 - Water Ripple (selectable)
2 - Linear (selectable)
Snackbar
----------
Patterns: Mutually inclusive - ie all patterns can be either on or off, and will play in sequence
Colours: 7 selectable options, one colour only.
0 - Neon lightup sequence (always on, only plays during bootup)
1 - Letters on, letters off. Now with random letter flickers to simulate broken neons. (selectable)
2 - Flash on, flash off (selectable)
3 - Fast individual letters (selectable)
4 - Slow fade (selectable)Hope you like it.
DaveySure thing, added. Thanks so much!
Looks awesome, well done! 
Quoted from swinks:no only the Snackbar v5 mod list is closed.
Snackbar Mod v3, v4 and v5 - all came with the sign on top
Snackbar Mod v1 and v2 - I designed a retro kit for those people to add the sign to these older Snackbars - see manual
https://swinks.com.au/manuals
CFTBL Snackbar Mod Signage Upgrade for v1 & v2 mods - rev2 (pdf)
Ah, that explains my confusion. I suppose I should drop off this list, since I’m not on the list for stinks mod yet 
Quoted from sandro:Ah, that explains my confusion. I suppose I should drop off this list, since I’m not on the list for stinks mod yet
not going to get my mod calling me "stinks" 
that aside there are a few people upgrading their snackbar mods so post in the v5 snackbar thread and you might be able to line up a mod
Quoted from swinks:not going to get my mod calling me "stinks"
that aside there are a few people upgrading their snackbar mods so post in the v5 snackbar thread and you might be able to line up a mod
Yikes, auto-correct strikes again! Sorry, *SWINKS*
Couldn't agree more! You hit it out of the park with this! Thank you so much all the time and effort!
Quoted from sandro:Yikes, auto-correct strikes again! Sorry, *SWINKS*
it's alright, I was joking
I realised this afternoon that the snackbar lighting can either be setup on the GI line or on the Snackbar insert (where I currently have it, so it turns on when the snackbar opens). To avoid any potential mishaps when plugging into the wrong line, I'm going to add a bridge rectifier to the board so that it can also be powered from the AC GI. Unfortunately that will require another board revision. Bit annoying, but glad I picked it up now rather than later.
We're going to push on with the beta testing in the meantime so that hopefully we will have that finished by the time the new boards arrive.
You and swinks have made a true work of art with this mod. I want to jump inside the machine and hang out there.
great work mate and agree on making it mishap proof as well as giving options for people to connect up and turn on permanently or when all 4 targets are hit.
Quoted from Manny65:Jady Stinks - I like it
Sorry mate, couldn't help myself
all good, made me laugh
Quoted from JoshuahJacobs:This is awesome. I'm down for picking one up.
Quoted from tpoeckh:Please add me to the US list.
Quoted from tpoeckh:Please add me to the US list.
Nice one, thanks very much everyone. All added.
Quoted from stumblor:So I had one DIP position left over for a final pattern, so this is it. I call it 'Knight Rider' - If you're about as old as I am, you'll know why!
(starts after a second or two)
Awesome! Now just work on the sound mod to go with it ...
Quoted from stumblor:So I had one DIP position left over for a final pattern, so this is it. I call it 'Knight Rider' - If you're about as old as I am, you'll know why!
(starts after a second or two)
Nicely done ... so guessing you selling this as a plug & play KITT?
Quoted from Manny65:Nicely done ... so guessing you selling this as a plug & play KITT?
Boo...
Quoted from Manny65:Um ... was the pun that bad???
Yes. Which is why it was so good. Did you miss the smiley face?
Quoted from Jackalwere:Please add me to the U.S. list...this looks awesome!
Quoted from qbass187:This is awesome! Add me to the list if it’s still open!
Quoted from 2manypins:Please add me to the list. Thanks
Sure thing - thanks for the support everyone, much appreciated. All added!
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