BlinkenToolsFAQEnglish

Blinken Tools FAQ

This page has been created as a collection of links and pointers to tools useful for working/playing with LED displays.

Documentation fo File Formats and Network Protocols

  * Documentation of Movie File Formats
     * FileFormats
     * The BML and BBM format are the "best" protocols. BML is XML-based and BBM is binary and faster.

  * Documentation of Blinken Network Protocols
     * Protocols
     * The MCUF protocol is the "best" protocol.
     * The MCUF protocol is also used on serial ports by simply writing the payload of the UDP packets to the serial port. Serial port settings are usually 115200,N,8,1 or 57600,N,8,1.

Creating Blinken Movies

  * Movie Editor
     * Blimp http://stefan.blinkenarea.org/Blimp/Blimp.jar

     * Source Code: https://git.blinkenarea.org/?p=Blimp
        * requires BlinkenLibJava https://git.blinkenarea.org/?p=BlinkenLibJava
        * requires JFlexiPix https://git.blinkenarea.org/?p=JFlexiPix