New effects not taking on flash.

[cnf]

Hi,

I made a new config in globals.h and effect.cpp, but when I compile and flash it, The effect that were there from a previous flash don't change. Settings like DEFAULT_EFFECT_INTERVAL and LED_PIN0 and TOGGLE_BUTTON_1 all get picked up, so the flash seems successful, I just seem unable to get any new effects on the board... Am I missing something here?

Thanks!

[davepl]

I think it’s likely remembering its old config. Try running epsytool.py —erase_flash Then refresh the data and code, and it should work properly! Rutger may also be able to tell you how to reset the config with Postman.

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-Dave

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[cnf]

That seems to have done the trick, indeed!

As you mentioned Postman, I poked around a bit more and saw it is actually documented here.

Maybe an idea to add to the README, or make a pio target for this?

Thanks for the help @davepl !

[rbergen]

Hi @cnf, there is actually a link to that page in the README. We've reached the point there's so much to cover in documentation that cramming it all in one page is no longer practical.

What we actually need is a UI with which all API capabilities can be used in an easy manner. This is exactly why Dave did a call-out for web developers specifically in a recent video.

All that said, I'll see if I can add a brief "(Re)setting settings" section to the README with another pointer to the API page. That may make it a bit easier to find.

[cnf]

Hey @rbergen, once I knew what I was looking for with Dave's help, I found it easy enough. I just didn't know I needed it 😅

I saw a mention of effects.cfg in the serial log once in a while, but it took me a while to figure out that was what was needed.

So, for me at least, a mention that you need to reset these if you change your effects was the missing link!

Thanks for the help!

[rbergen]

PR #282 has been merged to add some specific notes concerning this to README.md.

[cnf]

Perfect, thanks a lot @rbergen !

[rbergen]

Just for completeness: I've just opened PR #287, which automatically adds any new effects that are available for a project to the effect list that's loaded from JSON. The README will be updated accordingly.