LEDbadge User’s Manual
LEDbadge
Push-button entry version
LEDbadge Light
is a credit-card-size electronic badge, based on LED (light emitting diode)
technologies. It has unique feature of information upload – a small
cell-phone-like keyboard. It’s very easy and clearly way to put a new message into
the badge – the same as to type SMS message into mobile phones. Now LEDbadge
has a keyboard on the body face and Li-ion battery inside, similar as mobile
phones.
Quick guide
1.
To charge LEDbadge use USB-charge-cable from the delivery
pack. You may use USB-port of your computer or charger with USB-jack (option).
It takes around 2 hours to full charge. The USB-charge-cable can’t be used for
upload messages.
2.
Press button 2 during 2-3 seconds to switch on
LEDbadge. It show the message stored in the memory. If the message wasn’t uploaded
before or the memory is clear that the screen will be blank. Now the LEDbadge
is in the “show message” mode.
3.
A short push on button 4 switches between MESSAGE1 and
MESSAGE2.
4.
A short push on button 2 changes the brightness.
5.
Press button 2 during 2-3 seconds again to switch
off LEDbadge.
6.
To input your message:
a.
In the “show
message” mode short push button 4 to select edited message.
b.
Press button 3 during 2-3 seconds to enter in “edit message” mode.
c.
Input a new message similar as when input SMS
message into mobile phones. Following table will help you.
|
BUTTONS |
DESCRIPTION |
|
1 |
short push: remove
preceding symbol in “edit message” mode long push (3 sec): remove the whole
message in “edit message” mode |
|
2 |
short push in “show message” mode: brightness
change long push (3 sec) in any mode:
switch on/switch off power |
|
3 |
short push: Caps Lock
(capital letter) in “edit message” mode long push (3 sec): toggle
between “edit message” and
“show message” modes |
|
4 |
short push in “edit
message” mode: English/second
language short push in “show
message” mode: switch between MESSAGE1 and MESSAGE2 |
|
5 |
pointer left in “edit message” mode: change speed in “show message” mode |
|
6 |
pointer right in “edit
message” mode: change speed in “show
message” mode |
|
7 |
Caps Lock on: [space]. , : “ +- _ * / ! @ in “edit message” mode Caps Lock off: [space]1234567890
in “edit
message” mode |
|
8 |
a….z….other alphabet symbols in “edit
message” mode |
d.
If you make a mistake that pointer’s movement
buttons 5,6 and the delete button 1 will help you.
e.
A short push on button 3 in “edit message” mode switch on\off “Caps Lock”.
f.
A short push on button 4 in “edit message” mode
switches a keyboard layout from English to your national one (in case your
badge has this feature). One button may insert up to 4 special characters,
depends of language particulars.
g.
A long push on button 3 switches to the “show
message” mode.
h.
Press button 2 during 2-3 seconds to switch off
LEDbadge.
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LEDbadge Pro
User’s Manual
LEDbadge Pro is a credit card size electronic light emitting diode badge with a unique feature – support of wireless message transmission technology of IRDA. It means that for information change in your LEDbadge Pro you don’t need wires, additional drivers or any other additional software. All you need is any device with IRDA port. It could be a mobile phone, a handheld or a regular PC.
LEDbadge Pro is an electronic light emitting diode badge or the support of eight breathtaking visual special effects. Now you have an opportunity to present an important information in different formats…
To use any of the effects all you need is to put a necessary control tag in the body of your message:
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<stop> – to stop
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<inv> – to put inversion
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<blink> – to add blinking
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<disap> – to make message disappear
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<app> – to make message appear
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<scrol> – to make message scroll
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<speed1>, <speed2>, <speed3> – to change the speed of the message scroll
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<bright1>, <bright2>, <bright3> – to change brightness (only for v.4.0)
There are no limits on the number of the tags used. Please, pay attention that some of the tags change text in front of them, and others – after them.
Below we’ll examine ways of uploading new messages and using visual effects in LEDbadge Pro.
An example of message upload from the Nokia 6600 cell phone:
Menu –Add. Functions–Notes–Functions–New note–Hello, everybody!-Ready–Functions–Send–via IR port
Turn LEDbadge Pro off and turn it on again.
During the first 10 minutes after the system information has been displayed, you need to transmit the message from your phone.
IR port will turn itself off in ten minutes. It is done to extend battery life.
Direct IR of the phone to IR port of LEDbadge Pro.
User’s message that starts after the system message is displayed dims when the transmission starts.
Cell phone indicates that file was successfully sent, and LEDbadge Pro starts displaying your new message.
An example of sending message from palmtop Palm Tungsten E:
Notebook–12345Hello, everybody! – Record–Transmit
An example of sending message from palmtop HP iPAQ 2110:
Pocket Word–New–12345Hello, everybody! –Tools–File–Save Document As–Type “Plain Text Document” (*.txt) –OK–Text-Tools–File–Beam Document
Effects
Stop
Now, in order to stop a message that came out from the right, you need to put the tags <stop>.
An example of stopping text <stop>
The message in front of the tag will stop for 1 second. Do you need longer time? Just put <stop> as many times as you want.
Inversion
We can make inversion: i.e. dim pixels that were lit and light up those that were dimmed… There is the tag <inv> for that. Everything that is put between these tags will be inversed.
<inv>example of inversed message<inv>
Blinking
If you really need to “get” somebody, the blinking will help that. The tags <blink> are used the same way as in inversion.
<blink>example of blinking<blink>
Vertical scrolling
There is the tag <scrol> that controls this remarkable effect. It can be put after that portion of a message that should appear from the bottom, stay for 2 seconds and fly upward.
An example of this pleasant effect <scrol>
Scattering
A remarkable effect! Everything that there was on a screen before the tag <disap> stops and vanishes dot by dot till the complete disappearance. It’s fantastic!
An example of magical scattering <disap>
Appearance
Now you want to make the message to appear. It could be done as spectacular as with scattering or by appearance of the message dot by dot. The tag is <app>. Everything that comes to the screen after this tag appears dot by dot stays for two seconds and moves left.
<app> Example of spectacular appearance
Speed change
It is a very useful effect. LEDstream can display a message with three different speeds. For this we may use the following tags: <speed1>, <speed2>, <speed3>.
<speed1> fast, <speed2> medium, <speed3>slow
Change of brightness
By changing brightness you may adapt the use of miniature moving signboard LEDstream for rooms with different lighting conditions. Thus, for dark rooms the brightness of LEDstream could be excessive. For this use one of the tags: <bright1>, <bright2>, <bright3>. Besides, if you use a lower brightness you may extend the work of LEDstream when it uses rechargeable batteries.
<bright1> sunny, <bright2> cloudy, <bright3> night
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