Baldrick down under

[Skymaster]

One option for those using it and wanting to daisy chain is to add a 3 port network switch, which are a couple of dollars from Ali

Mini PCBA 3Ports Networkmini ethernet switch module 10/100/1000Mbps 5V-12V - AliExpress 7

Smarter Shopping, Better Living! Aliexpress.com

www.aliexpress.com

 

[AAH]

One option for those using it and wanting to daisy chain is to add a 3 port network switch, which are a couple of dollars from Ali

Mini PCBA 3Ports Networkmini ethernet switch module 10/100/1000Mbps 5V-12V - AliExpress 7

Smarter Shopping, Better Living! Aliexpress.com

www.aliexpress.com

I don't know how you convince Aliexpress to sell to you for the $2.19 it shows above. I see no 85% off when I click. It's $15.13 which isn't super cheap .
Aliexpress and probably ebay have 5 port ethernet switches with power supplies and in cases for similar prices to that $15.

 

[Skymaster]

Interesting, viewing it on the PC is showing $15. On my mobile, was 2.19. Maybe it's a new user special or something they dont tell you about
In that case, ignore me

 

[thewanderingpine]

The speed of this delivery is awesome, we've also just pushed a new firmware update which introduces "BEST FRIENDS"

The Baldrick8 will look for other Baldrick boards and give them a bit of a health check, we also introduce Test Sync which allows you to synchronise test mode between the boards.

Given how impressed people were with the Falcon Test mode running on my pixels the first year -- synced test mode is such a clever idea. I love it.

 

[andrewa]

Fantastic Service Once again..

My Baldrick, Hanson Edition, in purple arrived today

 

[domhodgson]

Let us know how you get on

Fantastic Service Once again..

My Baldrick, Hanson Edition, in purple arrived today

 

[Skymaster]

Is there any way to install the firmware or do the initial installation offline, ie. never having the board connected to the internet?

 

[domhodgson]

Is there any way to install the firmware or do the initial installation offline, ie. never having the board connected to the internet?

Sadly not, it has to be connected to the internet only once but initially for that first firmware download, there is no SD card or other way of loading it onto the board.

 

[AAH]

Is there any way to install the firmware or do the initial installation offline, ie. never having the board connected to the internet?

You ask the guy who imports them and he can do it.

 

[SleighRider]

Got home tonight and found my nice new board waiting for me.
Completed the initial setup including firmware update. Connected to my network and set it up in xlights.
So easy and took less than 10min. Even ran a test sequence on my nice new 36in Star.
No problems so quick and easy.

 

[domhodgson]

Got home tonight and found my nice new board waiting for me.
Completed the initial setup including firmware update. Connected to my network and set it up in xlights.
So easy and took less than 10min. Even ran a test sequence on my nice new 36in Star.
No problems so quick and easy.

Glad to hear it, we've just got a cool new feature on our Alpha testing channel that should be pushed out to release early next week, let me know if you have any issues (or software / feature suggestions)

 

[mstan87]

Just ordered one today to test it out, looks like a great little controller, made more sense buying this than ordering a Kulp 8

 

[bpratt]

Just ordered one today to test it out, looks like a great little controller, made more sense buying this than ordering a Kulp 8

did the same, thought how good is this for the price, and it further takes stuff away from a central controller point.

for the price, it works out as good as a smart receiver, but with extra ports.

 

[domhodgson]

Just wanted to jump on and let you know about some features we added recently (I believe a few of you are picking up your boards at the upcoming mini).

• Added the 'I broke the network mode' inspired from a suggestion by Alan Hanson (look at that two mentions in two updates). When booting the board, if you press and hold button 1, it will reset all the network settings, go back to DHCP and completely forget that you tried to set a static IP address and got the gateway DNS wrong.
• When adding a model, the default test colour will now one of several preselected colours rather than just red, is this a laying the groundwork for a new feature coming soon.. who knows.. well, I do but I'm not telling you.
• The board connects to our update server periodically to check for updates, if it cannot do this, we let you know there may be an issue with your network settings. We will never admit that the problem could be on our side.
• ⁠Friend scanning - Baldrick will now look for other Baldricks on the network and let you know how they are doing, you can also syncronise your test mode with them.
• ⁠Add multicast sACN
• Additions to Artnet / E1.31 compatibility
• Pixels now start at 1 rather than 0.. causing developers worldwide to cringe but that appears to be the way "It's done"

The board should alert you automatically to update and the release notes are generally at - https://baldrickboard.com/docs/baldrick8/release_notes

 

[Skymaster]

The board connects to our update server periodically to check for updates, if it cannot do this, we let you know there may be an issue with your network settings. We will never admit that the problem could be on our side.

With the proliferation of segregated show networks, can this nag be turned off? Many people don't have internet accessibility for to their architecture

Likewise with the auto update feature... Can that be disabled? Or is it just a notification that there is one available? (perhaps a front end js query from the admins browser rather than from the devices itself, which is more likely to have internet access)