P10 Panel Tester

[OzAz]

The HC-1W program comes with a couple of test bitmaps as can be seen in attached video.
Biggest issue with using the HC-1W is you need to run the corresponding software to set up for different types of panels (though this is applicable to all LED Panel Controllers). Once you get the hang of it, you can create and save the configurations for all the different types of panels you have, then just upload as required. The test program will run on any configuration, though you may need to change panel size as applicable. Or just make a program for each panel type.

 

[OzAz]

Now the panel configuration is correct (a difficult thing to do until you get the hang of it) the phone app now works.
Read the config from the HC-1W and was able to successfully send data to the controller.
This means you could load a few bitmaps (32x32pix) red, blue, green, or bars like above into your phone and then select as required to test a panel.

 

[OzAz]

something like these
will make some .bmp ones as well

 

[AAH]

something like these
will make some .bmp ones as well

I had cunninger thoughts. The panel config allows up to 10 (?) panels wide so was going to have a full size image so that you could plug in from 1-10 panels and it would work. I had also thought that scrolling text could be added with RED, GREEN, BLUE scrolling through the solid colour. Different panels have different colour orders though.

 

[OzAz]

Did some further testing, couldn't get the RGBW sideways bars to work, so made a horizontal bars version.
Attached are .bmp files: red, green, blue, red grid, green grid, blue grid and RGBW horizontal bars.
These are all 32x32 pixels.
have successfully tested on my 6 of 32x32 P6 panels, haven't tested on just 1 panel though.

 

[OzAz]

Yes the P6 panels I have are BGR. Think it's going to be difficult to make a "one size fits all" tester.
If you succeed @David_AVD or @AAH let me know and I'll buy 1.