We’re excited to announce the first in a series of video tutorials for the free app Sequence Composer! The first video is appropriately titled “Getting Acquainted”, and walks through downloading and installing the app, getting used to the simple interface, understanding important terms (like “LED ports”, “sequence channels”, and “themes”), writing a simple sequence that models the incandescent light of a radio tower at night, connecting the Morsel and ComLink to send the light effect, and fixing any mistakes made while writing the sequence. It’s our goal to make creating your own lighting effects as easy as possible, so if you have any questions, or suggestions for improvement, please give… Read More
Continue ReadingDouble Feature: Car Show and Billboard Demos
Today we’re excited to announce the availability of 2 new demonstrations of our technology: the Car Show and the PCB Billboard. The Car Show is a full walkthrough for setting up an interactive display pedestal to impressively show off any model you have using a Morsel, ComLink, Light Valve, a few Coupler’s, and micro wired LED lights. The following video shows off the end result: See the full walkthrough for the Car Show. The PCB Billboard demo provides a free, full schematic for use in Stud.io (a free interlocking bricks designer) and uses a Morsel and 5 micro wired LED lights. This model is not interactive, but will randomly initiate… Read More
Continue ReadingSequence Composer Update 1.3 “Albeniz”
The latest version of the free app Sequence Composer has been released! With this release, named in honor of famous Spanish composer Isaac Albeniz, a new feature has been added to sequences: inputs. In a nutshell, an input is data that goes into a sequence. This data can be used to decide where to go in the sequence, or how often. There are pretty neat things you can do with these abilities, and we look forward to demonstrating them in articles we’ll be releasing in the coming weeks. (We used this ability in each of our demos at Brickworld 2018!) As a reminder, to use your personalized sequences on the Morsel,… Read More
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Theme Designer Overhaul!
The free and flexible app Theme Designer (originally released February 2018)received an overhaul today, and we mean overhaul! The new version of the app (codenamed “Dragonfly”) is now even easier to use, and exposes a brand new feature for working with sequences: inputs. Inputs expose a new depth of effects, allowing sequences to now use the values from other sequence channels and the CC pin, and react accordingly. A new version of Sequence Composer that exposes this new feature will be released within the next week, so stay tuned! Check out the Theme Designer app page to read more about it and download for free! Also see the Help pages for… Read More
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Brickworld 2018 and NIMCON 7 – An absolute Blast!
What an amazing time was had at Brickworld 2018! We had a chance to meet quite a few extremely creative builders, all of which blew us away with their exhibits. And we enjoyed sharing our very simple yet captivating demos, both seeing and hearing the response from both the builders and the hundreds of attendees who came up to our display. NIMCON 7 was great, getting a chance to meet modelers whose passion for the art either payed homage to historical events or explored a history yet to be had! We really enjoyed talking with each of the builders and attendees, hearing how they worked their masterful art, and sharing… Read More
Continue ReadingJune 2018 Conventions
From June 13th-17th, we’re excited to be at Brickworld Chicago! We’ll be showcasing a number of interactive lighting displays paired with our own original creations. And when we say interactive, we mean anybody can come up, turn knobs of Light Valve’s, press large buttons, and use a tablet to affect the activity in each of the vignettes. That same weekend, June 16th, we’re also looking forward to opening a vendor spot at NIMCON 7, in Crystal Lake, IL at McHenry County College. Get hands-on experience with all our available products, and we’ll be happy to answer any questions or design solutions that fit your lighting needs! Will you be at… Read More
Continue ReadingMay 2018 App updates
Both Sequence Composer and Theme Designer got an update today! Here’s what’s new: Checking for updated versions works again (since we changed our web server) Fixed a crash in the Export Tool that happened if a ComLink device was not connected while starting the tool Theme Designer now reports when trying to open an Advanced Theme Designer file. Wait, Advanced Theme Designer? What’s that? We have two more apps in development right now that will be free and work with your Morsel devices, and we’ll reveal more information in the coming weeks as Brickworld Chicago 2018 and NIMCON 7 approaches. Stay tuned!
Continue ReadingWebsite Upgrade Completed!
Working with our web host, we’ve upgraded to a faster, more robust server last month. Included in this upgrade, we fixed the Contact Us form so that messages now get to us sooner. With these upgrades, we hope to better serve you and make your experience with LED lighting more enjoyable! One known issue: the apps Sequence Composer and Theme Designer will not successfully check for updates on the new server. An update for those apps is in the works, and will be completed soon. What do you think of the website and our products? Please let us know from the Contact Us form.
Continue ReadingApril 2018 App updates
Both Sequence Composer and Theme Designer got an update today with a few minor bug fixes and feature additions. Following is a list of changes: Fixed certain theme files not working correctly Added the ability to check for updates through the “Help:About” menu Checking for updates on program start is enabled by default. This can be turned off by selecting the “Help:Check for updates on start” menu. In Sequence Composer, the number of free blocks on the device are reported in the Export Tool, as well as the number of blocks each file to be exported will use. (This feature will appear in Theme Designer in a future update.) In Sequence… Read More
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The Sequence Composer has arrived!
The potential of the Morsel device has just gotten fuller with the newly released and free app Sequence Composer! Now you can create the perfect light effects for use in your scene, all done in simple English-like phrases. And with the already available (and also free) app Theme Designer, you can layout all the light effects of the scene for a single Morsel device to control. To use these apps with your Morsel, you will need a ComLink device. But don’t let that stop you from getting the apps now and composing your next light effect! See the app pages for more information.
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