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 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
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 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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ComLink and Theme Designer Unleashed!
The Morsel device has many cool effects in each of its 15 preloaded themes. But what if you wanted another “Torch”, “Lightning”, “Laser Turret”, or other effect in a theme? The newly released Theme Designer app gives you that control now, with so many other customizations–and it’s completely free! But how do you get your designed theme to your Morsel? Working right along with the app is the ComLink device, a small yet fantastic tool that connects your PowerCookie Boards devices to a Windows computer. Shop for the ComLink device now! Get the free Windows app Theme Designer, and start designing your project’s theme right now!
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