Hello!
I have a Matrix Portal and 64x32 RGB LED that I've been playing with. Development is slow going because every time I want to test how something looks on the display I have to wait for a reboot. Is there a emulator of some kind to speed up development? Or is there a faster/better way to do this kind of testing?
Develop locally using a Matrix Portal and 64x32 RGB LED matrix
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- trevorlittle
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- mikeysklar
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Re: Develop locally using a Matrix Portal and 64x32 RGB LED matrix
I would think reboot would be less than a few seconds. Is it taking longer than that?
Using a SEGGER J-Link (jtag programmer) would allow you to change values and single step code. Probably more hassle than it is worth, but invaluable if you are dealing with a lot of bugs.
https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpytho ... j-link-gdb
Using a SEGGER J-Link (jtag programmer) would allow you to change values and single step code. Probably more hassle than it is worth, but invaluable if you are dealing with a lot of bugs.
https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpytho ... j-link-gdb
- trevorlittle
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Re: Develop locally using a Matrix Portal and 64x32 RGB LED matrix
Thanks, you're right. The startup time is long because I'm connecting to an AP and fetching some JSON. To speed that up for development I guess I can keep the JSON locally and add the networking last.
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