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dkulp Daniel Kulp
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Learn about vigilant mode.
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dkulp Daniel Kulp
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Learn about vigilant mode.

NOTE: there was a problem with the Pi image... A new image should be up shortly.

New Features:

  • Enable use of external drivers (Realtek) on Raspberry Pi's to match Beaglebones (requires re-imaging)
  • BBBSerial (DMX on Beaglebone Capes) - allow setting start channel to 0 to disable that output
  • Support for Hidden Wifi networks
  • Double buffering of Pi Matrix to reduce tearing
  • Allow reducing the "color bits" for Pi Matrix to increase refresh rates on longer chains
  • Add username/password settings for MQTT

Bugs fixed:

  • Null pixels on BBB strings and Pi strings causing sequences to not play
  • Fix multisync of videos not working at all due to full path names being sent
  • HDMI output of video on remotes should sync better with master (new omxplayer binary) (requires re-imaging)
  • Bunch of updates to Multisync code to get remotes syncing with master sooner after start
  • Update status display if just a sequence is running (not in a playlist)
  • Prioritize wlan0 gateway setting
  • Move SDL decoding (audio/video) to background thread to allow main thread to process commands
  • Fix video frame buffering to Pixel Overlay Models on remotes
  • Allow decoding of videos if no audio device is present
  • Fix issues with playlists containing filename that have %

Upgrade instructions

If you have a system running 2.1, you can go to the FPP about page (about.php) and click on the "Manual Update" button. At that point, a big green "Upgrade" bar should appear. You will get all the improvements above except those marked with the "requires re-imaging" note.

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