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Virtual Pinball: How to make a cabinet.xml file and install the teensy strip controller

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Episode#29 Custom Virtual Pinball Cabinet Build
In this video I will show you how to generate your cabinet.xml file that is needed to control your addressable led strips in your pinball cabinet. I will also show how to flash the required firmware on your teensy micro controller with the teensy strip controller. As usual, this video will have a ton of tips and tricks to get your custom virtual pinball looking absolutely amazing! This stuff seems crazy hard but is actually pretty simple once you have a walkthrough like this. Fear not! I got you!
Here is the link to my cabinet.xml file for you to edit or print off and follow along....you pick.
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@anotti5477 5 месяцев назад

Amazing👌......I have only one Word for your explanation Style......You are my HERO👍......Thanks for your time and work.......Best regards from Germany....Prost

@wayofthewrench 5 месяцев назад

Awesome, glad you loved the video and my teaching style! If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks for the watch! Prost!

@courtneybchild Год назад

WOTW - Arnoz tiny tools has a button half way down on right side of the page that will change from French to English !!! ( WOTW - MAYBE ADD THIS INTO YOUR VIDEO ) DOF, Cabinet files, setting up Teensy/ Strip controllers, etc - THEY ARE ALL THE HARDEST TO DO, BUT TOTALLY WORTH IT !!! WOTW - THANK YOU FOR GETTING THIS INFO OUT AND IN SUCH DETAIL

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Good tip, yeah once you switch it to English...you're golden. Glad people are enjoying the content, it's making it worth all the effort. Cheers!

@travislogan8880 Год назад

just wanted to say thank you got my left strip working with popper going to go in my cabinet and wire to the matrix first like in your cab i would have never got this far without your videos thank you for being awsome and sharing

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Awesome Travis! Glad I was able to help you out and get you dof leds working! They're pretty cool huh? Thanks for the support for the channel!

@travislogan8880 Год назад

@@wayofthewrench yes when it starting working even just the left strip I about shit myself have had this setup in my cap for over a year and all I had was the fire animation going thank you again can't say it enough your awesome thank you for sharing the wealth I'm a master mechanical contractor computers were never really my thing thanks again

@wayofthewrench Год назад

No worries dude! Happy to help. If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share my channel on your social media so I can help more people. I'm not really a computer guy either, I'm a tool & die machinist by trade and now a shop teacher. Cheers!

@danyf3116 Год назад

Well I must say. Of all the DIY videos out there, instead of the same verbal diatribe that seems to go nowhere, this one goes straight to the point and is in fact, the ONLY info I needed. Because of that, it deserved my subscription. Thanks for a detailed and well put out video. ☺

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Awesome! Thanks Dany for your sub and the support for the channel! If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Cheers and welcome to the channel!

@danyf3116 Год назад

@@wayofthewrench When I have friends that come over and ask me how I managed to make my cab finally run, I'll send them your way!!! LOL I kid you not. I have watched many videos and nothing seemed to work. I'm not an idiot as I have been building shit all my life. Have a look at my homemade slot machine I made a few years ago. I'm thinking of incorporating LEDWiz in it now as I have a few ideas to make it even more Vegas like!!!! I also built an arcade cabinet that looks like the TARDIS from Dr Who. When you open the doors, the console comes out and you play 2 people at a time. Close the doors and it looks like the Police Box. I also made a video poker machine, and a Jukebox. My pinball was a rebuilt from when I had first built it minus the DOF from 2008. Back then, I was running a 1080p screen with only a 21 4:3 back glass. Now this new one, has 4 monitors including all the DOF toys, SFF LED and whatever else I can think of. If I could add a kitchen sink in it, I would!!!!! LOL My 1080p ended up being another arcade but for my metal shop in the yard. I have a computer there as well so I thought, why not use it as an arcade? So I made it in a caddy corner angle in order not to lose any space and I used checkered plating for the kick plate. Looks rugged but looks sharp at the same time. Wife thinks I'm crazy!! That's what happens when you have too many Army injuries and can't sleep at night. You surf the net at night and build stuff the next day!!!! LOL ☺ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VuRvXCBqJbE.html

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Don't kid yourself, these things are pretty complex and it only takes one thing for them not to work. Wow! Your a busy guy, lots of cool toys! I checked out your slot machine, very cool! I like the 2 way mirror led effect on top.

@danyf3116 Год назад

@@wayofthewrench Thank you. Over the years, from building all these toys, I have made a lot of friends with businesses. One of them is the Admiral Autoglass guy, Brian. Each time I need either plate glass for my pinball or two way mirror, he's my go to source. He's always interested in what I'm building. He knows I'm up to something cause each time I walk in his shop, it is always for something that no one else would dare ask! LOL Over the years, I have bought so much shit from him, that he lets me come in the back shop and has taught me the art of cutting glass. It comes in handy in my projects. Anyone can cut glass in a straight line but cutting one in an arc, is not as easy. He taught me how. I have bought everything from plexiglass to Lexan, to plate glass to mirror and anything else you can imagine. Like I said. If I have an idea in mind and it involves some kind of weird glass, I ask Brian. As soon as I walk in, either him or his wife will ask me, "What are you building this time???!!!" It never fails!!!! LOL That's how good business friendships are built on. Many times he has even lent me tools for the weekend so I could finish my projects. That even included a certain powder to polish glass. That is a rarity if you ask me. I am old school. Scratch my back and I'll return the favor.

@wayofthewrench Год назад

That's awesome! I haven't cut glass before....or maybe I did, but nothing memorable. I love learning new skills and yes, it is awesome to have a network of people with like minds who want to help each other out. It's what it's all about. Cheers!

@storborg 7 месяцев назад

So I just finished watching your cabinet.xml video after testing, wiring, installing my LED's and configuring DOF. I am proud to say EVERYTHING worked the first go around. I was nervous about the flash issue you outlined, but mine worked immediately. I have the Teensy 4.0, but that's the only difference between our setups. Just wanted to express my thanks for your detailed tutorial, there is little chance I would have figured this out on my own and your videos make it look so effortless. I have about 10 feet of extra WS2812B LED lights so similar to your cabinet, I think I am going to add those to a separate controller and power supply so I can light up the inside of the cab when doing maintenance while all the cabinet components are powered off. So fun to think of ideas . . . thanks again!

@wayofthewrench 7 месяцев назад

Awesome! I'm glad it went smoothly for you and you enjoyed my teaching style. Yeah the interior led lighting is killer. If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel. Cheers!

@terrysmith3767 6 месяцев назад

I just ordered a 4.0 did you have to do anything different with firmware/software to make it work? I'm diving into this in a couple days

@wayofthewrench 6 месяцев назад

4.0 works fine, just flash with 4.0 file.

@sam27753 Год назад

Another chapter for my holy Vpin Bible, thanks for your excellent work Emil!

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Lol, I don't know about the bible, I'll save that for Mjrnet as he has really done the work for us in the community. I'm just happy that people are enjoying the series and it's helping people visually with their vpin builds. Cheers!

@iamkiwi2714 Год назад

Excellent work again! Thank you for your video and being so clear with your instructions, it’s a big help for people like myself that would not be attempting this build without your videos. Much appreciated 👍

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Thanks Bruh! I really am trying to make it simple for people to follow along so they feel comfortable starting a vpin. Happy your liking the content, thanks for supporting my channel!

@erikgallick4570 Год назад

Love these videos and very much appreciate that you "work out the bugs" and provide information on best practices for others to follow. Keep up the great work!

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Awesome Erik! Happy to help and it makes me happy to hear such kind words from you guys! Cheers!

@djcasl Год назад

So I had to go back, totally missed the previous part 2 LED video, you did a really great job here. It looks phenomenal already, can't wait to see this thing painted, stickered and stuff.

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Oh cool, you got to watch 2 videos then! Thanks Dirk! Yeah its coming along nicely and my vinyl is coming soon. Thanks for the support for the channel, it's really appreciated!

@jimmartin7905 Год назад

I really enjoy your videos. They are super informative. Keep up the great work!

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Thanks Jim! Glad you're enjoying the series! Thanks for the watch!

@LucaAmadeus Год назад

super helpful video! I'm currently building my cab and having detailed videos like yours are a lifesaver down the road. I know it takes a lot of time and effort to record and edit all of this. Thank your for that!

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Thanks Luca! Yeah it's a ton of effort but I'm glad people are enjoying the series and getting some use out of it. If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks for the watch!

@LucaAmadeus Год назад

@@wayofthewrench I will do that for sure!

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Much appreciated Luca, Cheers!

@mikeyfoofoo Год назад

Awesome walk-through! I feel way more ready to tackle this. Thanks!

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Cheers! You got this!

@scottzimmer8336 Год назад

Awesome video! Appreciate you showing a couple different options for programming the teensy. Also, the explanation (and examples) of how to adjust LEDs that you want to disable was super helpful. Since these configurations are all custom for each of us, being able to understand how to customize things to our specific need is great. Thanks again, looking forward to the next video for DOF.

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Perfect! Yeah that what I was thinking too because really I could just give out a cabinet file but everyone's is different and you really need to know how to edit them for your vpin. Thanks for the watch!

@vpinhub Год назад

GREAT video, easy to follow!

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Awesome! Glad you liked the video, thanks for the watch!

@thepacketnarc7634 8 месяцев назад

I'm strongly considering using your plans to do a 'murphy bed' style cabinet that sits between studs. What I'd like to do is cripple up a window frame in an interior wall; and then have the table flip 'down' out like a Murphy bed and then Stow away when not in use :)

@wayofthewrench 8 месяцев назад

That would be a good idea! You'd have to shore up the frame though as 16" between studs isn't wide enough for a monitor. Ya gotta send pics if you do this. Cheers!

@LatelierdArnoz Год назад

Hey !!! Thanks for the video !!!

@wayofthewrench Год назад

The man himself! Hope it was a good one for promoting your products! Thanks for making the generator program!

@jakubszott6394 Год назад

It is rocks. Was waiting for this

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Awesome! Glad I could help, cheers!

@Leroys_Stuff Год назад

That looks sharp been waiting on it

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Sweet! Happy to help! Cheers.

@kurtwulf8718 6 месяцев назад

First, thanks for a great series. I have watched your videos it seems 10x over. My cab is a 65% scale and I was able to incorporate lots of your tips and ideas. I must say though this teensy 4.0 controller is a royal pain in the you know what. I watched this video many many times and followed it to the letter but still my controller does not seem to be working and the cabinet file is not getting picked up by DOF. frustrating to say the least. It programs fine through the Arduino IDE no problem and the Rainbow sketch work great so I know the hardware is good at least. This is just my experience and has nothing to do with your videos. I recommend this series to anyone wanting to venture into the Vpin world.

@wayofthewrench 6 месяцев назад

You're very welcome! I'm pretty sure the flash of the teensy strip controller isn't flashing correctly. Lots of people have had this issue and they keep attempting to flash it and then it finally works. Try a bunch more.

@kurtwulf8718 6 месяцев назад

@wayofthewrench you were right. It took several more attempts but it finally flashed properly. On to the next problem..😂.

@wayofthewrench 6 месяцев назад

Sweet, glad I could get you sorted out. If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks in advance. Cheers!

@arutura_bl 8 месяцев назад

Another good way of viewing XML files directly is using by Foxe (First Object XML Editor), which is free and is easier to use than of notepad. I use it a lot for my work with AutoCAD Plant 3D. It shows both the tree with their variables and the code itself in separate windows side-by-side. The left side tree allows variables to be editable. The right side will show the code in its entirety and is also editable. When entering your variables in the tree, it will highlight those in the code as well.

@wayofthewrench 8 месяцев назад

Ah ok, cool. Thanks for the tip! Cheers!

@dizzykillteam 10 месяцев назад

The led strip lights, are they connected into my rigmaster for dof. As far as i know they have a signal wire which goes to the teencab, and a + - to 5v. The video has a part when you assign ports on the dofconfig.

@wayofthewrench 10 месяцев назад

I'm not sure about the ringmaster but yeah aleds need positive and negative plus a green signal wire. Then you would add the port to your cabinet.xml file. Good luck!

@bryansweet6804 Год назад

Not sure how much you've been able to actually play the machine, but is the LED matrix distracting? Specifically, with reflections off the playfield monitor? I can see them at the beginning of this video and it's got me questioning whether I want to go that route or not. THANKS!

@wayofthewrench Год назад

I've played a good bunch since I've installed them and they do not bother gameplay at all, in fact I feel they enhance the fun. Now I don't have the glass on yet so we'll see when that's on. Thanks for the watch!

@danw3735 Год назад

@@wayofthewrench You can use a laptop/screen privacy guard sheet of film that stops the light reflecting at certain angles. I bought a sheet of it, but haven't put it on yet.

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Cool, let me know how it works out for you. Got a link for the film?

@DyoGTS 2 месяца назад

OMG I just spent literal HOURS trying to set up DOF for the first time only to find out that my ethernet cable had T568A termination, so orange was output 3 instead of output 1 🤦‍♂

@wayofthewrench 2 месяца назад

Oh that sucks! Glad you got it figured out though! Thanks for the watch!

@matt68061 Год назад

Im literally adding 2 strips (L/R playfield) as my next VPin project. These last few chapters are so good! Cant find Teensy 3.2’s anywhere…gonna have to go 4.0. Looking at Arnoz’ boards as well? Not sure on what to get.

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Nice! Thanks! ca.robotshop says they will have some in a couple weeks. Funny enough amazon has them but want $100 each! Lol. There are 4.0 teensyduinos out there too and people have them working fine.

@Jewer76 Год назад

Great Video once again Emil :D I am using a few of the Arnoz boards which are sooo good, but the manuals can sometimes be a little hard to follow for me, so nice for you to do one on this one. On a whole other matter... I know you use an old tv for the playfield, but do you know if it is a VA or an IPS panel?

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Hi Jesper! Glad I could help ya out. You would have to search up the used tv/monitor for their specs to find out for sure. VA monitors usually have wider viewing angles but lower contrast but the technology changes all the time. For vpins, we really need wide viewing angles as the playfield will wash out if it isn't. Lag and refresh rate is also really important. Cheers!

@Jewer76 Год назад

@@wayofthewrench Thing is, I am building a cab too but just broke the playfield tv so have to get a new one. Went with an IPS panel before, because of the viewing angles, but I thought it could have better contrast and deeper blacks, which VA panels usually have. So was just curious what type of panel yours is, and if you are happy with it. In the videos it look both bright and with good viewing angles, but I could be mistaken.

@wayofthewrench Год назад

My monitor is really quite nice for a ten year old tv considering. It has a very good viewing angle, low lag, and for it being a 60hz refresh rate, the true motion plus does make it feel way better than 60hz in game mode. If you're interested, the exact model is in the video description in my monitors video. I will be eventually upgrading this monitor to a 4k 120hz monitor but not till I'm done the series. Kinda eyeing the LG C2 OLED tv.

@matt68061 Год назад

I was going thru the monitor decision last fall… went with ASUS 43 inch 120hz (XG438Q ). Its pretty damn great.. I found a local “deal” or would have went 144hz. But these OLED tv’s and monitors are very! Very intriguing. My advice to anyone is, if it is even close to being inn he budget, don’t skimp on the monitor. I had an old 1080tv and it was good. The 4k 120hz is on a different level! Probably single biggest upgrade I can think of…

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Yup, I'm looking forward to this upgrade on mine when it's done

@andyb6120 Год назад

Loving the build but any chance you can do a clip on how to bodge it without all the expensive tools. The Table saw for starters. I don't mind buying a router & electric saw but how many people watching this build can afford a table saw or the expense of hiring one?

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Well you gotta remember that you are building a quite expensive vpin cab so the tools justify the means. That being said you can make this without a table saw, you just have to be really steady and there might be a lot more sanding. There are other options too. Use a circular saw. Buy a used table saw/sell it when you're done or borrow one from a friend. Go to a maker space and use theirs. Or buy a $300 one and learn how to use it which might open up new projects or even new career paths for you. I personally love working with my hands and being creative so these tools allow me that freedom. Hope that helps, cheers!

@andyb6120 Год назад

@@wayofthewrench Good points but you picked up a second hand display. You are going to be sad if that breaks & can't get the same replacement. For all the effort a 4K new monitor should have been a must. Not started my build yet but my monitor is 144hz 0.4 ms 4K. Keep up the great work.

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Yeah the idea was to make a budget build for most people to cheaply start so 1080p it was. I'm not worried about the monitor as the long term plan is to upgrade this cabinet to a 4k 120hz or higher monitor and capable gpu after the build series is done. I will have room for a 48 to 50" monitor in this cabinet and all I have to do is adjust the playfield mounts. If someone asked me what they should do in the future is build around a 4k 120z monitor and you can always set it to 1080p to start and once you can afford the better gpu, it's ready to go. Cheers!

@LinkCherryTree Год назад

just got the teensy 4.0 running but when I load the table my led Matrix do not show letters only lights. Can anyone help me with this problem.

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Did you download the Getaway 2 and see if it says SHIFT? Is something is there at start up then maybe your led arrangement is off in you cabinet file. Maybe send me a dm on instagram of what it looks like.

@jclark983 Год назад

Thanks for the video! I have a teensy 4.0 and the firmware doesn't seem to support it. After flashing with either the beta or alpha the flashing light stops flashing and doesn't seem to work. Is there firmware available for the 4.0?

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Yes there is firmware that works with the 4.0 teensy. My guess is that it isn't flashing properly. In the video you saw how I had to manually flash it rather than using the tiny tools. That worked for me. Good luck!

@xblaed8844 Год назад

Hey I seen that you had your full DMD working on future pinball could you make a video on how you got that to work cause I've been fighting that for months It's actually a whole year since I've had this cabinet built

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Do you have pinup popper installed? I haven't set anything up in Future except the full dmd pics/videos in popper. I am planning on eventually doing a bunch of videos for Future Pinball when I'm done the building series. Thanks for the watch!

@xblaed8844 Год назад

Then did you have masters of the universe on VPX because that's pretty impressive too That is one thing I've been trying to get is he man on either 1 of them To run a puppack

@wayofthewrench Год назад

I have it on both but yes I have the pup pack running on vpx for Masters

@yaronkadmon7557 5 месяцев назад

Great video as always Emil, thanks. One quick question: So I downloaded TeensyStripController using the last method you showed (From GitHub) and rebooted the Teensy, got the message reboot OK. After that, Teensy does no longer appear at the port list of Windows Device Manager (It did appear there when I set it to manual mode as com3) - I guess that means that programs like DOF won't be able to communicate with it...and indeed I can't get the LEDs to work. any idea? (Using Teensy 4.0). any way to know that window still communicate with Teensy after the reboot? thanks!

@wayofthewrench 5 месяцев назад

Make sure the com matches in your cabinet.xml file or it won't work. Thanks for the watch!

@yaronkadmon7557 5 месяцев назад

Thanks. The com # was fine. eventually I tried the 1st method you showed, directly from Arnoz's and it did work for me, while method #2 & #3 didn't. Leds look amazing! thanks again@@wayofthewrench

@jrh3987 Год назад

How powerful of a PC do you need to run a cabinet or even just a single screen machine? For my first project… I am looking into a relatively inexpensive dedicated PC such as a prebuilt PowerSpec G513 at MicroCenter. It has Ryzen 5 3.7GHz Processor, GeForce RTX 3060 12gb DDR gpu and then 16gb of ram. Would these specs be good enough to run most tables? Do I need 32gb or ram instead? BTW: These tutorials are incredibly helpful and great to watch & learn from.

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Yeah that pc will be great for 1080p at 60 hz and maybe even 4k at 60 hz and maybe even good for 4k at 120hz if you lower the performance. I'm jealous, my first test build was an i3 with a gtx 1050....my current budget build is an i5 with 16g of ram and a gtx 770. This does 1080p at 60 hz no problems. Good luck on your build!

@danw3735 Год назад

First !!

@wayofthewrench Год назад

You did it! Lol, enjoy!

@cpace123 Год назад

You forgot sneezing. When you are coding if you sneeze your code may not work :)

@wayofthewrench Год назад

That makes a lot of sense actually....one big sneeze and there goes the .

@thogar1 Год назад

Terrific video. i'm having i think com port problems. I was able to flash it both ways, still nothing. i reverted back to the test program to make sure my board didn't get fried or something, and that worked. I know i have power, i know the board is alive, i just can't get DOF make teensy do something. In the arduino IDE, i've had the teensy on Com1 and then on a weird usb port. i know com1 is in use through device manager, i'm confused.

@thogar1 Год назад

disregard above - i started just assigning different ports - COM3 worked eventhough that never appeared on the Arduino IDE. Working great now.

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Glad you got it figured out Thomas! Enjoy the DOF!

@Enthusiast_bttf 10 месяцев назад

so you have 4 green data lines feeding into output 4 on your teensy? Or you just wired them all into 1 green data line? edit: you must have run a green data line continuously through all 4 sections and just used 1 data line coming from output 4 as they all have the same behavior assignment

@wayofthewrench 10 месяцев назад

I have one cat 5 wire plugged into the one port. I used the 4 separate wire sets (4 channels) for different led sections. One for the matrix, one for the left strip, one for the right strip, and one for the speakers/undercab/behind back box. Thanks for the watch!

@Enthusiast_bttf 10 месяцев назад

awesome thanks for clarifying - wouldn't you only need 1 dof assignment for your speakers/undercab/backbox then? @@wayofthewrench

@wayofthewrench 7 месяцев назад

Only one DOF cabinet file and one dof config download from vpu. Yes, only 1 channel for the speakers, undercab, and backbox.

@Secondrunnerup613 4 месяца назад

What is the software you use to run your vpin tables?

@wayofthewrench 4 месяца назад

Baller installer is what you want to install. Pinup popper front end with vpx and future pinball emulators. I have a video on it in the playlist. Thanks for the watch!

@Teckno77 11 месяцев назад

Hi when i try to upload the downloaded firmware on the teensy 4.0 the program button is greyed out no matter what i do and other firmware upgrade didnt work ☹️

@wayofthewrench 11 месяцев назад

Make sure you have the 4.0 firmware and I would try several attempts, it didn't work the first time with mine and it only worked with the manual flash. Good luck!

@Teckno77 11 месяцев назад

@@wayofthewrench I finally got it working with the experimental 4.0 firmware but like you said I had to do it a few times. I have the matrix working now in tables but popper isn't for some reason. Thanks btw your tutorials are a massive help. 👍

@wayofthewrench 10 месяцев назад

Perfect! Glad you got it going! I would re look at the video for dof and there is a section on adding some code to pinup for it to work. Glad you're loving the content! Cheers!

@danyf3116 Год назад

That "Getaway" pinball game, is that for VPX or different emulator?

@wayofthewrench Год назад

The one I showed is a vpx table......and a very fun one at that. Thanks for the watch!

@danyf3116 Год назад

@@wayofthewrench The only version I can find is a VPT version 8.0. You must have connections that I don't!!!! lol

@wayofthewrench Год назад

This might be it....www.vpforums.org/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=13130

@danyf3116 Год назад

@@wayofthewrench Excellent. Truly appreciated. ☺

@wayofthewrench Год назад

Happy to help!

@MultiSlug 2 месяца назад

how do i find the serial number for my sainsmart 8ch

@wayofthewrench 2 месяца назад

You don't need the serial number if you're only running one board. If your running more than one, you might need to find that out. There is a program in the folder you download for manually operating the sainsmart board (it's in the video). This program will open the board and spit out the serial number. Hope that helps. Thanks for the watch!

@MultiSlug 2 месяца назад

@@wayofthewrench still cant find it ive watched everyone of your lessons but at the time i was only adding 1 board youve inspired me to hook 2 -8 ch MAYBE IN YOUR NEXT LESSON

@wayofthewrench 2 месяца назад

what you need isn't in the video I made, the program you need is in the sainsmart board download folder that IS in the video. In that folder is another program that you can open to get the details of the board (serial number). I originally did that for that video and then found out you only needed that info if you had more than 1 board. Hope that helps

@MultiSlug 2 месяца назад

@@wayofthewrench still cant find a serial im a fool obviously because google doesnt have a person other than me asking so i could find it i went into folder where drivers and configtoil is inside documents lash 8ch board setup but nothing that lists a sainsmart serial thanks for fast reply but maybe ill have to add one when im more alert

@wayofthewrench 2 месяца назад

www.vpforums.org/index.php?showtopic=28431&page=2#entry277186