AlienFX Lite (Linux + Windows AlienFX tool)

[garzy]

Wattos, thank you for share your application with us and thank you for share the source code.

I'm an expert java swing programmer and I would like create another better gui, because I think that current GUI is very poor.

I'm not very good designer, so I'll try to make the interface look like the official application. When the application is complete, I'll post in this thread, with the sources.

Actually, your app can load and manage .ath AlienFX themes? If not, I'll create a module to read and write this kind of files.

Sorry for my english, I'm Spanish.

[Wattos]

Wattos, thank you for share your application with us and thank you for share the source code.

I'm an expert java swing programmer and I would like create another better gui, because I think that current GUI is very poor.

I'm not very good designer, so I'll try to make the interface look like the official application. When the application is complete, I'll post in this thread, with the sources.

Actually, your app can load and manage .ath AlienFX themes? If not, I'll create a module to read and write this kind of files.

Sorry for my english, I'm Spanish.

knock yourself out. And no, My app cannot read .ath files. Lemme just zip up the latest version for you (which is kind of messy)

[Wattos]

here we go, latest sorce for you to play around

Download jAlienFX.zip from Sendspace.com - send big files the easy way

[Freelancer852]

I tried recreating and updating my Rainbow theme from AlienFX using this program. Got the keyboard, alienware logo, alien head, and right/left speaker rainbow synced and working like I wanted... However once I tried adding additional morphs to the other areas of the template lights started flickering, the syncing started to lag and fall apart.

Is there a limit to how many actions can be applied somewhere? I know AlienFX limits the amount of actions you can set, I was hoping this would overcome it (which it does, but problems ensue). Is there just a hardware limit to how many actions the AlienFX controller can handle?

[Wattos]

i havent designed the alienfx control chip, so I dont know the gory details about it. What I do know is that you need to save the commands to the alienfx controllers internal memory. There are internal hardware limitations. It seems you might have just found them. Can you tell me after how many commands the stuff starts to break down?

[Freelancer852]

I had it setup with 8 morphs for each keyboard, speaker, Alienware logo, and Alien head (about 64 actions) before things started going wrong. Past this point some actions wouldn't apply and others would start breaking down as I described.

I don't blame you for it not working! I was just wondering if you knew what the limit was, and what was causing it to be in existence at all in the first place.

[Wattos]

I had it setup with 8 morphs for each keyboard, speaker, Alienware logo, and Alien head (about 64 actions) before things started going wrong. Past this point some actions wouldn't apply and others would start breaking down as I described.

I don't blame you for it not working! I was just wondering if you knew what the limit was, and what was causing it to be in existence at all in the first place.

well, its good that you figured the size out. Now I can make a limit on total commands so this doesnt happen to anyone else.

Also, as said, the reason is most likely the internal memory of the alienfx controller.

[Freelancer852]

Yea, the Command Center only allows 60 total actions, including the single ones for the Alien Head/Power Button, Media Pad, Touch Pad, etc... I have 54 (9x6 zones) for my current AlienFX Rainbow, plus the single ones for the areas mentioned earlier which brings me to 58. Tried adding more to see when it would stop me and it only let me add two more so you're probably right with the memory limitation on the AlienFX controller itself.

[TJ09]

So this app works in Windows, but not on Linux.

"Error occured while trying to communicate with the AlienFX device: Data length should be 9 but was -4."

If any other info is needed, I can provide.

[Wattos]

So this app works in Windows, but not on Linux.

"Error occured while trying to communicate with the AlienFX device: Data length should be 9 but was -4."

If any other info is needed, I can provide.

do you have libusb installed? Did you run as super user?