FB3 Software System requirements.

[Mille]

Do someone knows the system requirements for the software from pangolin?
I mean the ones in bundle with the FB3 controller, LivePro and all the other stuff.
I need to get a laptop and i will gladly get a little netbook like the MSI wind or the EEE PC from asus; but i don't know if is enough to run the software

[Stuka]

Do someone knows the system requirements for the software from pangolin?
I mean the ones in bundle with the FB3 controller, LivePro and all the other stuff.
I need to get a laptop and i will gladly get a little netbook like the MSI wind or the EEE PC from asus; but i don't know if is enough to run the software

If your PC is running Windows XP or Vista and has at least one available USB 2.0 port, you should be fine

[buffo]

You can run it on an old laptop if you want. Something like an old 1.6 Ghz Pentium M is more than enough. (Figure $150 on E-bay these days) The software isn't all that demanding. More ram helps though - mainly for the OS. (Make sure you have at least a gig. 2 gigs is perfect for XP.)

Also, you don't *need* USB 2.0. The FB3 also works with 1.0 and 1.1 USB, if that's all you have.

Adam

[Anthony]

i'm running the LA freak / FB3 on a p4 2.0 Laptop with Usb 1.0

It works fine.


Today i have put the Fb3 in a enclosure with his own PSU.
I looks more fluid/smooth when Playing complicated projections/shows.
Maybe my old laptop couldn't suplly the BUS power needed.

Verry strange

[buffo]

Anthony;

If you have had your FB3 for a good while (say, a year or more), then that could be why. I seem to remember that the first revision of the FB3 board needed a little bit more power, which is why they came with a separate power supply. Supposedly you needed a second USB cable if you wanted to bus-power them.

The new ones run off USB bus-power only, and they only use 1 cable, so evidently they don't draw nearly as much power as the older versions.

Adam

[Anthony]

Adam,

The Fb3 is 3 weeks old :-)
Thats why i almost flipped when Pango introduced the Boxed version for the same price (1 week after i ordered my fb3)
I had to make my own box because Bill found it impractical to sell the empty box. (maybe he thought i had a old Fb3 because he talked about a retrofit)

I will upload pics of my PangoBox

I made a Jumper on the Fb3 for the buspower so i could use the Fb3 as a dongle for the software.

[Anthony]

http://www.photonlexicon.com/forums/...3045#post63045

[Mille]

Ok thanks to everyone for all the answers
I think i'll get a MSI wind then (a real portable pc)
Just one question: can i give power just pluggin the usb cable to PC or i need some modification on the printed circuit board?

PS - Anthony your enclosure is really really cool

[Anthony]

Ok thanks to everyone for all the answers
I think i'll get a MSI wind then (a real portable pc)
Just one question: can i give power just pluggin the usb cable to PC or i need some modification on the printed circuit board?

PS - Anthony your enclosure is really really cool

Thnx Mille,

You wil have to modifi the board.
Its a simple job.

There are 2 empty copperpads that you wil have to join to Buspower the fb3.
I soldered a jumper so that i can undo/redo the connection wenever i like.

You will have to remember ... NEVER use buspower and external power at the same time!!!



Do you already own a FB3?
Of not... you can order the NEW boxed FB3.
That unit is already buspowered and boxed.
You will get a special version with amplified channels to cover longer cable distances. No DMX on that unit.

[Mille]

Do you already own a FB3?
Of not... you can order the NEW boxed FB3.
That unit is already buspowered and boxed.
You will get a special version with amplified channels to cover longer cable distances. No DMX on that unit.

Ehm i own the FB3 since three weeks
But i never used it, im starting now cause i just received laser modules and optics to build the scanner.

Edit - I just saw on another thread the 2 holes i need to solder to make USB power active. i think i'll make a jumper so i can easily switch in future if i decide to add a little PSU.