On 10/24/2018 10:31 AM, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
>
>>> +
>>> + The gradual dimming format of the software pattern values should be:
>>> + "brightness_1 duration_1 brightness_2 duration_2 brightness_3
>>> + duration_3 ...". For example:
>>> +
>>> + echo 0 1000 255 2000 > pattern
>>> +
>>> + It will make the LED go gradually from zero-intensity to max (255)
>>> + intensity in 1000 milliseconds, then back to zero intensity in 2000
>>> + milliseconds:
>>> +
>>> + LED brightness
>>> + ^
>>> + 255-| / \ / \ /
>>> + | / \ / \ /
>>> + | / \ / \ /
>>> + | / \ / \ /
>>> + 0-| / \/ \/
>>> + +---0----1----2----3----4----5----6------------> time (s)
>>> +
>
> Ok, so I got around to testing this.
>
> echo "0 1000 10 2550 0 1000 0 100" > pattern
>
> makes expected pattern [ .-xXx-. ].
>
> But when I do
>
> echo "0 1000 10 2550 0 1000" > pattern
>
> I only get expected pattern on the first iteration, then I get
> [ Xx-. ].
This is because the tuples are processed in a loop, without
discerning between start and end of the sequence.
So this sequence ends up being squashed, because of the
comparison:
if (data->curr->brightness == data->next->brightness) {
//step change od brightness
...
/* Skip the tuple with zero duration */
Here we actually only assume that this is zero duration since it
is not checked. Possibly needs fixing.
pattern_trig_update_patterns(data);
/* Select next tuple */
pattern_trig_update_patterns(data);
In effect we have:
0 -> 10 // dimming
10 -> 0 // dimming
0 skipped // step
10 -> 0 // dimming
0 skipped // step
10 -> 0 // dimming
...
In order to get "rise - fall - rise - fall" sequence you need
only two tuples:
echo "0 1000 10 1000" > pattern
which will be processed as follows:
0 -> 10 // dimming
10 -> 0 // dimming
0 -> 10 // dimming
10 -> 0 // dimming
0 -> 10 // dimming
10 -> 0 // dimming
> I'm using led-controller:flash on nokia n900 (so everything in
> software).
>
>> OK, let's abide by constant update interval for now.
>>
>> Thank you for your work on this patch set throughout
>> all these months. We will have -rc8, so one week of testing
>> before sending upstream should be enough.
>>
>> Patch set applied to the for-next branch of linux-leds.git.
>
> Thanks!
> Pavel
>
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Best regards,
Jacek Anaszewski
