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[PRJ] longest battery power for each rom/radio/hardspl

Hi,
I read a lot about different hardspls and radios together with different roms result in faster or slower battery drain... But nobody really knows which is the best hardspl or radio combination for any rom.
that's why I set up a little website which could help with this..
http://www.smartwebdesign.ch/ppcbatt/
It's only very simple by now.. I don't want to put real work in it until I know what you think about!
If it's beeing used I will add a search interface for sure.. but for now I just want to know what you think and if people are willing to enter data...
Suggestions are highly welcome!
Greets Chaelli

nice intention
i think you should have a required field for the location where the phone is usedand the provider(some combinations work good in some regions/orivuders)
and the first fields should be drop down ones, to be able to select previously created entries, or create a new one(to be able to sort and filter data )
le:
it would be a good ideea , for all users to use the same tool to measure battery drain in standby, and with the screen turned on at maximum brightness
this would be an emphiric way of measuring battery drainage.

if you want accurate data, then only certified people can enter data into the site.
as mentioned, there are many variables, network, age of phone, how warm it is even.
dont think its possible personally, but a good idea.

Is there any software that can do a battery of tests on WinMo? Perhaps all chefs can cook them into their Roms so that it would launch right after the initial setup before any cabs are installed and perform the tests and at the end a summary will be displayed.

thx for the feedback!
@ravest: I will add these fields but not groub by them yet (useless until there is more data) - but I will add a possibility to show the details for every device/rom/radio where you can see these things (including the comments)
@others: I also thought about measuring.. but I don't think people will take the time to measure this exactely - that's why I've chosen to use a subjective measurement - usually one has a pretty good idea how one configuration works compared to another one (with the same usage pattern - which is usally not depending on the configuration but on the person...
I know that this is not good science.. but IF we get a lot of data I think the results would be usefull...

The only way to confirm battery life is in a laboratory, with the handset linked directly to certified test equipment and kept at constant transmitter/receiver levels.
Any public database of random opinions will be much less useful than individuals trying out all the different radio/ROM's for themselves.
As others have mentioned before there are too many variables on the way people use their phones, and different networks etc etc.

@optimiser: of course you are right - but I never intended to get an exact value - but an average user-feeling. People can compare different configurations on their personal phones !usually with other variables (like usage pattern, location, provider) staying stable! - and this is what's important.. one can compare the different configurations against each other

chaelli said:
@optimiser: of course you are right - but I never intended to get an exact value - but an average user-feeling.
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And therefore it is useless, as us humans, can't properly judge battery drain (which is measurable in mAmps) by "user feeling".
In order to measure battery drain you would need to set up a test procedure, which must include (beside the others) the following:
the same phone
the same period of time
same usage
and WORKING measurement tool. Not a software (because they tend to swtich of on standby mode) but plugged external measurement.
THEN you could approach some kind of fair measurement. Otherwise it's "how you feel", and as long as you are happy with your feelings, it's perfectly OK.
Cheers.

[APP][ALPHA] G Force Logger for Vehicle Performance (no, not gPC)

Hi, my name is Eric. I've been working with WinCE for a long time (since WinCE 2.0 haha) and I've regained interest in PPC programming. Working with few things here and there, mostly experimenting.
In anycase, I've got an idea to record g forces on a vehicle while it's being tested to its limits (AutoX, drag race).
Now, I know there's already a piece of software out there, gPC, but it isn't completely refined (indepth calibration, angle corrections) or completely free (by donation).
The goal of the project is to create something similar to a device called gTech which goes upwards of $300 for the basic model.
Key features will include:
- a reset function + algorithms to compensate for device orientation
- graphs of resulting logged data
- logging of calibrated data and raw data
- Driving aids
- Flashing screen to indicate reaching of new peak G (separate indicators for forward and lateral)
- a screen showing realtime overlapping graphed data for all axis
- a 2d grid with a cursor indicating current forward and lateral g
- on the same 2d graph, a drawn boundary indicating limits of g achieved (this will eventually look like an egg after working the car hard)
- and finally, real time telemetry transmission via edge/3g to a receiving computer
The ultimate goal of this project is to provide reliable data for motor enthusiasts whether they would like to see if their shifting is smooth, or if they're braking, or powering on in the right places or if their car mods have had any effect (this last one is pretty useful to quantify). In addition, provide some rudimentary tools to assist in competitions and spirited driving in the form of g limit warnings (flashing screen, large indicators of current g). In the case of spirited driving on a mountain road, the device can warn when approaching loss of traction (after collecting limit data) to prevent going off a cliff.
Venues of use:
Auto Cross
Track Days
Drag Strip
Skidpad
Of course, I have to insert here, that this device can't save your bacon if you do something idiotic and by no means do I condone dangerous driving.
With that said, all the above is what I hope to achieve and any of your comments is well appreciated.
Current Release:
v0.1
Alpha stage, rudimentary raw data output via numbers and a line (indicating X and Y recorded g) and a circle (indicating Z g). The numbers shown are the raw numbers recorded from the accelerometer and not converted to m/s^2. Although, you can probably do that math on your own if you're smart enough (simple scaling). What I've discovered is that each accelerometer is different, and even going from a negative axis (eg, device upside down) to positive axis (device right side up) will give different numbers. In addition, if you run the program, you'll notice a lot of jitteriness. I hope it doesn't affect the accuracy once I smooth them out with a segmented average.
Executable is packaged in a zip. It contains an EXE which can be straight run with Dot NET CF v2.0 (basically, all WM 6.1 devices)

Hi Canagan,
Great idea, I will certainly be testing this out.
I would like to ask, would it be possible to be able to include 1/4 mile time, and 0-60 etc so we can work out HP of the car. There is a similar app for the Iphone called Dynolicious http://gizmodo.com/5030749/iphone-apps-we-like-dynolicious-car-performance-meter
Thanks.

Whoooaaa sound a really good app ! Will test it this weekend ! Thanks

PooleyUK said:
I would like to ask, would it be possible to be able to include 1/4 mile time, and 0-60 etc so we can work out HP of the car. There is a similar app for the Iphone called Dynolicious http://gizmodo.com/5030749/iphone-apps-we-like-dynolicious-car-performance-meter
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Yes, I can do that if there's more of a demand for it. Calculating horsepower is fairly simple, however, I may put 1/4 mile times and 0-60 towards the end of development as they require tieing into the GPS.

Great idea.. I will test it also
It seemt to be working on my Touch HD. But are the meaning of all these numbers??

CanaganD said:
Yes, I can do that if there's more of a demand for it. Calculating horsepower is fairly simple, however, I may put 1/4 mile times and 0-60 towards the end of development as they require tieing into the GPS.
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Cool, looking forward to seeing this develop.
So far the accelerator test seems to be working fine.

would be need ive i could see how many hp mycar has

Help needed with app development - please!

Hello,
I am trying to get an app made for a product that I am trying to prototype, and am having a seriously hard time with it. I am looking for some help on this as I have been scammed twice by people doing a really convincing job of being a developer that turned out not to be. Luckily it wasn't much money. I would really appreciate some guidance or development help. There's a case of premium beer in it for you. :good:
What I am trying to do:
I need an app that will allow a user on their mobile phone to video call in to the product that I am prototyping. The product will be built-in in the user's home, and have a built-in android tablet running it. The android tablet will be connected to the house wifi and controlling a IOIO board, which then will turn relays on and off as required.
In app features:
2x on/off sliders that will maintain the relay in the position selected
1x momentary push button that will operate a servo motor to 90deg and return to starting position
1x momentary timed push button - when the button is pushed, it turns a motor and counts how many seconds, then saves the number.
1x momentary push button - resets "Saved Value"
1x push button - Saves "Saved Value".
1x scheduled timer - the user would preset at what time and how many times a day a function would occur. This would cause a motor to spin for the amount of seconds predetermined by the "Saved Value".
I would really appreciate the help of a good person/programmer. It doesn't seem overly complicated with what I am trying to do, but getting this done has proven to be a huge challenge for me. Most of the coding can be cut and pasted off of open source stuff, but I have no clue when it comes to programming and am incapable of programming this myself. The app doesn't have to be publicly published and only has to support the 1 mobile app connecting to the product app.
Thank you for your time. I look forward to hearing from you.
Please email me at prophetconcepts @ Gmail .com

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JeeLight - ultimate Yeelight experience

Think of JeeLight as being the ultimate Yeelight experience for PC – whether you need ambient lighting for your office, a powerful Ambilight Mode that enhances immersion, or creating scenes and lighting presets for hosting parties, JeeLight can do everything you need.
Yeelights are the cheapest and best alternative to the expensive Phillips Hue!
JeeLight’s Core Features:
Real Ambilight (“Ambilight creates light effects that correspond to the screen content.”)
The capturing Zones can be set up individually for each Light by drag&drop.
Flash detection (adds immersion to scenes with flashing lights)
CPU Multithreading (experimental)
Detect average or predominant colors – results vary depending on screen content.
Zone testing (launches a video to quickly test and configure your JeeLight zones)
Playground
Set each Yeelight (or all together) to your favorite color.
Mouseflow tracks your mouse cursor and changes your Yeelights to whatever you’re mousing over.
Effectcreator
Create your own effects. Easy as 1-2-3
Sceneplayer
Play Presets or our own Effects created in Effectcreator
Set different Effects to different Lights and play them at the same time
Upload your custom Effect to the community Server
Download other custom Effects and use or edit them
Specials
Roompaint
With this mode all colors will flow slowly from one Light to the next one. And paint your room with uncountable beautiful colors.
Twinkle
Circadian Lighting (like f.lux) a lighting system designed to tap into the cycles our bodies’ follow each day, based on the color of the sky.
Runs on Windows, MacOS and Linux
Supports all WiFi enabled YeeLights!
Here a short demonstration of Ambilight. This video shows the first running version. Since then many improvements and functions have been added!
Please Note:
There is a Firmware issue in Yeelight bulbs which cause flickering due to high Framerate in Ambilight. I am in contact with Yeelight and there will be a Firmware update soon. Users of the beta firmware are able to activate the new feature (Send Beta Commands).
The software is in a final beta state and may not yet be working as expected – please report any bugs encountered in the forum. Furthermore its only tested on Windows, but should work on other OS too.
You need to enable “LAN-Control” in the Yeelight app for each Light.
JeeLightis free. However, I would be happy to accept small donations.This will help me to pay my hardware and server costs, as well the huge amount of coffee which is needed to develop more crazy stuff. (there’s a lot of nightly hours . Each donator will become a Beta-tester and receive every new function at first.
You can use the installer for Windows and MacOS which already includes the Java runtime. Of course you can use the JAR file too.
For Linux you have to download the latest Java Runtime and start the JAR File
Also check out the Guide!
Visit the Community forum and make some feature requests!
If you dont have any Yeelights yet, you can get yours following the Affiliate Links
YeeLight color Bulb V1
YeeLight color Bulb v2
YeeLight Strip 2m
Yeelight Bedside Lamp
Download JeeLight here!

Just downloaded and tested it on my 3 lights (2 bulbs + 1 strip). It works great, here's my notes so far:
1 - CPU usage is about 20% average on an AMD A8-5600k. I'm curious how you only get 3-8% on your setup.
2- Once you click "Start", the Jeelight app becomes very slow/unresponsive until you click "Stop". Only the Jeelight app, the computer runs normal.
3- A 3 minute time-limit on a beta demo is kind of...meh. Its not enough time to really test the app in movies, games, etc.
In any case, great work so far, I look forward to seeing this developed more

Akti88 said:
Just downloaded and tested it on my 3 lights (2 bulbs + 1 strip). It works great, here's my notes so far:
1 - CPU usage is about 20% average on an AMD A8-5600k. I'm curious how you only get 3-8% on your setup.
2- Once you click "Start", the Jeelight app becomes very slow/unresponsive until you click "Stop". Only the Jeelight app, the computer runs normal.
3- A 3 minute time-limit on a beta demo is kind of...meh. Its not enough time to really test the app in movies, games, etc.
In any case, great work so far, I look forward to seeing this developed more
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Thank you for your opinion and test.
1. as i see on speed rankings, your CPU is on 460th while my is on 92th. The CPU load is also depending of the size of each capture zone
2. On my PC you notice only very slight and short jerking every 300ms when you move the window. Actually, hardly worth mentioning. think the same problem as point one. i will try to outsource a part to a new thread in the next version.
3. Yeah youre right.. I will increase the time to 15-20min i think.

Blueray88 said:
Thank you for your opinion and test.
1. as i see on speed rankings, your CPU is on 460th while my is on 92th. The CPU load is also depending of the size of each capture zone
2. On my PC you notice only very slight and short jerking every 300ms when you move the window. Actually, hardly worth mentioning. think the same problem as point one. i will try to outsource a part to a new thread in the next version.
3. Yeah youre right.. I will increase the time to 15-20min i think.
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Ohhh point 1 and 2 make perfect sense, I have a large screen and created 3 zones that use the entire screen (top left half, top right half, bottom full width). Will test again with smaller zones
Update: Yes that was exactly the problem, with smaller zones my CPU usage dropped significantly and the app doesn't jerk around anymore when being moved around. Haha, makes perfect sense. :good:

Akti88 said:
Update: Yes that was exactly the problem, with smaller zones my CPU usage dropped significantly and the app doesn't jerk around anymore when being moved around. Haha, makes perfect sense. :good:
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Nice.
A real ambilight like from phillips or other systems out there only use 1-2 centimeters on the sides, because you want that the colors "flow out of the screen" xD
Its a heavier process to find the average color of a 1000x1000 picture instead of a 200x200 one.
Anyway I upload Version 1.5 right now with new settings. like Flashdetection and Threading Mode.
Please look in 10 minutes if version 1.5 already exist

Blueray88 said:
Nice.
A real ambilight like from phillips or other systems out there only use 1-2 centimeters on the sides, because you want that the colors "flow out of the screen" xD
Its a heavier process to find the average color of a 1000x1000 picture instead of a 200x200 one.
Anyway I upload Version 1.5 right now with new settings. like Flashdetection and Threading Mode.
Please look in 10 minutes if version 1.5 already exist
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Nice! Small problem with 1.5 though or maybe its just me?
I uninstalled 1.4 and installed 1.5 - after that, only 2 of my 3 lights will change color, the 3rd light just stays white.
So I deleted all the zones and tried to "Discover Lights" again but now it just stays on "Searching".
Update: Nevermind, I turned the lights on and off again in the Yeelight app and Jeelight instantly found them again. Weird. And after creating new zones, they all work again.
Very nice to add hyperthreading and flash detection
I have just one small feature request, would it be possible to name the lights in the Jeelight? Currently I move colors around my screen to figure out which zonebox controls each light

Version 1.5 is online:
threading mode wich controls all lights simultaneously due Hyperthreading
brightness control
flash detection wich may give a Action szene more effects and immersion. If huge brightness difference is detected, the light will switch to full white for a fraction of a second. This is the first version and i have to deal with the values a bit more

Akti88 said:
Update: Nevermind, I turned the lights on and off again in the Yeelight app and Jeelight instantly found them again. Weird. And after creating new zones, they all work again.
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Yeah sometimes the Yeelights no longer response to any commands. I think this is a Firmware problem.
Akti88 said:
I have just one small feature request, would it be possible to name the lights in the Jeelight? Currently I move colors around my screen to figure out which zonebox controls each light
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Yes thats a nice Idea, i will do this

p.s: You dont have to uninstall the old version.
And to reduce your downloaddata, just download the Jar file and replace it with the Jar in your installationfolder
C:\Program Files\JeeLight\app

Very much looking forward to future development on this app (and a paid full version ). I'm putting together a guide soon for maximizing Yeelight enjoyment on PC (for a tech how-to website) so this app will definitely be included along with Yeelight Toolbox
I've been testing various methods of getting a "Music Mode" on PC, Yeelight Toolbox works great for 1 light, and his Yeelight Music Android app can be ran inside an Android emulator on PC but that only gives a disco/strobe effect to all the lights, no color matching, so I'm looking forward to testing Jeelight with a visualizer plug-in for Foobar. Normally I run Milkdrop visualizer in full-screen mode so this should be fun I think with your flash detection, it should be pretty awesome.

Akti88 said:
Very much looking forward to future development on this app (and a paid full version ). I'm putting together a guide soon for maximizing Yeelight enjoyment on PC (for a tech how-to website) so this app will definitely be included along with Yeelight Toolbox
I've been testing various methods of getting a "Music Mode" on PC, Yeelight Toolbox works great for 1 light, and his Yeelight Music Android app can be ran inside an Android emulator on PC but that only gives a disco/strobe effect to all the lights, no color matching, so I'm looking forward to testing Jeelight with a visualizer plug-in for Foobar. Normally I run Milkdrop visualizer in full-screen mode so this should be fun I think with your flash detection, it should be pretty awesome.
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maybe in the last step JeeLight will become a full control Software, wich include the same things. But for that i need much more people with awesome ideas...And of course time

I made a short video testing Jeelight 1.5 - 3 lights (1 strip, 2 bulbs), flashing detection enabled, Rammstein concert in Paris (lots of pyrotechnics)
https://youtu.be/wmvzuRhh8BM

Updated Jeelight to v1.8!
Awesome new features were added!
All information can be found in the updated description at top!
Stay tuned!

What's multithreading option?

saiojitsu said:
What's multithreading option?
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each light zone should use its own CPU thread
https://blueforcer.de/jeelight-guide-and-faq/

Version 2.25 is online
new special “Twinkle”
Added a Tray Icon to control JeeLight while the Window is closed
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Updated to latest Java Runtime

Any thoughts about adding a music mode that reacts to the beats in the song playing on the computer?

Nice program!
I've just tried Yeelight Toolbox, JeeLight and Androids Yeelight Music app. But there were some problems with JeeLight i think:
- Autodiscovery doesn't work. No bulbs were found. So i added them manualy with the IP adresses.
- The color change in the tab "playground" sometimes show's no effect. Sometimes it works, sometimes it wont.
But now the weird part:
After adding the bulbs in JeeLight, Yeelight Toolbox says on opening:
"Ungültige Länge für Base-64-Zeichenarray oder -Zeichenfolge" (Translated: "invalid length for a base-64 char array or string"). If i look into the Yeelight Music App, the names of my bulbs are broken. There are now something like
"G?/
or
"G?G
The current logfile of JeeLight:
Code:
windows 10
2.25
Waiting for Light 1
Light 1 connected!
set Musicmode for 1 to true
Waiting for Light 2
Light 2 connected!
set Musicmode for 2 to true
Waiting for Light 3
Light 3 connected!
set Musicmode for 3 to true
Waiting for Light 4
Light 4 connected!
set Musicmode for 4 to true
Waiting for Light 5
Light 5 connected!
set Musicmode for 5 to true
Waiting for Light 6
Light 6 connected!
set Musicmode for 6 to true
Ambilight started
Start Thread 1
Start Thread 2
Start Thread 3
Start Thread 4
Start Thread 5
Start Thread 6
(RuntimeException) java.lang.RuntimeException: Object should first be initialized (B4XBitmap).
Thread 2 started
Thread 1 started
My Windows 10 PC is connected via LAN.

Hi , i'm noob , i have this error on windows 10 , i install jdk-8u191-windows-x64
Failed to find library.
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C:\Program Files\JeeLight\runtime\bin\server\jvm.dll
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JeeLight.exe
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Failed to locate JNI_CreateJavaVM
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JeeLight.exe
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Failed to launch JVM
any help please.

Blueray88 said:
Version 2.25 is online
new special “Twinkle”
Added a Tray Icon to control JeeLight while the Window is closed
Updated to latest Java Runtime
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i m using Mac OS and wanted to try the app.. But the app can't find my devices (1st gen. Yeelight YLDP02YL RGBW)
(i do connect to internet with cable)
What may be wrong?

Best Mounting / Project Box for Pi Zero 'Window to Scotland'

So I'm working on a multimedia project for a friend at work. He loves watching webcams of Scotland and so I designed a simple Pi Zero W setup where a python script loads a series of live streams of Scottish points of interest and one can use a potentiometer to "change the channel" to different cams. The goal is to hook this up to an old monitor we have (a 19-inch Dell, but we could find another) and hang it on the wall so he can always look at it.
So I've got the old monitor and the Pi and the potentiometer and I've got a python script that uses OMXplayer to make it work, although I'm not sure I want to stick with a potentiometer because it's hard to tell how far you've advanced and there's a 10 second pause where the screen goes black when changing cam feeds (if anyone knows how to fix that, please let me know). But my main issue is how I physically mount the pi and all the associated pieces (the MCP3008 ADC chip, the potentiometer) to the screen or at least to a neat box that I can hang on the wall, just below the screen.
Is there a good project box that has holes for the Pi Zero? Should I use a protoboard to attach the dial and the ADC chip? Any advice appreciated.