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  David Manley replied to a topic in the forum Suggestions:

  Thank you, that is a lot better.
  If you haven't done so, you might want to look at using reCaptcha from Google as part of the forum posting process. My LUG was experiencing spam comments being posted on their website. Once I added reCaptcha (which was...  moreThank you, that is a lot better.
  If you haven't done so, you might want to look at using reCaptcha from Google as part of the forum posting process. My LUG was experiencing spam comments being posted on their website. Once I added reCaptcha (which was about 10 minutes work), the bot spam comments stopped altogether.
  Regards,
  David  

  • June 20, 2018
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  David Manley replied to a topic in the forum Support:

  Please add a "Play Sound" control to the profile designer. The sound would play on the device running the SBrick app. This seems like a simple capability to add to the profile designer.
  The benefit it would give is that the device running the app...  morePlease add a "Play Sound" control to the profile designer. The sound would play on the device running the SBrick app. This seems like a simple capability to add to the profile designer.
  The benefit it would give is that the device running the app could also be connected to an external Bluetooth speaker, which is where the sound would actually be played. Therefore a (mini) Bluetooth speaker could be placed in a model and play the appropriate sound(s) selected from within the SBrick app.
  Adding this capability to the Profile Designer would provide a simple means to enhance SBrick's functionality without requiring any change to the SBrick hardware.
  Regards,
  David  less

  • June 18, 2018
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  David Manley posted a topic in the forum Suggestions:

  Delete the spam posts from your forums

  Your forums appear to be full of spam postings at the moment. For example, if I look on the first page of this suggestions forum, there are something like 20 or so postings advertising in Chinese(?) for Canadian Diplomas (well at least that's what...  moreYour forums appear to be full of spam postings at the moment. For example, if I look on the first page of this suggestions forum, there are something like 20 or so postings advertising in Chinese(?) for Canadian Diplomas (well at least that's what Google's translate tells me it is about).
  Please take a couple of hours and delete the spam from the forum to make it useable once more. It makes the website look like sbrick.com is a dead web site.
  David  

  • June 18, 2018
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  David Manley replied to a topic in the forum Support:

  Jerome Egli said:
  Hi, I still have a similar problem:
  The sbrick App (v4.0 Update 1, Galaxy Tab S2 (2016) and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus both with Android 6.0.1) recognizes the sbrick but nothing happens. Temperature is 0 and voltage is 0 as well. Sliders do...  moreJerome Egli said:
  Hi, I still have a similar problem:
  The sbrick App (v4.0 Update 1, Galaxy Tab S2 (2016) and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus both with Android 6.0.1) recognizes the sbrick but nothing happens. Temperature is 0 and voltage is 0 as well. Sliders do not move, Update Firmware or LED Test does not work (button can't be pushed).
  The brick was paired to an older version of the app before. 
  When i turn the power on, the green LED of the sbrick flashes one time.
  I've tried to do the update with the SBrick Simple Control app. But there the sbrick is not even recognized.
  What can I do? Is my brick defective?
  Regards
  Jerome
   
  
  While I'm not 100% sure that your situation is the same as mine was, you may want to try the steps suggested in the thread https://social.sbrick.com/forums/topic/367/firmware-upgrade-from-version-4-0-to-4-12. When I couldn't get my SBricks to upgrade to version 12 of the firmware in one step, the two step process described in that thread solved the issue I was having,...    less

  • August 15, 2016
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  David Manley replied to a topic in the forum Suggestions:

  An NFC initiator sensor. This might allow NFC tags attached to trains to be detected by an Sbrick powered NFC initiator sensor. Allows each train to be uniquely identified when it passes over the sensor. I'm thinking automated train control e.g....  moreAn NFC initiator sensor. This might allow NFC tags attached to trains to be detected by an Sbrick powered NFC initiator sensor. Allows each train to be uniquely identified when it passes over the sensor. I'm thinking automated train control e.g. combine the NFC initiator with a signal allowing identification of which train is told to stop/go when the signal turns red/green.
   
  David  

  • January 28, 2015
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  David Manley replied to a topic in the forum Support:

   
  Android- Samsung TabPro 10.1 (SM-T525) A; Android 4.4.2, 4.4.4, 16GB, 3G; 0.26; David M.; 08/Jan/2015)
  Regards,
   
  David

  • January 8, 2015
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  David Manley replied to a topic in the forum Suggestions:

  Kent M said:
  Ahhh! That's where the video is.
  Thanks David.
  I looked for it before and never found...  moreKent M said:
  Ahhh! That's where the video is.
  Thanks David.
  I looked for it before and never found it.
  
  It took me a while to work out how to hide it ;D
  ...
  
  I like your buttons on the left that group similar functions. Engines, track, structures, etc
  Were you planning to run the app on a cell phone or a tablet?
  I can see having larger buttons/controls on a cell phone but personally I would like the option to be able to scale the controls to fit my needs.
  
  I hadn't got that far - my idea was simply to storyboard it as a concept. I would agree that the buttons/controls would need to be scalable, according to an individual user's desire. On a cell phone you are less likely to want to use up the screen's real estate with large buttons.
  Regards,
  David
   
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  • December 12, 2014
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  David Manley replied to a topic in the forum Suggestions:

  I like the ideas you have described.
  Earlier on I mocked up a train control interface (refer to the profile discussion https://social.sbrick.com/groups/topic/view/group_id/5/topic_id/2 which contains links to 2 interactive prototypes) and your...  moreI like the ideas you have described.
  Earlier on I mocked up a train control interface (refer to the profile discussion https://social.sbrick.com/groups/topic/view/group_id/5/topic_id/2 which contains links to 2 interactive prototypes) and your suggestions appear to cover the kind of functionality that would be required to implement the interface from the mock-up.
  Perhaps watch the embedded video in the discussion thread to see if you are able to say "yup, my idea covers that"?
  Regards,
  David
   
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  • December 10, 2014
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  David Manley → Profile suggestions - Offical Group: Fluid UI had an issue over the weekend which stopped the interactive storyboard from working. It has now been fixed so the links in the discussion topic now work again. Look at the Discussion heading for the topic which contains the links to the Sbrick...  moreFluid UI had an issue over the weekend which stopped the interactive storyboard from working. It has now been fixed so the links in the discussion topic now work again. Look at the Discussion heading for the topic which contains the links to the Sbrick Train profile storyboard.
  
  Regards, 
  
  David    

  • October 13, 2014
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  David Manley posted a topic in the group Profile suggestions - Offical Group:

  The purpose of this post is to illustrate a conceptual design for a SBrick train control profile. The concept is presented as a storyboard in two different forms:
  1) a video, which runs through each of the functions of the interface and2) an interactive ...

  • October 9, 2014
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  David Manley → Profile suggestions - Offical Group: Okay, here's the image of a "per train" tab.

  

  • September 24, 2014
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  David Manley → Profile suggestions - Offical Group: I'll be looking to use my SBricks for train control in the first instance. I'm wondering whether there is a need for a "tabbed" interface given the potential for multiple concurrent trains/switch operations. Borrowing from the images of the train...  moreI'll be looking to use my SBricks for train control in the first instance. I'm wondering whether there is a need for a "tabbed" interface given the potential for multiple concurrent trains/switch operations. Borrowing from the images of the train interface, something along these lines:
  
  
  #1 - a track layout tab 
  
  
  The layout tab allows numbered points but only one active point at a time. The active point is shown visually and the switch icon changes to left or right accordingly.
  
  
  #2 - a tab per train 
  
  
  
  Not sure if I can add a second photo to this post. If not, I'll add the second photo as a separate post.
  
  
  Regards,
  
  
  David  less

  

  • September 24, 2014
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  • September 22, 2014