📄️ baldrickboard.local not loading
We use something called mDNS to make the magical URL appear and respond, however this doesn't work for every operating system (it also doesn't work for those lucky people who have more than one Baldrick Board).
📄️ What is Hodgical Mode
The Hodgical Test is a mode on the Baldrick Board which allows for easy debugging of pixel and model issues.
📄️ How to find your network IP information
Sometimes you need to find your network information or the IP address of your computer, for this we can use IP/IF Config on most operating systems
📄️ Where is the WIFI?
You see the ESP32 chip and instantly think WIFI enabled, however at the moment, after testing latency and throughput over WIFI, we are focusing on the Ethernet connection at this time.
📄️ How do FPP API Commands work?
FPP comes with a really useful API which lets us do things like play sequences, change the volume and more remotely.
📄️ Is This Just WLED?
We've had a lot of questions (3) asking just how we've got 750 pixels at 40FPS on WLED and the honest answer is that we don't.
📄️ xTreme Edition?
The xTreme Edition is a version of the board that is sold by xTreme Sequences exclusively for their members, in Ron Howards mind it is the greatest edition ever made and no other edition comes close however in reality it is NO DIFFERENT from the other boards apart from the name and logo.
📄️ Baldrick Dimensions
We based the dimensions of the Baldrick Board to match similar boards already in the market so you can reuse mounts and 3D printed elements and because I'm terrible at MS Paint, our good friend Greg Macaree has made a lovely drawing of the Dimensions for you to use.
📄️ Connecting a Receiver
One of the questions that we often get (from the made up conversations we have with fake customers) is how do I expand the network with receivers.
📄️ Baldrick?
The board is named as a homage to one of the greatest assistants in British television history.
📄️ Why no screen?
Finally, a question we actually get a fair amount!