#623

Very silly question but I just noticed my Just Friends is missing one of the two screws that holds the rear plate on (with the clouds on it).

Does anyone know what type of screw this is?

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#624

These are the screws we use: https://www.mcmaster.com/91773A076

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#625

Thank you so much!! For future reference, if for some reason someone in Australia needs them, they are available from www.robotgear.com.au (or send me a message, would be happy to send some on!) :slightly_smiling_face:

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#626

hey everyone, I hope youre well :slight_smile:

Im trying t set up druid and JF via i2c and I bought a bunch of those Dupont cables that you can stip one by one off so I have connected Just friends to Crow and Crow is fine - im running scrips ect and I have the M4l devices loaded ready for some polyphonic love and no dice - im getting no response from JF at all, no Blinky lights in Sound transient mode and ive gone over the documentation a million times and im stuck - Im connecting (if your looking at the pub left hand side 3 pins but correctly one for one and same on crow LHS
any ideas?
Crow is being seen by M4L command centre

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#627

fwiw, I’m in the same boat!

#628

I think I might post in the crow thread - this is my first i2c connections so - Im thinking I only have a one way connection really don’t I? So im wondering if I should be running the other way back to create a “circuit” for want of a better way of explanation.
thank you in advance

#629

have you tried putting this into druid?

ii.jf.mode(1)
#630

if I input that in druid it accepts it (as in doesn’t throw up a syntax or any error. im in sound/transient

is there any other way to tell? what about the cabling? I can take a pic

#631

picture might help to confirm the connections
I have had success by toggling between 0 and 1 on the mode - else it is beyond my beginner knowledge!

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#632

it’s worth flashing the firmware in both with the latest version. Mine were misbehaving in a similar manner and doing the firmwares today fixed that. They were working earlier but somehow I seemed to have gotten them into a state where they weren’t talking any more.

#633

3 wires are all that’s required, just make sure that ground is connected to ground, etc.
i’d recommend updating firmwares.

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#634

currently running ansible, tt, jf on an i2c bus in a 6u using a make noise power supply. unfortunately I’m encountering some issues with stuck notes in transient synthesis mode. thinking of adding a script that just triggers all voices to get out of this, but am curious if there are other methods of eliminating / mitigating this issue. I’ve seen some @scanner_darkly videos for Orca’s Heart that don’t seem to have any hanging notes at all.

#635

Are you using both Ansible and TT in leader mode simultaneously?

I recently posted some Just Type bugs in the "Just Type" Beta Testers thread.

I wish there was a Mannequins github for easier issue tracking. Open source firmware would be nice, too, but I appreciate that that might conflict with the creator’s vision for the product. At least there’s a robust community here for supporting 3rd-party firmware tweaks.

#636

A great thing to double-check!

I’m using Kria and a quick look at the user’s guide to i2c indicates that Kria is always a follower, so this is not my issue (unless the designation of Kria as always a follower is in some way reductive, which I would not blame this excellent resource for, since it could be a legibility decision).

Related Q: is there a good way to retune jf voices in synthesis mode without triggering a note? I’ve patched up VCAs to make this happen, but am now working in a more limited context. I’ve seen this question before (6 mos+ plus outdated) and the answer is ‘no’, but knowing that development is active and that you’re in the vehicle, I thought I’d ask.

#637

AFAIK that’s a new feature in the upcoming JF firmware. You’d have to check with @Galapagoose for details.

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#638

this is no longer true. Kria can be a leader now

#639

Woah, thanks! I’m not running latest firmware so this isn’t my issue BUT it does mean I’ve violated the first rule of asking for help – run the latest firmware! Will rectify + test.

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#640

Hi all. I am hunting for a used JF. Got an offer for a V1 that supposedly had “the mod” done to it. There was a small sticker (red high heel shoe) on the run input. Would this be practically the same as a V2?

#641

Yes they operate identically & sound the same. They run the exact same codebase.

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#642

Ough so i was happy to recieve my 2nd hand just friends today but obviously theres sth wrong.
It seems to short my power bus. Doesnt damage anything but MI ears just blinked and when the Jf is on the bus alone, it shuts off the powerbank.

Also i couldnt make it turn on any LEDs wich if iam remembering right should be possible when in certain modes producing triggers.

Its a red shoe updated v1.

Is there a realistic chance to fix it?

I can solder and could have someone do smd but who knows whatever is blown on this
Any ideas? @Galapagoose

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