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In the quiet forest, walks a gentle bear. Upon his sunny back a young girl sleeps.
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Early in the morning, at the edge of a forest of brown and purple, greens and gold, a smiling bear pads quietly across the grass. Caught in a sunbeam, a young girl in a flowered yellow dress is sleeping upon his back, her arms folded under her head. Plants, like ferns and budding flowers, line each side of the glade. (Partial image - enlargement)

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Two Cats in a Jar
Because you never know where a cat will find a comfortable place to chill. (Colorways #1 & 2)
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In a glass jar, two cat friends find a comfortable place to chill. One is a Siamese cat, the other a rather perplexed looking creature, who is maybe wondering how he got here. (Colorway #1)

DEI Dancers - MELVAN, the Mysterious
Meet Melvan the Mysterious. This secretive being has one true purpose. To seek out and collect the mystical flower-heads of some unknown origin. Using telepathic powers, it "speaks" to them, flattering them into revealing their locations. What they are needed for is also a mystery. So far, Melvan isn't sharing.
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On a white background, a brightly colored tulip-shaped being marches purposefully forward, gently balancing three flower heads in one hand.

🧵 So, following up on the #LSC #MantraLite #DMX / #ArtNet console I got used…

It turned out that the display dimmer slider does not work properly and that there is a nasty noise when I try to change the display backlight.

Basically it can only be operated at 100%, but it isn't very bright.

The noise likely comes from the little coil in the top left of the image.

I can only guess that the issue is not that coil itself but some of the surrounding capacitors involved in providing power for the display backlight. I had similar things going on in power supplies before.

As it is, this device is not reliable because it cannot be operated without the display. At this point in time, upgrading the CPU board based on selfmade adaptors for a RaspberryPi 3 does not make sense.

I'd rather get these capacitors fixed and sell the entire thing honestly and for cheap…

If anyone has a better idea about the squeaking noise of that coil and the display dimmer thing, do let me know.

#EventTech #Veranstaltungstechnik

Keep them movers movin, move on!

@dma

#dmx #lighting #artnet #ola #hackerspace

Sleeping Monster in a Teacup
Humans aren't the only ones who enjoy a spot of tea now and again. Little monsters have been know to slip quietly into kitchens when no one is around and sneak a sip or two of freshly brewed sweetness. This sleepy creature drank a bit too much sweet jasmine tea and found it hard to stay awake. Shhhhhh...
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In a delicate china teacup, a pale, tiny monster dozes and dreams... probably for more delicious tea... :-) One arm drapes over the edge, the other rests on the rim, holding the weary head. :-)

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Birds of Light Series - The Sleeping Owl
Playing with color, texture and pattern, each print is created using a combination of hand-drawn colored pencil and digital media.
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On a highly textured background of golds and greens, a linear drawing of a sleeping owl. Blues, pale lavender, oranges added to the owls face and body.

"The Mysterious Monster March"
Interior page of a children's picture book that I am working on.

A long line of hooting, howling
and mumbling monsters march past.
"Where are they going?." he wonders.
"Will they give me something to eat,
if I ask nicely?"

To read some of the pages from the story, please visit: https://www.behance.net/gallery/114831957/The-Mysterious-Monster-March I'd love to hear your comments or feedback! :-)
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Deep within a forest, blooming with all flavors of green, march several creatures of varying shapes, sizes, colors and attitudes. With determined looks, they stomp and strut past a small blue monster with large yellow eyes and a curious expression. Atop its head, a friendly dragonfly joins him. (Partial image - enlargement)

'Winter Twilight' by Konstantin Korovin (1916)

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a painting of a woman with her hair up, sitting in a blue dress, writing on a paper with a pencil on the table in front of her, deep blue winter scenery in the small window behind her, a very natural looking domestic scene, she wears a light green dress, short-sleeved

a #workinprogress pic of a #painting being made by my friend Muai for a lady from India ✨✨✨

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a painting of a golden siamese fighting fish, its long tail billowing around it, its body curved, the soft tones of the graceful water around it

52.5 x 69.5 in (133 x 177 cm) quilt, a really cool geometric arrangement, available & affordable, msg me if interested~~~

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a quilt, it is red and black and white designs on a white background, there are red bard creating borders

a close-up of another region of the face of the quilt

the reverse side of the quilt, a tan bar at the top, a larger plane of red below it

Mapping out the @dma lighting network tonight

#dmx #artnet #hackerspace

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DEI Dancers - MYRTLE
Meet MYRTLE, the Miserable. Specializing in doom and gloom, nothing gives her greater pleasure than the impending end of the world. Please do not try to cheer her up - that will make her feel worse. Share your own tales of woe though and she is the absolute best rainy-day friend! We all need one of those, don't we? Remember, Misery Loves Company! :-)
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On a bright white background, stands a body with hands hanging. In place of a head, sits a dark bluish gray storm cloud. A bright yellow lightening bolt shoots out, while cold gray rain puddles at her feet. She is miserable - just the way she likes it.

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The MAGIC KINGDOM
In the magic kingdom, all things are possible. Creatures can appear and disappear, depending on what is available in the garden. :-)
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In dark blue and gray colors of plants and wild flowers, stands a rather strange being, the color of a tangerine, looking with longing at a delicious berry, just out of reach. On its head, a flower has sprouted.

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MIDNIGHT MONSTERS: A Startled Moontinkifer
Do not be afraid. Like many night creatures, they just wish to be left alone. These secretive beings often hide in the shadows, except when the moon is full and bright. The midnight moon is their time of wonder and if you happen to be in the right place at the right time, you just may witness some magical happenings. This particular midnight monster is called Moontinkifer and can be found high up in the Balkan mountain range on the border between Bulgaria and eastern Serbia . It was not easy getting to this destination, but I have found it worth the effort, expense and skinned knees. Legend says that if one is lucky enough to spot them during the day, they appear as drab, colorless creatures, almost invisible against the mountain landscape of rocks and boulders. They shine (literally) at night when they come out of their hiding places to dance. Moonlight causes a shimmering transformation from dull gray to a luminous rainbow colored glow! It is believed that the glimmer of incandescent color and magical movements is their way of attracting a mate. Otherwise, they appear to be quite shy, non-aggressive individuals, who unfortunately, startle easily.
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A startled looking creature stares with alarm at the viewer, frozen in place. Drawn in pencil with purple, green and bits of other colors. Behind its head, a white circle of moon. (FULL image)

🧵 I now dismantled #LSC #MantraLite #DMX / #ArtNet console and took out the #raspberryPi 2.

While #ddRescue on #Linux is making a backup of the SSD card… looking at the boards and thinking of how to upgrade to the expensive “CPU board 3”. Which seems to be nothing but a RaspPi 3, I have one spare.

Turns out that this USB riser connector is soldered straight to the board of the Pi 2… (left in the image)

Uuuh. So it's like if you got this used piano and it's so great except for these 5 so and so strings and you try to tune it yourself. Either it works, or you have a non-usable used piano afterwards…

What would you guys do?

Re-create that little board somehow and solder wires to the Pi 3, so that I can at least go back to the old one if I fail?

Any RaspPi specialists out there? #fediHelp

EDIT: turns out the GPIO adapter is soldered, too.

So… basically spending ~300€ for the original part just to make sure I don't mess this up? Not so sure.

🧵 So concerning the #LSC #MantraLite #DMX / #ArtNet console and its latest CPU board…

It looks like a #RaspberryPi version 3. Here is the original spare part: https://www.lsccontrol.com.au/product/143/mantracpu-mantra-cpu-card/

The difference is obviously there is a little connector board shown at the top.

If the GPIO specs between RapPi 2 and 3 are identical, this board can be simply pulled off and re-installed.

… the other tiny board is perhaps more tricky: There seems to be an USB socket that is connected to a little board as a power supply thing. This might be a soldering task…

Well, best thing is, I just found a RaspberryPi 3 in a drawer. It was once meant for a different project that I abandoned.

So I bought this #LSC #MantraLite #DMX / #ArtNet console used, it arrived today.

Turns out this is an embedded system based on a #RaspberryPi. Not sure yet about the OS, but might be #Linux, or #QNX perhaps.

The console is pretty straightforward to use. It has a built-in “manpage“ system. It's actually what I had wanted for years for my #eventTech business.

Two questions however remain:

So, if this RasPi in the picture is what they call “CPU Board 2”, which one would then be “CPU Board 3” which is required for the newer firmware? (LSC retailers charge ~300 € for these – so probably the manufacturer wouldn't want to tell me – is there #fediHelp anyone who has the newer model and can check?)

And… if this thing was used 26× only, as the previous owner said, how did they manage to get rust particles or something between the display and its transparent cover? (Apart from the paint damage of the housing… oh yeah.)

Oh and I will copy the SD card to a newer one, just to be safe.

EDIT: I found something →🧵