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neoseg_displays:

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The neoseg_displays: section of your config is where you set the hardware specific settings for this type of segment display. It is only needed if you use a Cobra serial segment display. For any other segment display hardware this setting is not needed.

Required settings

The following sections are required in the neoseg_displays: section of your config:

light_template:

Single value, type: lights:. Defaults to empty. Used to specify the light you have, though neoseg displays come in different colors each segment is considered a single color segment, use color white in any case.

light_template:
      type: w
      subtype: led
      color_correction_profile: NeoSeg_orange

See as well these examples in the Cobra serial segment display section.

Optional settings

The following sections are optional in the neoseg_displays: section of your config. (If you don't include them, the default will be used).

number_start:

Single value, type: integer. Default: 0

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number_template:

Single value, type: string. Defaults to empty.

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previous:

Single value, type: string name of a lights: device. Defaults to empty.

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size:

Single value, type: one of the following options: 2digit, 8digit. Default: 8digit

Make sure to set the right size depending on what hardware you have.

start_channel:

Single value, type: string. Defaults to empty.

The start channel for the first display would be either 0-0-0 or 1-0-0, depending what neo seg connection you use on your Cobra pin. The start channel of the next hardware is easily computed, for each digit you need 15 channels (14 segments plus the integrated dot). If your first segment has 8 digits you need 120 channels from 0 to 119, thus the next display would have as start channel either 0-0-120 or 1-0-120.

start_x:

Single value, type: number (will be converted to floating point). Defaults to empty.

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start_y:

Single value, type: number (will be converted to floating point). Defaults to empty.

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console_log:

Single value, type: one of the following options: none, basic, full. Default: basic

Log level for the console log for this device.

debug:

Single value, type: boolean (true/false). Default: false

Set this to true to see additional debug output. This might impact the performance of MPF.

file_log:

Single value, type: one of the following options: none, basic, full. Default: basic

Log level for the file log for this device.

label:

Single value, type: string. Default: %

Name of this device in service mode.

tags:

List of one (or more) values, each is a type: string. Defaults to empty.

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