Pro-lite Pl-m2014r User Manual
Sign up to the Beta-Brite Mailing List! Visit and subscribe to list ' betabrite' to join in the discussion! 2/13/01 I am still getting occasional e-mail concerning this page. Hopefully I can get around to revamping my web site and updating these pages some day. In the meantime, Walter suggested for downloading Beta-Brite manuals direct from AMS-I.
7/20/99 Some spec details () are now available here, and news has it that AMS may be offering a hobbyist spec package in the near future. 1/20/99 Be sure to follow the links from to his new for news on how hackers can get the specs affordably from PaceSetter. 1/14/99 I have one of the new Beta-Brite models. The LED panel is the same size but the casing is much smaller (and metal). Power supply has a longer cord.
Remote is tiny and missing a bunch of keys -- seems to be a real pain to program using the new remote (no punctuation, for instance, requiring toggling through the symbols with one button). I hate the remote but love the physical design. New animations and fonts are available. Very good job except for the remote. Oh, I am talking to the sign just fine under OS-9 now but still am trying to get memory management working. It appears sending any memory 'write' command erases all the memory. More experimenting is necessary.
I have been sent Linux drivers for sending text messages to the Beta-Brite sign. Another fellow contacted me and is working on figuring out the protocol on his own. And, the big news is that someone from AMSI actually wrote me today and gave me some details into the protocol! Talk about customer service! I will check into this information and see what I can make available in the near future.
In the meantime, Walter suggested this link for downloading Beta-Brite manuals direct from AMS-I. 7/20/99 Some spec details. It looks like we won't have to run out and buy Pro-Lite signs just to be able to use them outside of canned Windows software! I now am in contact with about four others who are also trying to figure out how to get the.
Until then, hang in there! It looks like we won't have to run out and buy Pro-Lite signs just to be able to use them outside of canned Windows software! I now am in contact with about four others who are also trying to figure out how to get the Beta-Brite talking via non-Windows computers.
I have checked out the AlphaNet DEMO software at and it appears to be an ancient Windows 3.1 program and, while useful, isn't the most elegant program around. I wonder if they'd be interested in an all-new fancier version for Windows 95/98/NT and possibly MacOS too? I may ask them.
Pro-lite Pl-m2014r User Manual Manual
Anyway, hello to Timothy (attempting to control the sign via Linux), John (doing a great job figuring out the protocol manually), Ron (trying to program it without the remote), Ken (another hobbyist looking for specs), Russel (looking for cable info and protocol specs), Lonnie (wanting to use one in church), Neils (another spec searcher), Seth (author of Linux software to display Yahoo search results on the sign), and David (who couldn't justify the $75 spec price he was quoted). Did I miss anyone? Gee, looks like more than four people after all. I am looking for details on programming the Beta-Brite LED Sign which you can commonly find at Sam's Club. If you have any information on this sign, please. Manufacturer of the sign • - hardware documentation, including pinouts • M- tech note on undocumented Beta-Brite 'feature' ( NOTE: this feature is actually fully programmable from the sign I have -- No Hold is one of the 6 speed options you can toggle.) • - the company that sells the $150 documentation package (which can be had by hobbyist hackers for as little as $25, thanks to Walt and the owner of PaceSetter) • - user information on another brand sign The story so far.
Pro-lite Pl-m2014r User Manual
C program to count repeated character in a string. For years I'd wanted one of those neat scrolling LED signs. However, I could never quite justify owning one. Perhaps waiting has been a good thing since prices have lowered and technology has increased. In August I finally took the plunge and picked up a Beta-Brite from the local Sam's Club for about $150. I intended to use it at a computer show I would be attending, and it worked quite nicely for that. Unfortunately, it was quite a pain to program using the IR remote control.