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Software: Fluorescence App
... is the name of a little app that creates magical, colorful moments on Fluorescence by The VFD Collective. Besides that, Fluorescence App can sync time and update the firmware of Fluorescence.
Version: 3.0 for macOS
October 30th, 2020
ZIP-Archive, 19.5 MB
Version: 3.0 for Windows x64
October 30th, 2020
ZIP-Archive, 10.9 MB
(*) The release versions of Fluorescence App have been compiled and tested on macOS Catalina 10.15.7 and Windows 10 64 bit, build 19041.572. They are provided as a software development prototype for evaluation, without any kind of warranty or liability only. They are expected to run on 64 bit systems of exact this version, or newer. Explicitly make sure permission is granted to run Fluorescence App, and Fluorescence App has access to peripherals (Bluetooth, serial port, file system). Fluorescence App is written in Qt open source (released under LGPL v3 and GPL v3 open source license). Its source code is provided on the GitHub repository. If Fluorescence App does not launch, feel free to compile it yourself using Qt.
Quick Start Guide
A little guide to kickstart your Fluorescence 2021 experience.
Quick Start Guide - PDF Document, 566 KB
Please contact us if you are looking for the guide of another hardware version.
Firmware
The latest software for Fluorescence by The VFD Collective. Use Fluorescence App to update.
Arduino Platform (Hardware from before 2021)
Current Version: 3.0a, Updated: October 30th, 2020
STM32 Platform (Hardware from 2021)
Current Version: 3.01s, Updated: December 22nd, 2020
(**) The release version of Fluorescence 3 is designed to run on Fluorescence with hardware version 2.0 and 2.1 (AVR platform), or hardware version 3.0 and higher (STM32 platform). It is provided for evaluation purposes, without any kind of warranty or liability only. When updating to Fluorescence 3, a third party utility avrdude (AVR platform), or dfu-util (STM32 platform) is used to update Fluorescence. Explicitly grant permission to run avrdude or dfu-util, otherwise updating will definitely fail. Fluorescence 3 is written in Arduino C++. Its source code is provided on the GitHub repository. If the Fluorescence App updater fails to update Fluorescence, feel free to compile and upload it yourself using the Arduino IDE.
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