{"id":547,"date":"2011-03-24T15:55:47","date_gmt":"2011-03-24T19:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/?p=547"},"modified":"2013-12-30T13:27:10","modified_gmt":"2013-12-30T18:27:10","slug":"alnitak-flat-man-l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/?p=547","title":{"rendered":"Alnitak Flat-Man-L"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Comes in two boxes, the power supply in the little one, and the large one. The little one was inside the larger one of course, I just took it out to take a picture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/photo16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-548\" title=\"photo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/photo16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"968\" height=\"1296\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Opening the larger box. I took everything out of the bubble wrap already, it was nicely wrapped up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/photo22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-549\" title=\"photo(2)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/photo22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"968\" height=\"1296\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A quick measurement. 14&#8243; across, about 13&#8243; useable.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/photo31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-550\" title=\"photo(3)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/photo31.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"968\" height=\"1296\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The power supply and controller.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/photo41.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-551\" title=\"photo(4)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/photo41.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"968\" height=\"1296\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Powered on at a low setting. I don&#8217;t remember exactly what.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/photo51.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-552\" title=\"photo(5)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/photo51.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"968\" height=\"1296\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Powered on at a higher setting, again, not sure what specifically.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/photo61.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-553\" title=\"photo(6)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/photo61.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"968\" height=\"1296\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I updated the FTDI driver to the latest and greatest. This panel works fine alongside the other FTDI driver-based pieces of hardware I have installed and will work fine with them at the same time as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-555\" title=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The software side of things. Brightness is 0-255 in single steps.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-556\" title=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Press connect, and voila&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-557\" title=\"2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A typical flat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Clip11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-559\" title=\"Clip1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Clip11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"846\" height=\"661\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I aimed for ~26K ADU.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Clip21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-560\" title=\"Clip2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.silvren.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Clip21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comes in two boxes, the power supply in the little one, and the large one. The little one was inside the larger one of course, I just took it out to take a picture. Opening the larger box. 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