Banks allow a cape to control more direct attached pixel outputs than are physically present on the Pi or Beagle driving the cape. The Channel Output creates banks of pixels by essentially time-slicing the output on a physical port. If there are 24 physical outputs on a Pi, the DPIPixels […]
FAQ Category: Terms
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For the purpose of discussion around FPP, a “3rd party” refers to a non-developer who is selling capes.
A Voucher is essentially a coupon for a specific license key. A voucher may be redeemed during the checkout process to grant the purchaser a free license.
EEPROM stands for Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory. So while it says Read-Only, it can actually be erased and re-written, but the number of writes may be limited. FPP uses EEPROMs on capes to store cape configuration and vendor information. Most FPP-compatible capes created in the past few years include […]
If used correctly as intended by their designers, BeagleBones and PocketBeagles use Capes and Raspberry Pis use Hats. You will probably just hear and see us using the term Cape to refer to both Beagle Capes and Pi Hats. This is partially due to the fact that the Pi Hats […]
