Make blink1-tool not report error on pattern save about blink1 HOT 6 CLOSED

I've noticed at least on the handful of blink(1)mk2s that I have that it doesn't appear to save the pattern. If I run play 1 I get the same default pattern every time.

Basic steps are:

1. Connect a single blink(1)mk2
2. Enter several setpattlines
   a. blink1-tool --setpattline -m 550 0xff,0x00,0x00,0
   b. blink1-tool --setpattline -m 550 0x00,0x00,0x00,1
3. Save the pattern (blink1-tool --savepattern
4. Play sequence (blink1-tool --play 1)

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Ahh, it looks like you might have run afoul of some old documentation. Where did you find that style for setpattline?
The invocation of setpattline changed in blink1-tool several months ago, and I might not have caught all references to it.

Try this:

blink1-tool -m 550 --rgb 255,255,0 --setpattline 0
blink1-tool -m 550 --rgb 0,255,255 --setpattline 1
blink1-tool --getpattline 0    # should return what you expect
blink1-tool --getpattline 1   # should return what you expect
blink1-tool --savepattern
# unplug blink1 device, plug back in
blink1-tool --getpattline 0
blink1-tool --getpattline 1
blink1-tool --play 1

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Also check out this page for other tricks:
https://github.com/todbot/blink1/blob/master/docs/blink1-mk2-tricks.md

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Ah ok. I was basing it off the test scripts in command line directory in the repo. I figured since it had a comment about the save pattern command for the mk2 that it was the correct syntax.

If there isn't going to be a man page with blink1-tool, can an example of the correct syntax for each switch be added to the usage/help text?

On Jun 19, 2014, at 7:20 PM, Tod E. Kurt [email protected] wrote:

Also check out this page for other tricks:
https://github.com/todbot/blink1/blob/master/docs/blink1-mk2-tricks.md

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Ahh, right, that's where it's coming from. Thanks!

And yeah a manpage would be good. I'll add it as an issue:
#96

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test scripts updated.
and blink1-tool error reporting on --savepattern fixed in source (not in a built release yet tho)

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