NBV3 vs V4

[leib10]

Have a chance to buy a saber with the V3 installed. Is it worth it to upgrade it to a V4, or are the features between the two not sufficient to justify the upgrade?

[Tom Tilmon]

Better motion sensitivity, color mixing, and an additional font on the NBIV. I think its worth it, but it depends upon whether or not you are happy with it as is. Good luck.

TOm

[bigkevin61]

NB v3 doesn’t need a PEX for FOC, but other than that, the NB v4 can do a bit more, if you choose, including pixel blades.

[PCModulus]

NB v3 doesn’t need a PEX for FOC, but other than that, the NB v4 can do a bit more, if you choose, including pixel blades.

V4 doesnt either? Or did you mean the V4 doesnt need PEx for FoC?

[bigkevin61]

V4 doesnt either? Or did you mean the V4 doesnt need PEx for FoC?

Sorry, I wrote that and didn't read it back to make sure it made sense.

The NBv3 has 2 standard LED configurations:
A single Main LED off the "High-Power LED Pad L-"
OR
A Tri-LED in which you could wire TWO of the 3 LED's in parallel off the "High-Power LED Pad L-", AND you could wire the 3rd LED off the "FOC LED pad L-"without of use of a PEX (not needing a PEX for FOC was a change from the NBv2, and a welcome change!).

The NBv4 now has 3 pads, has 3 standard LED configurations:
A single Main LED off the "High-Power LED Pad L1-"
OR
A Tri-LED in which you could wire TWO of the 3 LED's in parallel off the "High-Power LED Pad L1-", and the 3rd LED off the "High-Power LED Pad L1-"without of use of a PEX, in which you can use as FOC.
OR
A Tri-LED in which you could wire ONE of the LEDs off the "High-Power LED Pad L1-", the SECOND off the "High-Power LED Pad L2-", and the THIRD off the "3rd Channel Remote PEX" pad, allowing the board to do "Color Mixing", which includes configuring FOC.

From the NBv4 Manual:
"The 3rd channel of the board controls an external and remote Power Extender and is required only if 3 channel color settings are required, or to drive an more important load. A single color LED with a white Flash on Clash (BBW tri-cree for instance) could be wired with the 2 identical dice on the first channel (L1-) while the FoC die goes to the second channel on L2-"

So like Tom said, the NBv4 has better components, and can do "more" (like control 3 separate color channels, or control Neopixels).

[PCModulus]

Sorry, I wrote that and didn't read it back to make sure it made sense.

The NBv3 has 2 standard LED configurations:
A single Main LED off the "High-Power LED Pad L-"
OR
A Tri-LED in which you could wire TWO of the 3 LED's in parallel off the "High-Power LED Pad L-", AND you could wire the 3rd LED off the "FOC LED pad L-"without of use of a PEX (not needing a PEX for FOC was a change from the NBv2, and a welcome change!).

The NBv4 now has 3 pads, has 3 standard LED configurations:
A single Main LED off the "High-Power LED Pad L1-"
OR
A Tri-LED in which you could wire TWO of the 3 LED's in parallel off the "High-Power LED Pad L1-", and the 3rd LED off the "High-Power LED Pad L1-"without of use of a PEX, in which you can use as FOC.
OR
A Tri-LED in which you could wire ONE of the LEDs off the "High-Power LED Pad L1-", the SECOND off the "High-Power LED Pad L2-", and the THIRD off the "3rd Channel Remote PEX" pad, allowing the board to do "Color Mixing", which includes configuring FOC.

From the NBv4 Manual:
"The 3rd channel of the board controls an external and remote Power Extender and is required only if 3 channel color settings are required, or to drive an more important load. A single color LED with a white Flash on Clash (BBW tri-cree for instance) could be wired with the 2 identical dice on the first channel (L1-) while the FoC die goes to the second channel on L2-"

So like Tom said, the NBv4 has better components, and can do "more" (like control 3 separate color channels, or control Neopixels).

That makes more sense lol, i was still mostly asleep when i read that yesterday and i could NOT make sense of it lol.

[k6gad]

Question RE: NB-V4...If you wire a RGB LED to pads L1, L2, L3 what are the standard parameters? What I want to know is a particular color is associated with each pad and sound font? Switching sound fonts changes the color? Or does this have to be done in the software configuration?