Switch to PulseMesh v2 (FPP)
Move your FPP show from the classic connector to the new PulseMesh connector, and back again if you need to.
PulseMesh v2 is open to every FPP show. You switch from the FPP plugin's own page, it takes about a minute, and your token, QR codes, links and display settings stay exactly as they are.
You don't have to switch now. The classic connector keeps working for the rest of the season. In mid-January, every FPP show still on the classic connector moves to v2 automatically, and you don't need to do anything for that.
The new connector is for FPP. xSchedule and Light-O-Rama shows stay on the classic connector for now. Cloud Players switch to v2 from the dashboard instead.
Switch
Open the PulseMesh page in FPP
In the FPP interface go to Content Setup > PulseMesh.
Click "Try the new connector"
Find the Try the new PulseMesh connector card and click Try the new connector, then confirm. Keep the tab open: the page reloads into the new connector's interface in about a minute, on the same address.
Let the first scan finish
On its first start the new connector scans your whole media folder once. Music is ready first. A large video folder on an SD card can take a while longer.
Your visitors don't need to do anything. Web player visitors get v2 automatically, and app users should be on the current store version.
Don't see the card?
- Click Restart PulseMesh at the bottom of the PulseMesh page in FPP, then reload the page.
- Still missing: update the plugin. The card needs connector 1.4.3 or newer. See Update Manually.
- The card only appears on FPP, and only when the box can reach PulseMesh. If the Devices page shows your source as Disconnected, fix that first (see the FPP troubleshooting steps).
Switch back
Until mid-January you can go back with one click. On the new connector's page, click Roll back to the classic connector and confirm. It downloads and verifies the classic connector first, and your show settings are unchanged.
From mid-January, v2 is the only connector and switching back is no longer available.
What's new in v2
- Song starts and changes reach every phone faster, and land together.
- Album art on visitors' lock screens, plus suggested titles, artists and artwork for your songs.
- Phones stop when your show stops, even if FPP crashes.
Nothing changes on price: v2 is on every plan, the free plan included.
If something doesn't look right after switching, email [email protected] or ask in the Facebook community.