KittenBot RGB Strip device wont set all led to black

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@pelikhan

As previously reported in #1375

Am having a strange problem with the Kittenbot RGB Strip device from KIT B.....

Setting ALL LED to any colour works EXCEPT BLACK. Setting ALL LED to i BLACK just leaves the leds in the state / colour they were at beforehand.

Setting each individual led to black using a FOR loop also does not work .... I either get the final led remaining on or depending on the colour they were previously set on a different led or several remain lit. which ones remain lit vary with the colour & can change each time the FOR loop code is run!!

Not sure if the problem lies with the RGB Strip device hardware/firmware or the MS JacDac Mosule software?

Please advise ....

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@pelikhan

Further developments with this issue....

Apparently the firmware on the RGB strip device needs updating

here is the link which Kittenbit provided to https://w.kittenbot.cc/docs/hardware/modules/01update_firmware/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1qpeq-rKXTy2Fm-jLeuq4eXaJbFuzSq8jmdrO1SD5W2h9UNS-TA-Jrf_U_aem_7Vga0HVyC5BJdWtyJ559AA

I have updated the firmware for the RGB strip debvice & now all the LED turn black ( off ) when buttons are pressed...

There does seem to be a problem if RGB strip blocks are put in the ON STARTUP - i will investigate further

[smfox10]

After updating the firmware, I tested it with no problems. Here is my test program

https://makecode.microbit.org/_9Pq7aWM2xMeF

[fabianhugo]

I can confirm that the update works. Thank you! Also the following modules received updates:

• Jacdac-Accelerometer
• Jacdac-Servo
• Jacdac-Env Sensor Could you give a changelog of these updates, @smfox10 ?

And I also saw the website: https://microsoft.github.io/jacdac-docs/tools/updater/ could it be set up so it can also provide these updates?