How to use dX: Overengineered Electronic Die
Built your own dX: Overengineered Electronic Die, or discovered one out in the wild, and wondering how to use it? Here, The Instructions!
- Press the center button (ROLL/−) to "roll" the die. The result of the die roll will be displayed for about 10 seconds, after which dX will go to sleep. (The type of die and length of time can be configured in the menu.)
- Press the right button (SLEEP/+) to make dX go to sleep immediately.
- Press the left button (MENU) to cycle through the menu. The top of the LED matrix will indicate the setting being adjusted, while the bottom of the LED matrix will indicate the current value.
- While in the menu, press the center button (ROLL/−) to decrement the current value or the right button (SLEEP/+) to increment the current value.
- To exit the menu, hold down the left button (MENU) until the LED matrix goes blank.
- IMPORTANT! After changing any settings, make sure dX has gone to sleep before you turn it off. This is when it writes its settings to EEPROM.
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Each press of the MENU button will cycle through the following
settings:
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(TY) - The general type or category of die.
There are four types:
- (PI) - A numeric die with pips.
- (NU) - A numeric die with digits.
- (FG) - A Fudge die with +, −, and blank sides.
- (SP) - A special, other type of die.
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(ST) - A specific variant or special type of die.
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For type PI, there are two variants:
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(WN) - The 2 and 3 pips are oriented diagonally.
The 7 pip has columns of 3, 1, and 3.
The 8 pip has columns of 3, 2, and 3.
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(EN) - The 2 and 3 pips are oriented vertically.
The 7 pip has columns of 2, 3, and 2.
The 8 pip has two columns of 4.
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(WN) - The 2 and 3 pips are oriented diagonally.
The 7 pip has columns of 3, 1, and 3.
The 8 pip has columns of 3, 2, and 3.
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For type NU, there are two variants:
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(NO) - Digits appear normally.
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(7S) - Digits appear as on a 7-segment display.
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(NO) - Digits appear normally.
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For type FG, there are three variants:
- (1) - One side has a +, one side has a −, four sides are blank.
- (2) - Two sides have a +, two sides have a −, two sides are blank.
- (3) - Three sides have a +, three sides have a −.
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For type SP, there are 32 special types:
- (YN) - Yes (Y) or No (N).
- (HT) - Heads (H) or Tails (T).
- (B6) - A 6-sided backgammon die (values 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64).
- (B8) - An 8-sided backgammon die (values 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128).
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(BW) - A bowling die (pins on 5 sides, one side blank).
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(CS) - Card suits (spade, diamond, club, heart).
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Diam.
Club
Heart - (CR) - Card ranks (A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K).
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(CH) - A chess die (pawn, knight, bishop, rook, queen, king).
Pawn
Knight
Bishop
Rook
Queen
King - (CM) - A Cranium die (red (R), yellow (Y), green (G), blue (B), violet (V)).
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(CA) - A Crown & Anchor die (crown, anchor, spade, diamond, club, heart).
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(DR) - A dreidel (nun, gimel, hei, shin).
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Gimel
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(DI) - An Israeli dreidel variant (nun, gimel, hei, pei).
Nun
Gimel
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Pei - (HO) - A Hotels die (H, 2, three yeses (Y), one no (N)).
- (LC) - An LCR die (L, C, R, three sides blank).
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(MW) - Mahjong winds.
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(MS) - Mahjong suits.
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Bam
Crak - (P6) - A 6-sided poker die (values 9, 10, J, Q, K, A).
- (P8) - An 8-sided poker die (values 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, A).
- (R3) - Rock Paper Scissors.
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(R5) - Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock.
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Spock - (SG) - A Scattergories die (20-sided alphabet die missing Q, U, V, X, Y, Z).
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(ZO) - Zodiac signs.
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Cancer
Leo
Virgo
Libra
Scorpio
Sagitt.
Capri.
Aqua.
Pisces - (PN) - Planet symbols including ascending and descending node.
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(PE) - Planet symbols including earth and comet.
Sun
Moon
Merc.
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
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Pluto
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Comet - (AB) - Alphabet (A through Z with no letters missing).
- (WD) - Weekdays (Su, Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa).
- (MO) - Months (Jn, Fb, Mr, Ar, My, Jn, Jl, Ag, Sp, Ot, Nv, Dc).
- (C4) - Compass points (N, E, S, W).
- (C8) - Compass points (N, E, S, W, NE, NW, SE, SW).
- (S2) - A two-sided spinner (↑, ↓).
- (S4) - A four-sided spinner (←, ↑, →, ↓).
- (S8) - An eight-sided spinner.
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For type PI, there are two variants:
- (MN) - The minimum value of a numeric die. Only applies to types PI and NU.
- (MX) - The maximum value of a numeric die. Only applies to types PI and NU.
- (BR) - The brightness of the LEDs. Ranges from 1 (the dimmest) to 15 (the brightest).
- (SL) - The number of seconds after which dX will go to sleep. Ranges from 1 to 180, or set to 0 to disable.
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(TY) - The general type or category of die.
There are four types:
