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Graungaard
Unrealxs
What?? Are you saying the Razer Chroma HDK might not be suitable for 99% of us?

Yes that is what I am saying.. I bought the hdk.. and i could not find my devices in the new synapse..
after a talk with the razer support, they confirmed, as of right now, the ONLY other chroma device supported is the lancehead mouse..!!

I was so disappointed.
Graungaard
FrostyGunman
Is the documentation on the SDK for the Hardware Development Kit available anywhere? The led strips just flash when I try to follow the existing documentation for the REST API of chromalink enabled devices.

the only other chroma device supported is Lancehead at the moment. No other chroma devices is supported in the synapse 3.!!
Graungaard
I feel that Razer is misleading so many people, because no where on the Hbk site or in the synapse 3 beta site does it state that only the lancehead is supported.. I wrote to they support to complain, but only got a sorry, I confirmed that the infomation looks misleading.. But nothing else, no compensation, no nothing, and the still have not change the site, so it states that the only other chroma device supported is lancehead.. Of coarse i know other chroma devices might be added at some point.. but i really think they are cheating us customers, to by hdk.
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EasyKillsGG
I feel that Razer is misleading so many people, because no where on the Hbk site or in the synapse 3 beta site does it state that only the lancehead is supported.. I wrote to they support to complain, but only got a sorry, I confirmed that the infomation looks misleading.. But nothing else, no compensation, no nothing, and the still have not change the site, so it states that the only other chroma device supported is lancehead.. Of coarse i know other chroma devices might be added at some point.. but i really think they are cheating us customers, to by hdk.

The new version of Synapse is in beta and indeed only supports the new Led Strips and the Lancehead mouse, but you can just use the existing version of Synapse side by side with the v3 beta. So all your devices remain to work as well as you are able to control the led strips with the beta version. The only thing that currently doesn't work is synchronizing chroma effects across Synapse versions.
I agree with you that the information on the site doesn't say anything like this. I'm disappointed with it myself as well. However, the situation with the Synapse apps isn't so bad that your devices won't work, and the situation I think is certainly not so bad it appears from your posts. I am more disappointed with the lack of SDK support for the new Led strips, they are a development kit right, so why can't I develop something for them???
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FrostyGunman
The new version of Synapse is in beta and indeed only supports the new Led Strips and the Lancehead mouse, but you can just use the existing version of Synapse side by side with the v3 beta. So all your devices remain to work as well as you are able to control the led strips with the beta version. The only thing that currently doesn't work is synchronizing chroma effects across Synapse versions.
I agree with you that the information on the site doesn't say anything like this. I'm disappointed with it myself as well. However, the situation with the Synapse apps isn't so bad that your devices won't work, and the situation I think is certainly not so bad it appears from your posts. I am more disappointed with the lack of SDK support for the new Led strips, they are a development kit right, so why can't I develop something for them???


This kind of blind fanboism lets Razer get away with **** like this. So you're basically saying that although the HDK doesn't do anything it's advertised to do it's okay because you're a fanboy and you can develop stuff for them? So you're are okay for now it being basically just two mediocre LED strips that cost $79.99? Unbelievable.
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No, the HDK doesn't do anything that you are advertising it for
Graungaard
Namagong
This kind of blind fanboism lets Razer get away with **** like this. So you're basically saying that although the HDK doesn't do anything it's advertised to do it's okay because you're a fanboy and you can develop stuff for them? So you're are okay for now it being basically just two mediocre LED strips that cost $79.99? Unbelievable.

Yeah.. I dont care about fanboi or not.. the fact is that HDK is misleading us customers.
I bought the exepensiv 80 hdk and 2 strips more.. (also over exepensiv..) Only to learn afterwards that the only reason justifying the prices is that it can control all my chroma gear... which it cant.. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Namagong
This kind of blind fanboism lets Razer get away with **** like this. So you're basically saying that although the HDK doesn't do anything it's advertised to do it's okay because you're a fanboy and you can develop stuff for them? So you're are okay for now it being basically just two mediocre LED strips that cost $79.99? Unbelievable.

You can control the Led strips via the beta of Synapse in any way you want, in the same way that Chroma works across all existing hardware like keyboard and mice etc. Only thing that doesn't work right now is that all chroma devices are available in one app. That's the only thing I am explaining, no need to start calling people things.
Graungaard
FrostyGunman
You can control the Led strips via the beta of Synapse in any way you want, in the same way that Chroma works across all existing hardware like keyboard and mice etc. Only thing that doesn't work right now is that all chroma devices are available in one app. That's the only thing I am explaining, no need to start calling people things.

And you cant see the problem in that?? the Biggest reason and for most people the only reason to buy the HDK over some other led controller, is that with this you can control your chroma device from one place and sync the lighting.. like the they say in they own advertising. But you cant do that.. It cant sync chroma devises, and you still need two programs to handle your lights..!!
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EasyKillsGG
And you cant see the problem in that?? the Biggest reason and for most people the only reason to buy the HDK over some other led controller, is that with this you can control your chroma device from one place and sync the lighting.. like the they say in they own advertising. But you cant do that.. It cant sync chroma devises, and you still need two programs to handle your lights..!!

Completely agree with this. I was just explaining that the Led Strip isn't completely unusable. But I agree with you on this.
Bitauren007
my lanchead and led strip are unable to sync with the other currents devices

can razer do something and put them together into one version of synapse?

when is synapse 3 coming out?
PlatinumC
I am almost certain that most if not all razer devices will be on Synapse 3 when beta is RC/out.

I also agree that the lack of info was an error on their part, however if an end user buys a product that is technically not meant (yet) to them, they should not complain THAT much.
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njbmartin
Guys, please remember that Synapse 3 is beta software. It's currently limited to a few devices, and will no doubt be the successor to Synapse 2.0, bringing the rest of the devices with it.

Also, you can in fact do as advertised using the Chroma SDK.
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larssy1
njbmartin
Guys, please remember that Synapse 3 is beta software. It's currently limited to a few devices, and will no doubt be the successor to Synapse 2.0, bringing the rest of the devices with it.

Also, you can in fact do as advertised using the Chroma SDK.

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njbmartin
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Also, you can in fact do as advertised using the Chroma SDK.

Hey, can you point me in the documentation for it then? I was currently only able to set each of the 4 led strips to 4 different colors, but couldn't yet figure out how to address each led separately. I contacted Razer supported and they couldn't help me.
njbmartin
FrostyGunman
Hey, can you point me in the documentation for it then? I was currently only able to set each of the 4 led strips to 4 different colors, but couldn't yet figure out how to address each led separately. I contacted Razer supported and they couldn't help me.


The SDK currently splits it into 4 zones. It's something I've raised with them previously.
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DRAKNESS7
Hey thats pretty good!
Inelastic
EasyKillsGG
And you cant see the problem in that?? the Biggest reason and for most people the only reason to buy the HDK over some other led controller, is that with this you can control your chroma device from one place and sync the lighting.. like the they say in they own advertising. But you cant do that.. It cant sync chroma devises, and you still need two programs to handle your lights..!!


It's annoying because they call it the Chroma Hardware Development Kit, so it drums up the notion that it shouldn't be for regular users. It makes me think it's geared towards people who develop for the Chroma SDK to get a head start on their apps, kinda like the VR dev kits Oculus released before the retail product. The hardware is done, but the software isn't. Except, they don't advertise it like that. The page advertises it like a regular product that should be good to go already. The page gives you a direct link to the Synapse 3 download, but doesn't say anything about the status of the software other than that it's in beta. They even removed the info about what products work with Synapse 3 from the Synapse 3 page.
Graungaard
Inelastic
It's annoying because they call it the Chroma Hardware Development Kit, so it drums up the notion that it shouldn't be for regular users. It makes me think it's geared towards people who develop for the Chroma SDK to get a head start on their apps, kinda like the VR dev kits Oculus released before the retail product. The hardware is done, but the software isn't. Except, they don't advertise it like that. The page advertises it like a regular product that should be good to go already. The page gives you a direct link to the Synapse 3 download, but doesn't say anything about the status of the software other than that it's in beta. They even removed the info about what products work with Synapse 3 from the Synapse 3 page.


To the Other people saying the software is in beta and so on.. shut it.. thats not the problem..
and it is no problem that it only supports the lancehead.. The problem is that they are selling HDK as a finished product, Please tell me where on the HDK page, it says anything about only supporting some chroma devices??
The only thing saying something about beta, is download synapse 3 beta.. it does not state that it only works with the beta.. but fair enogh, then go to the beta page.. and then tell me where is states that only works with the lancehead..

SO back to the problem.. they are selling, a finished product, the HDK.. and saying that you can control all your chroma devices, and sync them.. when in reality you can only do it with the lancehead.. and yes im am all so sure that in the future the other chroma devices will be added, or I hope so.. But they are not telling you that you can only do it with the lancehead at the moment.. In my eyes either this is a MAJOR amateur mistake, or they are misleading people on purpose to sell more.. and I dont like non of the two options.. thats why im so disappointed..

And I leaning towards they just want to sell and dont care, because they have not made any change on non of the sites fixing the problem. its more than a week ago now, that I was told the they dev team and webdevs got this information.. and as I dev my self, I know how fast this could be fixed.
Graungaard
I just got a 110mb update to synapse 3 beta.. any body know whats it was, and were to see patch notes or changelog??
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Synapse 3 supports selected devices at the moment like Razer Lancehead, Razer Lancehead TE, Chroma HDK
Graungaard
sundae1002
Synapse 3 supports selected devices at the moment like Razer Lancehead, Razer Lancehead TE, Chroma HDK

Not "like" but ONLY
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EasyKillsGG
OPS OPS OPS... Only other chroma device supported is Lancehead and Lancehed te..
I bought it, and is SO DISAPPOINTED..!! It is not writen any where, I just found out when I installed it, at it does not work..!!


Wait... the Razer support told me that it is compatible with all my Razer products.... so that was a lie ? 😞
Graungaard
Minecraftfan12
Wait... the Razer support told me that it is compatible with all my Razer products.... so that was a lie ? :slightly_sad:

Kind of...
Synapse 3 is in beta.. and right now its only lancehead that compatible. But i guess the other chroma devices will be added at some point.. But there is no information on when is will happen..

And thats why I keep bitching about this.. Because I feeling this is so disappointing. I thought Razer was better then this.. and still no warning on either HDK or synapse 3 pages.. I guess that confirms that they dont care.
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