Firmware

All you need to do to use the visualizer and filters on your NeoTrellis M4 is to plug it into USB, download the firmware .uf2 file below, place your NeoTrellis into bootloader mode. Bootloader mode is entered by double-clicking the reset button on the back, and drag the firmware file onto the TRELSM4BOOT drive that shows up.

If you plug your NeoTrellis in and the drive shows up as CIRCUITPY, that means it is in CircuitPython mode. No Worries, press the reset button until you see TRELSM4BOOT which is the flash drive to place your .uf2 on. If you were to copy the .uf2 to CIRCUITPY, it would not run, hence ensuring the drive is TRELM4BOOT.

This program will replace CircuitPython, to get back to your CircuitPython projects, reinstall it by following https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-neotrellis-m4/circuitpython

Once you've flashed the firmware, here's how to use it:

 

Plug the output of a music player, such as a phone, computer, mp3 player, or Walkman, into the audio jack terminal block adapter

 

Then, connect headphones or powered speakers to the NeoTrellis M4's built in TRRS 3.5mm jack

 

Power the NeoTrellis M4 over USB

 

Play music on your player

 

The NeoTrellis M4 will automatically apply the low pass filter, and start visualizing the music in the lower section of the NeoPixel lit buttons -- it should have a muffled sound since the mid and upper frequencies are being filtered out

 

Press and hold the bottom left button (NeoTrellis M4 in vertical orientation, USB jack facing left) to hear the pure, unfiltered audio, and note how the visualization changes

 

Let go of the bottom left button and press the one above it to switch to a band pass filter

Deeper Modification

For more advanced hacking, if you want to tweak the Arduino code, you can head to the GitHub repo to have a look!

This guide was first published on Dec 09, 2018. It was last updated on Dec 09, 2018.

This page (Use the Audio Filter Visualizer) was last updated on Dec 05, 2018.

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