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-r Outputs the four values as a series of RainbowDashboard
commands that set the clock on the Rainbowduino.

-f Outputs the current values of all 64 individual clock fields.

You can set the clock on the Rainbowduino by simply redirecting
the output of rtime -r to the Rainbowduino's serial port using
aecho or rainbowd. The 'r' in rtime stands for 'Rainbowduino.'
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The rainbowd process must already be running. You can use this as a
template for your own background process.

-f <path> Specifies the path to the named pipe used for input to
rainbowd. Defaults to /tmp/rainbowduino. Can also be
specified with the environment variable RAINBOWD_PIPE.

-l <msec> Adds the specified number of milliseconds to the current
time when setting the Rainbowduino's clock. This should
be the amount of time it takes for the clock-setting
commands to reach the Rainbowduino. Can also be specified
with the environment variable RAINBOWD_LATENCY.

rainbowmarquee:
A background process that drives a scrolling message display on the
Rainbowduino. The rainbowd process must be running. The message to display
is passed in as the command's arguments.

-f <path> Specifies the path to the named pipe used for input to
rainbowd. Defaults to /tmp/rainbowduino. Can also be
specified with the environment variable RAINBOWD_PIPE.

-c <cols> Specifies the number of Rainbowduinos chained together.

-s <speed> Specifies the number of milliseconds per frame.

-A <code> Adds a character to the message string using its CP1252
code point.

-F <field> Adds a field to the message string. The value of the field
<base> is divided by (base^digit) and then displayed as a single
<digit> ASCII character.

-B <color> Sets the background color of any following characters.

-C <color> Sets the foreground color of any following characters.

-M <weight> Sets the font weight of any following characters.
A weight of 1 is normal; a weight of 2 is bold.

-W <width> Sets the advance width of any following characters;
in other words, the number of pixels between the start
of one character and the start of the next character.

-T Adds a number of spaces at the end of the message string
equal to the number of Rainbowduinos chained together,
allowing the end of the message to disappear before the
beginning of the message reappears.




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