Details
Features:
- smoothswing
- gesture controls
- 27 preloaded sound fonts (can be further customized via SD card)
- SD card customization
- connect via Bluetooth with mobile app ForcePark for even more customization options
- RGB colour change
- blade style customization (via SD card and mobile app)
- pre-on effect customization (via SD card and mobile app)
- tip drag
- blaster block
- flash on clash
- lockup
- force effects
- customizable background music
- rechargeable battery
Listing includes:
- 1x hilt with SN-Pixel V4 electronics core
- 1x USB-C charging cable or 1x external lithium-ion charger
- 1x 5V1A charging block for USB if applicable
- blade retention hex wrenches
- retention set screws
- 1x instruction card
You can find instructions below at SN-Pixel V4 Instructions
Before use, charge the saber fully with the provided cable and charging block. Make sure to not supply more than 5V and 1A output to the saber or charge the saber while it's on. If those numbers mean gibberish then don't worry, that's what the charging block is for!
Charge for about 3 hours for but make sure not to leave it completely unattended.
To insert the blade, use the provided hex key to loosen the emitter blade retention screws. Insert the blade and tighten the screws just enough to hold the blade in place with friction.
Be careful not to over-tighten, as this will dent and damage the blade. Light marks on the blade from the set screw is expected.
Features
SN-Pixel V4 comes with a large library of sound fonts (27) already on the SD card but you can add even more just by dragging and dropping it on the SD card. There are at least 10 blade styles and 12 preon effects that can be configured with even more available to be customized via the mobile app!
Check out the features!
Sound Fonts
Here are the 27 default sound fonts included on the SD card. You may add, edit, or delete sound fonts but make sure you keep a backup of the files on your local hard drive.
| Sound Font Name | Sound Font Artist |
| Ani's Padawan | JuanSith |
| Angry Ani | JuanSith |
| Blue Lady Master | JuanSith |
| Master Depa | JuanSith |
| D-Maul | JayDalorian |
| Dookula | JuanSith |
| Dark Sith Red | Mountain Sabers |
| Emperor | unknown |
| Fallen Order Cal | JuanSith |
| Frolic Frog | JuanSith |
| Graflex IX | JuanSith |
| Grumpy Ben | JuanSith |
| Inquisitor | JuanSith |
| L-Skywalker | JayDalorian |
| Mace Windy | JuanSith |
| Mando Saber | JuanSith |
| Master Mundi | JuanSith |
| Obi Ep III | JuanSith |
| Quin Vos | JuanSith |
| Revanchist - Reborn | JuanSith |
| Revanchist - The Butcher | JuanSith |
| Temple Guard | JuanSith |
| TFU 2 Secret Apprentice | JuanSith |
| The Lost Sister | JuanSith |
| Tulak: The Greatest Swordsman | JuanSith |
| Rogue Vader | JuanSith |
Adding Background Music
Some but not all of the default sound fonts have background tracks already.
If you wish to add tracks to a sound font make sure that they are:
- saved as .wav files
- bitrate of 44100 Hz
- saved without any metadata
Tracks are stored in each individual sound font folder with the following naming format track#.wav or track (#).wav. If you have multiple track files, make sure they are named in numeric sequential order. When playing background music the tracks would be selected at random.
Saber Operation (1 Button)
| Hibernate | |
| Wake up saber | Hold button |
| Switch between blade lengths for 32" and 36" blades | Quickly tap the button 3 times |
| Standby | |
| Ignite saber | Tap button or Twist the saber |
| Adjust volume | Hold the button for 1s or 1 LED button blink |
| Switch preon effect |
Hold the button for 2s or 2 LED button blinks |
| Switch blade style | Hold the button for 3s or 3 LED button blinks |
| Switch sound fonts | Hold the button for 4s or 4 LED button blinks or With the saber pointed up, hold the button and twist the saber |
| Switch background music | With the saber pointed down, hold the button and twist the saber |
| Enter hibernate mode | Hold the button for 5s or 5 LED button blinks |
| Automatically enters hibernate mode after idling for 10 minutes |
| Ignited | |
| Blaster block | Tap the button |
| Flash on Clash | Hard clash on the saber |
| Lockup | Hold the button for 1s or 1 LED button blink. Tap the button again to disengage lockup |
| Colour change | Hold the button for 2s or 2 LED button blinks |
| With the saber pointed down, hold the button and twist the saber The saber will cycle through the colours, tap the button again to select it |
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| Enable or Disable Flash on Clash | Hold the button for 3s or 3 LED button blinks |
| Retract saber | Hold the button for 4s or 4 LED button blinks |
| Twist the saber | |
| Force effect | With the saber pointed up, hold the button and twist the saber |
| Drag effect | Hold the button and clash the blade |
| Melt effect | Hold the button and thrust the saber horizontally forward |
Saber Operation (2 Buttons)
| Hibernate | |
| Wake up saber | Hold the Main button |
| Switch between blade lengths for 32" and 36" blades | Quickly tap the Main button 6 times |
| Standby | |
| Ignite saber | Tap button or Twist the saber |
| Adjust volume | Hold the Main and Aux button at the same time, release after the loud beep prompt to enter volume change mode. Click Main button to increase the volume and click Aux button to decrease the volume. Press and hold Main and Aux button to exit |
| Switch preon effect |
Hold the Main button for 1s |
| Switch blade style | Hold the Aux button for 1s |
| Switch sound fonts | Tap the Aux button or With the saber pointed up, hold the Aux button and twist the saber |
| Switch background music | With the saber pointed down, hold the Aux button and twist the saber |
| Enter hibernate mode | Tap the Aux button 3 times or Automatically enters hibernate mode after idling for 10 minutes |
| Ignited | |
| Blaster block | Tap the Aux button |
| Flash on Clash | Hard clash on the saber |
| Lockup | Hold the Aux button for 1s. Tap either button again to disengage lockup |
| Colour change | With the saber pointed down, hold the Aux button and twist the saber |
| Retract saber | Tap the Main button or Twist the saber |
| Force effect | With the saber pointed up, hold the Aux button and twist the saber |
| Drag effect | Hold the Main button and clash the blade. Tap either button again to disengage drag effect. |
| Melt effect | Thrust the saber horizontally forward |
| Enable or Disable Flash on Clash | Hold the Main and Aux button at the same time then release |
*Revised with feedback provided by u/B0BA_F33TT of the r/Lightsaber subreddit
Saber Customization
SD Card Customization
You can add sound fonts on the SD card with numerically ordered folder names. SN-Pixel V4 can take Proffie formatted sound fonts.
You can also customize blade styles in the "config.ini" file in the "set" directory.
Mobile App
In addition to the SD card, you can more easily customize the saber via Bluetooth using a mobile app. The app "ForcePark" is available on Android through the Google Play Store and iOS on the App Store.
It currently has the below icon:
Note: The iOS version of the app is currently experiencing connectivity issues. The engineering team from TXQ is looking into resolving this in a future firmware update.
Firmware
Your saber's firmware can be updated via the mobile app. But if you would like to manually update it you can follow the steps below as well as download the appropriate firmware update file.
To update the firmware of your soundboard:
- Remove the core from the saber
- Remove the battery from the core
- Remove the SD card from core
- Insert the SD card into your PC with a micro SD card reader
- Download the appropriate firmware binary
- Rename the firmware binary to ota.snv4 and copy it to the root of the SD card
- Re-insert the SD card back into the soundboard
- Re-insert the battery back into the core
- Wait for the saber to finish updating
Firmware Updates
Nov 2023
More Information
Battery Removal and Insertion
Some sabers may use an external battery charger which require removing the battery to recharge it. You may also want to remove the battery to reseat it in your ECO Saber or charge it externally. Below is a demo showing how to remove the battery from the tight battery holder and re-inserting it back in the core.Saber with multiple blade retention screws
What if my saber has multiple blade retention screws? Should I tighten them all in?
Good question, here are some diagrams to illustrate which ones you should tighten. The blade retention screws are marked in blue and the contact points acting on the blade are marked in red.
In the middle diagram with all retention screws tightened, the red areas marked in red are the surface area contact points of the blade. Note how it's only really making contact with the 4 retention screws and the opposite ones are counteracting against each other.
Whereas in the 3rd diagram on the right, where only retention screws on the same side are tightened, the blade has much more surface area contact with the inside wall of the hilt itself.
It's preferred to tighten retention screws on the same side, or 90 degrees from each other so the blade has more surface contact which results in it being held in the saber tighter.