RETRO TECH AT DC33
          GAT ADDON

          USER MANUAL
          VERSION 1

          CREATED 08-05-24
          UPDATED 08-08-25




CONGRATURATIONS! YOU ARE THE PROUD
OWNER OF A RETRO TECH ADDON GAT!

EXPERIENCE THE WONDERFUL BEWILDERMENT
OF OUR TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FIRST TIME!




LAYOUT

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BASIC USAGE INSTRUCTIONS

PLUG IN THE BADGE ADDON INTO A BADGE
FOLLOWING THE V1.69BIS, GAT V0, OR
PROVISION SAO V3 STANDARDS.

OPTIONALLY, SOURCE THE FUTURISTIC
UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CABLE TECHNOLOGY
AND PLUG THE ADDON INTO A FUTURE
TECH STANDARDIZED POWER SOURCE.


THE ADDON HAS THREE OPERATING MODES:
  - PROGRAM RUN MODE
  - PROGRAM SELECTION MODE
  - PARAMETER EDIT MODE

RETRO TECH BOOTS UP INTO
PROGRAM RUN MODE.




PROGRAM RUN MODE

  - PRESS THE JOG WHEEL UP TO CHANGE
      CURSOR COLOR
  - PRESS THE JOG WHEEL DOWN TO CHANGE
      CURSOR FLASH RATE
  - ROTATE THE KNOB TO
      ADJUST BRIGHTNESS

THE CURSOR HAS FOUR MODES:
WHITE, GREEN, AMBER, OR OFF.

ANY ENABLED PROGRAMS WILL RUN WHILE IN
PROGRAM RUN MODE. EACH PROGRAM HAS ITS
OWN PARAMETERS. ONE ENABLED PROGRAM
WILL BE RANDOMLY SELECTED TO RUN.
AFTER RUNNING FOR A PERIOD OF 15-120
SECONDS, A NEW PROGRAM WILL BE
SELECTED.

BY DEFAULT, NO PROGRAMS ARE SELECTED.



PROGRAM SELECTION MODE

TO ENTER PROGRAM SELECTION MODE,
PRESS AND HOLD THE JOG WHEEL IN
FROM PROGRAM RUN MODE.

WHILE IN THIS MODE, THE "STAT" LED ON
THE REAR OF THE ADDON WILL RAPIDLY
FLASH.

  - PRESS THE JOG WHEEL IN TO SELECT
      OR DESELECT A PROGRAM
  - PRESS THE JOG WHEEL UP OR DOWN TO
      SELECT THE NEXT OR PREVIOUS
      PROGRAM
  - THE KNOB DOES NOTHING IN THIS MODE

THE CURSOR WILL INDICATE IF A PROGRAM
IS ENABLED BY FLASHING.

EACH LETTER OF "RETRO" INDICATES A
UNIQUE PROGRAM. THE LETTER WILL
ILLUMINATE AS A PREVIEW OF THAT
PROGRAM.

HERE IS THE PROGRAM LIST:
  R = RAINBOW
  E = EXCITING FADES ACROSS AND DOWN
  T = TWINKLING
  R = REALLY OBNOXIOUS ALTERANTING
  O = OPERATING A KEYBOARD



PARAMETER EDIT MODE

TO ENTER PARAMETER EDIT MODE, PRESS
AND HOLD THE JOG WHEEL IN FROM PROGRAM
SELECTION MODE.

THIS MODE WILL BE SKIPPED AND THE ADDON
WILL RETURN TO PROGRAM RUN MODE IF NO
PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN ENABLED.

WHILE IN THIS MODE, THE "STAT" LED
WILL SLOWLY FLASH.

THIS MODE HAS TWO SUBMODES:
  WHEN THE CURSOR IS NOT LIT:
    PROGRAM TO EDIT SELECTOR SUB-MODE
    - PRESS THE JOG WHEEL UP OR DOWN TO
        SELECT THE NEXT OR PREVIOUS
        PROGRAM
    - PRESS THE JOG WHEEL IN TO
        EDIT THE SELECTED PROGRAM        
    
  WHEN THE CURSOR IS LIT:
    PROGRAM PARAMETER EDITOR SUB-MODE
    - PRESS THE JOG WHEEL UP OR DOWN TO
        ADJUST PARAMETER ONE. THIS
        ADJUSTMENT WILL LOOP FROM 0-255
        ON UP AND 255-0 ON DOWN.  THE
        ACTUAL VALUE CANNOT BE READ,
        ONLY THE EFFECT.
    - ROTATE THE KNOB TO ADJUST
        PARAMETER TWO. THE KNOB'S
        POSITION INDICATES THE VALUE.
    - PRESS AND HOLD THE JOG WHEEL IN
        TO EXIT PROGRAM PARAMETER EDIT
        SUB-MODE, BACK TO PROGRAM TO
        EDIT MODE

TO RETURN TO PROGRAM RUN MODE, PRESS
AND HOLD THE JOG WHEEEL IN. . YOUR
SETTINGS WILL BE SAVED.



PARAMETER LIST
  RAINBOW
    - BUTTON: ANGLE OF PUKE (8 ANGLES)
    - KNOB: RGB HUE WHEEL DISTANCE

  FADES
    - BUTTON: FADE RATE
    - KNOB: HUE

  TWINKLING:
    - BUTTON: SATURATION
    - KNOB: HOW MANY TWINKLES

  ALTERNATING:
    - BUTTON: DEGREES OF HUE WHEEL
    - KNOB: HUE

  PROGRAM 4, OPERATING A KEYBOARD,
  HAS NO USER EDITABLE PARAMETERS.
  HOWEVER, IT WILL TAKE ON THE COLOR
  OF THE CURSOR.



SETTINGS RESET

TO RESET ALL SETTINGS, PRESS AND HOLD
THE JOG WHEEL DOWN WHILE POWERING ON.

THIS RESET IS ONLY STORED IN VOLATILE
MEMORY. TO COMMIT THE RESET STATE TO
NON-VOLATILE MEMORY, ENTER PROGRAM
SELECT MODE THEN LEAVE PROGRAM SELECT
MODE.



BOOTLOADER

THIS ADDON CONTAINS A FUTURISTC
UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS BOOTLOADER.
TO ACTIVATE BOOTLOADER, PRESS AND HOLD
THE "BOOT" BUTTON WHILE PLUGGING IN
A MINI-B UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CABLE.

USE THE PROVIDED PIRATE UTILITY TO
UPDATE THE FIRMWARE.