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Open Panzer Help / Re: OP Config failed to load

« Last post by LukeZ on April 16, 2026, 08:16:42 AM »

Yes, I am running OP Config without issues on both Windows 10 and 11.

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Open Panzer Help / Re: OP Config failed to load

« Last post by rockchuck on April 16, 2026, 07:48:09 AM »

Thanks Luke
I will try that. I might have to get a newer laptop as I have been putting it off. I have got a Win 11 desktop pc which I will load the new OP Config onto, it just isn't very portable to carry out to my shed where the tanks are.
Will OP Config etc work on a Win10 pc  as i might be able to get a cheap secondhand laptop?

thanks again
cheers
john

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Open Panzer Help / Re: OP Config failed to load

« Last post by LukeZ on April 16, 2026, 06:51:46 AM »

Hi John,

That kernel32.dll is not part of OP Config, but is something to do with Windows 7, and so far as Google has been able to enlighten me, indicates that Windows doesn't think that OP Config is compatible with Windows 7. About a year ago there was a major update of OP Config that maybe was the cause of this, since it certainly did previously work with Windows 7.

Maybe it's possible to get it to work on Windows 7, but since I no longer have that operating system I'm unable to troubleshoot it. What you can try instead is to use an older version of OP Config (and TCB firmware).

You'll want to uninstall the OP Config you put on there, and then download version 0.93.78 (dated 11/3/2024) from the OP Config prior releases page. This was the last version before the major update so I'm assuming it would still be compatible with Windows 7, but I can't be sure.

Install that on your computer and see if it can run ok. If so, then you will also need to flash the corresponding old firmware onto your TCB. You want 0.93.78 again (the TCB firmware is dated 3/6/2024, and you can download it here. You'll have to right-click on the 0.93.78 link and select "Save link as" to save the hex file to your computer (otherwise it will just show you the hex in your browser).

In OP Config, go to the Firmware tab, and rather than clicking the "Get Latest Release" button, click the "Use your own Hex" button instead, and then select the 0.93.78 hex file you downloaded, then flash that to your TCB.

Hopefully that works, let me know.

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Open Panzer Help / OP Config failed to load

« Last post by rockchuck on April 16, 2026, 12:53:54 AM »

Hello
I'm building another tank and have installed  TCB that had older firmware on it so I used my Win 7 laptop with OP Config on it to upgrade the firmware to the TCB which it did correctly. The existing OP Config then informed me that the latest TCB firmware needed the latest OP Config firmware. I proceeded to download and install the latest OP config which it appeared to install correctly.
However when I tried to run the new version of OP Config it failed to load and displayed an error message" GetCurrentPackageFullName --could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNAL32.dll"

So I have a TCB that I can't communicate with.
Any help would be appreciated
thanks
john (rockchuck)

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Open Panzer Help / Re: Barrel smoker

« Last post by Tom on April 14, 2026, 05:32:21 AM »

Just set it up..outside of tank atm.
Works perfectly.  Very impressive how quickly the smoke generates and blows out per cannon trigger! Also great installation guide:)

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Open Panzer Help / Re: Separate smoke and fan

« Last post by Tom on April 12, 2026, 07:03:01 PM »

Found one for $ 10 will see how it works:)

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Open Panzer Help / Re: Separate smoke and fan

« Last post by Tom on April 12, 2026, 03:18:23 PM »

Seems there is a tiny 3 volt fan but it's $25!

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Open Panzer Help / Re: Separate smoke and fan

« Last post by Tom on April 12, 2026, 12:36:01 PM »

Thanks Luke. A 3 volt fan would work but seems they are only 5v. I'll work around it.
I was using a relay switch but going to try the barrel smoke using those outputs.

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Open Panzer Help / Re: Separate smoke and fan

« Last post by LukeZ on April 12, 2026, 05:26:37 AM »

There is not an a simple way to boost the voltage of the aux output, no.

The aux output can do a max of 5 volts, but it also does less than that if you are varying the speed of your fan, so it is not a fixed voltage. The way it modifies the voltage is through high speed switching, which I suspect your voltage booster does not like. Secondly, even if your booster worked, that extra voltage has to come from somewhere - and it comes through an increase in current. You could find yourself exceeding the limits of the Aux mosfet, or of the TCB regulator.

It's not impossible to boost the voltage, but you'd need a 7.4 volt source, and then feed the Aux output into another mosfet circuit, which would use the Aux as a signal only, to control the higher voltage. But that requires you to make another circuit.

If you don't need variable speed control, just on/off, then you could use one of the General Purpose I/O ports to control a relay, which would then switch your 7.4 volt source.

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Open Panzer Help / Separate smoke and fan

« Last post by Tom on April 11, 2026, 03:40:36 PM »

Set up 5 volt aux for fan and it works.
Is there a way to boost  fan voltage?
I tried a voltage booster I used to increase 7.4 volts to heater on another tank. But it didn't register any voltage output on the 5volt aux