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panni · 2008-03-31, 01:39

FANatic Monitor

Last updated: 08/03/31
Current version: 0.0.0.1b
Author: panni
Type: Utilities

Information
After failing in setting up the "My SpeedFan" plugin, which seems to have died in 2007 I decided a new system monitoring plugin for MediaPortal has to be developed.
With the working title "Speedphan" FANatic Monitor is the first MediaPortal plugin I've made and the first time I (was forced to) use C# - in the meantime I'm a Python developer.

Description
FANatic Monitor is a plugin which wraps up the information gathered from logfiles of the most famous Fan/Temperature/Voltage monitoring tool "SpeedFan" by Alfredo Milani Comparetti into a neat, lightweight MP plugin.
Compared to "My SpeedFan" this tool requires only a very short and easy to do setup and has a way clearer and more flexible output.

Downloads

Dependencies

MediaPortal 0.2.3.0 or later
SpeedFan (at least a version with Log support)

Installation

install SpeedFan (SpeedFan - Access temperature sensor in your computer - download the newest beta build if you want to have correct temperature readings on multi core systems for CoreX)
enable logging in the configuration of SpeedFan
check the "Logging" box of every sensor you want to have displayed in FANatic Monitor
use MPInstaller to install the MPI package, or extract the ZIP package to your MediaPortal folder (source included)
run FANatics setup
if your SpeedFan folder was not automatically detected by FANatic, please specify it
for every sensor in SpeedFan's config having "Logged" set to true please specify the type of the sensor in the "Sensors" part of the setup - this will define the unit of a sensor-reading's value (°F or °C for a temperature, rpm for a fan speed, V for a Voltage)
run MediaPortal

Roadmap
0.0.0.2

perhaps a neater look, some custom icons
configurable sensor reading threshold
threshold alarm on threshold reach
you tell me

Issues

fanatic.xml config file's layout is pretty ineffective; I was too lazy to improve the MPXMLConfig class stolen from My Speedfan; perhaps will redo it in some upcoming version

Version history
0.0.0.1b:

sensor hover didn't work
invalid installer MPI for custom skins now fixed

0.0.0.1:

initial release

Please comment on this plugin to help me improving it.

2008-03-31, 01:39	#1 (permalink)
panni Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 1 Post	FANatic Monitor FANatic Monitor Last updated: 08/03/31 Current version: 0.0.0.1b Author: panni Type: Utilities *Information* After failing in setting up the "My SpeedFan" plugin, which seems to have died in 2007 I decided a new system monitoring plugin for MediaPortal has to be developed. With the working title "Speedphan" FANatic Monitor is the first MediaPortal plugin I've made and the first time I (was forced to) use C# - in the meantime I'm a Python developer. *Description* FANatic Monitor is a plugin which wraps up the information gathered from logfiles of the most famous Fan/Temperature/Voltage monitoring tool "SpeedFan" by Alfredo Milani Comparetti into a neat, lightweight MP plugin. Compared to "My SpeedFan" this tool requires only a very short and easy to do setup and has a way clearer and more flexible output. *Downloads* MPI (Team MediaPortal) MPI (local mirror - fixed installer) ZIP (incl. source) (temporarily) *Dependencies* MediaPortal 0.2.3.0 or later SpeedFan (at least a version with Log support) *Installation* install SpeedFan (SpeedFan - Access temperature sensor in your computer - download the newest beta build if you want to have correct temperature readings on multi core systems for CoreX) enable logging in the configuration of SpeedFan check the "Logging" box of every sensor you want to have displayed in FANatic Monitor use MPInstaller to install the MPI package, or extract the ZIP package to your MediaPortal folder (source included) run FANatics setup if your SpeedFan folder was not automatically detected by FANatic, please specify it for every sensor in SpeedFan's config having "Logged" set to true please specify the type of the sensor in the "Sensors" part of the setup - this will define the unit of a sensor-reading's value (°F or °C for a temperature, rpm for a fan speed, V for a Voltage) run MediaPortal *Roadmap* 0.0.0.2 perhaps a neater look, some custom icons configurable sensor reading threshold threshold alarm on threshold reach you tell me *Issues* fanatic.xml config file's layout is pretty ineffective; I was too lazy to improve the MPXMLConfig class stolen from My Speedfan; perhaps will redo it in some upcoming version *Version history* 0.0.0.1b: sensor hover didn't work invalid installer MPI for custom skins now fixed 0.0.0.1: initial release Please comment on this plugin to help me improving it. Last edited by panni; 2008-04-01 at 00:25.