Zalman HD135 VFD (VlSys Mplay)

[cml11]

[quote=cybrmage;219972]

Originally Posted by cml11

It will close it on start if detects it and run it again on plugin exit.

If you had read back through the thread, you would see that this has already been discussed...

At the moment, we are trying to get the display and the remote control fully functional.... That is the priority... other embelishments will be considered after the priority work is completed.


THX Cybermage, I know that it IS priority no.1. So thank you that my idea was get for sb's information. Sorry for interrupting, I've had urge to reply to that super solution gaved me by Herr R aus B

[Herr R aus B]

Yo! We're geting somewhere.

The remote still doesn't function as nothing happens in MP, but the standby sequence seems to be OK now. The display is on, the indicator LED is lit and it definately can be woke up using the remote. After being back online the display also is reinitialized correctly. I tested this now several times - works. The only issue is, that i get a warning saying, that some network drives lost there connection (HTPC accesses data on another windows machine and from a samba server on a third machine). But that also happened with MHC so I guess it's a windows problem.

Now we still don't know what 0xA4 0x7E is. Maybe it is "switch on internal standby display" and then the 0xA4 {8 bytes} sets the internal clock and 0xAE definately swithces on the device's standby mode?

Originally Posted by cybrmage

I don't think that the year is transmitted...

Definately not as this 0x0B obviously never changes...

Originally Posted by cybrmage

Byte 4 is the number of days in the month... (28 in february 2007, 29 in February 2008). That would only be significant IF the display does have an on-board calender, hence needs to know the number of days in the month so that it can change the month at the appropriate time.

You know I was sitting here thinking that this 28 and 31 tells me something. I had that strong feeling, I knew these numbers... But what the heck... days in month! Of course! As you did all this (really unnecessary!) self bashing regarding all this bugs you coded in the last 2 versions, which was no problem at all, now it's up to me to do some self bashing for being absolutely stupid, ignorant and blind

Originally Posted by cybrmage

I'll see what I can come up with.... (what are (were) you using?? BusHound??

No - some tool called "Device Monitoring Studio 5.22" by HHD software. Thesy also have a free serial monitor, but that one refuses to run under XP64 due to wrong security settings, which are exactly set as the software needs it. Obviously not supporting XP64 properly...

Originally Posted by cybrmage

If you're in the oil or construction industry or retailing, chances are very good..., The IT industry, OK, others... not so much... At least that is the case out west... I haven't lived in the east for 10 years...

I am a computer scientist with a university degree -somethingsimilarto amasters degree. I am in IT business since prox. 20 years. Started as student working during undergrade days, then 7 years as programmer for some companies and IBM, then technical project leader for IBM, software development leaderfor an international klogistics company and now I am doing IT strategy for the federal state of Berlin, setting up a so called egovernment service platform. All SOA based as in setting up lots of SOAP based web services. I lead that project, mke some 20 ppl from different companies work and have all these negotiations with politicians and customers and bla... This experience might be helpful to find a job in Canada plus the fact that I somehow speak German fluently... I wonder why...

Originally Posted by cybrmage

Oh... Sorry.... got a little off topic... 8-} (Nice little change of pace)

Well - somehow we spent the last three days together in a way - there should be room for different things aside bits and bytes - shouldn't it?

Originally Posted by cybrmage

Again... My appologies for all the work I caused you... hopefully, some good will come of it! 8-}

Not that again! You're doing the coding, I am doing the testing. I regard this being a good example of international team work. Is fun! And when I am getting tired a take a break and I hope you are doing the same! The last two versions were rather buggy, but I know that from my coding days. Everything works well and then suddenly it's getting worse and worse - clear signal, that you have been coding too much and lost concentration... No problem at all to me. We still are not in any customer / deliverer situation where i can come up with demands. As this is a free software project I am very happy, that you invest all the time. So it's a natural thing that I make some efforts, too. I will never understand these ppl who get in forums like that with a rather demanding attitude like "This doesn't work, you have to fix it now - if not you and the software suck!" - I mean, if these ppl paid some bigger amount of money, that might be acceptable - but as nobody has to pay for it, the ppl using the software should support the ppl coding it...

If only I hadn't screwed that COM port analyzer...

And I wish I would be able to do the coding myself. When this is done, we might discuss, how to set up a proper development environment. Once I#Ve downloaded this MS Express 2005 edition. Just saw, there is the 2008 version out. I wonder whether that's sufficient for coding in the MP context, cbeause being for free it might be interesting...

Anyway - here are the logs:

[Herr R aus B]

Originally Posted by cml11

THX Cybermage, I know that it IS priority no.1. So thank you that my idea was get for sb's information. Sorry for interrupting, I've had urge to reply to that super solution gaved me by Herr R aus B

Wich definately was meant being a joke

[cml11]

Originally Posted by Herr R aus B

Wich definately was meant being a joke

I think that it must to be And again - thank you for that driver coding...

[Herr R aus B]

Originally Posted by cml11

And again - thank you for that driver coding...

Well I am just a dumb test bot...

[jaylemur]

Hi !

I was expecting for a long time this possibility to manage my M-play blast display through Media Portal.
And I should say that you (developers and testers) made a very good job for this.

I tried today the last version from this thread and could observe that the management of the fans doesn't seems to work for me.
Each time MP starts, the fan1 stops. And that for every kind of configuration.

Please let me know if you need more informations.

TIA
Cheers.

[Herr R aus B]

Hi!

I took a look at your log. It says, that you've set fan control for fan 2 to manual and fan 1 to automatic. The log says, that temp sensor 1 delivers 0°C - must be cold at your place I've just checked my last log and saw that both temp sensors report 0°C - according to the log that is.... As I have some 20°C in my room I guess that in this version the input handling of the COM port is still buggy as there is no remote support neither. We will have to wait util the next version. Btw. try to download this older version - there the input from the remote works and also the fan control should be OK...

Greetings

Axel

[cybrmage]

Fortunately... you don't have to wait long...


Herr R aus B: take in easy with the "UP" button.... you'll break it 8-}

Here is the new version

(Sorry for the quick reply.... I'm at work (on lunch break)... I want to get some of the issue the last logs revealed fixed...)

Regards,
CybrMage

[Herr R aus B]

Originally Posted by cybrmage

Fortunately... you don't have to wait long...

Neat!

Originally Posted by cybrmage

Herr R aus B: take in easy with the "UP" button.... you'll break it 8-}

Actually you are really reading the logs You wanted button repeats - you've got button repeats!

Originally Posted by cybrmage

Here is the new version

I will be testing it in about 1,5 hors - actually again have recordings running I am excited!

Originally Posted by cybrmage

(Sorry for the quick reply.... I'm at work (on lunch break)... I want to get some of the issue the last logs revealed fixed...)

Funny! If you are at work, then use your break as a break - we all can wait! Thank you anyway

[jaylemur]

Hi !

Thanks to both for your fast reply.

I tried the new version from Cybrmage.
Unfortunately this didn't solve my fan's problem.

I could see in the log that it seems that MP doesn't get any temperature information

"2008-01-02 20:20:27.484375 [Info.][ExternalDisplay]: VLSYS_Mplay.SetFanSpeed() Using automatic setting for Fan1: temp = 0, speed = 0 (Temp data not yet valid)"

If I configure to manual 50%, the fan stops also, till MP is closed.

Any hint ?