LCD plugin supporting more than 70 display types (now with full graphics support!!!) (1 Viewer)

[Dirk]

I am trying to make a externaldisplay.xml for 4 lines.

Where can I find information how to rebuild such a file?

How to use keywords like isnull notnull or to know the differences between property values, text values or parse values?

I have found information about mediaportal properties like #title , #TV.view.channel etc. in the csv.
But i would to have a complete overview of all the possibilities
For instance values like #112 or #736 still puzzle me

 

[JoeDalton]

Dirk,

Just some quick explanations, because I don't have much time now...

• parse values represent a text with a number of property references. These property references are replaced by their values when the text is displayed. (Enable the property browser in the plugin setup to see all available properties)
  
  text values are the same, but contain references to strings that should be translated. #999 is then the ID of the string you want to display (see in the language .xml files for the list of possible values)
  
  property values are the same than text values, but contain just a single property reference. (This works much faster than a parse value)]
  
  notnull or isnull are special kinds of property values. If you add one of them to one of the values explained above, than it is evaluated before, and only if the condition matches (property is null or not) the text is sent to the display.

I hope this gets you started...

Joe

 

[quazar]

Great plugin!

This plugin works very nice with my HD44780 4x40 LCD. I'm also very interested in a 4lined externaldisplay.xml file though. :roll:
It would be great if somebody would be so kind as to paste their solution here or send it to me! iisquazar AT yahoo.com Thanx for this great plugin

 

[Dirk]

Here is a first version of the 4 lines display that I use.
You can find it at:

http://members.chello.nl/~d.diederik/mediaportal/ExternalDisplay.xml

Do NOT forget to make a backup of original file.
Also replace the first line with the line from your own file, because it contains the settings of your own display.

Joe thanks for the explaining of the file.

 

[tomtom21000]

Hi,
now i am using MP 0.1.3.0 and i use also a imon vfd which is working great with MediaPortal but i have always still the problem that the display is not clear if i shut MP or when i shutdown the pc.
Have someone a idea how i can fix this problem?

Hi JoeDalton,
is this on your ToDo list?

asking because i have a new imon vfd istalled now.

tomtom

 

[CHli]

Hi,
now i am using MP 0.1.3.0 and i use also a imon vfd which is working great with MediaPortal but i have always still the problem that the display is not clear if i shut MP or when i shutdown the pc.
Have someone a idea how i can fix this problem?

Hi JoeDalton,
is this on your ToDo list?

asking because i have a new imon vfd istalled now.

tomtom

Interesed in this feature too cause I've got the same problem here Thanks Joe !

 

[Anonymous]

Re: LCD display Dign HV7SQ case

I build a HTPC using a Dign HV7SQ case. I use media portal for more than 1/2 jear and it is a great program. There is one thing i don't get working and that is the LCD screen. Does anybody get it working? and who can help me with this minor problem.

Wietze,

I think your case has a Sasem OnAir USB VFD display. Unfortunately that is not directly supported by my plugin. But I saw that the Uneed site has some settings to get it to work with Girder. You can then use the Girder driver in my plugin to send the generated display lines to Girder.

There is some info in this thread on how to use my plugin in cooperation with Girder...

Joe

I'm afraid that won't work. You can tell Girder(trough the OnAir plugin) what to display on the screen by typing the text in Grider, but you can't use the strings that the MP LCD plugin sends to Girder.

Only solution is to rewire the display to parallel. (see page 20 for the cable pin-out).

 

[xavier]

ExternalDisplay+Girder crash with the Yes/no dialog

Hi JoeDalton,

with the latest CVS, when MediaPortal display a Yes/no dialog, it crashes, not answering anymore to the keyboard commands.

Edit 03-Sept-05 Same result with 0.2.0.0 RC_1

Example: in MyVideos, I select a video to play and MediaPortal ask me Resume move to last time ? The result is a MediaPortal freeze, no keyboard or mouse response, only Ctrl-Alt-Canc to exit.

The crash occurs if I have enable the ExternalDisplay plugin with the Girder module and the Girder application is active.

In Girder I have not loaded any plugins and I have not planned any event or command (pratically none .GML file exist).

The crash doesn't occur if I run MediaPortal without loading Girder or if I disable ExternalDisplay and then load Girder.

This is my MediaPortal.log file:

03/08/2005 19.22.52 Mediaportal is starting up
03/08/2005 19.22.52   Set current directory to :C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal
03/08/2005 19.22.52   Set registry keys for intervideo/windvd/hauppauge codecs
03/08/2005 19.22.52   verify that directx 9 is installed
03/08/2005 19.22.52   verify that windows mediaplayer 9 or 10 is installed
03/08/2005 19.22.53   Check if mediaportal is already started
03/08/2005 19.22.53   delete old log\capture.log file...
03/08/2005 19.22.53   Check skin version
03/08/2005 19.22.53   Load key mapping from keymap.xml
03/08/2005 19.22.53   Init playlist player
03/08/2005 19.22.53   creating the WINLIRC device
03/08/2005 19.22.53 Initialising WinLirc...
03/08/2005 19.22.53 WinLirc window not found, starting WinLirc
03/08/2005 19.22.53 Winlirc process not found
03/08/2005 19.22.53   done creating the WINLIRC device
03/08/2005 19.22.53   Init players
03/08/2005 19.22.53   initializing DirectX
03/08/2005 19.22.53 MAP: using default mappings for DirectInput
03/08/2005 19.22.53 texturemanager:dispose()
03/08/2005 19.22.53 TexturePacker:Dispose()
03/08/2005 19.22.54   Load key mapping from keymap.xml
03/08/2005 19.22.54   load localized strings from:language\English\strings.xml
03/08/2005 19.22.54 TexturePacker: Loaded skin\mce\packedgfx0.png texture:2048x2048 miplevels:1
03/08/2005 19.22.54 TexturePacker: Loaded skin\mce\packedgfx1.png texture:2048x2048 miplevels:1
03/08/2005 19.22.54   Load fonts from skin\mce\fonts.xml
03/08/2005 19.22.54   fonts.InitializeDeviceObjects()
03/08/2005 19.22.54   Loaded font:debug height:12 texture:512x512 chars:[32-255] miplevels:1
03/08/2005 19.22.55   Loaded font:font10 height:10 texture:512x512 chars:[32-513] miplevels:1
03/08/2005 19.22.55   Loaded font:font12 height:12 texture:512x512 chars:[32-513] miplevels:1
03/08/2005 19.22.55   Loaded font:font13 height:13 texture:1024x1024 chars:[32-513] miplevels:1
03/08/2005 19.22.55   Loaded font:font14 height:14 texture:1024x1024 chars:[32-513] miplevels:1
03/08/2005 19.22.55   Loaded font:font16 height:16 texture:1024x1024 chars:[32-513] miplevels:1
03/08/2005 19.22.55   Loaded font:font18 height:18 texture:1024x1024 chars:[32-513] miplevels:1
03/08/2005 19.22.56   Loaded font:dingbats height:24 texture:1024x1024 chars:[32-513] miplevels:1
03/08/2005 19.22.56   Loaded font:font32 height:32 texture:256x256 chars:[48-59] miplevels:1
03/08/2005 19.22.56   Loaded font:font48 height:48 texture:512x512 chars:[48-59] miplevels:1
03/08/2005 19.22.56   Loaded font:font72 height:72 texture:512x512 chars:[48-59] miplevels:1
03/08/2005 19.22.56   Loaded font:fontSVT height:13 texture:1024x1024 chars:[32-513] miplevels:1
03/08/2005 19.22.56   Load skin mce
03/08/2005 19.22.56   LoadWindowPlugins()
03/08/2005 19.22.56   Load plugins from :plugins\windows\Dialogs.dll
03/08/2005 19.22.56   Load plugins from :plugins\windows\DotMSN.dll
03/08/2005 19.22.56   Load plugins from :plugins\windows\PVRSchedulerPlugin.dll
03/08/2005 19.22.56 PVR Scheduler Plugin initialised
03/08/2005 19.22.56 opening tvdatabase
03/08/2005 19.22.56 AddTable: tblversion
03/08/2005 19.22.56 AddTable: channel
03/08/2005 19.22.56 AddTable: tblPrograms
03/08/2005 19.22.56 AddTable: genre
03/08/2005 19.22.56 AddTable: recording
03/08/2005 19.22.56 AddTable: canceledseries
03/08/2005 19.22.56 AddTable: recorded
03/08/2005 19.22.56 AddTable: tblDVBSMapping
03/08/2005 19.22.56 AddTable: tblDVBCMapping
03/08/2005 19.22.56 AddTable: tblATSCMapping
03/08/2005 19.22.56 AddTable: tblDVBTMapping
03/08/2005 19.22.56 AddTable: tblGroups
03/08/2005 19.22.56 AddTable: tblGroupMapping
03/08/2005 19.22.56 AddTable: tblChannelCard
03/08/2005 19.22.56 AddTable: tblNotifies
03/08/2005 19.22.56 AddTable: tblEPGMapping
03/08/2005 19.22.56 tvdatabase opened
03/08/2005 19.22.56   Load plugins from :plugins\windows\SchedulerData.dll
03/08/2005 19.22.56   Load plugins from :plugins\windows\WindowPlugins.dll
03/08/2005 19.22.56 Opening music database
03/08/2005 19.22.56 AddTable:[artist]
03/08/2005 19.22.56 AddTable:[album]
03/08/2005 19.22.56 AddTable:[genre]
03/08/2005 19.22.56 AddTable:[path]
03/08/2005 19.22.56 AddTable:[albuminfo]
03/08/2005 19.22.56 AddTable:[artistinfo]
03/08/2005 19.22.56 AddTable:[song]
03/08/2005 19.22.56 music database opened
03/08/2005 19.22.56   Loading references from skin\mce\references.xml
03/08/2005 19.22.56   original skin size:720x576
03/08/2005 19.22.57 Init MPScript
03/08/2005 19.22.57 C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\scripts
03/08/2005 19.22.58 xml:skin\mce\tvOSD.xml image id:350 width:0 height:0 gfx:-
03/08/2005 19.22.58 xml:skin\mce\videoOSD.xml image id:350 width:0 height:0 gfx:-
03/08/2005 19.22.58   WindowManager.Load
03/08/2005 19.22.58   load calibration720x576.xml
03/08/2005 19.22.58   WindowManager.Preinitialize
03/08/2005 19.22.58 TexturePacker: fontengine add texure:199
03/08/2005 19.22.58   texturemanager:added:skin\mce\media\black.bmp total:0 mem left:450887680
03/08/2005 19.22.58   WindowManager.ActivateWindow
03/08/2005 19.22.58 xml:skin\mce\home.xml image id:1000 width:0 height:0 gfx:-
03/08/2005 19.22.58   texturemanager:added:skin\mce\media\background.png total:1 mem left:450887680
03/08/2005 19.22.58 window:MediaPortal.GUI.Home.HomeWindow init
03/08/2005 19.22.58   skin initialized
03/08/2005 19.22.58   DX9 size: 720x576
03/08/2005 19.22.58   video ram left:440320 KByte
03/08/2005 19.22.58 running...
03/08/2005 19.22.58 Mediaportal.OnStartup()
03/08/2005 19.22.58 Recorder: Loading capture cards from capturecards.xml
03/08/2005 19.22.58 Recorder:    card:1 video device:B2C2 MPEG-2 Source TV:True  record:True priority:10
03/08/2005 19.22.58 Recorder:    card:2 video device:Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture TV:True  record:True priority:1
03/08/2005 19.22.58 Recorder: tv channel changed:Rai Uno
03/08/2005 19.22.59   PlugInManager.Load()
03/08/2005 19.22.59   Load plugins from :plugins\process\ECP2Assembly.dll
03/08/2005 19.22.59   Load plugins from :plugins\process\ECP2Plugin.dll
03/08/2005 19.22.59   Load plugins from :plugins\process\ProcessPlugins.dll
03/08/2005 19.22.59   PlugInManager.Start()
03/08/2005 19.22.59 open folderdatabase
03/08/2005 19.22.59 AddTable:[path]
03/08/2005 19.22.59 AddTable:[setting]
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ECP2: Remoting initialised.
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Determining configured display type...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Searching type Girder...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading drivers...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading DebugForm...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading VLSYSLis2...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading iMON...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading ClipBoard...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading Girder...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading MediaPad...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading PropertySetter...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\ba66.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\belc.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\bt62005.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\eep_serial.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\fanomatic.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\hd44780.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\hd44780_4x40.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\hd61830.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\ks0108_128x64.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\m50530s.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\m50530_24x8.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\MT-12232A.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\nju6426.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\noritake_gu7000.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\noritake_gu_128x32_311.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\noritake_tseries.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\pcd8544.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\PCF8548.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\sed133x.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\sed133x_usb_lui.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\sed1520.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\sed1530.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\slx2016.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Loading C:\Programmi\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process\LCDDrivers\t6963c.dll...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Driver loading complete...
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay: Requested type was found.
03/08/2005 19.22.59 ExternalDisplay plugin started
03/08/2005 19.23.03 window:MediaPortal.GUI.Home.HomeWindow deinit
03/08/2005 19.23.03 texturemanager:CleanupThumbs()
03/08/2005 19.23.03 Total Memory allocated:2,43 MB
03/08/2005 19.23.04 window:MediaPortal.GUI.Video.GUIVideoFiles init
03/08/2005 19.23.04 opening video database
03/08/2005 19.23.04 AddTable: bookmark
03/08/2005 19.23.04 AddTable: genre
03/08/2005 19.23.04 AddTable: genrelinkmovie
03/08/2005 19.23.04 AddTable: movie
03/08/2005 19.23.04 AddTable: movieinfo
03/08/2005 19.23.04 AddTable: actorlinkmovie
03/08/2005 19.23.04 AddTable: actors
03/08/2005 19.23.04 AddTable: path
03/08/2005 19.23.04 AddTable: files
03/08/2005 19.23.04 AddTable: resume
03/08/2005 19.23.04 AddTable: duration
03/08/2005 19.23.04 AddTable: actorinfo
03/08/2005 19.23.04 AddTable: actorinfomovies
03/08/2005 19.23.04 video database opened
03/08/2005 19.23.04 key:13 0xD (2)
03/08/2005 19.23.05 key:13 0xD (2)
03/08/2005 19.23.05 GUIVideoFiles::OnPlayBackStopped idFile=1 timeMovieStopped=458 resumeData=System.Byte[]
03/08/2005 19.23.05 window:MediaPortal.Dialogs.GUIDialogYesNo init

Regards,
xavier.

 

[quazar]

Thanx!

Thanks Joe and Dirk! This plugin now runs very smoothly on my 4x40. So I don't need to switch on the TV anymore if I want to listenen to music.

 

[ALEXEI]

This Media portal really is amazing.

I've read this thread a few times now because i'm trying to get this plugin to work with my SilverStone "LASCALA" LC10S-M case and imon vfd.

I just cannot configure it though. Has anybody else been able to ?

Lcd smartie is working ok.

Thanks