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

[BoelShit]

Seems to be a MP bug/problem.. There are more users saying thumbs aren't showing anymore when music/radio is played.

BTW got a feature request for the plugin. Now the plugin clears the LCD when MP is exited. Is it possible to have the plugin change the text shown to a standby text which user can fill in himself rather then clearing the LCD?

Example:

MediaPortal
Standby

So the wife knows the machine is off :lol:

 

[JoeDalton]

DMAN_LFC also requested that feature :wink:
I'll have a look at it.

Joe

 

[JoeDalton]

FYI: I added a few new display drivers in CVS. For the full list of supported displays, see the first post in this thread.

iMON users that have troubles with the existing driver, there is a new (LCDHype) driver added that might work for you.

Joe

 

[wtfidiot21]

Thanks again Joe, for the new VFD support. I myself I'am having trouble with the new CVS build. I got a new X11 OrigenAE case with the IRTrans VFD. Having trouble setting up the display with the new plugin. I select the correct VFD from the external displays plugin. Do all I need is the driver for the LCD/VCD IRTrans or do I have to install anything else. The VFD is on and working, all it displays is the date and time. For some reason this isn't working as easy as my old IMON VFD with MediaPortal.

Has anybody got your IRTrans VFD to work?

I'm also using a MCE remote and receiver to navigate thru Mediaportal. I just want the IRTrans to display information,

Enough rambling.. Hopefully someone has had the same problem.

 

[JoeDalton]

Hmm. I forgot to add the port "localhost" to the list of ports in the plugin configuration. This driver connects to an IRTrans server through TCP/IP, so you need to tell it the address to connect to.

Try the following:

• * Edit the ExternalDisplay.xml file with notepad
  * Set the Port to "localhost" or "127.0.0.1".
  * Make sure the IRTrans server is running.
  * Then restart MediaPortal.

Let me know if this helps...

Joe

 

[wtfidiot21]

Sorry Joe, I'm not good with code.

Where is the ExternalDisplay.xml file located in the mediaportal folder? And how do you add localhost? I need the command line to type. I'm a noob at this stuff.

 

[csabal]

Hi Joe,

Is this driver update will be available to relase 0.1.3.0?

I have trouble with the new iMON drivers, the charset just went to crazy. no matters I change the externaldisplay.xml, it is still not working well..

With the old iMON driver and modified externaldisplay.xml, every special characters looking good...

cs.

FYI: I added a few new display drivers in CVS. For the full list of supported displays, see the first post in this thread.

iMON users that have troubles with the existing driver, there is a new (LCDHype) driver added that might work for you.

Joe

 

[wtfidiot21]

Hey Joe,

Where do I add the command?

Here's what my externaldisplay.xml looks like in the root.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Settings xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" Type="irtrans" ShowPropertyBrowser="false" Port="NONE" TextWidth="16" TextHeight="2" GraphicWidth="320" GraphicHeight="240" TextComDelay="1" GraphicComDelay="1" BackLight="false" Contrast="127" ScrollDelay="300" ExtensiveLogging="true">
<Message Status="Idle">
<Line Alignment="Centered">
<Text Value="MediaPortal" />
</Line>
<Line Alignment="Centered">
<Property Value="#time" />
</Line>
</Message>
<Message Status="Action">
<Window>1</Window>
<Line Alignment="Left">
<Property Value="#currentmodule" />
</Line>
<Line Alignment="Left">
<Property Value="#TV.View.channel" />
<Parse Value=": #TV.View.title">
<NotNull Value="#TV.View.title" />
</Parse>
<Text Value=": #736">
<IsNull Value="#TV.View.title" />
</Text>
</Line>
</Message>
<Message Status="Action">
<Window>19000</Window>
<Line Alignment="Left">
<Parse Value="#currentmodule, Level: #tetris_level" />
</Line>
<Line Alignment="Left">
<Parse Value="Score: #tetris_score (#tetris_lines lines)" />
</Line>
</Message>
<Message Status="Action">
<Line Alignment="Left">
<Property Value="#currentmodule" />
</Line>
<Line Alignment="Left">
<Property Value="#highlightedbutton" />
<Property Value="#selecteditem">
<IsNull Value="#highlightedbutton" />
</Property>
</Line>
</Message>
<Message Status="PlayingMusic">
<Line Alignment="Left">
<Property Value="#title" />
<Parse Value=" by #artist">
<NotNull Value="#artist" />
</Parse>
<Parse Value=", from the album #album">
<NotNull Value="#album" />
</Parse>
</Line>
<Line Alignment="Left">
<Parse Value="#currentplaytime/#duration" />
<Text Value=" (#112)">
<NotNull Value="#paused" />
</Text>
</Line>
</Message>
<Message Status="PlayingTV">
<Line Alignment="Left">
<Property Value="#TV.View.channel" />
</Line>
<Line Alignment="Left">
<Parse Value="#TV.View.title (#TV.View.start-&gt;#TV.View.stop)">
<NotNull Value="#TV.View.title" />
</Parse>
<Text Value=": #736">
<IsNull Value="#TV.View.title" />
</Text>
</Line>
</Message>
<Message Status="Timeshifting">
<Line Alignment="Left">
<Property Value="#TV.View.channel" />
</Line>
<Line Alignment="Left">
<Parse Value="#TV.View.title (#TV.View.start-&gt;#TV.View.stop)">
<NotNull Value="#TV.View.title" />
</Parse>
<Text Value=" (#112)">
<And>
<NotNull Value="#paused" />
<NotNull Value="#TV.View.title" />
</And>
</Text>
<Text Value=": #736">
<IsNull Value="#TV.View.title" />
</Text>
</Line>
</Message>
<Message Status="PlayingVideo">
<Line Alignment="Left">
<Property Value="#title" />
</Line>
<Line Alignment="Left">
<Parse Value="#currentplaytime/#duration" />
<Text Value=" (#112)">
<NotNull Value="#paused" />
</Text>
</Line>
</Message>
<Message Status="PlayingDVD">
<Line Alignment="Left">
<Text Value="DVD" />
</Line>
<Line Alignment="Left">
<Parse Value="#currentplaytime/#duration" />
<Text Value=" (#112)">
<NotNull Value="#paused" />
</Text>
</Line>
</Message>
<Message Status="Action">
<Line Alignment="Left">
<Parse Value="TV Programs on ##TV.Guide.Day" />
</Line>
</Message>
<Message>
<Line Alignment="Left">
<Property Value="#currentmodule" />
</Line>
<Line Alignment="Left">
<Property Value="#selecteditem" />
</Line>
</Message>
<TranslateFrom>
<string>©</string>
<string>®</string>
</TranslateFrom>
<TranslateTo>
<string>(c)</string>
<string>(R)</string>
</TranslateTo>
</Settings>

Where do you edit the file? I don't see anything about ports? Maybe I'm looking in the wrong part.

Hmm. I forgot to add the port "localhost" to the list of ports in the plugin configuration. This driver connects to an IRTrans server through TCP/IP, so you need to tell it the address to connect to.

Try the following:

• * Edit the ExternalDisplay.xml file with notepad
  * Set the Port to "localhost" or "127.0.0.1".
  * Make sure the IRTrans server is running.
  * Then restart MediaPortal.

Let me know if this helps...

Joe

 

[James]

Hi wtfidot21,

Without having a VFD or using Joe's plugin. I would say he means you should edit:

Port="NONE" to

Port="localhost" OR Port="127.0.0.1"

Give that a try.

Cheers,

/James

 

[JoeDalton]

Where do you edit the file? I don't see anything about ports? Maybe I'm looking in the wrong part.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Settings xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" Type="irtrans" ShowPropertyBrowser="false" :!: Port="NONE" :!: TextWidth="16" TextHeight="2" GraphicWidth="320" GraphicHeight="240" TextComDelay="1" GraphicComDelay="1" BackLight="false" Contrast="127" ScrollDelay="300" ExtensiveLogging="true">
...

Where do you edit the file? I don't see anything about ports? Maybe I'm looking in the wrong part.

Thank you James...

wtfidiot21,
You could try CTRL-F in Notepad: The "Find" function can be useful if you want to find something in a large text ;-)

Joe