LCD plugin supporting more than 70 display types (now with full graphics support!!!) (2 Viewers)

[BoelShit]

Hi.

I've got a Imon USB VFD, the Imon VFD.exe software causes my pc to completely lock up.

The imon software itself works fine, but I am unable to use the VFD to it's full advantage.

Does anyone know of a fix for the program, or a way of making it work through MediaPortal?

Thanks in advance.

Tony.

Check the producers website and Q&A, maybe an update is what you need! http://www.soundgraph.com
I can report there is no problem running the plugin with the iMON VFD ;-)

 

[krypto]

Hi!

i got a "Noritake CU20045SCPB-T23A" VFD display.
Is there enyone that can make it work in MP??

 

[JoeDalton]

Try one of the different Noritake drivers in my plugin. I'm not familiar with that display, so I don't know what connection it has or what protocol it uses...

Joe

 

[krypto]

I have tryed the 3 Noritake options that i found in the settings, the only one that someting happend on is "Noritake Itron T-Series VFD" the hole screen full of signs....

Its a 20x4 Character display connected on LPT1
http://www.elfa.se/pdf/75/07556012.pdf ,look at page 3.

I hope that you can help me

/Krypto

 

[JoeDalton]

I have tryed the 3 Noritake options that i found in the settings, the only one that someting happend on is "Noritake Itron T-Series VFD" the hole screen full of signs....

I think the Noritake Itron T-Series VFD driver IS the correct one.
Try setting the TextMode Comm. Delay to 40. That is the value that LCDHype is using. After all, my plugin uses the LCDHype drivers for most of the displays, and this driver is one of them...

So, if it still doesn't work, try to get it to work in LCDHype first. The LCDHype forum is very helpful.

Hope this helps,
Joe

 

[Dirk]

feature request: Recording indicator

Hai Joe,

My computer is not entirely for mediaportal only use.
So I would like to have an recording indicator.
Do you know if there is a 'recording' state property that your plugin can read?
I would like to show it when the main menu is on.
Even with the channel and show name.
Then I can change the ExternalDisplay.xml myself.
I'm still enjoying my 4 lines display very much.

 

[krypto]

:lol: Thanks Joe!!!! :lol:

I changed the TextMode Comm. Delay to 40 and it works perfektly now.

Keep up the good work

/Krypto

 

[JoeDalton]

Thanks for your report.
I added it to the LCD Hall of Fame, so other people can also find the right settings.

Joe

 

[JoeDalton]

Re: feature request: Recording indicator

Do you know if there is a 'recording' state property that your plugin can read?

Did you try to enable the PropertyBrowser? That shows all properties that are available in MP. Only properties that are set while the propertybrowser is running are visible, so you need to start a recording to see the new properties appear.

Joe

 

[knutinh]

This may have been answered before, but...

How difficult is it to make true scrolling on some/all displays? I have an iMon VFD. If it only take characters, I guess it is impossible to have the text scroll 1 pixel at a time, but if direct access to the pixel matrix is possible (or maybe there is some "pixel shift" operation working on the local text buffer)?

regards
Knut