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

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staall

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Hi JoeDalton,
Not in my case, I have even tried to do a complete new installation of MP, but still DLPORTIO.DLL pops up from time to time.
(running 0.2RC4 with the latest SVN)
 

staall

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I haven't installed driverlynx, iMON VFD is using the USB port.

JoeDalton, do you need any kind of log files or other information, from the time the "DLPORTIO.DLL" shows up - just let me know.

(When it happens, the message box can show up 1, 2, 3 or 4 times, then I just click the OK button - and MP continues to start up)
 

Nova

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Hi,

what's with support for OLED displays like "Osram Pictiva"? :)

The displays are very cheap (20$ - 30$) and are able to display full-color-graphics/pictures.

Look at here: http://catalog.osram-os.com/catalogue/catalogue.do?act=showBookmark&favOid=00000001000225e8002f0023

Unfortunately I found only one complete USB-kit for this product and thats expensive:
http://catalog.digikey.com/scripts/partsearch.dll/showfilter?part=475-1220-ND&Site=at;lang=de

Wouldn't it be great to support these types of displays? :)

Greetings from Nova
 

sweep

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programming diNovo

Hi JoeDalton,

To control my mediaportal htpc i'm about to buy the Logitech diNovo Media Desktop. I would like to be able to control the lcd on the mediapad as to (also) have it show callerId information.
So far I haven't been able to find any samples of anyone controlling the lcd but your plugin.
Could you perhaps give me some directions or clues as on how to control/access to diNovo lcd display from a (vb).Net application ?

Any help would really be appreciated, Thanks
Sweep
 

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    Nova said:
    what's with support for OLED displays like "Osram Pictiva"? :)<Snip>Unfortunately I found only one complete USB-kit for this product and thats expensive:<Snip>Wouldn't it be great to support these types of displays? :)
    So far I haven't been able to write a driver for any USB driven display, except the ones that emulate a serial (COM) port in XP.
    Without the actual hardware it is extremely difficult, so I'm not so eager to start trying on this one. Besides, I have absolutely no information on how to program it...

    Joe
     

    Aquarius

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    Hi all,

    and a big hand to Joe for this fabulous plugin.

    I'd like to point out a pitfall that localised XP-user like mine might fall,
    when trying to use Joe's performance counter feature: You cannot use
    the localised strings that appear in your performance counter window in system control.

    You have to use the english strings e.g. to get the free disk, RAM and CPU, you have to use:

    <Line Alignment="Left">
    <Text Value="C: " />
    <PerformanceCounter CategoryName="LogicalDisk" CounterName="% Free Space" InstanceName="C:" Format="##" />
    <Text Value="% D:" />
    <PerformanceCounter CategoryName="LogicalDisk" CounterName="% Free Space" InstanceName="D:" Format="##" />
    <Text Value="% free" />
    </Line>

    <Line Alignment="Left">
    <Text Value="RAM "/>
    <PerformanceCounter CategoryName="Memory" CounterName="Available MBytes" InstanceName="" Format="###" />

    <Text Value="/512 CPU:" />
    <PerformanceCounter CategoryName="Processor" CounterName="% Processor Time" InstanceName="_Total" Format="##0" />
    <Text Value="%" />

    I could not find a reference for all counters available on the web and had to grab it from an english XP-installation.

    BTW, Joe said something about a "Read-Me" that describers all available options in the ExternalDisply.xml. Does anybody know where to find that ?

    And LBNL, forgot to mention a problem with character translation:

    <TranslateFrom>
    <string>ü</string>
    </TranslateFrom>
    <TranslateTo>
    <string>ue</string>

    produces this exception: ( it complains about <string>ü</string> ) .

    06.06.2006 14:51:26 Unable to start plugin:processPlugins.ExternalDisplay.ExternalDisplay exception:confused:ystem.InvalidOperationException: Fehler im XML-Dokument (174,13). ---> System.Xml.XmlException: Ungültiges Zeichen in der angegebenen Codierung. Zeile 174, Position 13.
    bei System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e)
    bei System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(String res, String arg)
    bei System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.InvalidCharRecovery(Int32& bytesCount, Int32& charsCount)
    bei System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.GetChars(Int32 maxCharsCount)
    bei System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ReadData()
    bei System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseElementContent()
    bei System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read()
    bei System.Xml.XmlTextReader.Read()
    bei System.Xml.XmlReader.ReadElementString()
    bei Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationReaderSettings.Read17_Settings(Boolean isNullable, Boolean checkType)
    bei Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationReaderSettings.Read18_Settings()
    --- Ende der internen Ausnahmestapelüberwachung ---
    bei System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Deserialize(XmlReader xmlReader, String encodingStyle, XmlDeserializationEvents events)
    bei System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Deserialize(XmlReader xmlReader, String encodingStyle)
    bei System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Deserialize(XmlReader xmlReader)
    bei ProcessPlugins.ExternalDisplay.Settings.Load()
    bei ProcessPlugins.ExternalDisplay.ExternalDisplay.Start()

    Regards
    /Gerd[/quote]
     

    Sentinel

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    Hi allz

    - Joe, I have one problem with the plugin:
    when I in radio menu go and select one of the radio station, external display go in idle mode -> I can only the radio channel see when I extend the idle line in externaldisplay.xml

    - External display can I in the future with key combination into Spectrum analisator mode switch, when I music play?

    - Aquarius: external display plugin can only one character to one translate.
    I have same problem:
    ich muss auch meine ungarische characters őúöüóéáűí transformieren :)
     
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