Mini Display Plugin (2 Viewers)

[Meier]

Sorry for asking again but could a dev please help me with my problem that the minidisplay plugin tries to show all the lines 1, 3, 4 in line one instead of displaying them in the rigt line (line 1 in 1, 3 in 3 and 4 in 4). With LCD-Hype everythings working perfect.

Thanks again for your help.

 

[chemelli]

is there something im doing wrong?

You forgot to post logs

Simone

 

[zanlation]

I need the iMon Manager running to use the remote control. I have tried installing IRSS to control the remote with no luck yet.

The problem is that when I put MP into standby and then awaken the computer back into MP the MiniDisplay plugin does not seem to restart.. so I am left with a blank screen. The iMon Manager comes up ok after standby, as I am able to use the remote.

I have tried the Antec Soundgraph LCD options for restarting drivers etc, but they crash MP when loading.... its stops at loading plugins.

I have a iMon LCD2 with 7.40 drivers that came with a Silverstone GD01-MX case.

 

[waskol]

I need the iMon Manager running to use the remote control. I have tried installing IRSS to control the remote with no luck yet.

The problem is that when I put MP into standby and then awaken the computer back into MP the MiniDisplay plugin does not seem to restart.. so I am left with a blank screen. The iMon Manager comes up ok after standby, as I am able to use the remote.

I have tried the Antec Soundgraph LCD options for restarting drivers etc, but they crash MP when loading.... its stops at loading plugins.

I have a iMon LCD2 with 7.40 drivers that came with a Silverstone GD01-MX case.

Hello, may be are you in the same case I was.
Hopefully I've found a working solution.
For info :
- My PC Case is an Antec Micro Fusion 350 with a Soundgraph LCD OEM (USB)
- my IMon VFD OEM firmware version : 0x38102
- my iMon Manager : 7.40.xxxx

1) What is your firmware version ? (shown in Imon Manager in the Hardware/updates section)
2) Which remote do you use (logitech harmony set up as MCE remote or MCE remote ? If so, MCE remote won't work with Cyberdisplay : in this case iMon manager should be configured for a RM200 remote, and if you use a logitech harmony it should be setup as a "Soundgraph/iMon Pad remote".

See this extract of one of my Posts (click here to see it ) :

Exactly, and that's it !

Finally, yesterday I configured also my logitech harmony as a RM200 (iMon Pad Remote Controller in the Logitech software). Everything is running fine now.

I was obliged to configure the iMon manager in order to not display the knob like widget (the kind of circle that displays the RC commands on the desktop), because it was displaying over the MP window each time I was pressing a key of my remote.
(Note : there is a dropdownlist in iMon Manager, somewhere... can't remember where exactly, but is is in the "remote" section if I am right)

I had then two minor issues :
- First : the logitech harmony seems to throw IR commands to fast or in double so that it looks like when I press enter on my RC, MP receives the "enter" key command twice in a throw.

I partially solved the issue by adjusting the keyboard delay and repetition settings (which can be done from within iMon manager" or Control panel). I do not have this issue with the little mini remote I got with my case.

And I solved totally this issue like this:
Just a few settings to modify (delays, repeat) in the Logitech Harmony programmation :
- device/settings/delays or device/settings/troubleshoot/... for the delays (I set it to 100/300/150 in the fields)
- devices/troubleshoot/responds to some commands... for the number of repeat (set to 2 by default, I set it up on 1 )

- Second : my remote starts as a "mouse", even if I check the "Enforce keyboard" setting in cyberdisplay.
(Note : I found a solution with the way Cyberdisplay is loading iMon manager in the "Advanced" settings of the plugin . I post my config this evening)

Anyway, it is a lot better than before.

I modified a bit my original message in order to have something up to date

Remark : I do not use IRSS which meet the same issue if set up in order to receive MCE remote signals.
When Cyberdisplay/Minidisplay is running, MCE remote signal do not work, only iMon remote signals are handled !

I hope that will help you

 

[zunixnuz]

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When Cyberdisplay/Minidisplay is running, MCE remote signal do not work, only iMon remote signals are handled !
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...in my case that is not true!!
Using MCE-Mode was the only method to get IR-Remote and VFD-Display (CybrDisplay 05_08_2008)
with iMON 7.20 working. Later i tried iMON 7.40 with iPAD-Mode and i had these problems with double key recognition
which are possible to fix with different delay settings, but navigation is then very slowly.
Now i am using iMON 7.40 with CybrDisplay 05_08_2008 and MCE-Mode and it is working better den iPAD-Mode!
Maybe there was a change in newer CybrDisplay/MiniDisplay plugins, or there are differences if a VFD, LCD
or other types of Soundgraph displays/Ir are used? Also different Firmware versions of VFD's have different properties and problems.

 

[HawkMan]

Do you get text/graphics on your display with RC3 ?

ever since I ugpraded the display on my GD01-MX has been ... well the opposite of dead. everythign is just on. every pixel and every graphical elemt lighting up like it's christmas...

could you give me your settings for minidsplay, everythign should be right here, but I just dunno. got the latest iMon 7.40 too

 

[PussyWagon]

May I suggest that we merge the Touchscreen Plugin into this one since it's not maintained anymore and causing problems with high cpu load.

I know this plugin concentrates on external lcds/vfds, but the basis for both plugins is the same (as I remember both are forks of the external plugin), so it won't be too hard to put them together (i hope so).

And finally we have only one plugin for all kinds of external displays, which is causing less confusion for new users.

No thoughts about this Touch Screen LCD Plugin?

 

[waskol]

...in my case that is not true!!
Using MCE-Mode was the only method to get IR-Remote and VFD-Display (CybrDisplay 05_08_2008)
with iMON 7.20 working. Later i tried iMON 7.40 with iPAD-Mode and i had these problems with double key recognition
which are possible to fix with different delay settings, but navigation is then very slowly.
Now i am using iMON 7.40 with CybrDisplay 05_08_2008 and MCE-Mode and it is working better den iPAD-Mode!
Maybe there was a change in newer CybrDisplay/MiniDisplay plugins, or there are differences if a VFD, LCD
or other types of Soundgraph displays/Ir are used? Also different Firmware versions of VFD's have different properties and problems.

hmmm. you are right, the solution I exposed is only for my hardware configuration : Antec Micro Fusion 350 LCD, USB stuff, Firmware 0x3801, etc...

Different configurations or hardware lead to different solutions.
And it is really hard for those looking for a solution to find the one that match its own particular configuration.

After your post, I was thinking about opening a thread, not to expose problems but to expose all (and only that !) the working solutions that have been proved to be working so far with variou details :
- Soundgraph LCD/VFD model (VFD/LCD USB/other interface, OEM/Retail, Firmware)
- iMonManager version
- MP version
- The working solution exposed/explained

I thought it could be also a good reference for developpers, as it is not always easy to find what is really working and why.

What do you think about the idea ?

Another forumer agreed with that this afternoon and asked me to open a thread particularly for this.
Here it is...

Please, to anybody who has a working solution, post it here !
Cyberdisplay/Minidisplay + iMon VFD/LCD (+Harmony remote) : solution database

Thank you for all those people who are looking for something working !

 

[Balagun]

Hi there!
I configured this plug-in, and it works perfectly!
But I have one wish to Developer. Whether you want to make so that a variable "_IdleTimeout" could be adjusted by a configurator, instead of had the constant value equal 5 seconds? It would be perfection!

 

[waskol]

Hi there!
I configured this plug-in, and it works perfectly!
But I have one wish to Developer. Whether you want to make so that a variable "_IdleTimeout" could be adjusted by a configurator, instead of had the constant value equal 5 seconds? It would be perfection!

Great it is working for you
How did you configured it ?
Please, some people may have some problems in order to make it work properly, and as a feedback for developpers, could you post your configuration here (in this thread), or here ( Cyberdisplay/Minidisplay + iMon VFD/LCD (+Harmony remote) : solution database ) ?
Thank you