Mini Display Plugin (1 Viewer)

[nyt]

edit: nm

 

[SherlockS]

Cool.

But can you please test a few things for me too?

1. When you configure the "close on exit" does this work for you? i mean if you close Mediaportal does it clean the Display or is still something written in the Display?
2. I have some strange signs in the Display sometimes. Most after a resume. It seems that in the past SVN from 10.10.09 its fixed but not here.

Hi Nero,
@1.: Nope, when I close MediaPortal, it still shows "MediaPortal" and the time.
@2.: I haven't noticed any strange signs or characters in the display.

@2: I've noticed some weird random charcaters as well now.

 

[rtv]

Hi,
My hd44780 display shows corrupted/garbage text after I move from one menu to the other from the main MP screen (from videos, to music for example)
the display at that point is always showing wierd characters instead of the song/movie etc, etc title/messages.
I just did a fresh install of xp 32, MP 1.02 and I'm using the latest Xface skin. I tried with both hd44780 drivers available in the plugin configuration to no avail.
Any idea what I can look for ?
Thanks in advance.
--S

My parallel display shows garbage as well for almost a year now. Before people reported it I was quite convinced that the display itself was broken. However - static text (like the test in configuration.exe) will be displayed okay.

Does anyone have backup of previous MediaPortal release which could indicated when the problem began?

 

[nyt]

It seems there's a problem with windows7/imon manager when you don't hide systray icons. When minidisplay restarts imon manager, the taskbar steals focus, and mediaportal is no longer in the foreground making video playback stutter. This is with the latest svn and using coreavc. I changed win7 to hide the systray icon for it, and this fixed the problem.

 

[cleaner23]

uhm, can someone tell me which display setup type i have to choose in the minidisplay setup for my zalman 160xt case(display) ?

the plugin before build into svn was working well but eating all the time 50% cpu even on idle machine.

but i cannot use the "new" minidisplay. every configuration i try will result in not working. I have to select the "IRtrans lcd/vfd driver" or is that incorrect for the hd160xt case? (rev2)

any zalman case users?

thanks!

 

[ripk]

Hi patapouf74,

What I gathered from my answer was that the device is not supported because minidisplay guys consider it a primarily TOUCH device and will not consider it for supporting. I would, however, ask them to reconsider that and enable at least the DISPLAY possibility for that 7" model.

I think that the next major release of the iMON software will support mediaportal and hopefully our problems will be resolved

I have the same problem. In last march i sent a post about this problem,

https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...-display-plugin-48132/index21.html#post389535

but i didn't have any answer.

Ripk seems to have the same problem as us. He had an answer but without solution.

https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...-display-plugin-48132/index26.html#post408584

Yesterday i tried with the latest version of MP 1.1 beta release with the latest SVN but the problem persist.

It's a strange problem. In my case, it's not seem recognize the display type but i don't understand why.

Until yesterday, i used the touchscreen plugin and it worked well.

I hope somebody will find a solution or can help us.

Follow is a part of my log file.

MiniDisplay.Start(): called
2009-08-31 22:16:20.934787 [Info.][MPMain]: MiniDisplay.Start(): MiniDisplay Plugin v06_03_2009
2009-08-31 22:16:20.935787 [Info.][MPMain]: MiniDisplay.Start(): plugin starting...
2009-08-31 22:16:20.939787 [Info.][MPMain]: MiniDisplay.Settings.Load() - Loading settings from configuration file
2009-08-31 22:16:21.334787 [Info.][Scrobbler handshake]: AudioscrobblerBase: Action successfully completed.
2009-08-31 22:16:21.397787 [Info.][MPMain]: MiniDisplay.Settings.LoadDrivers(): Loading drivers...
...
2009-08-31 22:16:22.559787 [Info.][MPMain]: MiniDisplay.DoStart(): Starting background thread
2009-08-31 22:16:22.569787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: MiniDisplayPlugin.DisplayHandler.Start(): Called
2009-08-31 22:16:22.570787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: MiniDisplayPlugin.DisplayHandler.Start(): Calling driver Setup() function
2009-08-31 22:16:22.580787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: (IDisplay) iMONLCDg.Setup(): called
2009-08-31 22:16:22.590787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): started.
2009-08-31 22:16:22.591787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): iMONLCDg Driver - SoundGraph iMON USB VFD/LCD Plugin v20_05_2009 - build 2
2009-08-31 22:16:22.591787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Called by "MediaPortal, Version=1.0.3.41264, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null".
2009-08-31 22:16:22.597787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.AdvancedSettings.Load(): started
2009-08-31 22:16:22.597787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.AdvancedSettings.Load(): Loading settings from XML file
2009-08-31 22:16:22.598787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.AdvancedSettings.Load(): completed
2009-08-31 22:16:22.599787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Idle Message: MediaPortal
2009-08-31 22:16:22.600787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Delay driver startup: True
2009-08-31 22:16:22.600787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Ensure Antec/iMON Manager is running before driver startup: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.601787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Force Antec/iMON Manager Restart after driver startup: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.601787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Force Antec/iMON Manager Reload during driver startup: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.602787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Restart Antec/iMON Manager FrontView on exit: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.602787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Leave Antec/iMON Manager FrontView active: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.603787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Force Manager to use KeyBoard mode for iMON PAD: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.603787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Force Display Type: AutoDetect
2009-08-31 22:16:22.604787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Blank display on MediaPortal exit: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.604787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Control Brightness: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.605787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Control Contrast: True
2009-08-31 22:16:22.606787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Force Graphic Text: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.606787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Use Disk Icon: True
2009-08-31 22:16:22.607787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Progress Bar: True
2009-08-31 22:16:22.608787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Use Disk Icon For Media Status: True
2009-08-31 22:16:22.608787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Use Disk Icon For CD/DVD device status: True
2009-08-31 22:16:22.609787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Custom Font: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.609787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Large Icons: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.610787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Custom Large Icons: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.610787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Equalizer Display: True
2009-08-31 22:16:22.611787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - EQMode: 1
2009-08-31 22:16:22.611787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Normal Equalizer Display: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.612787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Stereo Equalizer Display: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.612787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - VU Meter Display: True
2009-08-31 22:16:22.613787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - VU Meter Style 2 Display: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.613787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Use VU Channel indicators: True
2009-08-31 22:16:22.614787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Restrict EQ Update Rate: True
2009-08-31 22:16:22.614787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Restricted EQ Update Rate: 30 updates per second
2009-08-31 22:16:22.615787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Delay EQ Startup: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.615787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Delay EQ Startup Time: 10 seconds
2009-08-31 22:16:22.616787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Smooth EQ Amplitude Decay: True
2009-08-31 22:16:22.617787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Show Track Info with EQ display: True
2009-08-31 22:16:22.617787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Show Track Info Interval: 10 seconds
2009-08-31 22:16:22.618787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Show Track Info duration: 2 seconds
2009-08-31 22:16:22.618787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Blank display with video: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.619787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Enable Display on Action: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.619787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Enable display for: 5 seconds
2009-08-31 22:16:22.620787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Monitor PowerState Events: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.620787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Blank display when idle: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.621787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - blank display after: 300 seconds
2009-08-31 22:16:22.621787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Shutdown Message - Line 1:
2009-08-31 22:16:22.622787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Advanced options - Shutdown Message - Line 2:
2009-08-31 22:16:22.622787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Setting - Audio using ASIO: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.623787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Setting - Audio using Mixer: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.624787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Extensive logging: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.624787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Use V3 DLL for VFD: False
2009-08-31 22:16:22.625787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): Display Type: AutoDetecti tried also to force VFD
2009-08-31 22:16:22.635787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.AdvancedSettings.Load(): started
2009-08-31 22:16:22.635787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.AdvancedSettings.Load(): Loading settings from XML file
2009-08-31 22:16:22.636787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.AdvancedSettings.Load(): completed
2009-08-31 22:16:22.644787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.InitializeDriver(): completed.
2009-08-31 22:16:22.644787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.Setup(): Delaying device initialization by 10 seconds
2009-08-31 22:16:22.672787 [Info.][MPMain]: MiniDisplay.DoStart(): Completed
2009-08-31 22:16:22.672787 [Info.][MPMain]: MiniDisplay.Start(): completed
...
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2009-08-31 22:16:32.654787 [Debug][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.Check_iMON_Manager_Status(): Checking SOUNDGRAPH iMON Manager registry subkey.
2009-08-31 22:16:32.654787 [Debug][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.Check_iMON_Manager_Status(): The SOUNDGRAPH iMON Manager registry subkey found.
2009-08-31 22:16:32.655787 [Debug][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.Check_iMON_Manager_Status(): The SOUNDGRAPH iMON Manager registry entries are correct.
2009-08-31 22:16:32.656787 [Debug][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.Check_iMON_Manager_Status(): Found 1 instances of SOUNDGRAPH iMON Manager
2009-08-31 22:16:32.657787 [Debug][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.Check_iMON_Manager_Status(): Checking Antec VFD Manager registry subkey.
2009-08-31 22:16:32.658787 [Debug][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.Check_iMON_Manager_Status(): The Antec VFD Manager registry subkey found.
2009-08-31 22:16:32.658787 [Debug][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.Check_iMON_Manager_Status(): The Antec VFD Manager registry entries are correct.
2009-08-31 22:16:32.660787 [Debug][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.Check_iMON_Manager_Status(): Found 0 instances of Antec VFD Manager
2009-08-31 22:16:32.660787 [Debug][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.Check_iMON_Manager_Status(): iMON/VFD Manager configuration check completed
2009-08-31 22:16:32.661787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: (IDisplay) iMONLCDg.Setup(): Autodetecting iMON Display device
2009-08-31 22:16:32.662787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: (IDisplay) iMONLCDg.Setup(): attempting hardware information test
2009-08-31 22:16:32.662787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: (IDisplay) iMONLCDg.Setup(): hardware information test - Opening SG_RC.dll
2009-08-31 22:16:32.688787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: (IDisplay) iMONLCDg.Setup(): RC TEST returned DRVR: 0x1, FW: 0x85 (HW: 0x10), RC_HW: 0x5, RF: 0x0
2009-08-31 22:16:32.688787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: (IDisplay) iMONLCDg.Setup(): Closing SG_RC.dll
2009-08-31 22:16:32.689787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.Setup(): checking registry for SOUNDGRAPH entries
2009-08-31 22:16:32.690787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.Setup(): SOUNDGRAPH registry entries NOT found
2009-08-31 22:16:32.692787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.GetDisplayInfoFromFirmware(): Found version match - FW: 85, iMON Type: 10, Reserved: 0, Display Type: Unsupported
2009-08-31 22:16:32.693787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: iMONLCDg.Setup(): Hardware tests determined - iMON Type: 10, Display Type: Unsupported Rsrvd: 0
2009-08-31 22:16:32.694787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: (IDisplay) iMONLCDg.Setup(): Display Type is NOT SUPPORTED - Plugin disabled
2009-08-31 22:16:32.694787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: (IDisplay) iMONLCDg.Setup(): current module = My Music/Album Artist (Not Indexed)
2009-08-31 22:16:32.695787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: (IDisplay) iMONLCDg.Setup(): Completed
2009-08-31 22:16:32.695787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: MiniDisplayPlugin.DisplayHandler.Start(): Calling driver Initialize() function
2009-08-31 22:16:32.696787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: (IDisplay) iMONLCDg.Initialize(): called
2009-08-31 22:16:32.697787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: (IDisplay) iMONLCDg.Initialize(): completed
iMONLCDg DRIVER DISABLED
2009-08-31 22:16:32.698787 [Info.][MiniDisplay]: MiniDisplayPlugin.DisplayHandler.Start(): Completed

 

[mironicus]

I have an Antec case with IMon display. I have setup MiniDisplay (selected Soundgraph / selected SG_VDF.dll) and after pressing "Test display" the display works fine and shows "MiniDisplay/iMonLCDg". But If I start Mediaportal the LCD display shows nothing!

So only the "Test display" button works for me but in Mediaportal itself it does not work. The Log shows the Minidisplay plugin is loaded properly. But it won't display anything.

 

[nyt]

looks like the latest imon manager update broke functionality with minidisplay. Don't update if you can help it.

 

[slarti]

Hello again,

I haven't been able figure out why my vfd updates only once every 8 seconds. This is really annoying me, because it's the last thing wrong with my setup. Today I was fiddling with the minidisplay plugin and changed the number of columns from 16 to 18 just for the hell of it. Unbelievebly it started updating at normal rate! Of course the characters started to go wrong because it was sending 18 characters to a 16 character display, but something happened to solve the updating problem. I have enclosed two sets of logs: 1st with 16 columns and 2nd with 18 columns. I hope someone could finally solve my last (for the time being) problem.

Thanks to anyone giving it a look.

 

[scirocco790]

Yes, the latest Update for IMon does not work with MP1.0.2. Downgraded to previous release of IMon, and everything works again. Will there be a fix, until the new stable MP is out?