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<blockquote data-quote="Edwood" data-source="post: 306670" data-attributes="member: 82602">Cybermage... thank you!!!&nbsp; Thanks for taking the time to write your post!&nbsp; I've been searching for answers to this problem for days, and haven't been able to find any!I've been struggling trying to get my Silverstone LC16-M VFD to work with MediaPortal for days...&nbsp; The good news, is that I now have the VFD display working!&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />The bad news, is that this stops my remote from working <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />How I got the the good news:I got the VFD to work by following the instructions given in the link posted by cybermage (<a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/support-119/cybrdisplay-external-status-plugin-34521/" target="_blank">This one</a>)I had to do something a bit weird to get it to go though:&nbsp; - Go to the configuration options for the new plugin (MP - Plugins - WindowPlugins - CybrDisplay - Configure)&nbsp; &nbsp; - Change port to USB (this isn't the weird bit)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; - Select Advanced &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; - Select &quot;Use V3 SG_VFD.dll (for older...)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; - Select all the OK's etc..&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; - Run MP&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; - Close MP, and turn off the &quot;Use V3 SG_VFD...&quot; option&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; - Click OK's&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; - Go back to CybrDisplay config, and click &quot;Test Display&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; - You should have &quot;iMONLCDg Display&quot; come up briefly on your VFD&nbsp;&nbsp; - Run MediaPortal, and discover what you've been missing out on!Note1: Some of these steps may well be superfluous, and you should try just changing the DisplayType to VFD.Note2: You can now change&nbsp; the DisplayType back to AutoDetect if you wish.&nbsp; (CybrDisplay - Configure - Advanced - DisplayType drop down ).Note3: I have a brand new LC-16M, so RadyR, I'm sure this will work for you too.A littlle about my bad news:I'm really a noob, and i don't really understand this stuff... but it seems that CybrDisplay and iMON Frontview are not able to run at the same time.It also seems that iMON Frontview manages the comms with my remote (a Harmony 525 pretending to be an iMON PAD).Sadly, this means, currently, I have to choose between having either a remote, or a VFD <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />.Hopefully, one of the brain boxes out there will solve this little issue for me, and I will be a very happy boy!Edwood.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Edwood, post: 306670, member: 82602"] Cybermage... thank you!!! Thanks for taking the time to write your post! I've been searching for answers to this problem for days, and haven't been able to find any! I've been struggling trying to get my Silverstone LC16-M VFD to work with MediaPortal for days... The good news, is that I now have the VFD display working! :) The bad news, is that this stops my remote from working :( [B]How I got the the good news:[/B] I got the VFD to work by following the instructions given in the link posted by cybermage ([URL="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/support-119/cybrdisplay-external-status-plugin-34521/"]This one[/URL]) I had to do something a bit weird to get it to go though: - Go to the configuration options for the new plugin (MP - Plugins - WindowPlugins - CybrDisplay - Configure) - Change port to USB (this isn't the weird bit) - Select Advanced - Select "Use V3 SG_VFD.dll (for older...) - Select all the OK's etc.. - Run MP - Close MP, and turn off the "Use V3 SG_VFD..." option - Click OK's - Go back to CybrDisplay config, and click "Test Display" - You should have "iMONLCDg Display" come up briefly on your VFD - Run MediaPortal, and discover what you've been missing out on! Note1: Some of these steps may well be superfluous, and you should try just changing the DisplayType to VFD. Note2: You can now change the DisplayType back to AutoDetect if you wish. (CybrDisplay - Configure - Advanced - DisplayType drop down ). Note3: I have a brand new LC-16M, so RadyR, I'm sure this will work for you too. [B]A littlle about my bad news:[/B] I'm really a noob, and i don't really understand this stuff... but it seems that CybrDisplay and iMON Frontview are not able to run at the same time. It also seems that iMON Frontview manages the comms with my remote (a Harmony 525 pretending to be an iMON PAD). Sadly, this means, currently, I have to choose between having either a remote, or a VFD :(. Hopefully, one of the brain boxes out there will solve this little issue for me, and I will be a very happy boy! Edwood. [/QUOTE]

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