Updated iMON (Soundgraph) LCD Driver (2 Viewers)

[SpudR]

Hmm...
The driver seems to have found the device with the latest version but there is still an entry "ImonLCDg driver disabled"
???

Thanks for your continuing help

 

[ned_flanders]

Hi cybrmage!

Version 02_06_2008c still works fine when selecting AutoDetect. Also the equalizer isn't as laggy as the one with the two new versions although selecting the 20 seconds delay as well. It almost runs fluently.
Versions 02_06_2008d and 02_07_2008 both don't work in the way I mentioned before (neither with selecting AutoDetect nor LCD2).
I made you the logs for working 02_06_2008c and not working 02_07_2008 (last with setting LCD2 as it makes no difference to AutoDetect).
Test procedure was the same for both: I started MediaPortal, switched the main menu points for some seconds, then started to play a music file for some seconds, then started a movie file for some seconds and last but not least switched the main menu points again.
Only thing that really works properly with 02_07_2008 (and 02_06_2008d as well) is the turning off of the display when playing a movie file and when shutting down MediaPortal. Also the two bars and the icons are sometimes sort of corrupted and don't work properly against my former conclusion.

Greetings,
Stefan

 

[Keule]

Hello,
i tried to install this plugin, but i didn't manage to get it to work.
I wanted to skip back to using the imon software (frontview), but it doesn't work anymore.
When i start imon the icon next to the clock appears with a tooltip saying something like: "IMon Hardware is not connected".
But i didn't change anything on the hardware!
Can someone please help me?
Thanks in advance!!!

 

[ned_flanders]

Hello again cybrmage!

Everything works fine for me with the new version
Thank you very much for your effort!

Greetings,
Stefan

EDIT: Nuff said...
When starting MediaPortal for the first time after starting the computer, display works fine. When shutting down MediaPortal then, display turns off normaly. After starting MediaPortal the second time, display backlight is started normaly but nothing is displayed anymore. Even equalizer doesn't work. Shut down of display also doesn't work.
User "realmatrix" has the same display (firmware 0x3801) and has exactly the same issue.
Enclosed the logs of second start. In the log it seems that he doesn't send any data to display when starting MediaPortal for 1+x times.

 

[cybrmage]

After starting MediaPortal the second time, display backlight is started normaly but nothing is displayed anymore. Even equalizer doesn't work. Shut down of display also doesn't work.

I can't duplicate this behaviour... (but that's not surprising since I don't have the same model of display as you do... I use a "programming trick" to swap the LCD and LCD2 commands so that I can test the LCD2 codepath)...

So... I've added more logging to the plugin and the driver.... Please try to reproduce the problem and post the logs.... thanks.

 

[realmatrix]

I found an other Problem when watching tv.
The Display show the title of the show that is running, but don't update to the title of the next show.

Here my logs

Greets Michael

 

[SpudR]

The VFD in my Thermaltake Lanbox HT now works!!
I installed the latest SVN,
renamed the sg_vfd.dll to sg_vfd.old and copied the one from the soundgraph folder (version 7.0.1205),
Installed the latest Cybrmage plugin and configured it using the 'reset'.
Installed some MS updates (auto update prompted me to reboot)
Rebooted - MP starts automatically after an auto login.
Everything works!!!!
I'll do some more testing later today and post the results

Cybrmage - you are a hero

 

[cybrmage]

renamed the sg_vfd.dll to sg_vfd.old and copied the one from the soundgraph folder (version 7.0.1205),

I see that you are STILL literacy challenged...

The following quote is from the post that contains the download.... You obviously still can't read!!!

iMON display specific notes
1) DO NOT copy the SG_VFD.dll to the plugins\LCDDrivers directory. If you do,
the display driver WILL crash... The LCDDrivers directory should only contain LCDHype driver DLLs.
[size=+2]2) The driver will automatically find your installed VFD/iMON software and use the SG_VFD.dll from
that installation.[/size] If you select "Use V3 DLL" in advanced settings, the driver will not search for
your VFD/iMON software installation, and will use the SG_VFD.dll that is included in the MediaPortal
directory.

 

[ned_flanders]

Enclosed the logs.
As I said before, the display doesn't turn off anymore after starting MediaPortal for the second, third and so on time.
It even doesn't turn off when I shut down the computer then, so it seems to hang up.
What helps is to turn off the power supply completely for sure.
The interesting thing is what also helps: Starting the CybrDisplay configuration and click on "Test Display", which works fine. After test string was displayed the LCD turns off normaly. But that doesn't help to get the LCD working under MediaPortal again. I have to reboot the computer, to get it working for one time.
As I mentioned, realmatrix hast the same issues.

Greetings,
Stefan

 

[cybrmage]

The Display show the title of the show that is running, but don't update to the title of the next show.

Actually... According to your logs...

2008-02-09 09:18:52.718750 [Info.][CybrDisplay]: CybrDisplayPlugin.DisplayHandler.Start(): Calling driver Initialize() function
2008-02-09 09:18:52.718750 [Info.][CybrDisplay]: (IDisplay) iMONLCDg.Initialize(): called
2008-02-09 09:18:52.718750 [Info.][CybrDisplay]: (IDisplay) iMONLCDg.Initialize(): completed

 iMONLCDg DRIVER DISABLED


2008-02-09 09:18:52.718750 [Info.][CybrDisplay]: CybrDisplayPlugin.DisplayHandler.Start(): Completed

You display shows nothing...

And since you don't have Extensive logging turned on, the log is useless...