Zalman HD135 VFD (VlSys Mplay) (2 Viewers)

[cybrmage]

Yo! We're geting somewhere.

FINALLY!!!!! PROGRESS!!!!!

The remote still doesn't function as nothing happens in MP

That's not exactly accurate... Yes, the remote doesn't function.... But the state machine does... And the "guess" I made on how to handle the remote's "repeat" function appears to be valid... (The last set of logs you provided confirm it).

What happens is that the received data is scrubbed of invalid data (IE: data that can not be a temperature reading, or a remote button) and then it is processed. If the state machine receives a remote button press, it caches it... and waits for the 0x7E command (This appears to be a button press indicator...)... When the 0x7E indicator is received, it fires the event that is associated with the button. (but the last version tried to fire the 0x7E and not the cached button)

If a 0x7E is received AND there is no button in the cache AND at least 100ms has passed since the last event was fired, we fire the last button we received.

but the standby sequence seems to be OK now

Good... finally 8-}

I also notice, in the last logs you posted, that the 0xA0 command has a 2 second delay after being sent, and the 0x00 0x00 0x00 sequence has a 500ms delay....

So that probably means that the 0xA0 is a "reset" command and the 0x00 sequence is probably an "attention" command.

I have added the appropriate delays to the new version.

a warning saying, that some network drives lost there connection

That would be because MediaPortal does not wait for those drives to remount... MediaPortal start right where it left off, and expects all the device to be ready when it is... I beleive that this is already a known issue...

Now we still don't know what 0xA4 0x7E is.

This sequence is always sent immediately before the 0xA4 0x76 command, so I suspect that you are correct.

0xAE definately swithces on the device's standby mode?

MHC must REALLY want the display to go to standby mode.... it sends it to the display a lot!!!

Definately not as this 0x0B obviously never changes...

Actually... the logs show that the 0x0B byte can also be 0x6F... It appears in your logs (although 0x0B is much more frequent) and the code provided by -Manfred-... I changed it to 0x0B because I assumed that it way an aberant occurence...

"Device Monitoring Studio 5.22" by HHD software

I've used it in the past as well... I'm still searching for an alternative for you 8-}

I am a ......

If you'll excuse me.... I'm going to go crawl under a rock.... 8-}

I will never understand these ppl who get in forums like that with a rather demanding attitude

I especially like people who open a new thread asking for a better solution, because they don't like the current solution... when they did not participate in the development of the current solution....
Or, those who demand that a certain feature be added because their specific OEM hardware supports it....
Or, those who demand that the latest experimental source code gets added to the SVN...
or,.... Oh... Sorry... I'm ranting again... oops 8-}

I have a simple solution when things like that happen... I ignore them. I stop developing, and I take the code that I have written and I apply it to projects that I will actually use... Their loss.... I don't use MediaPortal for my HTPC... I use SageTV.... I develop code for MediaPortal because I like that challenges that come with driver development... If it's not appreciated, I'll move on to developing something else for something else.

Fortunately... The work on this driver seems to be appreciated... 8-}

When this is done, we might discuss....

Sure... No problem...


Regards,
CybrMage

 

[Herr R aus B]

Any hint ?

I will be looking it in about 1 hour - maybe then I can give you any hints. Congrats - you wrote the 100. post in this thread

 

[-Manfred-]

This really has evolved a lot and fast, also... how to say interesting discussion also involved every now and then.

OK, back to business. I can confirm that repeating function works now but is a bit too sensitive I think - maybe a setting for that.

Can you please add the source every now and then for learning purposes as this some weard way got me interested about programming (I must have feaver ;-o)

/m

 

[cybrmage]

Here is another new version.

I made some changes to, hopefully, get the fans working again... (and I added extra logging to help find the problem if they don't)...

Regards,
CybrMage

 

[jaylemur]

Thanks.

I've tried the new version.
Same Problem.

log file attached.

Cheers.

 

[cybrmage]

I can confirm that repeating function works now but is a bit too sensitive

Can you post your mediaportal.log... I need to see what the driver is doing...

The display sends the "repeat" code every 109ms, so basically you can have a repeat delay of any multiple of that... (but I need to see exactly how the "repeat" code is being handled before I can make modifications.


Also... what does the display do when MediaPortal is shut down????? Is the display blank?? is a clock displayed???

Can you please add the source every now and then

Although I (usually) don't have a problem providing the source (depending on the driver, and the "comments" in the development thread - which is not an issue in this thread), I won;t include the source when the driver is not (at least relatively) stable.... The last thing I want to see is someone posting that they tried to compile their own driver and the code is crap because it doesn't work... Easpecially since many people will start reading the thread backwards from the point they join, and won't know that the code is broken and experimental. I will post the source when the current issues are resolved (So... that should be any time before January 2012 8-})

Regards,
CybrMage

I've tried the new version.

Looking at your log, you are not running the latest version (01_02_2008c)...

But... want for the next version (should be in about 20 minutes...)... I did find a problem with the temperature settings in auto mode...

Regards,
CybrMage

 

[jaylemur]

Looking at your log, you are not running the latest version (01_02_2008c)...

I think you attached an old version from first of january 2008c.

I'll wait for the new one.
Regard.

 

[cybrmage]

I think you attached an old version from first of january 2008c.

Your right... My appologies... Good thing you don't need a brain (or eyesight) to be a programmer 8-}

Here is the new version....

Regards,
CybrMage

 

[-Manfred-]

Here is log for repeating key. 3-5 normal key press and then button down for a while. Sometimes this repeating is triggering too fast as you can see from the log. And also when repeating is wanted it is really fast and thus hard to stop at right place. This is only my opinion and maybe that's why user setting is preferrable.

/m

 

[jaylemur]

Your right... My appologies... Good thing you don't need a brain (or eyesight) to be a programmer 8-}

Heu..... I'm a programmer myself

Unfortunately, your new version didn't change the behaviour.

Attached the new log file.
Seems to have problem requesting the temperature.

Thanks anyway.
Regards