iMON VFD

[skate15e]

I think the issue is with the parallel port. Can you zip and attach your logs?

I have asked sound graph for info on using the sg_vfd.dll file to write to your display. You can monitor their reply here.
http://www.soundgraph.com/Eng_/Forum/For...ingLevel=8

Also, if you can attach the .dll file you were using through LCDsmartie I may be able to incorporate that instead.

[skate15e]

Here is the latest version of the plugin. The big change is the ability to write the information displayed on the VFD to a text file. This along with the ability to disable the output to the VFD itself should make it possible to use this plugin with LCDSmartie.

v0.85
Added the ability to output information to a text file for use in programs that can use a .txt file input (such as
LCDSmartie).

[skate15e]

I currently use LCDSMartie, and stumbled on this post (literally) and decided to give it a shot. I have installed it, copied the newer dll file over top t\of the one installed. Went into config, made sure it was enabled, changed the scroll speed, just to change something, started up pvrx2 and nothing comes up on the VFD. I have an IMON vfd that connected to my parallel port using hd??.dll in LCDSmartie. Do you know if your plugin is comatible with all IMON vfd's? Also when I click on the IMON VFD on the main menu, the menu fades away, vaguely comes back and nothing comes up until a hit a key on the key board or remote. Once I do that, it goes back to the main menu. Not sure whats up with it and what I did wrong, wondering if you guyss can point me in the right direction to fix it. Thanks for any ideas!

Check out the new v0.85 just posted. I think if you use this version, enable Write to .txt file and Disable LCD in the plugin settings, and then use LCDSmartie to display the .txt file it should work. I know this is not ideal but pending information from soundgraph about writing to the parallel VFD it's the only solution I can come up with.
To setup LCDSmartie to read from the text file add
$File("<gbpvr path>\Plugins\iMONVFD\iMONVFD.txt", 1)
to the first line and
$File("<gbpvr path>\Plugins\iMONVFD\iMONVFD.txt", 2)
to the second line. Let me know how this works.

[skate15e]

New Wiki page here: http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Utili...ion=browse. This will have the current version as well as the source code for that version.

[cameluk]

Let me know how this works.

Although I have a USB iMON VFD, I like LCDSmartie as I can monitor my system temps and hard disk space

Initial testing with this latest version seams to work great with LCDSmartie

[dslowik]

New Wiki page here: http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Utili...ion=browse. This will have the current version as well as the source code for that version.

Excellent, thanks for putting the information in the wiki along with the links for the newest version.

[OscarL]

Hello,
Even though it now works wonderful for me, I would like to mention a few things that would make it even greater.
1. In our house hold we are using 2 MVP's and one media server. On the display I will get info on everything that is played, both on the MVP's and on the server. This sort of clutters the display. It would be great if it only showed what was played on the server.

2. Is it possible to show the id3 tag for music played instead of the file name.

Anyway thanks for a great plugin
/Oscar

[skate15e]

I will have to look into both the display for server only and the id3 tags. If viable options, these will be added to the list of improvements for the next version.

[b00sfuk]

Thanks for this. It complements my LCDSmartie setup well and now provides everything I want:

Through LCDSmartie, the plugin shows what is playing (Video, Music), in addition using the GBPVRCli utility (thanks Mister Slimm) I can also display:

- Current in-progress recordings (name & when finishes) for each tuner card.
- The next 2 pending recordings (name & day/time)
- Disk space available & Temps via speedfan

Also using LCDSmartie 5.3.2 with support for the iMON VFD via the iMonSmartie dll (not the latest 5.4 with built-in IMON support), I can display the name & date/time of the next recording on the VFD when the system is in standby (so I know when it is next going to wake up).

[dslowik]

I will have to look into both the display for server only and the id3 tags. If viable options, these will be added to the list of improvements for the next version.

Here are 3 enhancements and one bug that I'd like to mention

I'd love to see the two features that cybrmage added put into the product:

• Supports turning off the display on shutdown/standby
  
• Supports clock display
  
• Would like to see the version number when in the config dialog
  

I had a default pattern setup in config that was the following
###############
###############

Once a recording started my display changed to
###############
R1 #############

I then turned on Live TV while the recording was going (dual tuners) and it changed to
7 ABC
R1 LiveTV

Then I ended Live TV and the recording was continuing and it changed to
###############
R1 LiveTV

but I'd expect it to be back to this display.
###############
R1 #############

It appears it isn't reseting the bottom line if a recording is going on.

Also when it completes the recording, it changed to
###############
R1 #############

but I'd expect it to be back to this display.
###############
###############