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DOFLinx Changed to LEDWiz - Not activating

Started By Outhere , Feb 24 2018 02:16 AM

DOFLinx LEDWiz Sainsmart device

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#1 Outhere

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Posted 24 February 2018 - 02:16 AM

I swapped out my 2 Saintsmart devices for a LEDWiz, Wired it up VP and FP work..

My 1st LEDWiz and Teensy are working...

I can not get FX2 To activate the 2nd LEDWiz but a log looks like it's working, What am i missing?

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Edited by Outhere, 17 April 2018 - 07:45 PM.

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#2 DDH69

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Posted 24 February 2018 - 07:19 AM

More LEDWiz - I love it! I have two myself.

I can see from the log that two LEDWiz are recognised - excellent start. Nothing else in the log will tell us if you have any toys configured to the second LEDWiz.

What toys are connected to LEDWiz #2? Have you set them up in DOFLinx.INI? Remember to use 2xx as the device for the second LEDWiz whereas you would be using 1xx for toys on the first LEDWiz. From what I can see you should be able to happily have devices from 101 - 132 and 201 to 232

Have you tried using the test function to manually trigger toys on LEDWiz #2?

If you're still stuck try ....

1. A manual test from the DOFLinx test menus for a toy on LEDWiz #2. Does it work?

2. Describe where your're toys are connected and and post your DOFLInx.INI

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#3 Outhere

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Posted 25 February 2018 - 02:32 AM

I guess I should have posted the ini and mention that I used the tester....
The tester works on all items all the time.....

What I found out

if I go into a game it doesn't work, I come out of a game go back into any of the games and everything works fine untill I have to restart the DOFLinx then I have to do that again to make it work....

Thanks for your help

What toys are connected to LEDWiz #2? -----> Solid State Relays

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# The config file for DOFLinx
# A mad idea by DDH69 to have some flipper sounds, RGB display and turn buttons on when playing Pinball FX2 via Steam
# Its grown a lot since that silly start!
# Note - this works with LEDWiz, PacLed64, KL25Z and Sainsmart (FTDI devices)
# Edit this file as you see fit, lines that start with a hash (#) or are blank are not processed. This blurb and comments can be cut out if you want.
#
# Output devices outputs are entered in the format of
# device (D) and output number (#) in the format D##, so controller device 1 and output 3 is "103" without the quotes, controller board 2 output 23 is "223" without quotes
####

# location of your standard DOF outut configuration file. Keep this as the first item in the file
DIRECTOUTPUTCONFIG=E:\DirectOutput\config\directoutputconfig.ini
DIRECTOUTPUTGLOBAL=E:\DirectOutput\Config\GLobalConfig_b2sServer.xml
PATH_FX2=E:\DirectOutput\DOFLinxFX2\
PATH_FX3=E:\DirectOutput\DOFLInx_FX3\
PATH_FX2_B2S=E:\DirectOutput\DOFLinxFX2\DOFLinx_FX2_B2S\
#PATH_FX3_B2S=E:\DirectOutput\DOFLinxFX2\DOFLinx_FX2_B2S\
PATH_FX3_B2S=E:\DirectOutput\DOFLInx_FX3\DOFLinx_FX3_B2S\
PATH_B2S_SERVER=E:\Visual Pinball\Tables\
AUTO_MX=1

# If you want to list the processes that will wake up DOFFX2, comment it out if you just want Pinball FX2
PROCESSES=Pinball FX2,Future Pinball,Pinball FX3
#,VPinball_9_9_1,VPPhysMod5,VPinball993,VPinballX
# Which DOF Controller output for the flipper solenoids / contactors
L_FLIPPER_OUTPUT=203
R_FLIPPER_OUTPUT=202
# The keyboard hex code for the key that is used for each flipper from https://msdn.microso...1(v=vs.85).aspx
# Left Shift = A0, Right Shift = A1
L_FLIPPER_KEY=27
R_FLIPPER_KEY=25
# Just in case things go wrong (ie no keyup signal is detected, flipper held down for a long time), what is the maximum time a flipper solenoid / contactor can be in in milliseconds
MAX_FLIPPER_ON=2000
# What LEDWiz output(s) are used for RGB devices. Just enter the Red output number. Multiples can be entered seperated by a comma
RGB_OUTPUT=117,120,123,126
# Rainbow - cycle through the colours, Random - pick a random next colour, A colour name as it appears in the DirectOutputConfig.ini file
RGB_STYLE=FIXED
# What changes the colour? Time - set time period, Flipper = flipper press after the RGB_TRIGGER minimum time (to stop rapid colour changes)
#RGB_TRIGGER=RANDOM
# Dependent on trigger selection the period between changes or the minimum time for change between flipper flips
RGB_MIN_TIME=1000
PROCESS_TO_ACTIVE_TIME=1
#SUP_INI=E:\DirectOutput\DOFLinxFX2\Pinball FX2
#FX2_WINDOW_WAIT_TIME=30000
# The button(s) to turn on when DOFLinx starts, ie the exit button LED
BUTTONS_ON=101
# Make the "1" (31) key (Start in VP) pulse LEDWiz 120 and "4" (34) to pulse controller/output 121
#KEY_TO_OUTPUT=0D,122
#,27,127
#KEY_TO_COLOUR_TOGGLE=25,120,RANDOM,27,126,RANDOM
# Set a key to turn on a specific colour for your RGB. The line below makes the Left Control (A2) and the Right Control (A3) turn my undercab RGB strip red.
# In Pinball FX2 this means when I nudge it all goes red.
#KEY_TO_COLOUR=A2 204 Red A3 204 Red
# Setting FORCE_ACTIVE=1 will cause DOFFX2 to not listen for processes and just run until you kill the process. Handy for using it for things other than PinBall FX2
FORCE_ACTIVE=0
# If you want the program to stop when your named process stops then set this to 1. If you want it to run in the background all the time leave it as 0
QUIT_AFTER_PROCESS=0
# Set to 1 to output the game name to the log regardless of the DEBUG flag setting. Set to 0 to simply follow the DEBUG flag.
# Quite useful when you trying to get the FX2 window game name for setting game specific colours
OUTPUT_GAME_NAME=1

####
# Sample setup to enable the Future Pinball Link. Edit the LINK_ items to be your ports and settings.
####
FP_LINK_WAIT_TIME=50000
FP_ATTEMPT_LINK=1
LINK_LF=203,150,2000,255
LINK_RF=202,150,2000,255
LINK_LS=204,50,500,255
LINK_RS=201,50,500,255
LINK_ML=213,50,500,255
LINK_MC=214,50,500,255
LINK_MR=215,50,500,255
LINK_BL=216,50,500,255
LINK_BC=217,50,500,255
LINK_BR=218,50,500,255
#LINK_SH=122,200,5000,255
#LINK_GR=126,150,1000,255
LINK_KN=212,120,500,255
LINK_ST=102
#LINK_EX=
#LINK_CN=105
#LINK_EB=
LINK_LB=101
LINK_SR=103
#LINK_FR=
LINK_FLOL=117
LINK_FLIL=120
LINK_FLCN=123
LINK_FLOR=126
LINK_FLIR=124

####
# 0 = OFF (normal operation), 1 = ON - When ON a window will appear and a log file will be created in the EXE directory.
DEBUG=1

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Edited by Outhere, 17 April 2018 - 07:49 PM.

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#4 DDH69

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Posted 25 February 2018 - 07:18 AM

Thanks for the extra info. I still can't see a problem, but as always, that just means we're yet to find it!

So, if I understand correctly, the symptoms that match the log posted above are:

No flipper solenoids for Walking Dead being the first game played, exit and restart, the second game played being Captain America worked - am I correct?

The log shows flippers being triggered, without some more info I just can't see which output ports (I'll PM you some other stuff so we can tell)

Great news that the test runs, that shows that everything is there and working

What menu are you using (PInballX), and are these tests running from the menu?

Do you have the PinballX plugin running?

Do toys other than the flipper solenoids work on the first game?

If you are using a menu, can you try and run FX2 manually and see if you still need the restart?

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#5 Outhere

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Posted 25 February 2018 - 07:31 PM

On the 1st game nothing Works..... If I start the 2nd game without restarting DOFLinx everything works and any game after that..

I was using pinballx to do everything...

I ran it straight from the Fx2 menu and everything works on the 1st game....

I am using 2 plugins in pinballx

The one called LED plugin if I turned that off everything works fine... - So the LED plugin is interfering with it... But Why

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#6 DDH69

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Posted 25 February 2018 - 09:30 PM

I'm not sure why. I haven't heard of anyone else having a repeatable problem like this. I would suspect timing. It may be that PinballX is starting FX2 before it closes its use of DOF, if that was the case, DOFLinx could miss being able to use DOF properly as PinballX still has the cabinet construct open. A bit of a stretch, but possible. You could test that theory by adding about 5 seconds (5000) to the parameter that waits before activating DOFLinx fully after the activating program is detected. I'm at work on Monday morning and can't quite remember the name of the parameter, its something like PROCESS_WAIT_BEFORE

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#7 Outhere

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Posted 26 February 2018 - 12:33 AM

Did some more testing I hooked one of my flippers to the 1st LEDwiz and it works all the time - so maybe that plug in and the 2nd LEDwiz don't like each other

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#8 DDH69

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Posted 26 February 2018 - 07:43 AM

Can you run your flippers from LEDWiz #1? Do other devices on LEDWiz #2 work with DOFLinx for the first game loaded? In other words, is moving toys across LEDwiz devices a valid work-around?

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#9 Outhere

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Posted 26 February 2018 - 05:04 PM

On the 1st game launched the 2nd LEDwiz is completely dead when I launch a second game and every game after, Everything works but once I reset DOFLinx it starts the process again so even if I swap LEDWiz whatever have on the 2nd one will always be dead on the 1st game launched...LED plugin is interfering with 2nd LEDWiz....

I try to look that plugin up to see if there was an update but I can not find it...

Update

It turns out if I go completely out of pinballx and back in the 1st game does not activate the 2nd LEDwiz with the plug in turn on -- has nothing to do with Restarting DOFLinx

Edited by Outhere, 27 February 2018 - 05:53 AM.

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#10 DDH69

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Posted 01 March 2018 - 07:05 AM

On the 1st game launched the 2nd LEDwiz is completely dead when I launch a second game and every game after, Everything works but once I reset DOFLinx it starts the process again so even if I swap LEDWiz whatever have on the 2nd one will always be dead on the 1st game launched...LED plugin is interfering with 2nd LEDWiz....

I try to look that plugin up to see if there was an update but I can not find it...

-

Update

It turns out if I go completely out of pinballx and back in the 1st game does not activate the 2nd LEDwiz with the plug in turn on -- has nothing to do with Restarting DOFLinx

Sorry I missed this last post - my bad. From other threads I believe you are now on top of this by changing to a common USB root hub, correct?

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#11 Outhere

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Posted 02 March 2018 - 02:13 AM

I'm going to try moving the USB's around and see if that helps

Also try this if needed

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Edited by Outhere, 02 March 2018 - 02:52 AM.

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#12 DDH69

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Posted 02 March 2018 - 07:46 AM

I'll keep an eye on the thread to see how it all goes.

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#13 Outhere

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Posted 03 March 2018 - 05:11 AM

After doing the upgrade (DOF R3++ and DOFLinx 6.22) the plugin that I'm trying to use causes all my Solenoids to fire when I go into pinballx.... Before the Solenoids would fire once an a while but now They're firing as soon as it goes into pinballx and continue firing as long as I'm in pinballx With that plug in turn on...

UpDate

This problem only seems to affect my 2nd Ledwiz

I moved the 2nd LEDwiz to a 2.0 USB port and now I am back to the Solenoids fire once in a while attract mode...

Visual pinball is working

FX2 now works correctly when you run the 1st game the solenoids are firing....

The upgrade made fx3 work a lot better

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