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[thiago capalbo]

Forgive me freezy and other colleagues. I had created a topic for help and found this today that it is basically the subject I need and a lot.

But I have not found anything yet to solve my situation.

Please someone help me !!!!

Frezzy, I watched the PATH, and did as I was informed but I still can not see my real dmd with the dmd of fx2.

It is working normal, including the cmd command appears to be all ok.

The virtual dmd also appears on my playfield screen, but when I run a table the actual dmd gets the black screen.

Below I forward my cmd to get an idea.

I think it may be some detail that I'm not observing. Sorry my bad english.

 what could it be??? 

 

C:\Users\Thiago>dmdext test
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:50:56.312  INFO | Launching console tool.
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:50:56.344 DEBUG | PinDMDv1 device not found.
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:50:56.375  INFO | Found PinDMDv2 device.
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:50:56.375 DEBUG |    Manufacturer: pinDMD
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:50:56.375 DEBUG |    Product:      pinDMD V2
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:50:56.375 DEBUG |    Serial:       00000000050C
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:50:56.375 DEBUG |    Language ID:  1035
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:50:56.391 DEBUG | Checking port COM1 for PinDMDv3...
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:50:56.484 DEBUG | Error: Parâmetro incorreto.
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:50:56.484 DEBUG | PinDMDv3 device not found.
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:50:56.500 DEBUG | Device found but it's not a PIN2DMD device (pinDMD V2).
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:50:56.656  INFO | Added PinDMDv2 renderer.
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:50:56.719  INFO | Added VirtualDMD renderer.
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:50:56.734 DEBUG | Resizing virtual DMD to 128x32
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:50:56.734  INFO | Setting up Render Graph for 2 destination(s)
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:50:56.750  INFO | Connecting Image Source to PinDMD v2 (Bitmap => Gray4)
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:50:56.781  INFO | Connecting Image Source to Dmd (Bitmap => Bitmap)
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:50:56.797  INFO | Press CTRL+C to close.
 [5] 2017/04/04 23:03:19.463  INFO | Source for 2 renderer(s) stopped.
 [5] 2017/04/04 23:03:19.463 DEBUG | Disposing render graph.

 

C:\Users\Thiago>dmdext mirror --source=pinballfx2 --no-virtual
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:52:24.852  INFO | Launching console tool.
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:52:24.886 DEBUG | PinDMDv1 device not found.
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:52:24.918  INFO | Found PinDMDv2 device.
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:52:24.919 DEBUG |    Manufacturer: pinDMD
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:52:24.919 DEBUG |    Product:      pinDMD V2
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:52:24.919 DEBUG |    Serial:       00000000050C
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:52:24.919 DEBUG |    Language ID:  1035
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:52:24.919 DEBUG | Checking port COM1 for PinDMDv3...
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:52:25.003 DEBUG | Error: Parâmetro incorreto.
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:52:25.003 DEBUG | PinDMDv3 device not found.
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:52:25.020 DEBUG | Device found but it's not a PIN2DMD device (pinDMD V2).
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:52:25.144  INFO | Added PinDMDv2 renderer.
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:52:25.144 DEBUG | VirtualDMD disabled.
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:52:25.167  INFO | Setting up Render Graph for 1 destination(s)
 [1] 2017/04/04 22:52:25.173  INFO | Press CTRL+C to close.

[latin625]

OMG!!!!  This worked!  Pinball FX2 on my PINDMD3 SWEET!  Is there any way to launch this everytime there is a fx2 table?

[latin625]

GOT IT!

 

here it is, follow these directions from another great member of the board;

akiles50000

1º-Install the program dmdext-v.1.5.2 in the this path C:\dmdext\dmdext.exe

 

2º-Then to put in the settings application for PinballX in the PinballFX2 page, in the Launch Before section add the following:

 

Enable Launch Before: Yes

Launch Before Working Path: C:\dmdext

Launch Before Executable: dmdext.exe

Launch Before Parameters: mirror --source=pinballfx2 --no-virtual -q

Launch Before Wait for Exit: No

Launch Before Hide Window: Yes

Edited by latin625, 26 May 2017 - 02:08 AM.

[Hara]

hey guys

 

I'm trying to bring FX2 to show up on my pin(tu)dmd but I always get the same output. Doesn't matter what driver I use

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
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C:\Users\Panther>c:/dmdext/dmdext test
 [1] 2017/07/24 14:05:55.430  INFO | Launching console tool.
 [1] 2017/07/24 14:05:55.476 DEBUG | PinDMDv1 device not found.
 [1] 2017/07/24 14:05:55.544 DEBUG | Device found but it's not a PinDMDv2 device
 (PIN2DMD).
 [1] 2017/07/24 14:05:55.552 DEBUG | Checking port COM1 for PinDMDv3...
 [1] 2017/07/24 14:05:55.629 DEBUG | Error: Falscher Parameter.
 [1] 2017/07/24 14:05:55.629 DEBUG | Checking port COM3 for PinDMDv3...

after that the cursor is blinking and nothing more happens.

 

I'm using libusb0 usually and all is working fine through VP or PinballX. I also tried libusbK and WinUSB.

COM3 is used by a PinControl1, just in case it will be asked

 

FX2 is configured as cab, dmd size is as written before in this thread. Its position is 0,0 behind PF. But I guess that side is not the problem, more the fact that the pintudmd is not shown in system for this kind of wireing.

 

I hope someone can give some tips

 

cheers...

[Slydog43]

I had this all working fine, but somehow I screwed it up messing with trying to colorize it.  I messed with dmddevice and dmddevice.ini in various places on my computer (vpinmame dir, pinballx dir, dmdext dir) and now I can't get it working.  it freezes at detecting PinDMD3 and says bad parameter and does not continue.  I have this working on another machine and I don't know the difference.  Com port is fine (I think) as I have it working with VP and pinballx (kinda as in VP it flickers and doesn't always keep up and show some dots some times.  I knew I should have left everything along.  any ideas from other PinDMD3 users?

[crypto4]

i'm not sure what i've done wrong, however i am getting a similar issue as hara in my pin(1+1)dmd,

 

C:\Users\Panther>c:/dmdext/dmdext test
[1] 2017/07/24 14:05:55.430 INFO | Launching console tool.
[1] 2017/07/24 14:05:55.476 DEBUG | PinDMDv1 device not found.
[1] 2017/07/24 14:05:55.544 DEBUG | Device found but it's not a PinDMDv2 device
(pin(1+1dmd).
[1] 2017/07/24 14:05:55.552 DEBUG | Checking port COM4 for PinDMDv3...

 

change the dates to todays date.

Edited by crypto4, 12 August 2017 - 03:59 AM.

[crypto4]

I found a solution to the problem

 

i ran "dmdext -test --destination=pin(1+1)dmd" and it tested fine,

 

so i changed the running code adding --destination=pin(1+1)dmd to the end and that is great, i now have an ugly version of the display but i read about that in a previous post so i'll try that fix.

Edited by crypto4, 13 August 2017 - 08:56 AM.

[Hara]

thanks alot @crypto4

 

that is working for me too 

 

 

cheers

[freezy]

New release. Notable changes: Pinball FX3 support, more options for virtual DMD rendering and much more.

 

View all changes and download it here: https://github.com/f...ases/tag/v1.6.0

[FreeLunch]

New release. Notable changes: Pinball FX3 support, more options for virtual DMD rendering and much more.

 

View all changes and download it here: https://github.com/f...ases/tag/v1.6.0

Thank you Great Uniter!

[Thalamus]

Thank you Freezy for this absolutely amazing utility.

[lancer1977]

After a long night of troubleshooting I found that if you launch a game from within Pinball X, using Dmdext, it will not capture Pinball FX2 on my WIn10 rig IF you have DMDEXT set to run in Admin mode (which I had enabled for Pinball Arcade)... So in case anyone else has the issue, there is the solution. Maybe have a 2nd dmdext for admin mode running.

[Thalamus]

Yeah. It is kind of weird how Win10 behaves. Some need to run VP and other components as admin, others get into troubles if they do.

Conclusion. You need to test both options if running that OS.

Edited by Thalamus, 24 October 2017 - 10:35 AM.