Why No LED light with LEDBlinky and MAME ?

[zauche]

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to get LEDBlinky running but I haven't had any luck so far ...   

My setup is:

PACLed64  (USB + 5V power connected)
IPAC_2
GroovyMAME 0.183b


I already did:

- changed "UI Output" in mame.ini to "windows".
  MAMEOutputTest  gets the information of which game is started and stopped via MAME but button presses are not listed there ...
  just monitor orientation
- In Generate LEDBlinky InputMap PacLED64 (Controller ID=1) ACTIVE and MAPPED is "YES".
  I've set Port 1 (P1B1) as LED Type "RGB-Green" KEYCODE_ENTER   (in MAME button 1 is set to ENTER) and it lightens up when
  the button is chosen (LEDs are also working in SimpleLEDTest)
- Added a game "gunsmoke" under the mame emulator in LedBlinky Controls Editior with P1_BUTTON_1 and a green LED.

LEDBlinkyTroubleshooter does not work. The "Debug.log" is created when LedBlinky.exe is started but the Time/Date written as "03.20.2020" which LEDBLinkyTroubleshooter alerts as "03.20.2020 is not a valid date".

What can be the problem that there is not lightened up LED when starting gunsmoke ?

 Debug.log:

[03.20.2020 16:58:17]
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] LEDBlinky v7.0.3.0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] Event Started: FE_START
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] Settings.ini ******************** BEGIN
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] [VersionInfo]
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] Major=7
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] Minor=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] Release=3
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] Build=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] [GameOptions]
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] LightGameControls=1
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] GamePlayLWAFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] GamePlayAniJukeboxOnly=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] GamePauseLWAFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] GamePauseSpeakControls=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] UseMameOutputs=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] LightPlayerStartCoin=1
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] GameStartLWAFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] GameStartSpeakControls=1
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] GameStartSpeakPrimaryControls=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] GameStartSpeakStartCoin=1
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] GameStartSpeakName=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] GameStartStrobeName=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] GameStartSpeakText=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] GameStartStrobeText=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] AbortSpeechAnyKey=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] SpeakControlsPrefix=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] SpeakPrimaryControlsPrefix=Primary Control
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] SpeakStartButton=Start Game
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] SpeakCoinButton=Insert Coin
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] GameStartDelay=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] GameStartDelayLEDsOff=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] [FEOptions]
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] FE=other
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] LightFEControls=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] DemoGameControls=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] DemoScrollDelay=1
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] DemoDuration=5
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] DemoIncludeAlwaysActive=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] FELWAFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] FEScreenSaverLWAFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] FEScreenSaverRandomText=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] FEScreenSaverRandomTextDelay=60
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] FEScreenSaverRandomTextBerzerkMode=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] FEStartLWAFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] FEStartLWASingleLoop=1
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] FEStartLWADuration=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] FEStartSpeakText=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] FEStartStrobeText=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] FEQuitLWAFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] FEQuitSpeakText=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] FEQuitStrobeText=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] FESpeakControlsKey=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] FEStartSpeakControls=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] FEListSelectedLWAFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] FEButtonFlash=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] FEButtonFlashSpeed=50
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] FESettingsFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] HLActive=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] HLExeNameOverride=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] GameExRunGameFromSS=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] FESystemListsNames=Main Menu
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] [MAMEConfig]
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] Colors_ini=D:\CONTROLLER - Software\LEDBlinky\colors.ini
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] Mame_cfg_folder=D:\EMULATOREN\GroovyMAME 0.183b\cfg
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] MameControllerFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] UseMameDefaultForOtherEmulators=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] MameOutputBufferSize=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] MameControlsFile=D:\CONTROLLER - Software\LEDBlinky\controls.ini
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] MameXmlFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] MameXmlFileSize=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] UseMinimizedMameXml=1
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] UseMameToTriggerGameStart=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] LoadMameFilesAtStartup=1
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] UpdateMameIniOutput=1
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] IgnoreSpacesInCfgMultipleInputs=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] [RandomText]
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] Text0=Get The Intruder
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] Text1=Intruder Alert!
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] Text2=I detect coin in pocket.
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] [Speech]
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] SpeechRate=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] SpeechVolume=100
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] Voice=Microsoft Anna - English (United States)
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] [AudioAnimation]
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] AudioDevice=-1
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] AudioInput=-1
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] SampleRate=30
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] AmplitudeMultiplier=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] AutoAmpMultTargetAvgLow=8
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] AutoAmpMultTargetAvgHigh=14
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] AutoAmpMultUpdateRate=2000
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] AAMode=1
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] AAFEStartLWAFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] AAGamePlayLWAFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] AAGamePauseLWAFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] AAFEActiveLWAFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] AAFEScreenSaverLWAFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] AACabAttractLWAFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] TriggerMode=2
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] TriggerThreshold=25
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] TriggerFrequency=1
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] TriggerDeadZone=5
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] ControlFrequencyList=P1B1|1
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] ControlThresholdList=P1B1|24
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] LockTriggerFrequency=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] LockTriggerThreshold=1
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] Decay=4
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] SpectrumMode=1
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] SpectrumColor1=clBlue
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] SpectrumColor2=clFuchsia
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] SpectrumColor3=clFuchsia
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] SpectrumColor4=clRed
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] SpectrumSingleAmpRange=1
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] [CabLEDs]
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] CabLEDsMode=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] CabLEDControllers=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] CabFEStartLWAFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] CabFEQuitLWAFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] CabFEActiveLWAFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] CabFEScreenSaverLWAFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] CabGameStartLWAFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] CabGamePlayLWAFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] CabGamePauseLWAFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] CabFEListSelectedLWAFile=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] [JDR]
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] UseGPWiz49=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] UseUltraStik=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] UltraStikRestrictorType=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] UseServoStik=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] [LEDBlinkyOutput]
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] UseLEDBlinkyOutput=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] LEDBlinkyOutputProtocol=2
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] LEDBlinkyOutputIDs=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] BasePortNumber=1024
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] IPAddress=127.0.0.1
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] Optimize=1
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] [OtherSettings]
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] MaxPlayers=4
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] CocktailMode=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] RandomAniExcludeSelected=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] DoNotSpeakJoystickActions=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] PreloadAudioLib=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] GameStartDelayTimeout=20
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] ButtonFlashPreventQDelay=750
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] LogFile=Debug.log
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] DisplayErrorsOnExit=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] ZipDebugFiles=1
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] LEDControllersOverride=
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] JDROverride=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] NoLEDs=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] SaveUnknownGames=1
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] FEStartDefault=1
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] SingleDebugSession=1
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] [Pixelcade]
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] UsePixelcade=0
[03.20.2020 16:58:17] Settings.ini ******************** END
[03.20.2020 16:58:18] Detected LED Controllers: PL1
[03.20.2020 16:58:18] Mapped LED Controllers: PL1
[03.20.2020 16:58:18] LEDBlinkyInputMap.xml ******************** BEGIN
[03.20.2020 16:58:18] [PACLED64-1]
[03.20.2020 16:58:18] Port001=P1B1,G,KEYCODE_ENTER
[03.20.2020 16:58:18] LEDBlinkyInputMap.xml ******************** END
[03.20.2020 16:58:18] LEDBlinkyControls.xml: v1.0 01/16/2009 15:38:09
[03.20.2020 16:58:18] 6 mame games loaded from LEDBlinkyControls.xml
[03.20.2020 16:58:18] 1 emulator games loaded from LEDBlinkyControls.xml
[03.20.2020 16:58:18] Missing value in Settings.ini: [MameXmlFile].
[03.20.2020 16:58:18] Speak [<pitch middle="-5"><spell>LED</spell>Blinky.</pitch>]
[03.20.2020 16:58:25] Game Start Key: 0
[03.20.2020 16:58:25] Event Completed: FE_START
[03.20.2020 16:59:03] Received Event - Queue:[1] Msg:[0].
[03.20.2020 16:59:03] FE_START event can only be fired one time.

I hope someone can help me.

Thanks in advance,

zauche

[zauche]

When I use the MAMEOutputTest.exe it seems MAME just sends out ...

- MAME Start
- which rom is openened
- display orientation
- pause (on)  / pause (off)
- MAME Stop


How do I get the buttons pressed sent out ?

Would be really nice if anyone could help me .... 

Thanks in advance,

zauche

[sorli]

Would love some feedback from anyone who can help?

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[cgrisamore]

Have you tried starting LED Blinky manually by typing "Ledblinky.exe 1" before starting MAME?  I see in your log file that you have not enabled MAME to trigger the game start/stop events (UseMameToTriggerGameStart=0).  You can find this checkbox on the MAME tab in the config program.