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Mala now has LEDWiz support! (No mod chip required)
edge:
--- Quote from: mr.Curmudgeon on October 20, 2006, 01:21:20 pm ---One question, is this a manual override? (ie: must be configured for each game), or can it get this info form controls .dat?
Wasn't there another front-end that lit the controls with the correct color (powermame?) How was that handled?
mrC
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It's a manual override for now because controls.dat does not contain color info. It knows what controls are used for each game, but not the color of the button. I know HowardC mentioned he is starting a colors.ini file that will house this type of info. To my knowledge, that does not exist yet. When it does, we can add it in ledwizard as well.
As for Powermame, I have never used it so I cannot comment. I thought it did the same thing - lit the proper controls - without knowledge of what color it should be.
mr.Curmudgeon:
Thanks for the clarification!
Howard_Casto:
--- Quote from: edge on October 20, 2006, 02:14:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: mr.Curmudgeon on October 20, 2006, 01:21:20 pm ---One question, is this a manual override? (ie: must be configured for each game), or can it get this info form controls .dat?
Wasn't there another front-end that lit the controls with the correct color (powermame?) How was that handled?
mrC
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It's a manual override for now because controls.dat does not contain color info. It knows what controls are used for each game, but not the color of the button. I know HowardC mentioned he is starting a colors.ini file that will house this type of info. To my knowledge, that does not exist yet. When it does, we can add it in ledwizard as well.
As for Powermame, I have never used it so I cannot comment. I thought it did the same thing - lit the proper controls - without knowledge of what color it should be.
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Rather than making a full plugin... it might just be simpler to make a plugin that simply calls the j5 beta with the "-justlight" flag. It isn't lightning fast or anything but j5 has the manual color override and the most accurate parsing of the controls.dat. The other benefit is that users don't have to setup their light layouts twice. :)
Feel free to play with it if you have the urge, just a thought.
loadman:
--- Quote ---This does not require the IoWarrior mod chip that loadman refers to -- this works with the LEDWiz as is.
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Just to clarify even further, the mod chip is still a very valid choice if you don't need/want RGB and Intensity levels on your LEDS and the software for it is complete and built into MaLa (lots of options). As is the MaLa Hardware (which I have) to drive LCD as well.
Having said that Edge and I will build up the LedWiz Plugin in the future to add more features.. Suggestions welcome
--- Quote ---Rather than making a full plugin... it might just be simpler to make a plugin that simply calls the j5 beta with the "-justlight" flag. It isn't lightning fast or anything but j5 has the manual color override and the most accurate parsing of the controls.dat. The other benefit is that users don't have to setup their light layouts twice.
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Nice thinking
edge:
Update:
Version 1 has been released. Details here:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=59376.0
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