GameEx LCD/LED Plugin 1.2 BETA Released! Need testers for LEDWiz features

[headkaze]

LCD/LED Plugin 1.2 BETA
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-: SUPPORTS :-
- BetaBrite
- BPP-440
- CrystalFontz
- PJRC
- ProLite
- LEDWiz

-: FEATURES :-
- Multiple hardware support at a time (for any of the above devices)
- Game display and/or button hilighting while scrolling through a game list
- LEDWiz attract mode/s (lwa's/demo/audio/plasma)
- LEDWiz audio attract mode (LED's dance to music)
- LEDWiz speak button actions (Each button is lit up one by one while the action is spoken)
- LEDWiz plasma attract mode (10 paletted effects)
- Create your own LWA animation files for LEDWiz attract mode
- Uses real game CP colors to light up your RGB LED's (uses color.ini which currently supports 1210 ROMs)

-: LATEST FEATURES :-
- Realtime color feedback while you configure your LED's
- Color mapping so you can map custom colors for color.ini
- Now LEDs lights up and flash leaving last LED lit with speak button actions feature
- Skip speak button actions feature with button (will not be available until next release of GameEx)

-: INSTRUCTIONS :-
- Just copy the files into your GameEx\PLUGIN folder and run the GameEx Plugin Manager to configure the devices. It should be pretty straight forward.
- You can place LWA files in the GameEx\PLUGIN\LWA folder and the plugin will randomly show your own custom made animations in attract mode. You can create them using the GGG LEDWiz software.

-: THANKS :-
Big thanks go out to the Mala team (loadman, swindus, edge) for help, testing and inspiration and Sliver (thanks for LCDGen source!), Time Pilot & ourgrace for testing and MikeQ for ledwiz.dll. And of course Tom!

-: BETA TESTERS :-
I currently am lacking in testers for some of the RGB LED features like Plasma attract mode, and colors.ini support. If you have a LEDWiz and want to check out this cool plugin, just download from the thread on the GameEx forums.

http://www.gameex.info/forums/index.php?showtopic=3032

[headkaze]

I did forget to thank someone, and that's MikeQ.. without your ledwiz.dll none of this would be possible. Okay Power Mame has finished but this plugin does all the LEDWiz features of Power Mame and then some. So big thanks go to MikeQ. Power Mame has changed the course of FE development, and for him we have to give thanks!

[squirrellydw]

I agree, Mike made me spend more money than I had to.  If it wasn't for PowerMame and all the fancy light stuff, I would be a lot richer   Thanks Mike!

[headkaze]

I agree, Mike made me spend more money than I had to.  If it wasn't for PowerMame and all the fancy light stuff, I would be a lot richer   Thanks Mike!

Thats a funny sounding thanks!

[squirrellydw]

I mean no harm by it.  I am really glad he made powermame.  I now I have to buy a 3rd LEDWiz, these things are addicting.

[headkaze]

I'm seriously thinking about converting my CP to use RGB LED's with two LEDWiz just so I can see my CP flash pretty lights in attract mode. The only problem is I'm useless at wiring things up (I bought my custom CP from ozstick). And I'm not sure if I will need to make a whole new CP or if I can just unscrew my old buttons and replace them.

[squirrellydw]

You should just be able to replace them.  The hardest part is wiring up the RGBs to the LEDWiz and that is only hard because of the small gauge wire.  It is actually pretty easy.

What is BetaBrite??

[headkaze]

BetaBrite is actually a scrolling LED sign. The plugin outputs the game name, joystick type, and button actions to the sign.

It would be awesome if they made them with full RGB support and higher resolution then you could use them as a dynamic marquee.

[edge]

Nice job, headkaze.  An all-in-one "bling bling" plugin. 

I am still on the fence for the betabrite.  I wish it has better resolution.

[headkaze]

LCD/LED Plugin 1.2 BETA

Latest features added

- Realtime color feedback while you configure your LED's (actually this has been working for a while, but I never mentioned it)
- Color mapping so you can map custom colors for color.ini
- Now LEDs lights up and flash leaving last LED lit with speak button actions feature
- Skip speak button actions feature with button (will not be available until next release of GameEx)

Oh yeah huge thanks to Tom for modifying the Plugin system to allow for the "skip speak button actions" feature! It will be available in the next release of GameEx which will be soon!