[DLL] VPinMAME crashing with PinIn1 connected

[Brakelmann]

Hi,

I am running a VPIN on Winows10 64Bit with PinIn1 as Input controller (Arduino based). http://www.vpin-shop.de/epages/64158583.sf/de_DE/?ObjectPath=/Shops/64158583/Products/50021

I am using the latest dmdext V1.5.2 an copied the DmdDevice.dll to the VPInMame folder. As long as I am just using the keyboard, everything is workin as expected. I use the VPinMame Setup to test the ACD LE (rom: acd_168h) and changed the DMD to use external. As soon as I connect the PinIn1 controller and redo the test VPinMame does not show the DMD and crashes on exiting.

Any idea how to solve this issue?

Thanks in advance, Brakelmann.

[freezy]

Hmm I've never heard about that controller. Looks like an input controller though. What are you using for the DMD? And can you post a log of the crash?

[Brakelmann]

Hi freezy,

I am using an LCD Monitor as DMD. Try to get a log file an get back.

BR, Brakelmann.

[Brakelmann]

Trying to create the log file without success. Get the following DEBUG Lines when running in console mode. Good Case: (DMD Test Grafics appears on screen)

C:\Users\vpin\Downloads\dmdext-v1.5.2>dmdext.exe test
 [1] 2017/09/17 23:57:03.751  INFO | Launching console tool.
 [1] 2017/09/17 23:57:03.782 DEBUG | PinDMDv1 device not found.
 [1] 2017/09/17 23:57:03.798 DEBUG | PinDMDv2 device not found.
 [1] 2017/09/17 23:57:03.798 DEBUG | Checking port COM1 for PinDMDv3...
 [1] 2017/09/17 23:57:03.892 DEBUG | Error: Falscher Parameter.
 [1] 2017/09/17 23:57:03.892 DEBUG | PinDMDv3 device not found.
 [1] 2017/09/17 23:57:03.907 DEBUG | PIN2DMD device not found.
 [1] 2017/09/17 23:57:03.970  INFO | Added VirtualDMD renderer.
 [1] 2017/09/17 23:57:03.985 DEBUG | Resizing virtual DMD to 128x32
 [1] 2017/09/17 23:57:04.001  INFO | Setting up Render Graph for 1 destination(s)
 [1] 2017/09/17 23:57:04.001  INFO | Connecting Image Source to Dmd (Bitmap => Bitmap)
 [1] 2017/09/17 23:57:04.032  INFO | Press CTRL+C to close.
 [9] 2017/09/17 23:57:16.187  INFO | Source for 1 renderer(s) stopped.
 [9] 2017/09/17 23:57:16.187 DEBUG | Disposing render graph.

Bad Case: (DMD Test Grafics not opening up)

 [1] 2017/09/18 00:00:23.977  INFO | Launching console tool.
 [1] 2017/09/18 00:00:24.024 DEBUG | PinDMDv1 device not found.
 [1] 2017/09/18 00:00:24.040 DEBUG | PinDMDv2 device not found.
 [1] 2017/09/18 00:00:24.040 DEBUG | Checking port COM1 for PinDMDv3...
 [1] 2017/09/18 00:00:24.134 DEBUG | Error: Falscher Parameter.
 [1] 2017/09/18 00:00:24.134 DEBUG | Checking port COM3 for PinDMDv3...

Stuck here...

And I guess checking on COM3 might be the issue, as the PinIn is registered on COM3. Any Idea how to get that solved?

Thanks, Brakelmann.

[freezy]

Yeah, specify the output device with --destination=virtual or set enabled=false for all devices but the virtual dmd in DmdDevice.ini.

[Brakelmann]

Setting the output device with --destination=virtual works, but changing the sttings in the DmdDevice.ini does not have any effect. It still tries to load the DMDv1 to V3. Attache there is my DmDDevice.ini:

I do not see any misconfiguration in it. Maybe the DLL loads default values on doe not take care about the ini parameters.

I needed to txt to file otherwise I could not attach the file here. DmdDevice.ini.txt

On my computer it has the correct extension .ini.

Any idea? Thanks, Brakelmann.

[freezy]

What's the host application? Where are you running it from? Where's DmdDevice.dll and DmdDevice.ini located?

[Brakelmann]

It in my test directory C:\Users\vpin\Downloads\dmdext-v1.5.2. Just using the test mode with "dmdext.exe test" not using the host application at the moment.

It would be VPinMame located under: C:\Pinball\Visual Pinball\VPinMAME

I will give it a try using VPinMame...

[freezy]

Well, have a look at the documentation how it works. DmdDevice.ini is only used by DmdDevice.dll, which needs a host application through VPM. For the command line tool, use the command line parameters.

[Brakelmann]

Thats it, its working within VPinMame! Thanks a lot freezy, Brakelmann.