Lilliput UM-80 Refreshing/Updating Problems

[KLUTCH]

Hello everyone!

 

I've got a couple of USB screens which I hope to add a pair of cougar mfd (when they arrive)

but already I have a problem with the screens/game/both.

 

Here is a video of the problem:

 

As you can see when 'in game' the usb screens are sort of paused and unresponsive but when I switch to windows and click the tray icon do they wake up and work normally.

 

Has anyone else had this issue and does anyone have any suggestions at all?

 

(Windows 7 x64 ~ nVidia 460 GTX 1gb)

Edited August 24, 2012 by KLUTCH

[PeterP]

un-check "Disable Aero Interface" in the in-game options - and make sure you run a Aero Desktop theme.

 

Your virtual graphic adapters of the USB-Monitors relies on the function of the WDM graphic drivers of Win7 to emulate some "hardware acceleration" that is needed in DX applications to draw contend on them.

 

Without Aero these functions are switched off.

 

Usb monitors are simply not meant to be used with DX applications:

 

In a nutshell and very simplified:

The pixel data has to go this way to the USB-Monitor:

DCS > GPU > V-ram > ram > virtual-graphic-adapter(no hardware acceleration! everything is software based = extra cpu-cycles) > usb-bus > Monitor

 

With a normal monitor it goes like this :

DCS > GPU > V-ram > Monitor

 

EDIT:

When they work like expected you can use one of these pre-sets to switch the in-cockpit MFCDS off to save some CPU/GPU cycles and maybe higher your frames:

All Exports On in A10C for DCS World 1.2.0

Edited August 24, 2012 by PeterP

[KLUTCH]

thank you so much peter!

[PeterP]

thank you so much peter!

This means they work now?!

 

 

Please also read this to get a overview which problems you have to face with Multi-Monitors and which workarounds are available:

A Plea for View-Export/Multi-head/TH Users. - ED Forums

[KLUTCH]

Yeah they work great, Cougar MFDs arrived this morning and I attached them fine to the displays with sticky tape (might make a thread as a tutorial).

 

The main problem I have now is when I open DCS World every few seconds all the screens goes black (like the monitor has been unpluged and plugged back in), this only happens in DCS World (loader)

[Flim]

How many extra frames do you get when you shut off the in-cockpit mfd's? Just wondering...

 

Also, what are your frames with nd without the USB monitors?

 

Thanks

[KLUTCH]

How many extra frames do you get when you shut off the in-cockpit mfd's? Just wondering...

 

Also, what are your frames with nd without the USB monitors?

 

Thanks

 

I don't notice a change really I think its about 30 all the time, I'll check soon and PM you.

As for FSX I've notice the frames are terrible with the usb monitors

[SV_huMMer]

un-check "Disable Aero Interface" in the in-game options - and make sure you run a Aero Desktop theme.

 

PeterP, could you please tell me where is this "disable Aero" thing??? I can't find it, and I can't get my MFDs displayed on UM-80 in DCS A10C!...

[PeterP]

your run DCS World 1.2.0 , right?!

 

DCS World in-game > Options > System

Edited September 7, 2012 by PeterP

[SV_huMMer]

your run DCS World 1.2.0 , right?!

 

 

 

DCS World in-game > Options > System

 

Oops!... No, was running the original A10C. Now I know it simply does not have this setting))

[atrdriver]

Vista 64/UM-80 Problem

 

Hi,

 

Not sure if this is a good place to post this, but I just got two UM-80s and already had the Cougar MFDs. I'm running all under Vista 64. So far it only recognizes one UM-80, not both. When I go into display settings, it shows 5 monitors, the main monitor and four others. First, I'm unsure why Vista is seeing 5 monitors when only three are connected. Second, I'm unsure why I can only make one UM-80 active and not both. I have tried rebooting with no UM-80s connected but it still sees four additional inactive montors. I'm a total newbie to this multi-monitor stuff. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Terry

[Picksplitter]

Hey there... newbie also and I can't help you with your specific problem but here goes...

 

Please see http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=1610338#post1610338 with special thanks to PeterP. This is a gold mine of information. c/w sub pages for all sorts of related things...

 

Lua.files... if you're as green as me, welcome to a whole new world of pain! Worth it once learned, but man, it hurt. Create copies of the original files somewhere safe and play at it. Delete, reload and try again.

 

I also had allot of initial grief with my Lilliputs. This is important... when installing Lilliput, windows will try to seek and update drivers... STOP IT! Do not alow this to happen... can't stress this enough. If you missed this bit, delete Lillipit and re-install. And my god man, stop windows!.... with qudo's and appologies to the pilot who pointed this out... old guy here can't remember yer name...

 

If all the above fail you, seek Lilliput.com, look for the California supplier and call. Her name is Johanna and she helped me to no end... talked me thru the whole process. She believes in and stands by her product. Quite the gal.

 

Also... for everyone... call her to order direct... Um80/usb touch for $175 usd (1 to 10 units) + shipping (cheap).

 

as a newbie.... the best thing I've done was make a knee-board out of eraseable white board... good for re-writing files, learning MFCD sequences, weapons profile sequencing... etc., etc., ad-infenitum...

 

Good luck, hope this helps and stay at it... the Hawg is worth it!

 

Bmon / Picksplitter out...

Edited November 21, 2012 by Picksplitter