Please Help...cannot get my lilliput monitors to display as MFDs!

[ComradeLucifer]

ha. yeah, I know I'm being overly cautious checking this out. My Dell U3011 at 2560x1600 is my center. I realize its a bad question in perspective, but I've never really done anything this technical before- kinda a new frontier for me, so I'm a little shy.

[ComradeLucifer]

I see some people recommending making the mfcds have width and height making a perfect square, such as 560x560 instead of inputting 800x600.

[cichlidfan]

I see some people recommending making the mfcds have width and height making a perfect square, such as 560x560 instead of inputting 800x600.

 

Well...considering that the openning in the MFDs is square...

 

The exact numbers depend on your specific monitor.

 

Oh, and fix the ratios in the lua file. You don't have three equal size monitors. Try using actual numbers instead of fractions of things that you don't know the size of.

[ComradeLucifer]

Cichlidfan, do you happen to know the numbers I should use?

 

Here is my updated .lua file with less fractions, still not sure what to set the left and right mfcd x and y coords to

MFCD Config Attempt One.lua

[ComradeLucifer]

hmmm trying to make sure all the monitors were correctly spaced in displaylink and i lost my u3011 display, pc crashed. I think they are optimally set up- just like PeterP suggests, just wondering about those dang x y mfcd coords

[DayGlow]

okay one more question- how do i know/find out the x/y coords i need for the a1o left and right mfcds?

 

It's simple math. Let's the rez of your main monitor is 10x10 ( keep it simple ) each number in your rez is a single pixel. So the top left corner in x,y is 0,0. The bottom right corner is 10 pixels over and 10 pixels down, so 10,10. The middle is 5,5. See?

 

So if you want have a MFCD right under your 10x10 display it would 0,11. Now this bottom display is smaller, 5x5. So the second MFCD would be to the right of the first one. Since they are 5 pixels wide the second one would be 6,11.

 

To get your aspect ratio divide your height by width, so 2560/1600 = 1.6

[cichlidfan]

When in school, never tell yourself, "I'll never use that in real life." ;)

 

 

 

 

sorry, couldn't resist

[ComradeLucifer]

progress, a little of the tad page on the left, and the cdu repeater spread across both screens. left mfcd is x-0, y=1601 width and height both 500. Right mfcd x=801 y=1601 with both width and height 500. Still can't seem to get this quite right! HULK SMASH COMPOOTER! seriously, here is my lua, maybe one of you dudes could edit it and shoot it back? I'm gonna get this, only a matter of time

MFCD Config Attempt 4.lua

[ComradeLucifer]

dayglow, I'm really really bad at geometry, not really sure how to apply the math to a 2560 display. I'm really not trying to be stupid, and I feel bad asking for this level of help, but geometry and spatial crap was always my worst subject

[cichlidfan]

At a quick glance, that looks to be in the ball park. From what you are describing, your Windows setup might be off or your resolution set in sim.

[ComradeLucifer]

windows setup in terms of aero? I'm running a basic them, and the resolution set in the options menu is most definetly 2560x2200. Progress is progress though. Only a little bit of the right edge of the tad page, then a black space, then the cdu repeater page taking up most of the left mfcd and ending on the lefthand side of the other minimonitor

[cichlidfan]

In Windows, where you can drag the images of your monitors around to position them, are the two little ones centered under the main one?

[ComradeLucifer]

okay, After some help from a Charlie, here is what I am currently working with, It is the best so far. Both A10c MFCDs are in the right monitors but they are not square (do not fit the Thrustmaster MFD frames) and they both need to have the images moved up as they are both being cut off. But this is the closest yet. Cichlid or Dayglow or anybody who would like to please have a look and advise if you don't mind.

new 2.lua

[ComradeLucifer]

no cichlid, I had to change it to 4160 by 1600 to work with that updated lua I just uploaded. I think this is the config I'm gonna have to go with as its the closest to what I'm looking for

[ComradeLucifer]

hmmm this is interesting. All of a sudden the lua didn't work (no a 10 dispaly in minimonitors, just desktop) went to look, 2 was placed on the opposite side of three (i didn't do this) tried to fix it, and lost display to my U3011, had to restart with the power toggle because I had no display- happened once before this evening as well. Continuing to work on this problem!

[PeterP]

My last attempted to help you - please do following exactly how I have written it to the dot:

 

 

1. Measure the visible vertical height of one of your little monitors as exact as you can

and tell if you want to have the MFCD's aligned at

 

a) the outer bezels

-------  -------
IX    I  I    XI
-------  -------

b) at the center of the screens
-------  ------- 
I  X  I  I  X  I
-------  -------

c)  at the inner bezels
-------  -------
I    XI  IX    I
-------  -------

2. Make sure all three monitors are on and working in windows!

 

3. Go to this page: http://www.mechatronics4you.com/wp-content/uploads/tool/test.html

 

 

4. scroll a little down and hit the refresh button that is right under this text-line "Copy this to your "config.SoftTHconfig" file:"

 

 

5. Than copy'n'paste the code below this button in to your next answer for me.

 

 

Than please answer me exactly like this in your next reply:

 

 

I want the MFCD' aligned like this: __ (a,b or c)

 

The Visible height of my small monitors is _____ inches (or use cm).

 

 

This is the code that is generated by the website I visited:

 

( paste the code here)

 

Example:

[main]

renderResolution=2560x1024

nonlocalFormat=RGB32

keepComposition=0

smoothing=1

debugD3D=0

zClear=0

vsync=0

tripleBuffer=0

screenshotFormat=jpg

dllPathD3D9=auto

dllPathDXGI=auto

dllPathD3D11=auto[overrides]

forceResolution=0

antialiasing=0

processAffinity=0

FOVForceHorizontal=0

FOVForceVertical=0

[head_primary]

sourceRect=0,0,2560,1024

screenMode=2560x1024

Edited September 27, 2012 by PeterP

[ComradeLucifer]

thank you so much Peter, I will do this first thing tomorrow morning, I've gotta get some sleep. Thank all of you for your continued help and patience and time and effort.

[ComradeLucifer]

good morning/evening to everyone. Peter, gonna do the process in about 30-45 min. thank you so much for setting that up.

[ComradeLucifer]

Ok Peter, I am on the desktop and starting the process in your above post.

[ComradeLucifer]

EDIT

 

Just for the sake of absolute clarity I wrote both sets of instructions out, the two copy and pasted codes are the same.

 

END EDIT

 

1. I believe I would like Option A. but for Clarity's sake, I'm trying to get the image in the cougar mfd frame, which is attached to each monitor such that the "blank space" should be on the right side of each monitor. I believe Option A covers this, but if I am wrong please correct me.

 

2. All monitors are on and working in windows

 

3. check

 

4. check

 

5.

[main]

renderResolution=2560x2200

nonlocalFormat=RGB32

keepComposition=0

smoothing=1

debugD3D=0

zClear=0

vsync=0

tripleBuffer=0

screenshotFormat=jpg

dllPathD3D9=auto

dllPathDXGI=auto

dllPathD3D11=auto

[overrides]

forceResolution=0

antialiasing=0

processAffinity=0

FOVForceHorizontal=0

FOVForceVertical=0

[head_primary]

sourceRect=0,0,2560,1600

screenMode=2560x1600

[head_1]

devID=1

sourceRect=1143,1600,800,600

transportResolution=800x600

transportMethod=nonlocal

noSync=0

fpsLimit=0 [head_2]

devID=2

sourceRect=343,1600,800,600

transportResolution=800x600

transportMethod=nonlocal

noSync=0

fpsLimit=0

 

I want the MFCD aligned like A, but please reference above concern on this point

 

the visible height of my small monitors is 10.5 cm

 

This is the Code that is generated by the website I visited:

 

[main]

renderResolution=2560x2200

nonlocalFormat=RGB32

keepComposition=0

smoothing=1

debugD3D=0

zClear=0

vsync=0

tripleBuffer=0

screenshotFormat=jpg

dllPathD3D9=auto

dllPathDXGI=auto

dllPathD3D11=auto

[overrides]

forceResolution=0

antialiasing=0

processAffinity=0

FOVForceHorizontal=0

FOVForceVertical=0

[head_primary]

sourceRect=0,0,2560,1600

screenMode=2560x1600

[head_1]

devID=1

sourceRect=1143,1600,800,600

transportResolution=800x600

transportMethod=nonlocal

noSync=0

fpsLimit=0 [head_2]

devID=2

sourceRect=343,1600,800,600

transportResolution=800x600

transportMethod=nonlocal

noSync=0

fpsLimit=0

[PeterP]

Set DCS to 2560x2200 Windowed and use this code for you "MonitorSetup".lua:

 

 

Viewports =

{

Center =

{

x = 0;

y = 0;

width = 2560;

height = 1600;

viewDx = 0;

viewDy = 0;

aspect = 1.6;

}

}

 

LEFT_MFCD =

{

x = 343;

y = 1600;

width = 600;

height = 600;

}

 

RIGHT_MFCD =

{

x = 1343;

y = 1600;

width = 600;

height = 600;

}

 

UIMainView = Viewports.Center

[cichlidfan]

Remember when I asked you this?

 

In Windows, where you can drag the images of your monitors around to position them, are the two little ones centered under the main one?

 

If you had just said yes, instead of going off and changing to a whole different setup, you would have been finished yesterday.

[ComradeLucifer]

I will try it! I have to reboot, I'm having a problem, every once in a while the 2nd monitor (left mfcd) displays as negative space (-800 for x) and I lost the ability to identify it or use it. I then have to restart my computer. Any idea what's causing this?

[ComradeLucifer]

oh and cichlid, cheap charlie tried to make a lua for me and it was the closest that I could get- got it all in the frame (almost with 600x600px) so I didn't just "go off" and change, I was just trying options. It would have been cool if you coud have told me yesterday that had I said yes (I could easily revert back to the old profile) I would be finished. I don't know why you tell me this now...i realize this is an easy process for you guys and I look like an idiot. I'm just trying all possible options.

 

Thank you Peter for the .lua, I will try it as soon as I reboot and have all monitors able to identify correctly. Like I said, sometimes 2 goes into negative space and the displaylink identifies both 1 an 2 displays as the U3011 instead of 2 being the left mini-monitor.

[cichlidfan]

I did not tell you yesterday because, until I saw the numbers you got for Peter, I did not know it was true (since you never answered the question). I could surmise it was the case, by the way you described your display, but I could not verify it without input from you.

 

As for your monitors switching, that has nothing to do with the sim that is a Windows issue. Are they connected to a hub or straigh to the PC?