No communication/activation

[Joppnl]

Hello,

 

please your advice on this:

 

Just installed my pin2dmd but can't get it to work:

When powering up  the DMD colordisplay says COLORPRISM 2.32  and goes into 'attract'mode showing after a while the registration number and the text 'not activated'.

 

When I connected the processor to the usb of the PC the unit became visable in the explorer.

Then I did run zadig_2.2 and here something was different from the manual (as found here) http://pin2dmd.com/installation/

After a List all Device I do see the following devices (besides a keyboard etc)

ST-Link Debug (interface 0) 
ST-Link mass storage (interface 1)
Unknown device #1 (interface 2)

 

So no "PIN2DMD" as the manual says.

However, I changed these to:

ST-Link Debug (interface 0)  from none to libusb-win32 (v1.2.6.0)
ST-Link mass storage (interface 1) van USBSTOR (v6.1.7601.17514 to libusb-win32 (v1.2.6.0)
Unknown device #1 (interface 2)   from none to (v1.2.6.0)

Now zadig tells me these 3 are installed: example:

 

Same for the other 2 like debug and unknown.

 

Now I copy the .key file into the same folder as pin2dmd.exe is and I run pin2dmd

Program runs but as the manual says registration should be done automatically: nothing here, display on the Pin2DMD stil shows the #number and says Not Activated.

Also, changing the slider for the brightnes doesn't do anything so...no communication?

I also do not see the unit in the explorer anymore but when detaching-attaching the unit from USB Windows give the 'ploing' sound to let know a USB device is attached but as sayd, it's not visable in the explorer.

Running Win7 32 bits on my PC.

 

Please your suggestion(s), thanks in advance

 

 

 

[lucky1]

Connect the micro USB not the mini USB.

The mini USB is only for firmware upgrade and debugging.

[Joppnl]

$#!%#!@^@!!!

(translate this to "thank you..." :-)   )

 

Where can I find documentation where to go from now: I tried documents on github, on Pin2DMD,  I searched here but can't find instructions: how to make this thing working with Visual Pinball, where can I find documentation for that?

(I just tried it if it would -just work- but no so some more work is needed)

Thanks!

[gtxjoe]

Download the pinmame.dll from this site

Run vpinmame settings and enable pindmd

for tables you have played previously you will have to start table,  press F1, enable pindmd setting

[Joppnl]

Thank you. Especially that you also needed to set the setting per table besides the general vpinmame setting was part of the tric.

<edit>

 

Well...it works now.  Changed to an other USBport and did re-install the driver for that USBport and it does work now, great!

 

 

 

Thank you!