Pin2dmd help with fx3...

[rollerball]

I've been trying to workout how to get my pin2dmd working with pinball fx3....

i installed it all as per the instructions from freezy...

if I run test all I get is a message saying it's not a recognised internal or external command...

if I run the program it only quickly flashes up and seems to do nothing. Flashes up so fast that I used my phone to do a video then took a screen shot with the video paused to see what it said...

here are the screen shots...

one of the error and the other of when I started the program and it just flashed up...

thanks in advance for any advice... 

[outhere]

I have my dmdext.exe in my C:\Visual Pinball\VPinMame floder...
 So when you run the command as far as I know you have to be in that folder

What front end are you using?

[rollerball]

PinballX 

but ive just been playing it straight through steam..

do I need to put it into a folder with fx3 then for it to work?

 

[outhere]

I also use the 32 bit version Plus the 32 bit pinballx

https://github.com/freezy/dmd-extensions/releases

dmdext-v1.7.1-x86.zip

If you also run the Visual pinball then Your best bet is to have these files only
 in the VPinMame folder

 

[outhere]

This is an updated version you do not need to run FX3 with administrator rights

dmdext.exe

https://www.vpforums.org/index.php?showtopic=40679&p=414185

[outhere]

dmdext + pinballx set-up

 

[rollerball]

Thanks for all that.

will give it another go...

[rollerball]

still no luck....!!!

test only comes back saying the program is not recognised ect...

sould running test show something in my pin2dmd??

getting frustrated lol

 

[Vanlon]

I am having the same problem, It's due to the dmdext test not finding my pin2dmd.  Every other program works.  I have the libusbk driver running it.  Any ideas would be great.

[freezy]

@rollerball It doesn't work because Windows doesn't know where to look for dmdext.exe. As per install instructions, if you want to run dmdext from anywhere you'll need to add the folder where you put dmdext.exe to your PATH environment variable.

 

@Vanlon do you know on which COM port PIN2DMD is attached to? @lucky1 doesn't PIN2DMD include a test tool that lists the port?

[lucky1]

PIN2DMD does not use a COM port like pindmd3 . It registers itself as a winusb device automatically from Win7 and higher

[lucky1]

3 hours ago, Vanlon said:

I am having the same problem, It's due to the dmdext test not finding my pin2dmd.  Every other program works.  I have the libusbk driver running it.  Any ideas would be great.

Why libusbk ?? Use either winusb or libusb-win32. libusb-win32 support is only for compatibility to older programs like OpenGL intercept dll for Future pinball

[Vanlon]

I was just following the instructions on the pin2dmd site, it's pretty clear you need to swap out the winusb driver for the libusb with the zadig tool.  I switched it back and everything works great.  Thank you.

[adamstillman]

13 hours ago, freezy said:

@rollerball It doesn't work because Windows doesn't know where to look for dmdext.exe. As per install instructions, if you want to run dmdext from anywhere you'll need to add the folder where you put dmdext.exe to your PATH environment variable.

 

@Vanlon do you know on which COM port PIN2DMD is attached to? @lucky1 doesn't PIN2DMD include a test tool that lists the port?

hey freezy.  i have your mirror dmdext.exe working on my system for cactus canyon continued. but i need to manually click on it everytime for it to show on my pindmd3.

do you know of anyway to have it work automatically for this table? beside using pinball x front end, my front end btw is hyperpin. 

[outhere]

How did you get this working?

[outhere]

On 11/29/2018 at 2:43 AM, lucky1 said:

Why libusbk ?? Use either winusb or libusb-win32. libusb-win32 support is only for compatibility to older programs like OpenGL intercept dll for Future pinball

Whenever I install the winusb it causes is my Logitech wireless mouse to stop working - Any thoughts on that

[Vanlon]

Do you have them together in the same group of USB ports? If so move your Logitech and leave the pin2dmd on its own.

[outhere]

Probably not because I have the DMD in the back of the computer and the mouse in the front but thanks for the idea

[BaronShadow]

I have the PIN2DMD working in FX3 by Pinball X but all the pixels from the DMD are Orange and stay that way when i launch a table so it's not working in game

Any idea on that ?

SOLVED

[pinhead22]

On 4/11/2019 at 3:22 AM, BaronShadow said:

I have the PIN2DMD working in FX3 by Pinball X but all the pixels from the DMD are Orange and stay that way when i launch a table so it's not working in game

Any idea on that ?

SOLVED

How did you get this solved? I am having the same issue. Solid orange pin2dmd v3. Thanks!

[outhere]

A nice little add on for FX3>   https://www.gameex.info/forums/topic/21858-fx3-clean-hotseat-classic-lists-without-extra-emulator-duplicating-media-duplicating-tables-in-all-tables-section/

Try the settings from Before and after for the orange DMD

[BaronShadow]

How did you get this solved? I am having the same issue. Solid orange pin2dmd v3. Thanks!

Had to do with settings will have to look up.
Shall post the batch file i use now but you can try the settings in Pinballx from the last post maybe they help too.
I don’t use Pinballx at the moment for FX3


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[pinhead22]

On 4/28/2019 at 1:23 AM, BaronShadow said:

 

Had to do with settings will have to look up.
Shall post the batch file i use now but you can try the settings in Pinballx from the last post maybe they help too.
I don’t use Pinballx at the moment for FX3


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Thanks! I was able to get it resolved. I had to use the --fx3-legacy switch.