[addon] BTVSmartie 5.0 (July 24 Update)

[SSDNAdmin]

Author: 79dieselrabbit@planetquake.com

Short Description: LCDSmartie Support for BTV
Long Description: A plugin DLL for LCDSmartie that retrieves show info from Beyond TV about active live TV sessions, current recordings, upcoming recordings, and capture sources, for display by LCDSmartie on a LCD or VFD screen.
Version Number: 5.1
Status: Stable
Last Updated: 7/24/08

Homepage: http://darkside.planetquake.gamespy....tvsmartie.html
Installation Instructions: Extract BTVSmartie.dll to plugins directory in you LCDSmartie directory. There are a few registry entries you can add to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\BTVSmartie\Settings" that will change the interaction of the BTVSmartie plugin and BeyondTV. These are not required. "BTV_Address" - Sets the IP address of the BTV server. Defaults to "localhost". "BTV_Port" - Sets the port number of the BTV server. Defaults to "8129". "BTV_User" - Sets the user name to use to log into the BTV server. If not set, will default to "administrator". "BTV_Password" - Sets the password to use to log in to the BTV server. Defaults to "". "Data_Refresh_Interval" - Sets the time in seconds between data refreshes. Defaults to "30" "Null_Return" - Sets what string to return when the requested data does not exist, ie if there is no live tv, no current recordings or no scheduled recordings. Defaults to "".

Release Notes:
-Fixed crash when a capture source was disabled.
-Really upped param1b max to 10 for all param1 options this time.
-Added Genre info

License: Reads BTV and BTV Link License from the Registry
Requirements: Beyond TV 4.8 or greater, LCDSmartie 5.3 or greater.


Download btvsmartie5.1.zip

[HomeyFour]

79dieselrabbit, I am getting a logon thread failure: unknown error problem. I don't use any usernames or security features in BTV 4.8.1... what do I need to do? Also, I don't see any of those registry keys - do I need to create them?

Thanks!

[79DieselRabbit]

The registry keys need to be created if they are going to be used. If the default values are ok, then you don't need to have them.

As for the error, are you familiar with DebugView?
Could you start BTV, start debugview, and then start LCDSmartie and let it run for 15min then post the log here?

[HomeyFour]

Of course I know debugview, I'm a beta tester.

[\\BTV]
00000000	0.00000000	[2116] Starting the main function 
00000001	0.00180866	[2116] Checking to see if we need to exit 
00000002	0.25972518	[2444] Loading Settings 
00000003	0.26761711	[2444] BTVSmartie Worker Proc Starting 
00000004	0.27074191	[2444] BTVSmartie Logon Proc Starting 
00000005	0.27575558	[2444] Refreshing Logon 
00000006	1.01670516	[2216] Command line: "/stopmedia" "/nofocus" "/noshow" "/startscreen" "top" 
00000007	1.01707518	[2216] Warning: VideoPlayer::DetachVideo() was unable to remove the graph from the ROT 
00000008	1.01727009	[2216] Warning: VideoPlayer::DetachVideo() was unable to remove the graph from the ROT 
00000009	1.31517756	[2576] [2008/4/8 07:25:12] Session starting for User: , on IP: 127.0.0.1
00000010	1.40617561	[2444] Logon Failed: Unknown Error 
00000011	1.41288841	[2444] System.InvalidCastException: Unable to cast object of type 'BTVSmartie.BTVLicenseManager.PVSPropertyBag' to type 'BTVSmartie.BTVLicenseManager.PVSPropertyBag'. 
00000012	1.41288841	[2444]    at BTVSmartie.BTVLicenseManager.BTVLicenseManager.LogonRemote(String networkLicense, String username, String password) 
00000013	1.41288841	[2444]    at BTVSmartie.LCDSmartie.Logon(Boolean Refresh) 
00000014	1.41288841	[2444]    at BTVSmartie.LCDSmartie.MainSub()

[HomeyFour]

Hmm. Well, I seem to have fixed it. I had another copy of the BTVSmartie.dll in the main LCD Smartie folder as well as in the plugin folder. I deleted the one in the main folder, and now it seems to work?

[79DieselRabbit]

Wow, that's really weird.

Glad you solved it though. I could not, for the life of me, reproduce that exception so I was about send you a special version with extra debug code when I saw your reply.

[Dave Gestens]

Just some feedback that this worked great for me. Thank you for doing the update. It is much appreciated!

[fireflight]

I keep receiving an error when I load LCDSmartie with the BTVSmartie plugin. "Load of plugin failed with #126: the specified module could not be found"

I've taken a look on the LCD Smartie forums and tried several of the solutions there, but I've had no luck.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

[Dave Gestens]

Hey 79DieselRabbit!

I have been using this plug in since you wrote it. Thanks again.

I have a suggestion. Would it be possible to add a option to display upcoming conflicts? Even if it was just that there IS a conflict would be great.

My panel cycles through several screens for just information, but I also have it monitoring CPU temp, HD temps, etc. When one of those exceeds a value it adds a warning screen to let me know.

Having that kind of extra screen for conflict notification would be great!

Thanks again.

[fireflight]

Originally Posted by fireflight

I keep receiving an error when I load LCDSmartie with the BTVSmartie plugin. "Load of plugin failed with #126: the specified module could not be found"

I've taken a look on the LCD Smartie forums and tried several of the solutions there, but I've had no luck.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Ok. After much research I've finally resolved my issues and figured I'd share with the class.

I kept receiving an error #126 from LCD Smartie. After much trial and error I copied msvcr71.dll to my windows/system32 directory and this resolved all my issues!

BTVSmartie is working beautifully now!

[tmd720]

After upgrading to 4.8.2, the BTVSmartie stops working. It complaints about augument or index out of range.

I am running Vista Ultimate 32bit.

If I restart LCDSmartie, it works for one cycle, then displays exception message.

Anyone encountered the same issue?

[fireflight]

I had a couple of requests for the next version. It would be great if we could get info from recorded shows that we're currently watching. Also, I'd love to be able to read the category of the program (Movie, Sports, etc).

[Dave Gestens]

Originally Posted by tmd720

After upgrading to 4.8.2, the BTVSmartie stops working. It complaints about augument or index out of range.

I am running Vista Ultimate 32bit.

If I restart LCDSmartie, it works for one cycle, then displays exception message.

Anyone encountered the same issue?

Mine still works fine after the 4.82 upgrade. I'm running XP home though. ( I am running build 5607 though)

[79DieselRabbit]

Originally Posted by tmd720

After upgrading to 4.8.2, the BTVSmartie stops working. It complaints about augument or index out of range.

I am running Vista Ultimate 32bit.

If I restart LCDSmartie, it works for one cycle, then displays exception message.

Anyone encountered the same issue?

Could you run it with debugview running and post the log?

[79DieselRabbit]

Originally Posted by fireflight

I had a couple of requests for the next version. It would be great if we could get info from recorded shows that we're currently watching. Also, I'd love to be able to read the category of the program (Movie, Sports, etc).

Info on currently playing recordings I can't do. The API doesn't support it. It's been about 4 years since I asked for it?

Category info for existing options I could probably do.