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Title: Use simdash to display data from other programs
Post by: chris p duck on May 08, 2011, 06:05:58 pm

Because I know how much you like a challenge I have a question regarding the simscreen. I'm running a fairly meaty overclock on my PC so usually have some sort of CPU / GPU monitering software running in the background. However this is pointless if I'm running a full screen prog so cant see the temps (can you see where this is going)? As with most of my questions this is asked from a position of ignorance but it would be useful if the simscreen could display the temps of my CPU/GPU.

I know you had a plugin to show the CPU load on the rev-burner so I guess load should be possible but would other info?

I use "real temp" to monitor my CPU core temps and "GPU-z" to monitor my GPU temps (both free). Is there anyway simdash could display the data from these progs? Though I'd happily use any progs if the simdash could read the data from other programs but not these.

I know logitech do a keyboard that will display CPU temp (not sure about GPU) but I assume they've written there own software for this?

Anyway, I promise I'll stop asking these questions soon and adding to your work load soon  ;D

thanks again for all the awsome products!

Title: Re: Use simdash to display data from other programs
Post by: Cristiano on May 09, 2011, 03:46:19 pm

I have found this application:

http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/

which reads the temperature and the load of each CPU core and make them available to external applications.
I have tested it very quickly and seems to work fine.

I will change SImDash to read these values from CoreTemp and display them on the SimScreen.

Chhers
Cristiano

Title: Re: Use simdash to display data from other programs
Post by: chris p duck on May 09, 2011, 07:48:22 pm

Is there no end to your skills  ;)

Cheers again!

Title: Re: Use simdash to display data from other programs
Post by: LeandroJVarini on May 13, 2011, 12:34:51 pm

Cristiano will be great to have support, this type of function, because it is very useful, since lately GPU / CPU becomes too hot

Title: Re: Use simdash to display data from other programs
Post by: chris p duck on May 15, 2011, 02:29:13 pm

I assume this will be possible with the release of simdash 1.3.3?

Or is there a beta I can test, like there was for NFS Shift2?

Title: Re: Use simdash to display data from other programs
Post by: Cristiano on May 15, 2011, 02:39:10 pm

it will be in SimDash 1.3.3

Cheers

Title: Re: Use simdash to display data from other programs
Post by: chris p duck on June 02, 2011, 09:56:16 am

If possible can the pro shift board also have access to this data? I have a couple of unused LED's and it would be cool to have them come on if the core temps exceeded a certain limit. Cheers again

Title: Re: Use simdash to display data from other programs
Post by: Cristiano on June 02, 2011, 06:16:00 pm

I don't promise but I will investigate if this feature can be easily added.

Cheers
Cristiano