SimDash 1.3.6 Beta

[makuwaido]

It worked. They lit progressively and then all blink fast when they reach 99%. However, I also have them to blink normal when the RPM reaches 0 and they are not blinking. Also the fuel % is not working properly. Its always on when I have to lit when the fuel remaining is 10%. The games that I'm playing are RACE 07 and rFactor.

[Cristiano]

It worked. They lit progressively and then all blink fast when they reach 99%. However, I also have them to blink normal when the RPM reaches 0 and they are not blinking. Also the fuel % is not working properly. Its always on when I have to lit when the fuel remaining is 10%. The games that I'm playing are RACE 07 and rFactor.

if you send me the configuration file (click Export... in the configuration screen) I will try it myself.

thank you

[makuwaido]

Here is the configuration file for my Pro Shift:

General.xml

[Cristiano]

Here is the configuration file for my Pro Shift:

General.xml

thanks.
I will try it Sunday because tomorrow I will be away.
However I quickly checked your configuration and I can see the LED AUX 1 is configured to turn on when fuel % <= 1 and not to blink.

Instead I have to check the RPM% LEDs because the configuration seems correct. I will let you know.

Regards

[makuwaido]

The fuel light is set to turn on, not to blink. Sorry for the misunderstanding. Still, why is it always on?

[Cristiano]

It worked. They lit progressively and then all blink fast when they reach 99%. However, I also have them to blink normal when the RPM reaches 0 and they are not blinking. Also the fuel % is not working properly. Its always on when I have to lit when the fuel remaining is 10%. The games that I'm playing are RACE 07 and rFactor.

if you send me the configuration file (click Export... in the configuration screen) I will try it myself.

thank you

I have tested your configuration file. Regarding the RPM%, consider LED1 for example.

it is configured for turning ON when RPM% is >= 87.

Fine. Then you configured the blinking in this way:

Blink fast when RPM% > 99
Blink normal when RPM% < 1.

but when RPM% < 1 the LED is off because it was configured to be on (blinking or not) when RPM% >= 87.

So you can't do what you want to. I agree this is confusing and can be improved and it will in the future.

Regarding Fuel%: check what games support Fuel%:

http://www.symprojects.com/go/simdata

You can see rFactor and Race07 don't support the value. for them the value is always 0 and this is the reason the LED is ON for you.

Regards

[stefaandk]

I installed this as the profile thing sounds perfect from a flexiblity pov. 

But upgrading ended up wiping out my 1.3.5 configs, that dir is now empty.  I don't see them stored anywhere particularly, have I just lost them.  I can just redo them and I'll have to be careful export them first next time but if they can be recovered somehow/somewhere let me know.

Thx

[stefaandk]

I downgraded back to 1.3.5 as 1.3.6 is just not saving my settings, even if go choose save in the menu.

So I uninstalled 1.3.6 and reinstalled 1.3.5 and also got my settings back, still don't know where they are stored though.

Thanks

[Cristiano]

I downgraded back to 1.3.5 as 1.3.6 is just not saving my settings, even if go choose save in the menu.

So I uninstalled 1.3.6 and reinstalled 1.3.5 and also got my settings back, still don't know where they are stored though.

Thanks

The settings are stored by Windows in a folder which isn't the installation folder. And they are marked with the version of the application that created them.

So you are saying the settings are not loaded or saved properly in SimDash 1.3.6?

[karldulle]

  Love the new beta... lot of excellent features..

  In Pro-Shift  RFACTOR 2   caution light is yellow all the time, regardless of yellow on track.. In data feed it shows as yellow on all the time.. It turns on as soon as data feed starts, and does not turn off..    have i missed a setting? 

[stefaandk]

I downgraded back to 1.3.5 as 1.3.6 is just not saving my settings, even if go choose save in the menu.

So I uninstalled 1.3.6 and reinstalled 1.3.5 and also got my settings back, still don't know where they are stored though.

Thanks

The settings are stored by Windows in a folder which isn't the installation folder. And they are marked with the version of the application that created them.

So you are saying the settings are not loaded or saved properly in SimDash 1.3.6?

They weren't for me no, in he initial menu I even chose the file > save thing, closed simdash, started it again and it simply had not saved my settings.

What's the path of this folder so I can try again and verify what happens there, maybe it was a fluke at my end.

Thx

[Cristiano]

I downgraded back to 1.3.5 as 1.3.6 is just not saving my settings, even if go choose save in the menu.

So I uninstalled 1.3.6 and reinstalled 1.3.5 and also got my settings back, still don't know where they are stored though.

Thanks

The settings are stored by Windows in a folder which isn't the installation folder. And they are marked with the version of the application that created them.

So you are saying the settings are not loaded or saved properly in SimDash 1.3.6?

They weren't for me no, in he initial menu I even chose the file > save thing, closed simdash, started it again and it simply had not saved my settings.

What's the path of this folder so I can try again and verify what happens there, maybe it was a fluke at my end.

Thx

Definitely it's not your fault. Other people got the same problem with the settings not saved.

The folder where they are saved is something like:

C:\Users\YOUR-USERNAME-HERE\AppData\Local\SymProjects.com\SimDash.exe_Url_hyku0ikynqyqvbvy4fepqlziksts1zuv

this is with Windows 7.

Regards
Cristiano

[Ziggy UK]

  Another 'Save' profile bug in v1.3.6 - LEDs Blinking based on data value DLC-247 

Unable to Export Profile if LEDs are set to use the blinking based on data value. Pop window describes as "Error exporting settings".

Works fine using the options "Don't blink", "Blink slow speed", Blink medium speed" and "Blink fast", these all export as they should.  It is only when the option to use "Based on data value" is selected.

You can set the "Based on data value" and it works within the game it is just when you try and save the profile the error arises.

Also, once you have tried to use the "based on data value" and then change it back to say "Blink medium speed" it will still report as an error exporting settings when you try and save profile.  If you then try and 'Import' previously saved working profile it also gives "Erro importing settings".

The only way around all of this is to exit SimDash completely.  Reload SimDash and at this point all profiles are empty  .  Import Profile(s) 1 to 10 from previously saved working profiles and then do not use blinking based on data value.

[Ziggy UK]

The Profile additions are a great addition to SimDash  and it would be great to have sub profiles under the main 10 Profiles. 

For example you could set up a main profile for Race07 and then have sub profiles for the different car setups as using a digital rev counter requires different red line notification depending on which car you drive. 

Either that or we will need more than 10 profiles on the main menu to select from rather then keep importing saved profile xml files.

[Ziggy UK]

Would also be helpful to have the name of the Profile shown at the top of the

1. Main Setup Screen ie SimDash becomes "SimDash - %Profile1%"  say  "SimDash - Race07 ~ Mini Cooper"   and/or

2. Configuration setup screen rather than just the device ID. to become ie.  "Device ID:999 - Race07 ~ Mini Cooper"