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      scratchi
      last edited by

      Hello

      I have a Nexcom NSA3110 and NSA5130 both of which have the same LCD assembly.  The display works great on both but I can't get the keypad to work.  Are the drivers for the keypad seperate from the LCD?  Has anyone gotten the keypad for the Nexcom to work?  Any help would be appreciated.

      Thank you

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        fmertz
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        @scratchi:

        I have a Nexcom NSA3110 and NSA5130 both of which have the same LCD assembly.  The display works great.

        What driver/connection combination are you using? I assume this is with the lcdproc-dev package in pfSense…

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          mdima
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          scratchi,
            try to change the menu section of the lcdproc.conf file using the following data:

          # If you have a keypad you can assign keystrings to the keys.
           # See documentation for used terms and how to wire it.
           # For example to give directly connected key 4 the string “Enter”, use:
           # KeyDirect_4=Enter
           # For matrix keys use the X and Y coordinates of the key:
           # KeyMatrix_1_3=Enter
           KeyMatrix_4_1=Enter
           KeyMatrix_4_2=Up
           KeyMatrix_4_3=Down
           KeyMatrix_4_4=Escape
          

          this is the only information I found on the nexcom.so driver. Unfortunately the nexcom driver is not in the official release of LCDProc, so it's hard to know what is its code and if it respects all the LCDProc directives…

          Ciao,
          Michele

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            easyhugo
            last edited by

            @mdima:

            @Brak:

            Truthfully, I'm not sure. The driver is for 0.5.2, and that's what I've used it with. I didn't seem to be able to get 0.5.4-dev working with it, but I don't know enough about the package to be able to get it working.

            I would assume tho it would be better to call it the "Lanner LCM" driver/port since it's neither the HD44780 spec nor the LCM-162 spec (at least the comments on the patch make it seem that way.)

            well, if the driver is for 0.5.2 I don't think it will work for 0.5.4. But if someone could compile it for 0.5.4 I could integrate with the name you just told…

            Ciao,
            Michele

            hi guys
            are these good news for me and my allnet fw8888 ore not???
            my eforts to intergrad these driver (lcmserver) stops very quickly

            thx max

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              acro-ii
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              I really hate to bring up a topic that has been asked before, but I am going to anyway.  ::)

              I have a portwell NAR 5060, that has the MTB134 (aka EZIO-100) lcd in it.  Is there anyone that can get this thing to work with LCDPROC?  I see Mikrotek RouterOS supports it, as well as Untangle.  There has to be someone who can convert it over.
              Pretty please!!!

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                acro-ii
                last edited by

                Here is a .pdf from portwell with all the data on the EZIO.  Maybe someone could use it to make a lcdproc driver for it??????

                http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=portwell%20lcd%20driver&source=web&cd=9&ved=0CHAQFjAI&url=http%3A%2F%2F71.131.159.28%2FCA_Manual%2FEZIO%2FEZIO-FINAL.PDF&ei=AQ17T-3aIIWlsALsjvWLAw&usg=AFQjCNHHh2ioBfzM7w9g0CJ4q_CFI9-nFw

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  That link doesn't offer much but this does:
                  http://lists.omnipotent.net/pipermail/lcdproc/2004-January/008494.html  :)
                  Looks like it was never updated for 0.5X though and didn't meet the requirements to be included in lcdproc. Would be a good place to start for someone who knows what they're doing!  ;)

                  Steve

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                    acro-ii
                    last edited by

                    I already had the link you posted, but just found this.  I thought the command functions, as well as the sample c style control program might offer some info.

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                      gabi
                      last edited by

                      I have a advantech appliance with an lcd on serial 2x16 but i do not know how to configure lcdproc
                      if someone can help me with this lcd
                      I posted an archive  from their website

                      thanks

                      p.s: please delete extension .txt

                      lcm100_advantech.tgz.png

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by

                        Using the .txt extension causes the file to be corrupted, use .png instead.

                        Steve

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                          gabi
                          last edited by

                          ok ..
                          now it is ok

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                          • stephenw10S
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                            last edited by

                            The LCM-100 appears to be virtually identical to the early version EZIO/MTB-134. As such no driver exists for lcdproc 0.5X. Yet.  :(

                            Steve

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                              gabi
                              last edited by

                              thanks….I will use it under linux
                              but i have another appliance fwa9106 with sample code in attach

                              iio_sample_code.tgz.png

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                                defor
                                last edited by

                                Perhaps I'm not searching for the right thing, but is there any way to keep the backlight on?
                                I'm using a firebox X-series and it works great with the new dev driver, but considering the rest of the rack never disables the backlights on the status lcd's I'd prefer to be able to read the traffic monitor at a glance, without waking it up.

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                                • stephenw10S
                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                  last edited by

                                  The backlight on the firebox LCD is deliberately always on a timer. This is because at least some of the boxes have an LCD with a limited backlight life and most of these boxes have already seen thousands of hours use. There are quite a few reports of failed backlights on the x-core thread.
                                  I'm in favour of allowing users to take the risk as long as they have the facts. The current driver does not have the option though.

                                  Steve

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                                    defor
                                    last edited by

                                    gotcha- even a few minutes timeout would be a nice option instead of the hard-set one, but I understand :D

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                                      Macom2007
                                      last edited by

                                      Any news / progress on the 4 Leds of the CFA635 ?

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                                        Topper727
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                                        I have been trying to get the right setup to get my Pertelian x2040 to work

                                        : dmesg | grep usb
                                        usbus0: <ohci (generic)="" usb="" controller="">on ohci0
                                        usbus0: 12Mbps Full Speed USB v1.0
                                        ugen0.1: <(0x1166)> at usbus0
                                        uhub0: <(0x1166) OHCI root HUB, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1> on usbus0
                                        Root mount waiting for: usbus0
                                        ugen0.2: <ftdi>at usbus0
                                        Root mount waiting for: usbus0
                                        uftdi0: <ft245r usb="" fifo="">on usbus0
                                        ugen0.2: <ftdi>at usbus0 (disconnected)
                                        ugen0.2: <ftdi>at usbus0
                                        uftdi0: <ft245r usb="" fifo="">on usbus0

                                        I am not sure where I go wrong.  I tried alot of things and searched the web for an answer.. Nothing clear yet.
                                        All I get is
                                        "php: lcdproc: Start client procedure. Error counter: (0)"
                                        "php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)"

                                        I would love to get this working. Any help would be so appreciated.  Even a direction in way of how to setup the LCDd.conf file would help.

                                        LCDd.conf.txt</ft245r></ftdi></ftdi></ft245r></ftdi></ohci>

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                                        Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5430 @ 2.66GHz
                                        Current: 2000 MHz, Max: 2667 MHz
                                        8 CPUs: 2 package(s) x 4 core(s)
                                        8152 MiB and 600meg 10k drive
                                        Pfsense 2.4 .. Hoping to get the phpvirtualbox going again.

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                                          Roots0
                                          last edited by

                                          I'm having trouble with my Matrix Orbital LK202-25 V1.12

                                          It seems to be setting some pixels to all black. And also always the first and last proceeded by a K: Have a look at the attached image:

                                          I also get this from systemlog:
                                          Apr 12 12:59:01 php: lcdproc: Start client procedure. Error counter: (0)
                                          Apr 12 12:59:00 LCDd: MtxOrb: unable to read device serial number
                                          Apr 12 12:59:00 LCDd: MtxOrb: unable to read device firmware revision
                                          Apr 12 12:59:00 LCDd: MtxOrb: unable to read device type

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                                          Mobile Computer & Network Support Stockport, UK
                                          www.timotten.co.uk

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                                          • stephenw10S
                                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                            last edited by

                                            @Topper727:

                                            I would love to get this working. Any help would be so appreciated.  Even a direction in way of how to setup the LCDd.conf file would help.

                                            Are you using the package or just configuring LCDd.conf for testing purposes? Usually the package generates the lcdd.conf file automatically.

                                            FTDI is a usb to serial interface. To get this working you probably want to direct LCDd to use the usb connected serial port not the USB port directly.
                                            Look in /dev/ without the USB connected. Now connect the USB and look in /dev/ again. You should see some new serial devices have appeared. A 'U' in the name implies they are USB connected.
                                            Use serial port and whatever device appeared in the conf.

                                            Steve

                                            Edit: Actually there appears to be special support for that LCD in lcdproc 0.5. Set driver type to hd44780 and connection type to pertelian. Set the port to whatever new serial port you found. You will have to do this manually at the moment because the lcdproc-dev package only supports lcd2usb as a connection type currently. Also your setting will be overwritten at boot!  :-\

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