spider plugin, new labels/indicators/function/commands for silabs

**hollow** · 07-22-2008, 06:36 PM

can anyone explain to me why no matter what skin i use in rr why my silabs radio picks up static,if i go to the radio tab whatever preset i am on i have to select a different freqency ,then go back to the one i want to get audio ,it also doesnt matter what usbradio.dll i use i just cant switch to radio and it work i hae to switch freqency back and forth, also i get skipping in the audio

**carputer1** · 07-23-2008, 01:50 AM

how have you set silabs up in your rrconfig, and are you using the linein plugin(if so remove it) in config you should selected silabs (7) and at the top tune to all Freq,
leave everything else, if problems still persist open rrconfig and set the card reset.
also did you register the testsilabs.dll

and did you ever have this working before.

**GizmoQ** · 08-06-2008, 02:56 AM

Originally Posted by spidermunz

i forgot two thinghs

1)the direct sound dll don't need line in winamp
if you use winamp linein on in the rrconfig uncheck it! or winamp generate echo of radio streaming

2) update the firmware of the silabs using adsconfig, you can find the last version here:
http://code.google.com/p/silabsradiodll/downloads/list

use the ADS Standard.dec or ADS NoiseMod Secondary.dec
after the update, uninstall from the system resource the "usb multifunciotnal resource" (i don't know how is named in english) you can view the right to remove loking its detail,
it is named "ADS InstantFM Music"
after remove the silabs forrm the usb port, power off the system (not reset, power off)
power on the pc, and put the silabs into an usb port

now the silabs work again and you don't have problem inside the plugin

Im trying to install your Silabs version, but cannot complete step 2 above. When I power on the pc it loads ADS driver again. And your TestSilabs.exe crashes.

Help

**SoloconDeus** · 08-13-2008, 11:52 PM

it works as longs as I am using the on board sound though the skin. I can use the ADS config Beta 2 exe and I will get sound.

If I go to using my Turtle beach USB sound card it won't work through the skin. It will though the EXE beta 2. The Turtle Beach USB sound card is the one in my car.

Any one have any ideas, it's a great skin, and great workmanship on the DLL. I am using the latest RR.exe, the silabls USB FM RD radio and the stick.

**the_big_1** · 09-09-2008, 04:14 PM

Hi,

I would like to use this plugin with a skin I have just down loaded.
Download all the files, registered the dll etc.
What do I need to add to the skin menu to get the plugin to start up etc?

Below is the skin txt.

MEDIACAR Skin
MEDIACAR "radioplayer" Skin
radio_player_off.png,radio_player_off.png,radio_pl ayer_on.png,radio_player_on.png

/, B, x, y, w, h, Command;COMMANDCODES, Tooltip
B07,12,452,86,117,"MENU;Volume.skin",@MUTE@
B08,166,65,150,35,"SETVARBYCODE;HDCHAN;HDSUB||SETV ARBYCODE;HDCOUNT;HDSUBCOUNT||EVAL;HDCHAN;1+(($HDCH AN$)%($HDCOUNT$-1))||HDSUB;$HDCHAN$","HD Sub's"
B08,5,65,150,35,"FUNCTION",""
B09,342,442,116,147,"TUNE","Tune"
B10,647,65,150,35,"PRESET","Preset"
B11,222,442,116,147,"FREQ-","Frequence -"
B12,326,65,150,35,"SCAN","Scan Mode"
B13,486,65,150,35,"SURF","Surf"
B14,463,442,117,148,"FREQ+","Frequence +"
B13,702,452,86,117,"MAIN",@MYEXIT@
B15,20,117,70,67,"PGUP","Page Up"
B17,20,287,70,67,"PGDOWN","Page Down"

/, L, x, y, w, h, color R;RGB, G, B, font size;FONT, font name, Code;LABELCODES, Tooltip;LABELALIGNMENT
L01,416,208,277,82,255,255,255,60,"Arial","FREQUEN CE","CENTER"
L02,200,17,399,31,255,255,255,20,"Arial","RDSNAME" ,"CENTER"
L03,25,379,751,20,255,255,255,12,"Tahoma","BYIND;H DACTIVE;RADIONUMBER||= - ||RADIONAME<<HDARTIST1||= - ||HDTITLE1","SCROLL-CENTER"
L03,416,126,349,19,255,255,128,12,"Tahoma:B","BYIN D;HDACTIVE;=ANALOG<<=HD||HDSUB","CENTER"
L04,25,409,751,20,255,255,255,12,"Tahoma","BYIND;H DACTIVE;=No HD Sub-Channel<<HDARTIST2||= - ||HDTITLE2","SCROLL-CENTER"
L30,21,17,135,31,255,255,255,20,"Arial:B","DATE"," CENTER"
L30,697,256,66,34,255,255,128,18,"Tahoma:B","BYIND ;FMAM;=kHz<<=MHz","CENTER"
L30,416,169,64,34,255,255,128,18,"Tahoma:B","BYIND ;FMAM;=AM<<=FM","CENTER"
L31,640,17,135,31,255,255,255,20,"Arial:B","EXEC;L OAD;clock.skin||TIME","CENTER"

/, I, x, y, w, h, Code;INDICATORCODES
I01,549,305,78,28,"STEREO"
I02,417,305,70,27,"LOCAL"
I03,698,306,63,27,"SCAN"
I04,710,161,53,42,"HDACTIVE"

INC,pl.ils

/, S, x, y, w, h, forecolor R;RGB, G, B, backcolor R;RGB, G, B, played color R;RGB, G, B, selected color R;RGB, G, B, select color R;RGB, G, B, trs, font size;FONT, font name
S01,94,127,300,223,255,255,255,255,255,255,255,255 ,255,0,0,0,255,255,0,true,16,"Calibri"

/, Y, Back Slider file path
Y01,"sat_signal\slider_*.gif"

/, S, x, y, w, h, x1, y1, w1, h1, O, Style, Pointer file path, h2, Code;SLIDERCODES, Tooltip
S01,609,161,95,29,484,184,110,57,H,01," ",57,"HDSIGNAL",""

END

**carputer1** · 09-09-2008, 04:30 PM

this plugin use a whole lot of different cmds so vals skin file will not work with this plugin , in the download should of been instructions and test skin try it

**spidermunz** · 09-10-2008, 01:06 AM

sorry for delayed reply

some problem can be find in system that have usb sound card
usbradio.dll have a bug in the init sub of the sound (fmod sound init)
i will talk to skynet for fix this bug

@the big 1: to start the plugin must add to the main.skin the follow line:
x, testsilabdll

**the_big_1** · 09-10-2008, 02:26 AM

Hi,

Thats the bit I couldnt understand, how to get the test skin to operate.

**the_big_1** · 09-10-2008, 02:44 AM

Hi,

Sorry to be a pain!
I got the radio bit working ok but I dont understand how the "PI" is created for the radio station. I have downloaded some radio art for some radio stations and want to save as the correct file name so they show up on the presets.

**spidermunz** · 09-10-2008, 03:37 AM

the "pi" number is the radio station number code identificator
all radio has its pi, i use the radio number to the radioart
to make it automatically i used the "pi" number received by rds
it also used to make automatically the file of the alternate frequencies list ( "pi".ini ) of the radio station, it's used for the automatic frequence change on radio signal strength low