Auto Day/Night change using the iBus

Bimmerstyle · 09-15-2007, 07:26 PM

I was wondering... I'm looking for some sort of system to make my skin automaticly change from day to night when I turn the lights of the car on and vise-versa).

I think it's possible using some sort of input/output board like a phidgets board.

BUT: I already have an iBus controller so I guess it should be possible using this. If you can use the PC to control lights, doesn't the lights send some sort of message to the iBus also when they're on? If I could find that code I'm in business.

Obviously this is a question directed to the iBus guru's.

Enforcer · 09-15-2007, 07:31 PM

Yeah, find the codes and it shouldn't be too difficult to add.

Bimmerstyle · 09-15-2007, 08:02 PM

Quote:

find the codes

I know...

Bimmerstyle · 09-16-2007, 07:44 PM

I've got it working!!!

I'm not at home now but when I get I will post the code packages and try to make a video of things in action!

Me so happy now!!

Enforcer · 09-16-2007, 08:48 PM

Cool, anything that needs to be adjusted/added to the skin?

BTW, have you tried Traffic Cams out yet?

Bimmerstyle · 09-17-2007, 12:29 PM

No, there I didn't have to change anything on the skin.

Things I did:

Changed the codes for "< press" and ">press" to the ones send by the lightswitch in Ibuscomm.ini. At first I was trying to add new lines but it won't accept them so I just edited lines I didn't use instead.

Code:

[ID:BUT_PREV_PRES]
MsgTemplate="D005BF5CED00DB"
Label="< Press"
Parse=True
ReplyMsgID=CD_RADSTARTPLAY_100
KeyboardMap="{e}"

[ID:BUT_NEXT_PRES]
MsgTemplate="D005BF5CFF00C9"
Label="> Press"
Parse=True
ReplyMsgID=CD_RADSTARTPLAY_100
KeyboardMap="{r}"

So these a re the codes for a 1996 E39 525tds Europe specs. "D005BF5CED00DB" and "D005BF5CFF00C9". I don't know if they're the same for other models.

In the code you can see I've mapped them to "e" and "r" hotkey's. When using this keys you will have to add these lines to your KeyTBL.ini:

Code:

69, "NIGHTSKIN"
82, "DAYSKIN"

Of course you can also use other hotkey's by changing them in your Ibuscomm.ini and KeyTBL.ini

For finding the codes I used a Program called Ibus Analyzer and this can be found here. I'ts easy to use, just make sure your Ibuscomm is not running when running this program since they both use the COM port of your iBus module.

Now for the downsides of it all:

1) This only works when you turn the lights off/on when your PC is has booted and iBuscomm is running. Since you usualy turn them on when you start your car and the PC has not yet booted, RR will stay in DaySkin.

2) When you do it when watching video strange things happen. Video stays playing and in your audio browser now are your video files and winamp also plays your video files. This stays this way until you exit RR and restart it.

Other than that it works perfect and always.

Now one question. Would it be possible when in Audio for instance to go back to audio after the skin has changed from day to night? Add a comment so it will go to the skin you were in before changing day/night instead of going to the menu screen.

Video of things in action:

Bimmerstyle · 09-17-2007, 12:32 PM

Quote:

BTW, have you tried Traffic Cams out yet?

No I haven't. Don't see much use of it since there was only one camera available in Belgium I believe and I don't have internet in the car. I will give it a go on my desktop to see what it looks like however.

Enforcer · 09-17-2007, 01:01 PM

one?

there are about 40.

I had to work harder on those ones and had to even add a bit of extra code. :humph:

Enforcer · 09-17-2007, 01:05 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Bimmerstyle

Now one question. Would it be possible when in Audio for instance to go back to audio after the skin has changed from day to night? Add a comment so it will go to the skin you were in before changing day/night instead of going to the menu screen..

The current release goes automatically to audio on a skin switch, no matter what screen it was in when the skin switch took place.

I added this as most of the time I will be in AUDIO.

Just add AUDIO to onskinstart for the older version.

Might look at adding a variable to that so htat it can stay in ther same screen or one of a users choosing. Hmmm?

Bimmerstyle · 09-17-2007, 01:16 PM

Quote:

The current release goes automatically to audio on a skin switch, no matter what screen it was in when the skin switch took place.

Oh yeah. Noticed it on my desktop. (Yeah, I know... Should upgrade the one in the car

)

itsduke · 09-17-2007, 01:18 PM

Very very nice ... i've been looking for this solution forever! Will be trying this out on my E46

Bimmerstyle · 09-17-2007, 01:38 PM

Quote:

BTW, have you tried Traffic Cams out yet?

Have them running on my desktop now. Pretty cool

To bad I don't have internet in the car yet. I didn't find it really nessecary but this would be a good reason to have it.

But now I can still look at them before leaving home to see wat's going on.

Bimmerstyle · 09-17-2007, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Very very nice ... i've been looking for this solution forever! Will be trying this out on my E46

If it doesn't work with these codes, chances are it doesn't, try running iBus Analyzer (link in post above).

-Temporarly change you screen to 1024x768 or it won't fit on the screen.
-Run the program.
-choose COM port of ibus controller.
-Flip your lights on and of to see if anything happens.
-Reset all fields.
-Turn lightswitch on.
-Press analyze
-I had 2 packages there, Copy one of them to iBuscomm (you need to delete the spaces)
-Map the hotkey's
-Do the same for light switch off
-That's all there is to it.

If you got it working with my codes please post it here so other people will know it works. If not please post your E46 codes for other people with an E46 to use them. Thanks!

itsduke · 09-28-2007, 06:31 PM

So i'm attempting this iBus thing on my E46. I'm not sure how to use the iBus Analyzer. I remember using a different one a few years back. I can't get this to work

Here's the code i'm using.

Code:

[ID:BUT_PREV_PRES]
MsgTemplate="D007BF5B0300000030"
Label="< Press"
Parse=True
ReplyMsgID=CD_RADSTARTPLAY_100
KeyboardMap="{e}"

[ID:BUT_NEXT_PRES]
MsgTemplate="D007BF5B0000000033"
Label="> Press"
Parse=True
ReplyMsgID=CD_RADSTARTPLAY_100
KeyboardMap="{r}"

So these are the codes from a 2000 E46 US specs. "D007BF5B0300000030" and "D007BF5B0000000033". I don't know if its right or wrong, but it doesn't work. So i'm assuming its wrong. Help?

Bimmerstyle · 10-02-2007, 12:48 PM

Did you make the changes in the "KeyTBL.ini" file to map the keys? If the codes are correct, it's the only problem I can think of.

I don't know if these are the right codes since I don't have an E46 to test them. They seem pretty long to me. Mine were a lot shorter.

Did you use the analyzer for these. If so: did you press analyze and copied the ones in the screen on the right, not the left?

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