LED customization via SimHub

[afpineda]

This conversation comes from here.

The point is to find a way for the user to customize LED strips using "LED containers" and "LED profiles".

I turned to JetBrains' DotPeek to reverse engineer the SimHub plugin SDK.
I found that the "Devices" and "Arduino" features are just regular plugins. There may be a way to reuse code in order to translate game data into LED color data, including LED profiles.
Don't expect news anytime soon, but it seems promising.

This thread is for discussing our findings.
Development will continue on private repos until we have a clear understanding about how SimHub works.

[afpineda]

How to decompile into source files

1. Open JetBrains
2. Click on File > Open (menu)
3. Navigate to your SimHub installation folder (typically "C:\Program Files (x86)\SimHub").
4. Locate "SimHub.Plugins.dll". Click on "Open".
5. In the assembly explorer, right-click on "SimHub.Plugins".
6. Click on "Export to project"

Not strictly needed, since you can navigate code using dotPeek.

[afpineda]

Main entry points

Arduino plugin

• Namespace: SimHub.Plugins.OutputPlugins.Dash
• Class name: SerialDashPlugin
• Source file: /SimHub.Plugins/OutputPlugins/Dash/SerialDashPlugin.cs

Note: XAML files are located in /SimHub.Plugins/outputplugins/dash/wpfui

Devices plugin

• Namespace: SimHub.Plugins.Devices
• Class name: DevicesPlugin
• Source File SimHub.Plugins/SimHub/Plugins/Devices/DevicesPlugin.cs

Note: XAML files are located in SimHub.Plugins/devices/ui

[afpineda]

I have made some progress. I managed to reuse the LED editor interface, but there is still a lot of work to do.
The critical code is SimHub.Plugins.DataPlugins.RGBDriver. This class can translate telemetry data into user defined LED behaviour.
The user interface is SimHub.Plugins.DataPlugins.RGBDriver.SettingsControl.

[afpineda]

I finally made it !!!
See the development branch. When compiled in DEBUG mode, a "fake device" will log pixel data to logs\SimHub.txt.
Now, the firmware must go into a new development cycle.

[afpineda]

This feature was released in version 2.2.0.