Ahanix parallel VFD (Samsung) converted to USB - no driver!

maxthebuilder · Post by **maxthebuilder** » August 31st, 2007, 1:26 am

Hello,
I just bought a USB conversion kit for my parallel Ahanix VFD.
Which driver should I use after I convert? imon, right?
The Smartie asks for sg_imon.dll but there's no such thing on the install CD..
There's sg_vfd.sys though.. Is this the same? Should I rename?
Please advise,
Thanks
--max

Thanks!

Post by **mattcro** » August 31st, 2007, 10:27 am

Not sure about this... you may have to download the Soundgraph iMON software to get the driver files that Smartie uses.

maxthebuilder · Post by **maxthebuilder** » August 31st, 2007, 4:50 pm

I have iMon software v.3 and v.7 - no that dll there..
The Smartie works with the imond option (imon needs sg_vfd.dll)
I did find sg_vfd.dll on soundgraph website (SDK package) but didn't test it..
Not sure if it's the same..

mattcro wrote:Not sure about this... you may have to download the Soundgraph iMON software to get the driver files that Smartie uses.

Post by **mattcro** » August 31st, 2007, 5:14 pm

I'd guess it's the same file in the SDK. I think you should have the file in the iMON program folder though... something like Program Files\Soundgraph\imon.

maxthebuilder · Post by **maxthebuilder** » August 31st, 2007, 5:31 pm

That's could be.. I didn't install their soft (it's 50mb of crap I don't need) - just looked in the drivers folder..
Thanks much!

mattcro wrote: think you should have the file in the iMON program folder though... something like Program Files\Soundgraph\imon.

Post by **mattcro** » August 31st, 2007, 9:03 pm

In that case, try just downloading the SDK and get the DLL from that.

cybrmage · Post by **cybrmage** » October 7th, 2007, 5:31 am

I realize this thread is old... but I will provide this info for future reference...

Ahanix makes two different USB conversion kits... One (their MM edition) is iMON compatible, and uses the Soundgraph software. The other (Their Girder Edition) uses a Sasem controller and is not compatible with the Soundgraph software.

The drivers for the MM edition controller is in the iMON distribution and, although it is 50MB of crap, you DO need the iMON software if you want to used the IR receiver that is built into the controller board.

If you plan on only using the VFD and not the IR, then you can install the iMON software, copy the SG_VFD.dll from the installation to your lcdsmartie directory, then uninstall the iMON software...

An older versions of the driver only is available from the Ahanix website at http://www.ahanix.com/files/MM-USBdriver.zip... but you then need to get the SG_VFD.dll elsewhere...