Show temperature via keyboard lights!

Here is the latest version.


To install:
Install HWMonitor.
Download Templien V2 and put it in the same folder as HWMonitor.exe.

The first time you create a rule a file called Options.ini will be created in the same folder as Templien V2. If you want to specify a custom range then you can edit this file as needed. Mine looks a little like this...

Code:

;Light Device|Hardware|Range|Colour
[Profiles]
Logo|GPU|40 - 49|0000FF=
Logo|GPU|50 - 59|00FF00=
Logo|GPU|60 - 69|FF8000=

Keyboard|CPU|40 - 49|0000FF=
Keyboard|CPU|50 - 59|00FF00=
Keyboard|CPU|60 - 69|FF8000=

Left Grill|CPU|40 - 49|0000FF=
Left Grill|CPU|50 - 59|00FF00=
Left Grill|CPU|60 - 69|FF8000=

Right Grill|CPU|40 - 49|0000FF=
Right Grill|CPU|50 - 59|00FF00=
Right Grill|CPU|60 - 69|FF8000=

Status|Battery|0 - 35|FF0000=
Status|Battery|35 - 69|FF8000=
Status|Battery|70 - 100|00FF00=

Future plans:
Ability to add custom ranges within program.
Ability to edit existing rules within program.
Ability to read CPU Load.
Multiple profiles.
Morph between colours!

As always, enjoy.

 

ok i downloaded it installed and set my preferences... now what? nothing changed

 

Same over here, set everything, and nothing happens...

 

I'd love to have this on my Alienware logo , thanks i'll give it a try ! Does it use many CPU or else ?

Do you think the Wifi power could be done with the same thing ? The Wifi logo on green for full , orange for mid and red for low could be awesome

 

Is the temperature shown correctly within the Templien window? Try opening HWMonitor before opening Templien.
The checkboxes are there purely as a representation of which rules are currently active, thus if none are checked then none are active and no light changes will occur.
=]

 

yea everything is checked, the HW monitor and Templien are minimized.... still nothing. is there an apply button or something? what am i doing wrong?

 

The checkboxes check themselves...
Post the contents of Options.ini here.

 

[Profiles]
Keyboard|CPU|30 - 39|0000FF=
Keyboard|CPU|50 - 59|FF8000=
Keyboard|CPU|60 - 69|FF0000=
Keyboard|CPU|70 - 79|FFFFFF=
Left Grill|GPU|30 - 39|3F48CC=
Left Grill|GPU|40 - 49|0000FF=
Left Grill|GPU|50 - 59|FFFF00=
Left Grill|GPU|60 - 69|FF8000=
Left Grill|GPU|70 - 79|FF0000=
Right Grill|GPU|30 - 39|3F48CC=
Right Grill|GPU|40 - 49|0000FF=
Right Grill|GPU|50 - 59|FFFF00=
Right Grill|GPU|60 - 69|FF8000=
Right Grill|GPU|70 - 79|FF0000=
Logo|Battery|90 - 100|00FF00=
Logo|Battery|80 - 89|00FF00=
Logo|Battery|70 - 79|00FF00=
Logo|Battery|60 - 69|FFFF00=
Logo|Battery|50 - 59|FFFF00=
Logo|Battery|30 - 39|FF0000=
Logo|Battery|20 - 29|FF0000=
Logo|Battery|10 - 19|FF0000=
Logo|Battery|0 - 9|FF0000=
Keyboard|CPU|40 - 49|FFFF00=

 

Works fine for me.
Does Templien correctly report temperatures and battery percentage?

 

It won't work on my R2 - when i start it it says something like: Could not read GPu temp, and then another pop- up. It shows the CPU temps correctly but it never changes the lights. Can i post a screenshot / or something which could help you?

 

doesnt work for me too, did exactly what you said and no error report, Templien reports temperatures and battery percentage correctly. the earlier version used to work fine.

 

Same thing, I open, pop-up, cpu temps are showing correct, but it doesn't change anything.... I have everything set and the boxes ticked...

 

Just found the error. Forgot to include the LightFX x64.dll.
This can be found the following folder: "C:\Program Files\Alienware\Command Center\AlienFX SDK\Unmanaged\dll\x64". Or you can download it here.
Place it in the same folder as Templien.

 

Ok, so now I have no errors, but It does not change colors...

 

the issue is still there

 

so....???

I have an M11xR1 and downloaded the application.

Even with nVidia enabled I didn't see any colour changes as temperature changed.

Just thought I'd keep the topic on the boil as it looks promising if it's a low CPU background task.

 

If I understand correctly, the checkboxes check automatically, however the lights don't change?

If this is true then it's a case of Templien failing to communicate with the AlienFX software.

This is resolved in two ways:

Enable 3rd party access by right clicking on the Command Center.
Releasing a new version with LightFx.dll embedded.

Templien CPU usages idles at 0% for me.

 

Ok, the last version was a complete flop.
Here is the fixed version, *air of confidence*.
Here is the source code.

Changelog:
Added ability to simulate temperatures/percentages, click on the labels at the top.
Added LightFX x64.dll.
Added Hide HWMonitor option to tray menu.
Added error handling.
Greatly improved memory usage.

Much more to come!
=]

 

Ima download that

 

Wont work... says something about my hw monitor... Windows cannot find 'C:\Users\William\Downloads\HWMonitor.exe'

 

This sounds like quite an amazing idea... hats off to you! Keep up the good work!

 

Updated first post with links, installation information and comprehensive change log.

 

How's it working for the R3? And can it only use the Sound Grills like someone asked earlier? I'd rather not use my entire keyboard.

 

I own an R2 and there's very little difference between the two machines so I suspect it works rather well.

You specify which lights indicate which pieces of hardware.
You could even use the individual grills for the CPU and GPU respectively.

 

work perfefectly to me now, however, there's other issue
everytime I press alt+d while surfing by firefox, a window called "Array: listview display" will appear instead of getting me to the firefox's address bar

 

Have you tried it yet =]?

 

Sorry, that was a little debug function I forgot to remove.

I'm going to release the next version soon.
So far the changelog looks a little like this.

Added morphing ability, can be disabled.
Added profile manager.
Improved device detection, in theory no longer limited to the M11x.

What else would you like to see done?
I'm contemplating displaying WiFi strength, CPU and HDD load, would you guys be interested in this?

 

I would love wifi strength as I do alot of network surfing and testing.

Also maybe one for the wwan 3g strength too.

 

Awesome program! Great job.

Question, in its current state, do I have to have to add a profile for each interval if I want the lights to stay on?

For example:
CPU Temp: 30-39 Blue
CPU Temp: 40-49 Blue
CPU Temp: 50-59 Blue
CPU Temp: 60-69 Orange
CPU Temp: 70-79 Red

Is there any way to set conditions? Like "if Battery Power < 60%, Logo = Green" or do I have to add one for every interval?

 

@ejohnson, I got WiFi strength working shortly after your message. However I'm not too sure about which APIs will allow me query the strength of 3G.

@end0fline, currently you have to manually edit the profiles in Options.ini (found in the same folder as Templien). The next version will have the option to specify manual ranges.
Example:

Code:

[Profiles]
Keyboard|CPU|0 - 59|0000FF=
Keyboard|CPU|60 - 69|FF8000=
Keyboard|CPU|70 - 100|FF0000=

On another note, what do you guys think of the colours, too much?

 

it's very convenient to see the colors this way. I would be happy if there is a function that make the program minimized to the system tray as well as closing the current window very good job.

 

When I try overwriting it, it says Access Denied. Any idea why?

btw, I like the color idea a lot

 

Any updates on this? Looking forward to the next version.

 

Thank you very much. Great App! Works well in R2.

 

Sorry for the late reply.

I've been holding out on you guys, the next version is looking really good; I've added WiFi support as promised and it also morphs between colours when changing from one rule to the next. Will release it within the next week.

Considering adding a feature to display CPU load, though I think it will be pretty resource hungry.

 

This program is awesome!

Just thinking outloud but is it possible to set custom min and max values on the ranges for colors, or to have it fade to a color as it strays from it's min to fade into the max color to give the user an idea on high in the xx's the temps are reaching?

m11x r3!