DMD Config

A tool to analyze DirectB2S FullDMD files and automatically generate DMD (Dot Matrix Display) placement configurations for your virtual pinball cabinet.

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Features

• Automatic DMD placement analysis for DirectB2S files
• Support for multiple table processing
• Visual display of DMD placement results
• Image extraction from DirectB2S files
• Configurable settings via YAML

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Le-Syl21/dmd-config.git
cd dmd-config

2. Create and activate a Python virtual environment:

python3 -m venv --upgrade-deps venv
source venv/bin/activate

3. Install dependencies:

pip install --require-virtualenv --requirement requirements.pip

Configuration

• Modify DMD_config.yaml to match your PinCab setup
• Adjust DMD discovery filter settings if needed for some specific tables (DMD_config.yaml as comments)

Usage

First, activate the virtual environment:

source venv/bin/activate

Basic Commands

View available options:

./DMD_config.py --help

Process a single table:

./DMD_config.py path/to/table/table.directb2s

Process multiple tables:

./DMD_config.py path/to/tables/*/*.directb2s

When finished, deactivate the virtual environment:

deactivate

Command Line Options

usage: DMD_config.py [-h] [-d] [-s] [-c CONFIG] files [files ...]

DMD Configuration Generator

positional arguments:
  files                 DirectB2S files to process

options:
  -h, --help                     show this help message and exit
  -d, --display                  Display result of DMD placement
  -s, --save                     Save all images found in DirectB2S
  -c CONFIG, --config CONFIG     Path to screen configuration YAML file

Example Results

Display Mode (--display)

DeadPool

TMNT

Save Mode (--save)

DeadPool

TMNT

Author

• @Le-Syl21

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.