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Bundled Software
The included ECD includes
software, product links, guides and support to help you get started quickly.
LCDC
Matrix Orbital bundles LCDC
along with the MX2 series displays. We installed and played with
this version to see how well it functioned. Information on registering
your copy of LCDC is also included.
The first thing we need to do is
configure the display.
We selected the proper COM port
which you can find under hardware in device manager. In most cases, COM3
or COM4 will be assigned. We set the COM speed to 19200. If you
set it higher, it will not display information properly on the LCD. The
definition file to chose is for the LK202-25. You can adjust the
contrast and backlight intensity to your liking.
Now that the LCD is configured
properly, we can begin building the screens to display.
Screen builder will allow you to
create the different screens the display will cycle through. You can
include information from third-party applications like Motherboard Monitor and
Winamp via plug-ins. As with previous installations, we
encountered crashes during the screen building process and when
stopping and starting the display. We were hoping that this newer
version of LCDC would be more stable. If you don't mind the lack of cool
transition effects, you can also use LCDStats with this display as well which
also supports plug-ins for Motherboard Monitor.
After a bit of
frustration, we eventually got some screens setup. Let's take a look!
These are just a few screens
that can be created. Building them can be somewhat difficult for some
users but once you have them, they look great when using the cool
transition effects that LCDC has to offer.
Display Tuner
Display Tuner is a small little
application included that will allow you to change the Baudrate, Contrast &
Brightness settings on your Matrix Orbital display.
Screen Changer
As I mentioned in previous
Matrix Orbital reviews, you can use this handy little screen changer utility
as well to permanently change the splash screen. However, one
interesting thing about the USB displays is that they do not actually power
down if you shutdown your PC. They remain on. The only way
to completely power down the display is if you unplug the USB cable.
This can be a good thing or a bad thing. I personally don't mind having
the display always on.
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