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Using MPF Monitor

Playfield Devices

In the context of MPF Monitor, a device refers to a switch, light, or diverter.

Adding devices to playfield

  1. Locate the Devices window.
  2. Locate the light or switch you want to add to the playfield.
  3. Drag device to image of playfield.

Note

You can use the search box to filter to the name you are looking for.

Changing the default size of all devices

  1. Ensure Device Inspector is disabled.
  2. Change the size slider or spinbox.

Note

Any devices that have manually been resized will not be affected by the default size changes. You can reset this for a device by selecting the device and clicking "Reset to Defaults".

Sorting and filtering devices

  • To filter devices, type your keyword in the device search box.
  • Sorting devices:
    1. Latest received Default
      • Should match order of MPF config file
    2. First received
    3. Alphabetical, increasing:
      • Useful when placing ordered targets, ie: "ltarget1", "ltarget2", "ltarget3"...
    4. Alphabetical, decreasing

Using Device Inspector

Use Device Inspector to modify your playfield devices without sending switch hits to MPF

Enabling Device Inspector

  1. Locate Inspector window.
  2. Enable Device Inspector by clicking the button labeled "Toggle Device Inspector".
  3. Device inspector is enabled. The button will stay "clicked" as an indicator. The Playfield window title will change to "Inspector Enabled - Playfield".
  4. Changes are saved automatically.
  5. Disable Device Inspector by clicking again on "Toggle Device Inspector".

Note

While device is inspector is enabled, clicks on switches will not be sent to MPF.

Viewing the name of a device

  1. Enable Device Inspector.
  2. On the playfield, select the device you want to view.
  3. The name of the device will be shown below the "Toggle Device Inspector" button.

Changing display properties of device

Depending on your image dimensions switches and lights might be a little small or too large. You may also want your device to display as a different shape, or rotated to match an insert. You can change the size, rotation, and shape of a device.

  1. Enable Device Inspector.
  2. Click on the device you want to change.
  3. Change size, shape or rotation by changing options in the inspector.

Note

While device is inspector is enabled, clicks on switches will not be sent to MPF.

Deleting devices from the playlist

  1. Enable Device Inspector.
  2. Click on the device you want to delete.
  3. Click the delete button in inspector.

Resetting a device to its defaults

If you would like to clear your changes to a device's parameters, you can reset all of them by selecting the device and clicking "Reset to Defaults".

  1. Enable Device Inspector.
  2. Click on the device you want to reset.
  3. Click the "Reset to Defaults" button in inspector.

Warning

It is not possible to undo resetting a device to its defaults.

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