Usage (Livi overlay w carplay connected, telemetry with maps, redraw on resize)

[gdiciocco]

Hi, i'm setting up an x86 dell 7220 as a dashboard for a custom motorcycle.

I'm already using tunerstudio/tsdash to tune/visualize the instrument cluster / engine data, i discovered livi while looking to add a carplay function.

I realized that i can write a wrapper that feeds telemetry to livi and have a neat interface when not in tuning mode, going to try.

I have some questions on usage:

In the cluster / telemetry view, it should be possible to have the satnav / maps screen in the background as shown in screenshots ? I'm succesfully having the carplay main screen displayed in the main stream but not here.

Livi left bar buttons disappear on carplay connect, is there a keybinding to have them back ? or to switch from one mode to another ?

I'm running livi on wayland/sway and i tried to resize it while running but it goes black (comprehensibly), is there a clean way to ask it for a (runtime) resize to leave room for other data on screen (ie a bar with engine data) ?

Thank you!

[f-io]

Hi @gdiciocco, cluster stream is implemented on Dash 3 and Dash 4. If you are using CarPlay, you need to enable cluster stream on the dongle. Cluster stream is only supported on a CPC200 with the latest firmware installed.

Go to: Settings → System → USB Dongle scroll to the bottom of the page and click ENABLE DEV TOOLS. Now go to the dongle’s webpage and enable Advanced Features.

[f-io]

Livi left bar buttons disappear on carplay connect, is there a keybinding to have them back ? or to switch from one mode to another ?

In what situation? On CarPlay?
On Dash, it hides automatically and reappears as soon as you touch the screen or press a button.

For the CarPlay screen, you can use View Area to create space for your own overlay. You’ll need to use a window manager to display custom controls as an overlay.

Furthermore, with the Auto Switch setting, you can control whether LIVI should switch to CarPlay on startup.
To leave CarPlay, use the CarPlay UI element “App” (or whatever you named it). Disable all Auto Switch and make Telemetry your Start Page. Re-ordering the dashes is also supported.

[f-io]

I'm running livi on wayland/sway and i tried to resize it while running but it goes black (comprehensibly), is there a clean way to ask it for a (runtime) resize to leave room for other data on screen (ie a bar with engine data) ?

Live resizing is supported, it works under LIVI's own wlroots compositor, which is the setup LIVI targets. There the video scene is scaled as the window changes, so a resize stays clean. In your case I guess the GStreamer waylandsink does not survive the reconfiguration.