Adding Everest/WMI/SysTool Data to a CC2 Screen
Writing screens for Everest/WMI/SysTool data is somewhat difficult and rather hardware specific to a particular computer. So...
What follows are instructions for adding Everest data to a CC2 GUI screen. Adding basic WMI or SysTool data is done basically the same way.
Click on the Add New screen button:
Type in your screen name in the Screen Name field:
Highlight the WMI Information item and drag it to a line on the virtual LCD screen:
A new window will open which list all the WMI information available to your computer:
Change the Name Space menu to root\WMI:
Scroll down the Classes list. Find the EVEREST SensorValues item and highlight it:
Highlight the Instances value you want:
And highlight the Properties value you want and click on the OK button:
That value is now displayed on the virtual LCD:
Repeat the above to add additional data. Click on the OK button and restart CC2. You've just created a new screen:
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Writing screens for Everest/WMI/SysTool data is somewhat difficult and rather hardware specific to a particular computer. So...
What follows are instructions for adding Everest data to a CC2 GUI screen. Adding basic WMI or SysTool data is done basically the same way.
Click on the Add New screen button:
![](http://www.crystalfontz.com/backlight/forum/userscreen/74/Everest/Everest_1.gif)
Type in your screen name in the Screen Name field:
![](http://www.crystalfontz.com/backlight/forum/userscreen/74/Everest/Everest_2.gif)
Highlight the WMI Information item and drag it to a line on the virtual LCD screen:
![](http://www.crystalfontz.com/backlight/forum/userscreen/74/Everest/Everest_3.gif)
A new window will open which list all the WMI information available to your computer:
![](http://www.crystalfontz.com/backlight/forum/userscreen/74/Everest/Everest_4.gif)
Change the Name Space menu to root\WMI:
![](http://www.crystalfontz.com/backlight/forum/userscreen/74/Everest/Everest_5.gif)
Scroll down the Classes list. Find the EVEREST SensorValues item and highlight it:
![](http://www.crystalfontz.com/backlight/forum/userscreen/74/Everest/Everest_6.gif)
Highlight the Instances value you want:
![](http://www.crystalfontz.com/backlight/forum/userscreen/74/Everest/Everest_7.gif)
And highlight the Properties value you want and click on the OK button:
![](http://www.crystalfontz.com/backlight/forum/userscreen/74/Everest/Everest_8.gif)
That value is now displayed on the virtual LCD:
![](http://www.crystalfontz.com/backlight/forum/userscreen/74/Everest/Everest_9.gif)
Repeat the above to add additional data. Click on the OK button and restart CC2. You've just created a new screen:
![](http://www.crystalfontz.com/backlight/forum/userscreen/74/Everest/Everest_10.gif)
Author: N/A
Screen zip file: N/A
Install Instructions: N/A (See above)
Development thread: N/A
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