Command Line Options

There are a few optional command line options for DOFLinx. They are:

DISABLEDOF=YES

This parameter set to YES will disable the search and startup of DOF based controllers. It is used for people running DOFLinx on desktop and VR configurations where there are no DOF based toys being run but you do want B2S backglasses with FX2/3 or you want Xbox rumble output.

DOF2DMD=NO

Used to stop the automatic startup of DOF2DMD when DOFLinx starts. Use this if you have a cabinet and front end that runs both pinball using your DMD and MAME all together. Not required on a MAME or pinball only cabinet. You shouldn't run this command line argument until after you are sure everything is setup correctly as some of the more informative DOF2DMD startup messages from DOFLinx will be suppressed.

DUDESCAB=NO

Add this parameter if you do not want DOFLinx to search for a Dude's Cab controller.

FTDI=NO

Add this parameter if you do not want DOFLinx to search for any FTDI (SainSmart devices). This parameter is intended for those people with other non-Pinball based FTDI chip based devices connected, ie Fan-o-Matic Pro. If DOFLinx detects a FTDI controlled device that is not a SainSmart relay board, because FTDI devices can only have one program controlling them, there is a remote risk of conflict, hence the ability to switch this test off.

GAME_NAME=

This option is technically valid in both modes, but realistically only useful in Launch Before mode. For Set and Forget mode you can message a GAME_NAME to the running process.

Adding this parameter to the command line allows you to force the Game Name for the GAME_COLOUR parameter palette selections. Read about the GAME_COLOUR parameter below.

PATH_DOF=

If for some reason you need to force the path to where the appropriate DirectOutput.dll resides. In normal operation this should not be required.

PATH_INI=

The path to locate INI files in. This value can be set as a command line argument, via a real-time command or in an INI file. Obviously if you wish to locate your DOFLinx.INI in this path then you must use the command line to set this value.

The path can be absolute, ie C:\DOFLinx\INI\ or relative from the location where the program executes from, ie if the program is in C:\DirectOutput and you have a DOFLinx_INI folder below that the value can be DOFLinx_INI\

PINONE=NO

Add this parameter if you do not want DOFLinx to search for a PinOne controller.

PINSCAPE=NO

Add this parameter if you do not want DOFLinx to search for a Pinscape controller (native Pinscape, not a Pinscape in LEDWiz emulation mode). This parameter is really intended for people running DOFLinx from V5.0 onward who have the DOF Framework branch that does not have Pinscape support. Regardless of having a Pinscape device or not, if you do not have a DOF Framework version that supports Pinscape you need this setting or you will get a .NET framework error.

SUP_INI=

This option is valid in both modes, but realistically only useful in Launch Before mode as command line option. For Set and Forget mode you can message a SUP_INI file to the running process.

To enable game specific settings you can place common parameters (see below for parameter descriptions) in the default DOFLinx.INI file and other in XXX.INI. You then supply DOFLinx with that supplementary INI file via this command line option. Ie DOFLinx SUP_INI=MyGame where MyGame.ini contains your game specific key and colour information.

If you want to keep things neat and tidy you can create a sub-folder under your DOF folder for INI files. If you do this just add a path name to the SUP_INI= parameter. If your folder is MyINIs, then SUP_INI="MyINIs\TheINI". The path is relative to where you start the program from, being the DOF folder.

Note

Don't add the ".ini" to the end of the name.