LCD panels middleware
LCD panels middleware is combination of programs and services working together with device drivers to control the LCD panels on PC peripherals.
macOS
MacBook Pro
MacBook Pro has inbuilt Touch Bar. The Touch Bar is a small multi-touch-enabled OLED strip that was introduced in 2016 as an alternative to function keys on MacBook Pro models. It was phased out of the 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro models introduced in October 2021. However, the 13-inch MacBook Pro that was announced in June 2022 still retains the Touch Bar.[1]
- When typing, the Touch Bar shows predictions and fonts. More specific functions can be enabled in apps that support the Touch Bar.
- The Touch Bar received a mixed reception and some complaints over its effect on battery life. After limited adoption by 3rd-party developers, Apple decided to reinstate classic tactile function keys on larger MacBook Pro models in 2021.
- How to use the Touch Bar on your MacBook Pro at Apple Support
- List of Touch Bar Applets
Vendor specific middleware
Logitech G
Devices with LCD game panels:
- Monochrome applets support: Logitech G15, Logitech G15 (v2), Logitech G13, Logitech G510, Logitech G510s, Logitech Z-10 2.0.
- Color applets support: Logitech G19, Logitech G19s.
- Smartphone support: Logitech ARX for Android, Logitech ARX for iOS.
- Logitech released official SDK for creating own applets.
Logitech G GamePanel LCD Supported Games
Razer
Razer Blade Pro and Razer DeathStalker Ultimante have Multi-touch LCD Track-panel.
SwitchBlade User Interface Supported Games
Supported games | Notes |
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Battlefield 3 | Battlefield 3 Trackpad - Go into battle fully prepared with the Battlefield 3 app. Quick-switch between weapons, access equipment, and use context-sensitive controls to attain victory with ease. |
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | Counter-Strike Trackpad - Go, go, go with the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive app. Re/auto buy weapons with a single touch, swap weapons, and even defuse bombs with the intuitively mapped custom controls available on the dynamic, adaptive tactile keys. |
Crossfire | CrossFire Trackpad - Play CrossFire with a dedicated App that offers key layouts for different game modes allowing critical actions to be executed with a single touch. Intuitively mapped custom controls on the 10 Dynamic Adaptive Tactile Keys give you the unfair advantage. |
League of Legends | League of Legends Trackpad - The ever-popular MOBA game League of Legends (LOL) now comes to the Razer Switchblade User interface devices. The trackpad application allows you to control your favorite champions, casting their spells and activating the item slots via the dynamic adaptive tactile keys. |
Star Wars: The Old Republic | Star Wars™: The Old Republic Combat Logger - The Star Wars™: The Old Republic Combat Logger app parses game data like damage, healing, and threat counters of your hero onto the Switchblade UI for easy analysis. Get the in-game advantage when you can fine-tune your skill rotations on-the-fly. |
Team Fortress 2 | Team Fortress 2 Trackpad - Capture the flag, move the payload and back-stab snipers with the Team Fortress 2 app. It is custom-designed to support all classes with their own specific abilities all easily accessible from the dynamic adaptive tactile keys. |
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Skyrim Trackpad - Mod - Slay mighty dragons and explore the continent of Tamriel with the Skyrim trackpad application that provides users quick and easy access to vital commands such as map, perks menu, journal, dragonborn, character menu and many more. Fus-ro-dah to victory. |
Corsair
Corsair has iCUE NEXUS Companion Touch Screen which enabling control of your setup with a fully customizable interface including specific games macros.
Corsair iCUE NEXUS Supported Games
Supported games | Notes |
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Tom Clancy's The Division 2 | Native support |
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | Native support |
Saitek
Saitek Mad Catz STRIKE7 has V.E.N.O.M. TFT-LCD touchscreen. Supports OS and volume control, macros and launching applications.
- Only one known integration is TeamSpeak applet.
- Mad Catz released official SDK for creating own applets.
Elgato
Stream Deck is a USB peripheral providing several dedicated, programmable keys. Each key operates as a separate graphics display that can show the key's function, status, or title. The Stream Deck hardware exists in several forms:
- Stream Deck Mk.I and Mk.II with 15 LCD keys
- Stream Deck Mini with 6 LCD keys
- Stream Deck XL with 32 LCD keys
- Stream Deck Mobile app with a minimum of 6 keys, which is available as an Android and iOS app.
- Stream Deck+ with 8 keys, a touch screen and 4 clickable dials.
- Stream Deck Neo with 8 keys and two capacitive buttons.
- Elgato released official SDK for creating own custom actions.
- Have integration with the iCUE software released by Elgato's parent company Corsair.
- Stream Deck Plugins Library
Elgato Stream Deck Supported Games
Supported games | Notes |
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Minecraft | Plugin - Get stats of your favorite Minecraft server live on the Stream Deck. |
Monster Hunter: World | Tutorial |
SnowRunner | Plugin |
Star Citizen | Plugin |
Roccat
ROCCAT Power-Grid is a free, fully-customizable remote control touch screen for your PC. Power Grid controls computer, games and applications, keeps an eye on your feeds, monitors computer's performance and more - without having to leave the action. Android application can be download from Play Store.
- Users can create own Grids.
- Smartphone docks are optional. You can use Roccat Phobo Keyboard wich smartphone dock or independent Roccat Apuri Dock 2.0.
Roccat Power-Grid Supported Games
Supported games | Notes |
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APB Reloaded | |
Battlefield 3 | Native Support |
Blacklight: Retribution | |
Borderlands 2 | Native Support |
Call of Duty: Black Ops II | |
Call of Duty: Ghosts | |
Civilization V | |
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | |
Counter-Strike | Native Support |
DayZ | |
Dead Island Riptide | |
Defiance | |
Far Cry 3 | |
Football Manager 2013 | Native Support |
Guild Wars 2 | |
League of Legends | |
Mass Effect 3 | |
Minecraft | Native Support |
Sim City | |
Starcraft 2 | Native Support |
Star Trek Online | |
Team Fortress 2 | Native Support |
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |
Optimus Maximus
Optimus Maximus is a keyboard developed by the Art. Lebedev Studio, a Russian design studio headed by Artemy Lebedev. Each of its keys is a display which can dynamically change to adapt to the keyboard layout in use or to show the function of the key.
- Art. Lebedev Studio released official SDK for creating own profiles.
Optimus Maximus Supported Games
Supported games | Notes |
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Quake III Arena | Native support. |
World of Warcraft | Plugin |
Sega Dreamcast
- The Visual Memory Unit, or "VMU", is the Dreamcast memory card put into Dreamcast Controller. It featured a monochrome LCD screen, a D-Pad, and two gaming buttons. The VMU could play mini-games loaded onto it from certain Dreamcast games, such as a Chao game transferable from Sonic Adventure. It could also display a list of the saved game data stored on it, and two VMUs could be connected together end-to-end to exchange data.[2]
- Bliss-Box Gamer-Pro adapter has the Visual Memory Unit (VMU) LCD read/write support. Allows to save your own image as static wallpaper. See video 1 and video 2.
- Bliss-Box API Tool allows to communicate with a DreamCast LCD via the Bliss-Box Gamer-Pro adapter.
- Dreamcast Emulators do not use Bliss-Box API yet.
VMU Supported Games
Supported games | Notes |
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2 Evolution 2 | 12 Hour Clock |
Godzilla Generations | Japanese Version |
Power Stone | |
Power Stone 2 | |
Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 | |
Namco Museum | |
NFL 2K | |
NFL 2K1 | |
NFL 2K2 | |
Quake III Arena | |
Resident Evil 2 | |
Sega GT | |
Shenmue | |
Skies of Arcadia | |
Sonic Adventure | |
Sonic Adventure 2 | |
Soulcalibur | Japanese Version |
Tech Romancer | |
Time Stalkers | |
TrickStyle | |
Zombie Revenge | |
Tokyo Bus Guide |
Flydigi
Flydigi Apex 3 controller is equipped with full color LED display for mode setting, configuration adjustment, brightness control and animation interaction. Screen can display the picture and Gif of your own.
References
- ↑ Apple fandom - Touch Bar - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Dreamcast Accessories - last accessed on May 2023