Help with multicore monitoring + network monitoring

[Raikuga]

I made a little monitor for my CPU cores, but they are most certainly showing the wrong values. For instance, right now, the skin is saying that both CPUs are at around 90% processor time, when all other monitors say 3%. The code is below...

Also, I want a network monitor that says whether or not I am connected to the internet. (If this isn't easily possible, I'd want to at least know whether or not the ethernet is connected) and also the name of the (first) network I am connected to. I have no idea how to get this one done. I've scanned around in the performance monitor and found nothing that does such a thing, unless I count bytes total/sec=0 as not being connected (which probably isn't always true?)

Also, how do I edit the alpha of an image meter? I want the images in one of my skins to be 70% visible...
I found the solution to this in another thread.

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[Variables]
Foreground=255,255,255,170
Background=0,0,0,128

;Measures

[MeasureCore1]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Perfmon.dll
PerfMonObject="Processor"
PerfMonCounter="% Processor Time"
PerfMonInstance=0
PerMonDifference=0

[MeasureCore2]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Perfmon.dll
PerfMonObject="Processor"
PerfMonCounter="% Processor Time"
PerfMonInstance=1
PerMonDifference=0

[MeasureRAM]
Measure=PhysicalMemory


;Meters
[VitalsLabel]
Meter=String
X=20
Y=5
W=50
H=8
FontColor=#Foreground#
FontFace=Visitor TT2 BRK
FontSize=10
Text="Vitals"

[VitalsSeparator]
Meter=Image
X=0
Y=1R
W=205
H=1
SolidColor=#Foreground#

[MeterCore1]
Meter=String
MeasureName=MeasureCore1
Scale=100000.0
X=2r
Y=2r
W=100
H=15
FontColor=#Foreground#
Text="Core 1: %1%"
[MeterCore1Graph]
Meter=Line
MeasureName=MeasureCore1
X=-2r
Y=2R
W=100
H=50
SolidColor=#Background#
LineColor=#Foreground#

[MeterCore2]
Meter=String
MeasureName=MeasureCore2
Scale=100000.0
X=7R
Y=-17r
W=102
H=15
FontColor=#Foreground#
Text="Core 2: %1%"
[MeterCore2Graph]
Meter=Line
MeasureName=MeasureCore2
X=-2r
Y=2R
W=100
H=50
SolidColor=#Background#
LineColor=#Foreground#

[MeterRAMText]
Meter=String
MeasureName=MeasureRAM
X=5
Y=5R
W=90
H=30
AutoScale=1
FontColor=#Foreground#
Text="RAM: %1B/4.0GB"
[MeterRAMBar]
Meter=Bar
MeasureName=MeasureRAM
X=5r
Y=15r
W=100
H=10
SolidColor=#Background#
BarColor=#Foreground#
BarOrientation=HORIZONTAL

[maminscris]

code for cpu's
PerfMonInstance= defines the cpu number 0 is for cpu1, 1=cpu2, 2=cpu3 and so on

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[MeasureCPU1]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Plugins\PerfMon.dll
PerfMonObject="Processor"
PerfMonInstance=0
PerfMonCounter="% Processor Time"
PerfMonDifference=1
InvertMeasure=1

[MeasureCPU2]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Plugins\PerfMon.dll
PerfMonObject="Processor"
PerfMonInstance=1
PerfMonCounter="% Processor Time"
PerfMonDifference=1
InvertMeasure=1

For network if you have wifi you can use a skin for wireless

for cable only thing might be the number of connection, if you have iTunes installed it might show always 1 connection because the iTunesHelper.exe

code for those connections

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Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Plugins\PerfMon.dll
PerfMonObject=TCP
PerfMonCounter="Connections Established"
PerfMonInstance=
PerfMonDifference=0

[wasky1]

i had to put:-

PerfMonObject=TCPv4

[maminscris]

you can see that in performace under control panel, administrative tools
add counter

perfmon.jpg

[wasky1]

im on 7x64

[poiru]

If you use the latest beta, you can use Processor=n with Measure=CPU to make things simple.

E.g.

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[MeasureCPU1]
Measure=CPU
Processor=1

[MeasureCPU2]
Measure=CPU
Processor=2

[maminscris]

If you use the latest beta, you can use Processor=n with Measure=CPU to make things simple.

E.g.

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[MeasureCPU1]
Measure=CPU
Processor=1

[MeasureCPU2]
Measure=CPU
Processor=2

that is good to know

[Raikuga]

The CPU monitor trick worked (I downloaded the beta), but the network thing is definitely not. I have the meter set to string and it says "0" nearly all the time. So is there something that can indicate (in boolean) whether or not I'm connected to the internet at all?

[wasky1]

in theory this should work for you

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[MeasurePing]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Plugins\PingPlugin
DestAddress=www.yahoo.com
UpdateRate=5
IfAboveValue=2000
IfAboveAction=!Execute [!RainmeterHideMeter MeterPing][!RainmeterShowMeter MeterNotConnected]
IfBelowValue=2000
IfBelowAction=!Execute [!RainmeterShowMeter MeterPing][!RainmeterHideMeter MeterNotConnected]

[MeterNotConnected]
Meter=STRING
X=0
Y=0
Text="NotConnected"
FontColor=255,255,255,255
FontFace="Trebuchet MS"
FontSize=9
StringStyle=BOLD
Antialias=1
Hidden=0

[MeterPing]
Meter=STRING
MeasureName=MeasurePing
X=0
Y=0
Text="%1ms"
FontColor=255,255,255,255
FontFace="Trebuchet MS"
FontSize=9
StringStyle=BOLD
Antialias=1
Hidden=1

when the connection times out it will display "not connected"
however some people have reported ping plugin working incorrectly, i myself have only noticed a problem "pinging" google.com oh.. apart from every now and again it displays a connection when not connected but only momentarilly