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Helen: http://mb-web.co.uk/heleninstaller_3.3.msi (https://mb-web.co.uk/heleninstaller_3.3.msi)
Manual: http://mb-web.co.uk/themanual.pdf (https://mb-web.co.uk/themanual.pdf)

Mobitec: https://mb-web.co.uk/Zedit32-R2.zip
Mobitec New: https://mb-web.co.uk/MIE.zip
Manual: https://www.dbiw.net/Mobitec/MIE%203%20MANUAL.PDF

Brighttech coming soon

First one,

How did you get that program?

Quote from: Michael on October 24, 2012, 10:00:35 PM
First one,

How did you get that program?

It's the program that is given to Bus Operators (such as NXWM) that have Hanover Displays

I know, but how am I able to get it?

Personally I'd rather you had neither as it makes threads extremely difficult to navigate, and let's face it, once we've seen it we've seen it, we don't really need to see it again every time you post.

Quote from: andy on October 25, 2012, 02:19:38 PM
Personally I'd rather you had neither as it makes threads extremely difficult to navigate, and let's face it, once we've seen it we've seen it, we don't really need to see it again every time you post.

Hmm OK
Well Ill poss remove it later

@ Michael - the internet though cannot remember link

The static one looks best imo

Quote from: BU07 LGO on October 26, 2012, 02:34:18 PM
The static one looks best imo

OK thanks for your opinion
Still want a few more users opinion

The software is called HELEN and is easy to get if you know where to look :)

Quote from: trident4370 on October 29, 2012, 03:55:23 PM
The software is called HELEN and is easy to get if you know where to look :)

Yeah, Helen Sign Editor, but I can never find it. I have the crap Mobitech one. Can somebody give me a link to this one.

I got a copy
Try not to share all around :)

http://mbwsolutions.co.uk/heleninstaller_3.3.msi

How do you upload the destination display, just followed the link but not got a clue what to do now lol.

Quote from: Ash on October 29, 2012, 11:31:49 PM
How do you upload the destination display, just followed the link but not got a clue what to do now lol.

Quick Start Guide

http://mbwsolutions.co.uk/themanual.pdf

Thank You

Nice to play with! What size LED displays do NXWM use then?

Quote from: Stu on October 30, 2012, 07:54:22 PM
Nice to play with! What size LED displays do NXWM use then?

Not sure but my image looks about right
Sign Config
0 - front - exterior LED - 144 x 19
1 - side - exterior LED - 108 x 10
2 - back - number - 32 x 24

For hannover its called Helen.

My new signature :)

(https://wmbusphotos.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmbwsolutions.co.uk%2Fimages%2Ftemp-450-85791121.gif&hash=c8fcb53fa06510f69041120c832cb4600c03506f)

Quote from: vinh1000 on January 16, 2013, 09:09:50 PM
My new signature :)

(https://wmbusphotos.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmbwsolutions.co.uk%2Fimages%2Ftemp-450-85791121.gif&hash=c8fcb53fa06510f69041120c832cb4600c03506f)

If you press Alt + Print Screen you can capture the whole window...

Quote from: nx4737 on January 17, 2013, 06:32:21 PM

Quote from: vinh1000 on January 16, 2013, 09:09:50 PM
My new signature :)

(https://wmbusphotos.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmbwsolutions.co.uk%2Fimages%2Ftemp-450-85791121.gif&hash=c8fcb53fa06510f69041120c832cb4600c03506f)

If you press Alt + Print Screen you can capture the whole window...

but then it wouldnt be animated

Link is active again

A new piece of software for you to use

License Key: BUSCOACH2-5ULP-QZJV-4W

http://www.autoprosoftware.co.uk/buscoach.htm

Quote from: vinh1000 on October 27, 2013, 08:57:12 PM
A new piece of software for you to use

License Key: BUSCOACH2-5ULP-QZJV-4W

http://www.autoprosoftware.co.uk/buscoach.htm

Interesting bit of kit. I presume this is the software most smaller companies use? As NXWM use Grampian? If that's the similar things

Quote from: vinh1000 on October 27, 2013, 08:57:12 PM
A new piece of software for you to use

License Key: BUSCOACH2-5ULP-QZJV-4W

http://www.autoprosoftware.co.uk/buscoach.htm

BUSCOACH2-J3WQ-4HS9-LB

Quote from: Liverpool Street on October 27, 2013, 09:04:11 PM

Quote from: vinh1000 on October 27, 2013, 08:57:12 PM
A new piece of software for you to use

License Key: BUSCOACH2-5ULP-QZJV-4W

http://www.autoprosoftware.co.uk/buscoach.htm

Interesting bit of kit. I presume this is the software most smaller companies use? As NXWM use Grampian? If that's the similar things

Is Grampian built specifically for NX?
Presume not obtainable publically

Does anyone know where I can download a copy of the software for the moblitech LEDs?

Quote from: Michael on October 29, 2012, 10:43:14 PM
Yeah, Helen Sign Editor, but I can never find it. I have the crap Mobitech one. Can somebody give me a link to this one.

Ive been after the mobitech one for ages.......

With HELEN on the topic, can I ask what the best settings are for Flip Dots to try and get them like NX's please? :)

Quote from: Dom on July 23, 2015, 06:08:47 PM
With HELEN on the topic, can I ask what the best settings are for Flip Dots to try and get them like NX's please? :)

NX's signs

Front   112x16
Side     84x8  ~ (Masking indent: change to 1, in the 2nd option.)
Rear    32x16

Anyone able to upload HELEN somewhere? All links to the software are dead. I used to have it but it got lost in a hard drive wipe.

I do apologise

My sites been down

HELEN link: http://mb-web.co.uk/heleninstaller_3.3.msi

Quote from: vinh1000 on September 24, 2015, 06:40:26 PM
I do apologise

My sites been down

HELEN link: http://mb-web.co.uk/heleninstaller_3.3.msi

@vinh1000 can I ask how you managed to save your signature to your computer? Is it a GIF

Anybody know where I can get the mobitech software? I've got HELEN for Hanover but nothing for Mobitech....

Evening all

Something new for all of you to play with

Mobitec Software: http://mb-web.co.uk/Zedit32-R2.zip

Quote from: vinh1000 on November 13, 2015, 05:56:21 PM
Evening all

Something new for all of you to play with

Mobitec Software: http://mb-web.co.uk/Zedit32-R2.zip

@vinh1000 Have you got this as I got a warning saying it could be dangerous

Quote from: Dom on November 13, 2015, 06:14:22 PM
@vinh1000 Have you got this as I got a warning saying it could be dangerous

works fine

Thanks for the link - spent half an hour confusing me before I gave up and went back to playing with Helen ;)

Shot in the dark I know but would there be a chance of being able to get a BrightTech software download?

Quote from: T840MAK on November 13, 2015, 08:36:35 PM
Thanks for the link - spent half an hour confusing me before I gave up and went back to playing with Helen ;)

Shot in the dark I know but would there be a chance of being able to get a BrightTech software download?

Same don't understand it at all

It's complicated bit of software alright took ages to program the optare blinds first time off lol

Bumpy

http://mb-web.co.uk/MIE.zip

New Mobitec
Simple type the destination with manual and preset destination sizes for UK
Ignore license prompt

Hello, sorry to drag up an old topic, but I was wondering if anyone could help me...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MWtwE_hXvI

In the video above, HELEN is being used on Mac OS. To be blunt, is there any way for me to obtain the mac os version?

I mean, it's not a necessity for me seeing as I have the program on my Windows PC, but it would certainly be more convenient than having me switch between the two devices.

Cheers.

Quote from: clayderman on July 26, 2017, 03:40:18 PM
Hello, sorry to drag up an old topic, but I was wondering if anyone could help me...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MWtwE_hXvI

In the video above, HELEN is being used on Mac OS. To be blunt, is there any way for me to obtain the mac os version?

I mean, it's not a necessity for me seeing as I have the program on my Windows PC, but it would certainly be more convenient than having me switch between the two devices.

Cheers.

You can always try running it under Wine. Failing that, either a Windows virtual machine or setting up a Bootcamp partition would work.

Quote from: DJ98 on July 28, 2017, 05:19:09 PM
You can always try running it under Wine. Failing that, either a Windows virtual machine or setting up a Bootcamp partition would work.

Tried that to no avail. Thanks, though. :) I guess I'll just stick to switching between machines. :-\

Hello everyone, I was just wondering if you could help me I've hired a optare Verda for an event in holding to recruit new scout leaders and it has a mobitec display control unit and three display boards fitted. Could anyone on here do the graphics for me because you guys could do a far better job than I can?

Thanks
J

Quote from: Jam_09 on August 15, 2017, 10:17:22 AM
Hello everyone, I was just wondering if you could help me I've hired a optare Verda for an event in holding to recruit new scout leaders and it has a mobitec display control unit and three display boards fitted. Could anyone on here do the graphics for me because you guys could do a far better job than I can?

Thanks
J

I'd presume we'd need to know the size of each display first so that it can be set up correctly in the Mobitec software. I'm inexperienced with it so it's best for someone else to do it, but if you need any other graphics like flyers and stuff making, then shoot me a PM.

Quote from: CL on July 28, 2017, 06:03:25 PM
Tried that to no avail. Thanks, though. :) I guess I'll just stick to switching between machines. :-\

I'm a bit late but I found a solution now that I have a Mac, if you get the program Parallels, you can run any Windows app in it's virtual machine and use 'Coherence' view so that they work alongside your Mac apps.

Quote from: vinh1000 on October 27, 2013, 08:57:12 PM
A new piece of software for you to use

License Key: BUSCOACH2-5ULP-QZJV-4W

http://www.autoprosoftware.co.uk/buscoach.htm

The key doesn't work?

If I have a blank USB flash drive, is there a way I can download the destination database from a bus to save me recreating every destination manually?

Anyone know what Helen dimensions Stagecoach use on front, side and rear dests?

Whats the font used on the NEWM destination numbers on the their displays looks much better then the old style ones used before.

I think it might be Arial as when I try it looks nearly the same if that is any help

Quote from: richard5608 on December 14, 2018, 05:43:24 PM
Whats the font used on the NEWM destination numbers on the their displays looks much better then the old style ones used before.

thanks for that

and any idea what the font used for the destinations words is

Quote from: richard5608 on December 14, 2018, 07:47:31 PM
and any idea what the font used for the destinations words is

I think the part route is normal caps
I think it might be arial black but don't take my word it's probably wrong

Can anyone please provide a link to the mobitec software so I can have a go at programming my icu 402 controller with three display screens

Quote from: D4N on September 05, 2020, 05:35:39 PM
Can anyone please provide a link to the mobitec software so I can have a go at programming my icu 402 controller with three display screens

The links are in the opening post of this topic:  ::)
http://wmbusphotos.com/forum/index.php?topic=1002.0

Thanks. Any chance anyone knows the sizes for the front,back and side display? I got them from an optare solo sr

Quote from: D4N on September 06, 2020, 11:42:05 AM
Thanks. Any chance anyone knows the sizes for the front,back and side display? I got them from an optare solo sr

There are only two sizes for the front display, all the rest are the same size.  I use 19x140 on MIE, but it may be different for yours.  It should say on the display somewhere what the sizes are.

If you know the reg number of the bus you got them from, fire it over to me and I can work out the size for you.

Quote from: Pat on September 06, 2020, 12:52:36 PM
There are only two sizes for the front display, all the rest are the same size.  I use 19x140 on MIE, but it may be different for yours.  It should say on the display somewhere what the sizes are.

If you know the reg number of the bus you got them from, fire it over to me and I can work out the size for you.

Mobitec is usually one of three sizes, 140x19 is the standard size, some Darts and Centros at Diamond have 140x16 ones, and then the Mellors have 112x16. I have all 3 set up in Helen, along with 144x19 for Hanover, to do their blinds. I find it easier to do them all in Helen, and then export them into MIE, as they can be done to the exact same style.

Thank you  stourvalley for the help.

@Busman Jamie heres the link

Has anyone got a link to download the Brighttech programming software?

Quote from: Pat on January 16, 2021, 04:34:44 PM
Has anyone got a link to download the Brighttech programming software?

I don't believe this is available to the public to download.

Support for Bright Tech products is available from a company called Candella:
http://www.candella-group.co.uk/

Quote from: Stu on January 16, 2021, 04:44:15 PM
I don't believe this is available to the public to download.

Support for Bright Tech products is available from a company called Candella:
http://www.candella-group.co.uk/

Thanks Stu, did have a look at their website. 

I'm looking for an older version of Helen, if anyone can help? 

Quote from: Pat on January 24, 2021, 07:37:02 PM
I'm looking for an older version of Helen, if anyone can help?

There's a link in the opening post from August 2012, don't know how much older you are looking for?
http://wmbusphotos.com/forum/index.php?topic=1002.0

Quote from: Stu on January 24, 2021, 07:42:08 PM
There's a link in the opening post from August 2012, don't know how much older you are looking for?
http://wmbusphotos.com/forum/index.php?topic=1002.0

Yes, that's 3.3 which is the version I've got.  Looking for something around 3.10 or earlier?  I did have it, but it's been uninstalled.

Quote from: Pat on January 24, 2021, 07:57:25 PM
Yes, that's 3.3 which is the version I've got.  Looking for something around 3.10 or earlier?  I did have it, but it's been uninstalled.

3.10 is a newer version than 3.3.

Quote from: DJ on January 25, 2021, 02:31:25 PM
3.10 is a newer version than 3.3.

Oh right.  Do you know how I'm able to get the same super x font in 3.3 that's in 3.10?  Currently, only the bottom via points have this.  I've tried changing the top line size, but to no avail.

Quote from: Pat on January 25, 2021, 03:32:43 PM
Oh right.  Do you know how I'm able to get the same super x font in 3.3 that's in 3.10?  Currently, only the bottom via points have this.  I've tried changing the top line size, but to no avail.

I'm not sure what font you're referring to, but you should be able to click the arrows to change it. You can also set a font in normal mode, 'lock' that bit, and then enable Super-X.

Quote from: DJ on January 25, 2021, 03:40:16 PM
I'm not sure what font you're referring to, but you should be able to click the arrows to change it. You can also set a font in normal mode, 'lock' that bit, and then enable Super-X.

Yes, tried all that but still nothing.  It's the font where the capital letters are larger in size than the lower case letters

Quote from: Pat on January 24, 2021, 07:57:25 PM
Yes, that's 3.3 which is the version I've got.  Looking for something around 3.10 or earlier?  I did have it, but it's been uninstalled.

I also had a newer version but lost it after a computer reinstall and also didn't have it left on a USB stick despite previously having it.

I agree that it did have a habit of wanting to locate installation files from time to time, losing the MSI file meant having to go back to 3.3.

The most annoying thing about it being I had backed up my Mobitec stuff in a few places, but not Hanover!

Considering we are in the middle of a lockdown currently, are there any transport other softwares available that could help pass time?

Anybody how have the last Mie 3.382?

Hi Everyone.

New here, but this seems like the last resort to find HELEN and Mobitec software, The site posted in the thread does not have them available, or at least the download links seem broken. Can anyone help me out to get hold of the software :)

Cheers,
Rando

QuoteHi Everyone.

New here, but this seems like the last resort to find HELEN and Mobitec software, The site posted in the thread does not have them available, or at least the download links seem broken. Can anyone help me out to get hold of the software :)

Cheers,
Rando

Have you tried right clicking and opening in a new tab

Quote from: RandoM on July 15, 2022, 06:14:51 PMHi Everyone.

New here, but this seems like the last resort to find HELEN and Mobitec software, The site posted in the thread does not have them available, or at least the download links seem broken. Can anyone help me out to get hold of the software :)

Cheers,
Rando

The links in the opening post of this thread all work fine.

Hi evereyone! I'm new here and I'm begginer bus driver. I have a Mobitec ICU400 controller and I don't know how can i write the destination in front. Can anywone help me? Sorry for my English, I'm from România.  Thanks!
Does anywone have the Mobitec software? I find a version and dosen't have licence. Where can I buy it? Thanks all!

Quote from: bostan22 on June 06, 2023, 09:23:14 AMHi evereyone! I'm new here and I'm begginer bus driver. I have a Mobitec ICU400 controller and I don't know how can i write the destination in front. Can anywone help me? Sorry for my English, I'm from România.  Thanks!
Does anywone have the Mobitec software? I find a version and dosen't have licence. Where can I buy it? Thanks all!

I have the exact same problem. I can not find a licence. Have you found a solution yet?

Folks, I'm looking for a copy of the HELEN software. The links in the opening posts no longer work for me.

Does anyone else have a link that does work?

Quote from: Wumpty on September 27, 2023, 06:37:42 PMFolks, I'm looking for a copy of the HELEN software. The links in the opening posts no longer work for me.

Does anyone else have a link that does work?

I have just checked and all the links work. Your browser may give you a warning about "potential security risk" but you can still allow the download.

Quote from: Stu on September 27, 2023, 06:47:53 PMI have just checked and all the links work. Your browser may give you a warning about "potential security risk" but you can still allow the download.

I've copied the link rather than clicking on it. Bloody Microsoft Edge!

Thanks @Stu !!!

Does anyone have a newer version anywhere? This one doesn't have a destination font I want (it's the one Stagecoach Manchester recently started using again, as seen on their MMCs).

Quote from: leicesterbusadventurer on October 02, 2023, 09:51:13 PMDoes anyone have a newer version anywhere? This one doesn't have a destination font I want (it's the one Stagecoach Manchester recently started using again, as seen on their MMCs).

The software is only made available to individuals/companies who have purchased equipment from the display manufacturers, that's the only 'legal' way of obtaining newer software versions.

Bit of a technical question but does anyone know why Helen messes with the font proportions on Windows 11?

Hi girls and guys! I'm new here and looking for some info on Mobitec/MIE. So I'm jumping in on this topic, rather than to start a new one.

I would like to make some additions to the destination database on some of our busses, is there any way of extracting the existing file from a Mobitec ICU 400?

There are some destinations missing on these busses and repeated requests to the management have been to no avail. So I'm thinking of adding the entries to the original file, rather than having to start all over from scratch

I've got MIE to create or if possible edit the required database, any way to do this.

Same goes for Hannover DG3, but not that urgent. I've got HELEN for that, but again, want to extract the existing files.

I'm driving bus in the southern part of Denmark, mostly Volvo 8700eev (Mobitec) and Iveco Crossway (Hannover). Besides new Yutong E12 e-bus (hate them, not build for overland and way to discount)...

Any help would be much appreciated!

Quote from: TGZac on February 25, 2024, 03:09:51 PMBit of a technical question but does anyone know why Helen messes with the font proportions on Windows 11?

I believe Helen disables Clear Type on Windows, as otherwise, importing fonts doesn't work. Someone has made a fix for this, but I've not personally tried it, so use at your own risk - https://github.com/sjain882/HELEN-ClearType-Toggle