Monitor

Monitor Screen

The Monitor screen in the PeekSmith app provides a simple way to view information sent by your connected devices and mini-apps. It works as both a status panel and a peek screen, so you can use it whether or not you own a dedicated peek device. Scroll down for videos showing how different mini-apps use the Monitor screen in real performances.

What You Can Do

• See mini-app outputs – When Quantum (or other devices) run mini-apps, their textual information is displayed here in real time.
• Check device connections – Instantly see which devices Quantum is connected to.
• Use it as a peek screen – If you don’t have a PeekSmith device, the Monitor screen becomes your peek display. If you do, it works as a secondary screen or a reliable backup.

Why It’s Useful

• Access Quantum’s full feature set even without extra hardware.
• Keep track of connected devices in one place.
• Always have a fallback peek option.

Using Monitor in Your MagiScript Mini-Apps

For Developers:

If you’re creating custom MagiScript mini-apps for Quantum, you can send information to the Monitor screen using the monitor() function. This is useful for debugging, displaying status information, or creating custom peek experiences.

Basic Usage:

// Send text to Monitor screen
monitor("Hello from Quantum!")

// Display calculation result
var result = 42
monitor("Result: " + result)

// Clear the monitor
monitor("")

// Multi-line display
monitor("Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3")

Practical Examples:

// In a custom force routine
on("key.=", function() {
    var forcedNumber = 1234
    display(forcedNumber)
    monitor("Forced: " + forcedNumber)  // Peek the forced number
})

// Status updates during a routine
monitor("Waiting for input...")
// ... user interaction ...
monitor("Processing...")
// ... calculation ...
monitor("Complete: " + finalValue)

// Debugging during development
monitor("Debug: Variable X = " + x)

Best Practices:

• Keep messages short and readable on small screens
• Use clear labels (e.g., “Force: 42” not just “42”)
• Clear the monitor when starting a new routine
• Test on actual devices to ensure visibility

For more MagiScript documentation, visit MagiScript Docs.

Monitor Q-Force

Monitor Q-Seq