Software Input Switching for the LG 28MQ780 on Windows
My LG 28MQ780 is connected to two computers and I want to toggle its input with a single keyboard shortcut.
I installed OnScreen Control and Dual Controller from LG’s site; neither exposes a hotkey to switch inputs.
Previously I used Dell Display and Peripheral Manager on a Dell monitor, which works perfectly but is limited to Dell hardware.
ControlMyMonitor does not work — the 28MQ780 does not respond to the standard VCP code 0x60
for input selection 1.
Solution
Thankfully, I can use kaleb422/NVapi-write-value-to-monitor: Send commands to monitor over i2c using NVapi to control the monitor with commands.
For instance, .\writeValueToDisplay.exe 0 0xD2 0xF4 0x50
, means sending command oxF4
(Switch input) with value 0xD2
(MONITOR_USB_C) to the I²C address 0x50
, you can find more commands and values here.