Re: Displays round the house.

["andy_powell_is" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@y..., "Chris Bond" <chris@l...> wrote:
> Erm just an idea but if you use any standard serial VFD, there must
be a
> product out there that can send 9pin serial over CAT5 to a box that
has
> a few controllers etc. 

errm, Comcontrol Rocketport serial hubs, err... You'll need to start 
saving begtime methinks tho :( It's basically a network enabled 
device with 2 to 8 serial ports which are seen as ordinary COM/ttyS 
ports by a Windows/linux host

> Other way would be to TCP/IP enable the display and get it the
> information from a server, I'd prefer the this option myself.


The other option is the Rabbit... I think Dr John is the expert 
there :D - In theory doing it the Rabbit way is easy, but then in 
theory I guess most things are, it's just the actual /doing/ that's 
the problem. 

Like I said I think Dr John is the guy here, I recall him doing some 
work on this (at least I think I do... )

Andy

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