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Re: Displays round the house.


  • To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  • Subject: Re: Displays round the house.
  • From: "andy_powell_is" <ukha@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 10:07:24 -0000
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--- 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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