RE: Re: Displays round the house - architecture...

[Robert Chasmer <robert.chasmer@xxxxxxx>]

Stuart Poulton [mailto:swp@xxxxxxx] wrote:
> Rob Chasmer wrote:
> > 1) Try to agree on a simple display which has the features
most
> > of us would like.  Thinking of cost, size, VFD/LCD,
interface 
> > electronics
> > 2) Find a way of mount the display in some sort of nice SWMBO
> > approved panel
> 
> I'm talking to a UK VFD manufacturer about this now, and have been
> for the past 4/5 weeks. They do everything from custon VFD glass, 
> to custom complete turnkey solutions.

Excelent, what sort of displays have you been looking at.  Physical
size,
text/graphical, amount of displayable text, Interface options. 
Basically
I'm just very interested in what you've already found out.

> > 9) Consider adding a new board to interface the Displays 
> > serial interface to TCP/IP, possibly with local inteligence
if
> > available for zero cost.
> 
> Already explored as part of the mp3 development, I already have
> details of TCP/IP enabled uP with no cost devel tools, that are
> open source hardware so no cost for design right, and use AVR uP so
> enough power for most things.

I don't think I followed any of the discussions on that so was not
really
awaire how far different people have already got on this sort of
project.
As I've said before I'm busy with other things so all I can really do
is
chat about this on the list.  I definitely look foward to seeing the
project
grow into a working device.

> I'd also like to appologise if I appear evangelical about this at
> times, but I've already put effort into the hardware side of
> things, and feel that duplication of this effort may be
> uncessesary.

Definitely no need to appologise, to be honest I hadn't noticed anyone
being
evangelical.  I think the main reason for discusing things here is
bounce
ideas of each other.  There might be times when people don't agree on
a
subject, but all they can really do is state there opinion. 
Personally I
hate all the quick fire short answers and sometimes slight disagrements,
but
not enough to put me of reading the list.

Keep up the good work, everyone!


Rob
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