Re: Electronic Wizards

["Chris Miles" <chrismiles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

haha.. yeah sound a bit optimistic as well.

a simple 20x4 display is all I am looking for hehe

Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: Frank Mc Alinden
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Electronic Wizards


Hi Chris

> must say, I took the original question to refer to a small screen able
> to show a whole picture, rather than just a few lines of message ...

I think your a little optimistic here ;-))............Although Ian Bird is
working on a much bigger lcd touchscreen project...........not sure what
stage hes at ....

Frank

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Hunter" <cjhunter@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Electronic Wizards

> must say, I took the original question to refer to a small screen able
> to show a whole picture, rather than just a few lines of message ...
>
> maybe I misunderstood ...
>
> still, having small (50mm or better 100mm, even 150mm) relay screens
all
> around the house would appeal to us ...
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> Ian Lowe wrote:
>
>>I do this to VFD displays, using an MSS100 to drive them (I just
run the
>>RS232 TX wire to a bus block, then out over CAT5, rather than
proper
>>serial
>>to each display).
>>
>>displays useful stuff from xPLHal server - current track playing,
caller
>>ID,
>>that sort of thing.
>>
>>Ian.
>>
>> _____
>>
>>From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>>Dan Ward
>>Sent: 18 September 2006 22:35
>>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>>Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Electronic Wizards
>>
>>
>>
>>I have seen a few 1-wire devices that would allow this, with any
hitachi
>>based lcd
>>
>>I seem to recall hobby boards do one.
>>
>>Chris Miles wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Have any the electronics guys ever thought about developing a
ethernet
>>>module with a small LCD display
>>>that can be plugged in anywhere in the house and displays
network
>>>information / current channel being
>>>sent down to the tv / music titles being transmitted via FM to
home
>>>stereo systems etc.
>>>
>>>Or maybe even using CAT5 medium to send power and a parallel
>>>connection down to the display?
>>>
>>>Chris
>>>
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