Re: XPL-LCD

["Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mal

> To me it all depends on how the device is connected to the rest of the
> world.  If it plugs into a PC, then I'd say that it may as well be a
dumb
> terminal, with all the smarts in the xPL connector application - that
way
> maximum flexibility is retained (so long as response times are not
> compromised)

Its going to have a rs232 interface ,but i intend to connect to the network
via a  mss10 unit.....

Anybody got any links to led switches ...??? would like to have illuminated
buttons .......like the clipsal Saturn Switches ;-)

Frank



----- Original Message -----
From: "Malcolm Lansell" <mlansell@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_xpl] XPL-LCD


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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 8:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [ukha_xpl] XPL-LCD
>
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> >
> > Hi Mal
> >
> >> Presumably the entire menu structure and text strings would
not be
stored
> > on
> >> the PIC (just the current display)
> >
> > My intension at this stage is to have the menu system stored in
the pic
> > and
> > a fixed Menu............
> >
> > Im now thinking it  would be better to be able to re conf the
menus
> > ...........
>
> To me it all depends on how the device is connected to the rest of the
> world.  If it plugs into a PC, then I'd say that it may as well be a
dumb
> terminal, with all the smarts in the xPL connector application - that
way
> maximum flexibility is retained (so long as response times are not
> compromised)
>
> If connects to the LAN directly, and hanfles xPL messages itself, then
all
> the menu handling should be on the PIC itself.
>
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