Re: XPL-LCD

["Malcolm Lansell" <mlansell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Being a software guy I'd go for the dumb terminal approach in that case,
but
even if the PIC handles all the menus, it would be useful to be able to
download a new menu definition and text strings to use.

Mal


----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: [ukha_xpl] XPL-LCD


>
>> Does this mean it appears to the PC as an rs232 device (with the
LAN
> acting
>> as a kind of extension cable)?
>
> Thats correct it gets assigned a virtual com port and it will
hopefully
> talk
> xPL....
>
> This is how i have Ians VFD Device connected........
>
> Frank
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Malcolm Lansell" <mlansell@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 9:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [ukha_xpl] XPL-LCD
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxx>
>> To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 10:35 AM
>> Subject: Re: [ukha_xpl] XPL-LCD
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>> >
>> > 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.....
>>
>> Does this mean it appears to the PC as an rs232 device (with the
LAN
> acting
>> as a kind of extension cable)?
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