Bob,

I'm using a Pi here as an alternative to installing a Virtual Serial Port on Windows. The Pi routes and caches the CAT commands for a K3S, NaP3 panadapter, SteppIR antenna controller, and an Icom PW1 amplifier. ((actually, I just sold the PW1 amplifier and will likely modify that 4th USB port to talk to my new CW Skimmer software)). Inserting a touch screen GUI that participates in the CAT routing might be a cool extension of this app.

I bought a "genuine" Pi Foundation 7 inch LCD display because I just "had to have one", but have not done anything with it yet. Despite having written many apps that run on the Pi I have not tried to tackle a GUI interface yet. Am curious about your touch screen project and your development environment. What language? Are you using an IDE?

Details, please! ;-)

-larry (K8UT)
-----Original Message----- From: Bob Novas
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2016 7:33 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Elecraft] External Touch Screen

I am building a Raspberry Pi based external K3S touch screen thought
experiment.  At the retail level, the cost of the hardware is about $100.
The touchscreen would control every aspect of the K3S that can be controlled
via the computer commands. This would be in keeping with the Elecraft
philosophy of modular functionality.



One issue I can see is how to connect the gizmo to the K3S and not interrupt
the K3S's connectivity with a PC.  That might not be possible. Would that be
a show stopper?


Bob - W3DK





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