Re: [Emc-users] USB display

2011-12-12 Thread Frank Tkalcevic
> Frank (and Gary): > > I like the basic idea of this monitor, although for another, non real-time > project, so I thought I'd read up on DisplayLink. > > There is an open-source activity called freedesktop.org which apparently is > working on the displaylink interface to Linux. > > Quoting fro

Re: [Emc-users] USB display

2011-12-12 Thread Kent A. Reed
t; >> -Original Message- >> From: Kent A. Reed [mailto:knbr...@erols.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, 13 December 2011 6:45 AM >> To: gfi...@comcast.net; Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) >> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] USB display >> >> On 12/12/2011 1:13 PM, Gary F

Re: [Emc-users] USB display

2011-12-12 Thread Edward Bernard
> > From: gene heskett >To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 2:58 PM >Subject: Re: [Emc-users] USB display > >Hmmm. Never had any problems with USB sticks. That is how I transfer my G-code >files from

Re: [Emc-users] USB display

2011-12-12 Thread Gary Fiber
Well it looked like a good idea. I currently have a 17 inch flat panel monitor attached to it. Its a 8 year old Samsung and it works very well so I'll stick with that. Thanks for the replies Gary Fiber K8IZ On 12/12/2011 12:58 PM, gene heskett wrote: > On Monday, December 12, 2011 03:55:01 PM

Re: [Emc-users] USB display

2011-12-12 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, December 12, 2011 03:55:01 PM Kent A. Reed did opine: > On 12/12/2011 1:13 PM, Gary Fiber wrote: > > Has anyone used a USB powered and driven video display with EMC2? I > > see that Bestbuy has a nice sized AOC available for under $140.00 It > > would be lighter than a normal VGA displa

Re: [Emc-users] USB display

2011-12-12 Thread Frank Tkalcevic
cember 2011 6:45 AM > To: gfi...@comcast.net; Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] USB display > > On 12/12/2011 1:13 PM, Gary Fiber wrote: > > Has anyone used a USB powered and driven video display with EMC2? I > > see that Bestbuy has a nice sized

Re: [Emc-users] USB display

2011-12-12 Thread Eric H. Johnson
Gary, There is emclcd which will drive any display supported by lcdproc (http://lcdproc.org/). Lcdproc is in the Ubuntu repository, so you can "apt-get install lcdproc". Then add "loadusr emclcd" to your hal file. I got a basic display working, but never got around to making it particularly config

Re: [Emc-users] USB display

2011-12-12 Thread Eric H. Johnson
Oops, I should have looked at the link first. I was obviously thinking of a small format LCD display. Regards, Eric There is emclcd which will drive any display supported by lcdproc (http://lcdproc.org/). Lcdproc is in the Ubuntu repository, so you can "apt-get install lcdproc". Then add "loadu

Re: [Emc-users] USB display, part 2

2011-12-12 Thread Kent A. Reed
Gary: I left out part 2 of my answer. Once you have a proper Linux driver for this display you need to see if it disrupts the Linux/RTAI real-time performance that EMC2 depends on. Regards, Kent -- Learn Windows Azure

Re: [Emc-users] USB display

2011-12-12 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 12/12/2011 1:13 PM, Gary Fiber wrote: > Has anyone used a USB powered and driven video display with EMC2? I see > that Bestbuy has a nice sized AOC available for under $140.00 > It would be lighter than a normal VGA display. > > http://www.bestbuy.com/site/AOC+-+15.6%26%2334%3B+Widescreen+Flat-P

[Emc-users] USB display

2011-12-12 Thread Gary Fiber
Has anyone used a USB powered and driven video display with EMC2? I see that Bestbuy has a nice sized AOC available for under $140.00 It would be lighter than a normal VGA display. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/AOC+-+15.6%26%2334%3B+Widescreen+Flat-Panel+LED+Portable+USB+Monitor/3698548.p?id=121842