Hi If you are going to generate proper Ethernet UDP (or WiFi) that's going to involve a bit more hardware…
Bob On Aug 24, 2013, at 12:04 AM, Chris Albertson <[email protected]> wrote: > There was one just posted here using the Atmel AVR chip. He used a total > of about $12 in parts. You could use a TI "Launchpad" if you don't like > soldering and still spend less than $20. And as was said, no OS at al. > It is simply not required for such a simple job. > > If it were me, I remove the LCD display. I don't see a need when everyone > today has a phone. the little AVR chip can bit-bang a UDP packet once per > second and put it on your wifi router. That cuts the parts cost by 1/3rd > and the display will be where you can see it, on the phone or computer. > > > > On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 6:29 PM, Bob Camp <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi >> >> Pardon my interjection …. but. >> >> For a simple TBolt monitor, *any* OS is total overkill. If all you have is >> a small / simple display - you can't put much up there. For a monitor you >> don't have a keyboard / mouse / usb touchpad / Bluetooth presentation wand. >> Nothing to do and nothing to control. One big loop and not a lot else will >> do the trick with lots of time left over. If you want to go crazy, run one >> of the free RTOS distributions that the semiconductor companies give away. >> Freescale passes out MQX / MQX-lite. The others have similar "stuff". They >> all have way more in them than this sort of application requires. >> >> Bob >> >> On Aug 23, 2013, at 9:17 PM, David I. Emery <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 06:47:07PM -0500, Peter Gottlieb wrote: >>>> What I would really like in Windows is a way to lock the configuration >> and >>>> make it more of an appliance which always worked the same way. That >> way a >>>> small board talking to a Thunderbolt would always start up and just >> run. I >>>> suppose I need to get away from Windows and climb the Linux learning >> curve. >>> >>> Yes, or become a Windows kernel maven. >>> >>> It IS possible to figure some of this out, but Windows internally >>> is somewhat bizzare... >>> >>> Linux is nice in that you can look at the code if it comes to >>> that (and if you are really desperate and willing to pay the price, >>> change it too)... >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dave Emery N1PRE/AE, [email protected] DIE Consulting, Weston, >> Mass 02493 >>> "An empty zombie mind with a forlorn barely readable weatherbeaten >>> 'For Rent' sign still vainly flapping outside on the weed encrusted pole >> - in >>> celebration of what could have been, but wasn't and is not to be now >> either." >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>> and follow the instructions there. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> > > > > -- > > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
