Stuart Stevenson wrote: >Gentlemen, > Instead of the parallel port or the NIC should we (someone) consider the >video connection as an alternative interface. I would guess not all the pins >are used and with some of the new programming tools it may be a viable >choice. > > Probably not :)
All of the currently used interfaces use all pins (VGA, DVI, HDMI). There are also very specific timing limitations and data formats. There's always a vertical blanking time (per frame) and horizontal blanking time (per line). DVI and HDMI have an extra data channel, which is used for audio with HDMI. None of the video interfaces have a fast return data channel. They all have DDC or the equivalent, but it's relatively slow. Overall, you'd be better off just getting a Mesa card :) - Steve ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
