On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Keith Lofstrom <[email protected]> wrote: > We have ethernet running through the house now. I plan to connect > some Arduino-driven sensors in the garage, feeding the Alix that > is out there, and access the data from other machines, over the > ethernet. Thus, we will be able to see whether we left the garage > door open (and close it) over the net. > > But there are a few places where I would like to access the data > where we won't have normally have computers, laptops, or iPhones. > > It would be nice to have a low power, low bandwidth small display > connected to the ethernet that could display status. A few LEDs > and buttons at minimum, a push-to-light small display with touch > panel might be nicer. I would like "open programmable", though > perhaps not a complete OS. Low power (milliwatts) when not user > activated, sub-second turnon, and small. > > X10 is a little too simple and slow, and the branching of the > circuits and all the power-factor-corrected electronic ballast > fluorescents would probably eat the X10 signal. I would prefer > ethernet, or at least low voltage signalling, so I can fiddle > with it and not get zapped. > > Does anyone know of little displays or interface boxes that do > what I've described? > What about the digi jumpstart kit for $99. http://www.digi.com/products/embeddedsolutions/ or lantronix xport http://www.lantronix.com/device-networking/embedded-device-servers/xport-evaluation-kit.html
For displays: serial displays through digikey http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=27977-ND http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=NHD-0220D3Z-FL-GBW-ND > Keith > > -- > Keith Lofstrom [email protected] Voice (503)-520-1993 > KLIC --- Keith Lofstrom Integrated Circuits --- "Your Ideas in Silicon" > Design Contracting in Bipolar and CMOS - Analog, Digital, and Scan ICs > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
