> 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.
I started working on designing a board around an NXP LPC3250 which is low power with ethernet, usb, gpio, and an LCD controller, but haven't gotten very far. I think it's possible to get something designed around that under $100. I can't think of anything that is ready to go out of the box. I have a plug computer http://www.plugcomputer.org/ They are only $100, use 5 watts (power supply eats 3 of those), have gigabit ethernet, wifi, USB 2.0 high speed, and bluetooth. Last night Ward, and I hooked it up to one of his Teensy (arduino clone) projects, and were able to control it over the network. There is a new version coming out soon that will have an HDMI port on it for easily hooking up to an off the shelf screen. -- teknotus Take Notice (503) 409-1735 _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
