> -----Original Message----- > From: Blackburn Andrew SLUK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: donderdag 18 september 2003 16:32 > To: '"Beerse, Corni"' > Cc: 'maillist VNC Real' > Subject: RE: VNC for embedded systems > > > Thanks Corni > > Cou or anyone else point me to the rfbcounter server example? > The web site > http://www.uk.research.att.com/archive/vnc/rfbcounter.html > seems to have broken. >
I was happy to find the old links working. It's from the origional suppliers. Unfortunatly, not all is preserved there. Did you do a search on the old and the new sites? I know I had a copy of it somewhere but it's most likely that was with a previous job, hence unreachable for me now. CBee > Thanks > > Andrew > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Beerse, Corni" [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 18 September 2003 14:57 > To: 'Blackburn Andrew SLUK' > Cc: 'maillist VNC Real' > Subject: RE: VNC for embedded systems > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Blackburn Andrew SLUK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > I am new to VNC, but the RFB protocol appears to be just the > > kind of thing I > > am looking for. > > > > I am working on an application with a 16-bit microprocessor > > running @ 20MHz > > driving an LCD display . We are attempting provide a feature > > whereby the > > display can be emulated remotely on a PC. > > > > RFB looks ideal with the exception that it is designed for > > thin clients > > (thick servers). If I understand correctly, the server (our 16-bit > > processor) would be required to have knowledge of all of > the encoding > > methods. > > Not necessary, it only needs to know one (raw encoding should do) and > convince the viewer it only supports that one. > > For what it's worth, the origional website > (http://www.uk.research.att.com/archive/vnc) provided a tiny > vnc-server-example to which you can connect a viewer In the > viewer, you see > a number (lcd-type display ;-) counting something. > > see > http://www.uk.research.att.com/archive/vnc/rfbcounter.html > for details > > It depends on the kind of lcd display but if it is a raster > or dot-matrix > one, then you can just map the lcd-pixels to > vnc-server-pixels and provide > that once someone is connected. > > (i wish my printer had such a display, just run `vncviewer > printer` and see > the display from miles away). > > > > > Does anyone know whether it is possible to streamline the RFB > > protocol for > > execution on a 16-bit processor? Perhaps by making a > > concession and just > > adopting a single encoding format. Code space and processor > > bandwidth come > > at a premium. > > Then best use no compression, skips compression code and > compression cpu > usage. I can imagine it is a mode acceptable for all viewers. > > > > > Any ideas and/or comment would be much appreciated. > > if the machine is equipped with buttons, you might do > something with mapping > keyboard hits to the buttons. If it is a touchabel lcd, you might do > somethign with the mouse events. However, if it is for > viewing only, just > ignore the events by providing a view-only server. > > > > > > Regards > > > > Andrew > > This message contains confidential information and is > > intended only for the > > individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not > > disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify > the sender > > immediately if you have received this e-mail by mistake and > > delete this > > e-mail from your system. > > > > E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or > error-free as > > information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, > > arrive late or > > incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does > not accept > > liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this > > message which > > arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification > is required > > please request a hard-copy version. > > _______________________________________________ > > VNC-List mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To remove yourself from the list visit: > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > This message contains confidential information and is > intended only for the > individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not > disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender > immediately if you have received this e-mail by mistake and > delete this > e-mail from your system. > > E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as > information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, > arrive late or > incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept > liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this > message which > arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required > please request a hard-copy version. _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
