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Re: Remtely locating a touchscreen.



PS: excuse the dumb question !


Chris Hunter wrote:

> Did you notuce any deterioration in picrure quality with length of
wire
> - more noise, say ?
>
> I'm not sure how far the more to digital has gone ... are the feeds to
> LCD screens always digital now ?
>
> Chris
>
>
>
>
> Christopher Purves wrote:
>
> > I have just done this with 3  of 1024 x 768 vga/serial elo
touchscreens=
.
> >
> > I used normal cat5 for the serial and screened cat5 for the vga
but it
> > works with normal too.
> >
> > The links to the serial to rj45 convertors (=A31 each ish)
> >=20
> http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=3DCN04265&N=3D=
411=20
> <http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=3DCN04265&N=
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65&N=3D411=20
> <http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=3DCN04265&N=
=3D411>=20
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> >=20
> <http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=3DCN04265&N=
=3D411=20
> <http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=3DCN04265&N=
=3D411>>>
> >
> > It took a bit of trial and error to work out which of the 9
serial
> > pins to send over the 8 wires of cat5 but I got it in the end.
> >
> > The vga baluns were from hiddenspeakers.com
> >
> >=20
> http://www.cyberselect.co.uk/product/423<http://www.cyberselect.co.uk/pro=
duct/423>
> >
> > I like to terminate both ends of the cat5 with plugs as it makes
> > testing easier.
> >
> > Max run I have tired is 30ft but should work much longer.
> >
> >
> >
> > Chris.
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: rb_ziggy<mailto:richard.boreham@xxxxxxx>
> >   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx<mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> >   Sent: 31 December 2005 11:45
> >   Subject: [ukha_d] Remtely locating a touchscreen.
> >
> >
> >   I'm looking to mount a touchscreen in the kitchen (one of these
> >   perhaps:=20
> >=20
> http://linitx.com/product_info.php?products_id=3D877<http://linitx.com/pr=
oduct_info.php?products_id=3D877>)=20
>
> > to my HA
> >   pc in the loft.
> >
> >   I know there has been some debate over being able to extend
over Cat5
> >   in the past but wonder if anyone has successfully done this. I
have
> >   one (perhaps 2 - but I'd ideally like to keep the second free)
runs o=
f
> >   cat5 from the PC to the screen location. I think I need to
extend:
> >
> >   - VGA feed
> >   - USB for touchscreen
> >   - Possibly a second USB for a small local keyboard &
integrated
> >   trackball (although I'm not sure if this can be 'linked' with
the sam=
e
> >   USB as for the screen).
> >
> >   Run of cat5 is probably no more than about 15m maybe 20m.
> >
> >   Any pointers on what additional bits I need and quality
gratefully
> >   received.
> >
> >   Richard
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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