Re: [OT] Possible bulk buy on 128 by 64 graphic displays with touch screen

[ian.bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

>The extra hardware would be needed in some form anyway, so it probably
doesn't affect me
>much. Would be nice to have an estimate of the cost though.
I will try and estimate this once I get home (December) but this will be
hardware only. There is still the assembly and testing to add and until I
start making the units this is hard to estimate. I know the from
experience there is one connector which takes 20 mins to solder on and
clean up.

>Fine. It's only software...as long as we can make it work in a
rudimentary manner at
>least, then we can build on that and make it better later.
Yep, just have to get the hardware as good as possible. Someone will think
of a use for it that we don't whilst designing.

>As for the money, if you can provide an estimate of the eventual price,
then maybe we can
>get enough people to pay up front for the hardware so you don't end up
footing the bill.
I will work on an estimate at home in December. A discount here would be
appropriate as there is an element of faith plus paying before seeing.

I think the language of choice can be left up to you. My choice of VB6  is
mainly because it is simple to follow and use and I have the compiler etc.
This is not however a simple program to read and is Windows based. I think
I am using something like six 2, 3 and 4 dimensional arrays to keep track
of designing a screen and this is only a small part of the project. I am
up to nearly 6000 lines of code which is a little frightening.

I suspect there would need to be a GUI as folks would want  a graphical
way of designing the screen. It may be possible to share my current VB
tool as I save all the setup data into an Access database. Entire menu
systems are stored this way with hundreds of screens (subject to memory).
For the most part I use byte arrays as the micro works in bytes and it
saves a lot of hassle later.

Where are you based in the country?

Thanks

Ian






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