Re: Electronic Wizards

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

must say, I took the original question to refer to a small screen able
to show a whole picture, rather than just a few lines of message ...

maybe I misunderstood ...

still, having small (50mm or better 100mm, even 150mm) relay screens all
around the house would appeal to us ...

Chris



Ian Lowe wrote:

>I do this to VFD displays, using an MSS100 to drive them (I just run
the
>RS232 TX wire to a bus block, then out over CAT5, rather than proper
serial
>to each display).
>
>displays useful stuff from xPLHal server - current track playing,
caller ID,
>that sort of thing.
>
>Ian.
>
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>From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>Dan Ward
>Sent: 18 September 2006 22:35
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Electronic Wizards
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>I have seen a few 1-wire devices that would allow this, with any
hitachi
>based lcd
>
>I seem to recall hobby boards do one.
>
>Chris Miles wrote:
>
>
>>Have any the electronics guys ever thought about developing a
ethernet
>>module with a small LCD display
>>that can be plugged in anywhere in the house and displays network
>>information / current channel being
>>sent down to the tv / music titles being transmitted via FM to home
>>stereo systems etc.
>>
>>Or maybe even using CAT5 medium to send power and a parallel
>>connection down to the display?
>>
>>Chris
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