| [GMCnet] Small 12v PC(?) with serial ports [message #214629] |
Tue, 16 July 2013 16:52  |
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ljdavick
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I wonder if this little 12 volt computer could be made to work as an interface with What's Up Display. It operate Linux or Android, so that's the barrier I see, maybe running WINE on Linux would allow communication with the serial port and display. If I understand it correctly the computing needs for What's Up Display are very small. This little bugger can be configured to be quite a computer.
<http://utilite-computer.com/web/home>
The base model is a hundred bucks and has two HDMI ports that could connect to any mounted monitor. It has bluetooth so you could use a bluetooth keyboard and mouse, or use the 4 USB ports. It does WiFi too. It can be configured up to 4 gigs of memory and a 512 gigs of storage. Certainly this would be somewhat more than $100...
It's about an inch thick and measures less than 4" x 5.5". You could place that just about anywhere - on the back of a monitor - in the glove box - really anywhere.
Larry Davick
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| Re: [GMCnet] Small 12v PC(?) with serial ports [message #214630 is a reply to message #214629] |
Tue, 16 July 2013 17:31  |
tphipps
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Unless you need a pretty box as a purchase point, the Raspberry Pi for $35 is a much better consideration. Runs Linux out of the box. Another amazing community of doers.
Tom, MS II
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| Re: [GMCnet] Small 12v PC(?) with serial ports [message #214633 is a reply to message #214630] |
Tue, 16 July 2013 17:54 |
Otterwan
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Or just get a cheap netbook with a USB port. USB to serial adapters are less than $20. Probably more reliable and easier to take care of than something that isn't even available yet, and it will do more as well.
1977 Birchaven, Lynnwood WA - "We may not be able to stop all evil in the world, but I know that how we treat one another is entirely up to us."
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| Re: [GMCnet] Small 12v PC(?) with serial ports [message #214639 is a reply to message #214633] |
Tue, 16 July 2013 18:30 |
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Richard RV
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One caveat, you need the right chipset in the serial to USB cable or the EBL has issues. DynamicEFI adapter says:
Uses an FTDI chipset that is supported through Windows 8
So read the back of the cable package to make sure it's the right chipset. The one I bought at Best Buy had FTDI in the model number and was a bargain.
Richard
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| Re: [GMCnet] Small 12v PC(?) with serial ports [message #214641 is a reply to message #214630] |
Tue, 16 July 2013 18:51 |
Guy Lopes
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Tom, I was going to suggest the same thing. Great little device that
Raspberry Pi! However, Larry indicated that WINE was needed to run their
program on a Linux box. Apparently the Pi won't run WINE.
http://www.raspberrypi.org/faqs
Guy Lopes
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Unless you need a pretty box as a purchase point, the Raspberry Pi for $35
is a much better consideration. Runs Linux out of the box. Another amazing
community of doers.
Tom, MS II
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| Re: [GMCnet] Small 12v PC(?) with serial ports [message #214647 is a reply to message #214639] |
Tue, 16 July 2013 19:13 |
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| Richard V. wrote on Tue, 16 July 2013 16:30 |
One caveat, you need the right chipset in the serial to USB cable or the EBL has issues. DynamicEFI adapter says:
Uses an FTDI chipset that is supported through Windows 8
So read the back of the cable package to make sure it's the right chipset. The one I bought at Best Buy had FTDI in the model number and was a bargain.
Richard
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We use this one to interface with oceanographic equipment and GPS. Works like a charm, and cheap!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004WLA4P4/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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| Re: [GMCnet] Small 12v PC(?) with serial ports [message #214662 is a reply to message #214647] |
Tue, 16 July 2013 21:09 |
Ken Henderson
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I've been running EBLon a Lenovo X61 tablet with docking station for a
couple of years now. Plenty of them on eBay for <$250 total. 12" display,
convertible laptop/tablet, any port you want. Win7Pro. With the dock
semi-permanently mounted to the dash, mounting/dismounting the tablet is
ultra-easy.
It's what I'm using right now.
Ken H
From Garabaldi, OR
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 5:13 PM, David Orders <dao@oarsllc.com> wrote:
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> Richard V. wrote on Tue, 16 July 2013 16:30
> > One caveat, you need the right chipset in the serial to USB cable or the
> EBL has issues. DynamicEFI adapter says:
> > Uses an FTDI chipset that is supported through Windows 8
> > So read the back of the cable package to make sure it's the right
> chipset. The one I bought at Best Buy had FTDI in the model number and was
> a bargain.
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> > Richard
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> We use this one to interface with oceanographic equipment and GPS. Works
> like a charm, and cheap!
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> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004WLA4P4/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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