From owner-linux-aviation@nl.linux.org Sun Mar 18 00:26:08 2001 Received: by humbolt.nl.linux.org id ; Sun, 18 Mar 2001 00:25:34 +0100 Received: from 64-39-0-169.dhcp.hq.rackspace.com ([64.39.0.169]:26381 "EHLO thing.rackspace.com") by humbolt.nl.linux.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 18 Mar 2001 00:25:15 +0100 Received: from rackspace.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by thing.rackspace.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA18264 for ; Sat, 17 Mar 2001 17:26:25 -0600 Message-ID: <3AB3F2A1.78EC2597@rackspace.com> Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 17:26:25 -0600 From: tweeks Organization: racksapce.com X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.12-20RSsmp i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-aviation@nl.linux.org Subject: Source for Small (HUD capable) Gas Plasma Display Units Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-linux-aviation@nl.linux.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: linux-aviation@nl.linux.org Return-Path: X-Orcpt: rfc822;linux-aviation-list Hi there.. I'm looking for a good source for these things... Would be nice if it had a serial interface similar to the LCD units... Thanks, Thomas Weeks -- ______________________________________________________________________ Look at our Rackspace Knowledge Base! http://support.rackspace.com ______________________________________________________________________ Thomas Weeks Customer Support Rackspace Managed Hosting Main: 210.892.4000 112 East Pecan, Suite 600 Toll Free: 800.961.4454 San Antonio, TX 78205 Fax: 210.892.4329 Email: tweeks@rackspace.com -Geek Code Available Upon Request- - Archives of linux-aviation: http://mail.nl.linux.org/lists/linux-aviation/ To unsubscribe: send the command "unsubscribe linux-aviation" in the body of a mail message to . From owner-linux-aviation@nl.linux.org Mon Mar 19 16:21:33 2001 Received: by humbolt.nl.linux.org id ; Mon, 19 Mar 2001 16:20:45 +0100 Received: from mail.xmission.com ([198.60.22.22]:51727 "EHLO mail.xmission.com") by humbolt.nl.linux.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 19 Mar 2001 16:20:06 +0100 Received: from shell.xmission.com ([198.60.22.20] helo=xmission.xmission.com) by mail.xmission.com with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1) id 14f1S0-0007b6-00 for linux-aviation@nl.linux.org; Mon, 19 Mar 2001 08:20:04 -0700 Received: from dfs by xmission.xmission.com with local (Exim 2.12 #1) id 14f1Ry-0007IQ-00 for linux-aviation@nl.linux.org; Mon, 19 Mar 2001 08:20:02 -0700 Subject: Re: Source for Small (HUD capable) Gas Plasma Display Units To: linux-aviation@nl.linux.org Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 08:20:02 -0700 (MST) In-Reply-To: <3AB3F2A1.78EC2597@rackspace.com> from "tweeks" at Mar 17, 2001 05:26:25 PM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL2] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: From: "D.F.S." Sender: owner-linux-aviation@nl.linux.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: linux-aviation@nl.linux.org Return-Path: X-Orcpt: rfc822;linux-aviation-list > > Hi there.. > > I'm looking for a good source for these things... > > Would be nice if it had a serial interface similar to the LCD units... > What "Kind" of serial interface? Most LCD panels have a "Serial" interface, but it is nothing like an RS-232 data stream. To get a decent HUD display you will need a bright source. Only current stuff I can think of that should work are: LED displays. Flourescent Displays. CRTs or EL displays. There is a guy currently selling touch screen industrial computers on EBAY that have a sunlight readable, light emitting "EL" display which is supposedly of VGA resolution. They MAY be bright enough. The CRT Tubes are going to be "Thick" and would need to be mounted down in the panel. There are matrix Flouro' displays that are similar to the 2 X 16, 4 X 20 hitachi type Character LCD displays and sometimes you can find units that have the same interface. as such you should be able to attach them to one of the RS-232 Converters places like BG Micro Sells. BG Micro also has sunlight readable LED Matrix displays that are packed in ceramic DIP IC type cases with glass tops. Once you see one, you will realize they are the same diplays a LOT of '70s and '80s avionics used. They are 4 character 5 X 7 Matrix diplays with a "Serial" interface. They need a constant flow of data to keem them refreshed but a cheap uController like a PIC could easily do it. I think these same type of displays are the ones used in the small speed/heading display that runs off a GPS input and is designed to mount right on the panel between instruments. Marc - Archives of linux-aviation: http://mail.nl.linux.org/lists/linux-aviation/ To unsubscribe: send the command "unsubscribe linux-aviation" in the body of a mail message to .