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7 September 2002
It's been a while since an update, still it's better
to be too busy than too bored ;)
I've got to make one last trip to Maplins, to pick up
a few wires and mounting materials, then I'll fit the
carputer into the car properly.
Hopefully I'll be getting a new LCD display shortly,
I'll have new pictures up and tell you if it's any better
than my current one.
As you might imagine, I get loads and loads of email
about this project, most of them asking the same questions.
For this reason I'm writing a quick FAQ.
FAQ
How is your monitor connected to your Eden board?
Just by the composite cable from the boards video
out. It's only a video monitor, not a computer monitor,
so it doesn't use the 15-pin VGA connector. Just
remember if you're using the composite video out on
your Eden board, to change the jumper first. Otherwise
it'll just be a sound output ;)
I've got a similar monitor setup, the text is too
small and hard to read!
That's what you get for using a 'cheap' video monitor,
instead of a computer monitor ;) Seriously though, if
you want a crystal clear display, you'll need a VGA
monitor. For the rest of us, I recommend setting your
display to 800x600, with large fonts/icon enabled under
Windows. Also I turn on high contrast in the accessibilty
settings.
Where did you get your touch screen from?
I don't have a touch screen display, I'd just like
to buy a touch screen overlay at some point. Everything
I've seen so far has been very very expensive...
Can you put your interface software up for download?
If and when I finish writing it, yes I will, but
for now I'm concerntrating on other areas of the project.
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