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RE: VGA PDA solutions

What about adding a power out port for a HMD or other display device?

-Tony

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Empey, P.Eng. [mailto:] 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 12:13 PM
> To: 
> Subject: Re: VGA PDA solutions
> 
> 
> Jobe,
> 
> We have a product in design that won't be officially released 
> for a couple of months. Its a computer that's about 2.5" x 
> 3.5" x 1" thick in an all-metal enclosure. Its running Linux 
> on a 32-bit ARM CPU. It has:
> - VGA/SVGA out for a display
> - power-jack for DC in (~8 to 35 volts ... it has a 95% 
> efficient switching power supply built in)
> - 2 x USB hosts
> - audio headset jack (2.5mm)
> - MMC/SD memory card slot for mem expansion
> - Compact FLASH slot for WiFi, GSM, etc. communications, or CF HD
> - 32 megaByte DiskOnChip
> Its based on our Medallion CPU modules, which have supported 
> USB & VGA for 2 years now with no problems!
> 
> 
> Its designed so that if its clipped onto a belt, the card 
> slots are UP, and all the connectors are at the bottom for 
> better cable management.
> 
> It will be marketed as a personal wireless terminal (you 
> could also velcro it to a desktop monitor, plug in an 802.11 
> card, add USB KBD & mouse, and Presto --- instant wireless 
> thin-client terminal ... good for call centers)
> 
> But its supposed to be a secret.
> However, we are looking for beta testers interested in units 
> priced near cost. So, if anyone is interested, you can let me 
> know.....
> 
> BTW: The CPU on version I is only 60 MHz, so don't even 
> consider augmented reality on this one.  Its a great terminal 
> or data collection device. For AR you'd want at least 400 
> MHz, integrated camera interface, HW camera to display 
> support with ZOOM or Picture-in-picture, etc. ... sounds 
> vaguely like the specs for a future model, but I wouldn't 
> want to give away any company secrets! hehe
> 
> Brian
> 
> PS: If you are a SW developer, we have 10 GUIs available on 
> our platform. That's the topic of an upcoming press release. 
> Included is FrameBuffer, Micro-Windows, QtEmbedded, 
> X-Windows, GTK 1.2, GTK 2.0, FLTK, ..... And you can even run 
> the FLTK GUI Builder Tool "FLUID" natively on our CPU modules!
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>   Brian Empey, P. Eng.
>       President
> 
> Technical Solutions Inc.
> Unit #1 7157 Honeyman St
> Delta BC Canada, V4G 1E2
>      www.techsol.ca
> 
> eMail: 
> Tel: 604 946 TECH (8324)
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> 
> 
> 
> Jobe Bittman wrote:
> > 
> > Since the topic sort of changed, I changed the
> > subject. I have been beating myself up trying to get
> > VGA and USB at the same time from a strongarm pda
> > decvice running linux. I have been working on a Ipaq
> > 3870 with a dual pcmcia sleeve since January this year
> > to this end. I currently have the Ratoc USB Host CF
> > card in a pcmcia adapter and the two TinyX supported
> > pcmcia VGA cards. The HP VGA-out card and the
> > Colorgraphics Voyager VGA. I have gotten all of this
> > working on familiar - but not at the same time. First
> > off, I got the Ratoc card running well and have the
> > usb-ps2 adapter connected to my twiddler 2 and it
> > works great. The HP VGA-out card works great. The
> > graphics look great and it runs fast. The
> > Colorgraphics Voyager VGA card looks like crap. There
> > is a strange red feedback effect when there is white
> > on the screen and there are disabled pixels on the
> > screen. When you move the mouse, the turned-off pixels
> > change randomly. So avoid the Colorgraphics VGA card
> > if you go the pcmcia route. The problem is I cannot
> > use both USB and VGA at the same time. I think its a
> > problem with the kernel because I have to recompile
> > the kernel to add in 'preliminary USB filesystem'
> > support. As soon as I install the new kernel, the
> > video cards stop working and just show static or
> > stange colors.  If anyone has suggestions, I  have CVS
> > write accesss to the 2.4 kernel for familiar.
> > 
> > On the toshiba vga/usb adapter, I have exchanged
> > several emaiuls with Spyro who is the main guy working
> > on the Toshiba e740/750/800 port. External VGA doesn't
> > work. He claims it will work one day. He has the USB
> > working partially I believe. I would sell all the ipaq
> > gear immediately if it did work.
> > 
> > Thats my experience so far with VGA and USB on a
> > strongarm PDA.
> 
> 

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