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* Make a button that toggles the backlight (if I get a display with a backlight), either over hardware or software | * Make a button that toggles the backlight (if I get a display with a backlight), either over hardware or software | ||
* Build a little plexiglas stand for the display so it doesn't sit on the table. | * Build a little plexiglas stand for the display so it doesn't sit on the table. | ||
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| + | === Progress === | ||
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| + | Ordered display + USB cable today: | ||
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| + | * [http://crystalfontz.com/product/CFA634YMCKU| CFA634YMCKU] - 20 x 4 chars - yellow-green on black - $65 | ||
| + | * [http://crystalfontz.com/product/WRUSBY03| WRUSBY03] - USB cable to connect display to computer - $5 | ||
| + | * + $13 shipping (3-day from Spokane, WA) | ||
Revision as of 17:08, 16 September 2010
Contents
First quarter
Make an LCD display show and scroll system information.
Monolith uptime: 3d 12h 45m
then after a few seconds...
Monolith load: 0.03 0.05 0.01
Links
- Crystalfontz LCD Displays http://crystalfontz.com/
- LCD4Linux http://ssl.bulix.org/projects/lcd4linux/
Goals
- Make a small display scroll lots of text, like:
- uptime
- load average
- memory usage
- network usage
- Make the display work over USB or serial.
- Make a button that toggles the backlight (if I get a display with a backlight), either over hardware or software
- Build a little plexiglas stand for the display so it doesn't sit on the table.
Progress
Ordered display + USB cable today:
- CFA634YMCKU - 20 x 4 chars - yellow-green on black - $65
- WRUSBY03 - USB cable to connect display to computer - $5
- + $13 shipping (3-day from Spokane, WA)
