Difference between revisions of "Alex Lindeman"
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** memory usage | ** memory usage | ||
** network usage | ** network usage | ||
| − | * Make the display work over USB or serial. | + | * 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 | * 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 === | === Progress === | ||
| − | Ordered | + | * Ordered [http://www.crystalfontz.com/product/CFA634YMCKU display] + USB cable today (9/16/2010): |
| − | + | * Arrived 9/21/2010 | |
| − | + | * Built LCD4Linux 9/23/2010, mostly working | |
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Revision as of 18:15, 23 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 (9/16/2010):
- Arrived 9/21/2010
- Built LCD4Linux 9/23/2010, mostly working
