Alex Lindeman

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):

• 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)

Arrived 9/21/2010