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RE: eBox LCD Panel

jsummerour — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:46:06 GMT

I now have the Xenarc touch panel working with the eBox-2300, thanks to the subproject provided by Jim Hamblin (Ga. Tech). You can download his TouchKit subproject here:

http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~hamblen/wemap/eBox4300/Subprojects_C_C++/Touchkit/

The touch panel works really well with the stylus included with it, however, it doesn't seem to be very responsive to the human touch. I'll see if I can optimize this somehow.

Also, since I'm using the eBox in my vehicle, and there's no room for a keyboard, I found it useful to add the Software Input Panel (SIP) catalog item in Platform Builder, which provides a pop-up software based keyboard input on the screen.

The Software Input Panel (SIP) will look similar to this:

I did have to modify the postlink.bat file for the TouchKit subproject to get my image to build. The modifications I made were:

copy Target\%_TGTCPU%\%WINCEDEBUG%\UpdateEEPROM.exe %_FLATRELEASEDIR%

copy Target\%_TGTCPU%\%WINCEDEBUG%\Calbration.exe %_FLATRELEASEDIR%

copy Target\%_TGTCPU%\%WINCEDEBUG%\DrawTest.exe %_FLATRELEASEDIR%

copy Target\%_TGTCPU%\%WINCEDEBUG%\TouchKit.exe %_FLATRELEASEDIR%

copy Target\%_TGTCPU%\%WINCEDEBUG%\UsbTouch.dll %_FLATRELEASEDIR%

copy Target\%_TGTCPU%\%WINCEDEBUG%\UpdateEEPROM.exe %_PROJECTROOT%\cesysgen\oak\target\%_TGTCPU%\%WINCEDEBUG%

copy Target\%_TGTCPU%\%WINCEDEBUG%\Calbration.exe %_PROJECTROOT%\cesysgen\oak\target\%_TGTCPU%\%WINCEDEBUG%

copy Target\%_TGTCPU%\%WINCEDEBUG%\DrawTest.exe %_PROJECTROOT%\cesysgen\oak\target\%_TGTCPU%\%WINCEDEBUG%

copy Target\%_TGTCPU%\%WINCEDEBUG%\TouchKit.exe %_PROJECTROOT%\cesysgen\oak\target\%_TGTCPU%\%WINCEDEBUG%

copy Target\%_TGTCPU%\%WINCEDEBUG%\UsbTouch.dll %_PROJECTROOT%\cesysgen\oak\target\%_TGTCPU%\%WINCEDEBUG%

Best Regards!

RE: eBox LCD Panel

jsummerour — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:07:22 GMT

So, I received my Xenarc 7" LCD panel on Friday, and I'll have to say that it's really nice and tiny. I was also pleasantly suprised by the fact that it had audio, a remote control, AND a really nice adjustable pan/tilt joint/stand that came with it. It also came with two power adapters (one wall-wart and one cigarette lighter), and video/touch panel cables. The cigarette lighter power supply/plug made it VERY convenient to power it from within my vehicle.

The panel does have a few dead/wobbly pixels in the upper left hand corner, though.

I'm using this for a cool project that utilizes a new product coming out this month. I'll save info on that project for a later post, but here are some pictures of the LCD panel mounted in my vehicle. I still have to add a stabilized mount about 1/2 way up the post to keep the panel from wobbling. I actually took the original mount, and modified it so that it would mount to an aluminum post/hubs/mount that I made on my lathe.

Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Image 5 Image 6 Image 7

I'll see how well it does in the sunlight tomorrow, and post the results.

Best Regards!

RE: eBox LCD Panel

jsummerour — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:26:19 GMT

I ordered one of these yesterday...Should have it by Friday (4/4). I'll let you guys know how well it works outdoors. I have a cool application for my vehicle that I'll be using this (and an eBox-2300) for, and I'll be posting more info about it in the coming weeks.

Best Regards!

eBox LCD Panel

jsummerour — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:41:17 GMT

A friend of mine from Georgia Tech (Jim Hamblin) emailed me today to tell me they had found an LCD panel with a Touch Panel, which plugs directly into the eBox, and has supported drivers for x86 CE 6.0.

http://www.xenarc.com/product/705tsv.html

They have already tested it, and it's know to work really well. The retail price is $300, but it sounds like students will be able to get a discount.

The LCD has a VGA interface, and the Touch Panel has a USB interface, which both plug directly into the eBox. :cool:

We'll pick one up, and let you know how it works for us. If I can get the subproject that sets the drivers up for CE, I'll post it here.

Best Regards!