Re: serial based button/lcd device

On Fri, 2004-07-09 at 18:09, Ryan Grow wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Does anybody know of a company that sells serial port
> based input devices with a small number of buttons and
> possibly a single line lcd display?

no, but I know of a nice parallel port alternative: HD44780-compatible
LCD's, available for about 10 euro for a 16x2 to 20 euro for a 20x4
display.  at http://lcdproc.sourceforge.net you'll find a nice driver +
server for them.  

The HD44780 compatbile ones allow you to connect a key matrix to the
same parallel port as well (though lcdproc needs some work before that
is fully usable in a client program; if you're willing to sponsor this,
let me know).  You'll have to do some soldering yourself though, (or
find someone to do it for you)

With some hacking and sawing they'd fit nicely onto an openbrick (-e/ng)

I've just used an 16x2 char lcd in an embedded datalogger I made. I'll
try to put a picture online soon.  In normal mode it displays three
screens with measurement info and status, and when the user plugs in a
USB keychain 'disk' to copy out the data, it gives feedback on the
progress.

Luuk