Re: Some advice on 5.25" bay graphic LCD module or VFD

Thanks so much for the response Markus :-)


I was looking at getting something like this:

http://www.matrixorbital.com/Economy-Display-MOU-Character-VFDs/c42_20/index.html

or

http://www.matrixorbital.com/Intelligent-Display-Graphic-LCDs/c39_5/p362/GLK12232-25-SM-WB-(Black)/product_info.html

where the second option shows some graph like graphics....

would lcdproc support that or is it just simply standard bargraphs or block-style graphs that are supported?


Also is it possible to show 'alternating' screens so that say when the OS has booted the default screen will display a mixture of processes for n-seconds or minutes? Kinda like CPU for 10 seconds then memory for the next 10 seconds then system load etc....?


Regards,


Kaya



On Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:33:18 +0100
Markus Dolze <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On 06.01.2012 20:52, Kaya Saman wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > first up I'd like to ask what a good USB 5.25" LCD or VFD module is???
> >
> > The bigger the display area the better for me and touch screen is not 
> > necessary.
> >
> > I have looked at CrystalFontz and MatrixOrbital and they look really 
> > interesting.
> 
> The Crystalfontz models (533 / 63x) work quite well with LCDproc (note 
> the temperature and fan control stuff is not supported). MatrixOrbital 
> devices work equally well, but have not been tested recently.
> 
> >
> >
> > I don't know much about LCD module's for computer bays and would like 
> > to get more into it by adding them into my server bays. Ideally I 
> > would like to make use of the graphic features on the LCD panels but I 
> > have read in the lcdproc documentation that it is not supported??
> >
> > Would it be just worth getting a simple monochrome text LCD and 
> > displaying bargraphs and text info or would I actually be able to make 
> > use of the graphical features with lcdproc.
> 
> LCDproc does not support 'graphical features' like drawing images or GUI 
> elements. You will just get text, bar graphs, and a few icons.
> 
> >
> > Currently I am using lcd4linux on one box which has a built in PicoLCD 
> > display - the Mini-Box M300 model which does a good job but segfaults 
> > when I try to use the buttons and the support is quite limited too as 
> > the mailing list is pretty low traffic. For someone like myself with 
> > not much knowledge or experience in the area it's quite difficult to 
> > get things working with what I want to display.
> 
> The PicoLCD displays work with LCDproc as well and there have been no 
> reports about segfaults recently. If you already own one you may give it 
> a try with LCDproc.
> 
> Regards,
> Markus
>