Portable Application

kpbr

I am looking for a small (PDA sized) device that I can plug the ez430-rf2500 usb board into that can parse to data that comes through the UART.

I'm working on a project prototype. Right now I've got my embedded code sending data wirelessly to my desktop computer. To avoid needing to interface with an LCD (to make it portable) it would be cool if I could find a small computer which I could write an application for to display information. Also, if I want to use the wireless features of the ez430-rf2500, it looks like it would be somewhat difficult to interface with an LCD since both the SPI and I2C lines are tied up.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Thank you all

over 16 years ago

0 Joerg Quinten over 16 years ago

Guru 17650 points

Hi kpbr,

well, from my point of view this question is a little bit off-topic here! Ever thought about using i.e. a Tablet PC (if needed a ruggedized one) for that task?

Regarding SPI and I2C it is possible to connect more than one device to the bus, so connecting i.e. an SPI LCD unit should be no problem.

aBUGSworstnightmare

0 kpbr over 16 years ago in reply to Joerg Quinten

Intellectual 520 points

A Tablet PC may be a bit too large. I'm targeting pocket sized, but it would be OK to go larger that than.

Can you recommend a better area for having this discussion?

0 TA12012 over 16 years ago in reply to kpbr

TI__Mastermind 36395 points

Have you looked at the ARM-M3 devices. We have a nice demonstration of an inteligent display using it. Please follow the link below.

http://www.luminarymicro.com/products/rdk-idm-l35.html

Thomas

0 kpbr over 16 years ago in reply to TA12012

Intellectual 520 points

That looks to be a good size, but what I'm looking for would ideally run some sort of Windows OS, then I could write a .NET application to read the serial port and handle the data accordingly.

0 dB15978 over 16 years ago

Prodigy 10 points

Hi,

we are developing some solutions which can directly connect mobile devices (e.g. smartphones) using ez430.

The SDK and the HW kit should be ready by next Christmas. If you are interested, try to poll me next weeks dbrunelli@deis.unibo.it

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