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JillSwift
September 14th, 2008, 05:27 AM
I gotta get me one of these toys:
http://www.mini-box.com/PicoLCD-4X20-Sideshow

With Vista's "SideShow" technology not really catching on, these li'l critters are getting cheap. This one caught my eye because it comes with an OpenSource SDK and Linux "drivers". =^_^=
klange
September 14th, 2008, 05:49 AM
Hmm. Interesting. Might get one of these for the DVR I'm building...

Got just the thing to put on it:

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OutOfReach
September 14th, 2008, 05:55 AM
Very cool little device, I wonder, I just wonder if I could use Python on it. :P
JillSwift
September 14th, 2008, 05:59 AM
Very cool little device, I wonder, I just wonder if I could use Python on it. :PI'd bet you could. As I understand it, these things are basic i/o over USB.
OutOfReach
September 14th, 2008, 06:01 AM
I would probably buy one if these, if I could use Python with it. :)
MaxIBoy
September 14th, 2008, 06:59 AM
Check and see if someone has made Python bindings for the SDK.
Brunellus
September 16th, 2008, 03:59 AM
shouldn't be too hard to figure out. The manual shows "Linux installation" on what appears to be a default Ubuntu desktop!

http://resources.mini-box.com/online/PicoLCD%204X20-Sideshow/PicoLCD%204X20-Sideshow-manual.pdf

And if you are really interested, the drivers and source code are here:

http://www.picolcd.com/drivers/?ck=SMDZxqsSAQolFHPX&vid=SMDZxqsSAS0lFCIZ&cktime=70315&cart=3785718