TFT touchscreen under X
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:45 pm
I intend to operate anything that is domotica related through a web-based setup. This means a TFT-touchscreen will be mounted to the wall, showing a web-browser 24x7, with large buttons. Kind of like how the Philips Pronto remote-control works.
As my domotica-server is running Linux (Intel GLY2 1GB mem) I was thinking of hooking-up the TFT screen to the domotica PC. But to run a browser like Firefox or Opera I need X-windows (Which at the moment is not installed).
Whenever I start the domotica PC (does not happen often though), it should boot immediately to a browser and open a certain website. It should not ask me for any username or password.
The question is, is this possible? And if so, how much CPU / memory does it consume? The domotica PC is running lots of other stuff and I do not want X to interfere with normal operations.
Is the GLY2 fast enough to run X at a reasonable speed?
The alternative is a new (Linux/Windows) based-PC just to operate the TFT, but looking at energy-consumption I would prefer to operate it from the GLY2 as that system is always running and does consume very little energy (about 30W or less).
Als het niet gerepareerd kan worden dan is het niet kapot!
As my domotica-server is running Linux (Intel GLY2 1GB mem) I was thinking of hooking-up the TFT screen to the domotica PC. But to run a browser like Firefox or Opera I need X-windows (Which at the moment is not installed).
Whenever I start the domotica PC (does not happen often though), it should boot immediately to a browser and open a certain website. It should not ask me for any username or password.
The question is, is this possible? And if so, how much CPU / memory does it consume? The domotica PC is running lots of other stuff and I do not want X to interfere with normal operations.
Is the GLY2 fast enough to run X at a reasonable speed?
The alternative is a new (Linux/Windows) based-PC just to operate the TFT, but looking at energy-consumption I would prefer to operate it from the GLY2 as that system is always running and does consume very little energy (about 30W or less).
Als het niet gerepareerd kan worden dan is het niet kapot!