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CheekyC

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OK I have a project where I need to use an embedded controller / MPU that can display a simple GUI that interfaces to a touch screen and some other IO. If it can run Linux/Mono it will be a bonus. I was thinking of some kind of embedded Android or WinXXX.

Basically the end product is a smart IoT type device that requires user interaction and some IO to the real world.
ANy suggestions?
 
CheekyC said:
OK I have a project where I need to use an embedded controller / MPU that can display a simple GUI that interfaces to a touch screen and some other IO. If it can run Linux/Mono it will be a bonus. I was thinking of some kind of embedded Android or WinXXX.

Basically the end product is a smart IoT type device that requires user interaction and some IO to the real world.
ANy suggestions?
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Depending on your processing requirements you can look at an Arduino with a tft touchscreen and a Ethernet module. There are quite a few libraries about that you can use.

Another option is a Raspberry Pi as it already has an ethernet module and you can run Mono on it. Again you can link a small tft touchscreen to it without too much effort, just not sure about using Mono to drive the screen.
 
CheekyC said:
Yes all the boards you mention (and beagle bone of course) would work, but then there is the question of GUI and graphics. I need to build a simple UI with a couple of dials, etc.
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Is the GUI interactive (touch, keyboard, mouse?) or display only? How large do you need it to be? 3", 7", larger? Will a normal computer monitor work?
 
Does it have to be a touchscreen input. Can you not do input from other interface?
 
Species8472 said:
Is the GUI interactive (touch, keyboard, mouse?) or display only? How large do you need it to be? 3", 7", larger? Will a normal computer monitor work?
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GUI is ~8" TFT display and input is touch screen over TFT. This is a piece of instrumentation, so, no a monitor will not work.

NotAlily said:
Does it have to be a touchscreen input. Can you not do input from other interface?
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Nope, instrument has all-glass front
 
Can you control it from phone? Use phone as interface? Don't have enough info to know what you want to do.
 
NotAlily said:
Can you control it from phone? Use phone as interface? Don't have enough info to know what you want to do.
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Yes the device will have an app that you can control it as well. But the device is like a piece of lab equipment, let's say heart monitor. With embedded controller with touch screen and gfx display.
 
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