The Seetron display requires that the FTDI conversion cable be reconfigured in order to properly read the data sent to it.
Posts Tagged ‘Android’
USB 2 RS232 And Serial Display Hack Part 1; An Introduction
Posted: 7th February 2012 by Mike Trent in Android, Blog, Computer, Electronics, TechnologyTags: Android, BeagleBoard, BeagleBoard xM, FTDI, LCD, Linux, Seetron, Ubuntu, USB, USB to Serial Converter
Living With Linux – Cloning Devices
Posted: 10th December 2011 by Mike Trent in Android, Computer, Linux, Technology, UbuntuTags: Android, BeagleBoard xM, Clone, Disk Image, Kernel, Linux, Programming, Ubuntu
One of the tasks that I needed to do was create a disk image as a backup of the Micro SD that came with the development kit. Although this image is available for download, it’s good form to learn how to create one on your own.
Planning On Buying An eReader Or Android Tablet?
Posted: 17th March 2011 by Mike Trent in Books, Computer, ElectronicsTags: 3G, 4G, Android, Android Tablet, aPad, eReader, Google, Tablet PC, Wi-Fi
Since I use “Kindle for PC” to read my eBooks on my PC, I wanted an eReader that would also run Kindle for Android so that I could read on the go. I decided to get the White Pandigital Novel which runs the newer Android version
Living With Linux – The Raspberry Pi
Posted: 18th May 2013 by Mike Trent in Android, Blog, Commentary, Computer, Debian, Electronics, Linux, Rasbian, Tablet PC, TechnologyTags: Android, Debian, Development Board, Electronics, Experiments, LCD, Linux, Mimo Display, Programming, Raspberry Pi, SoC, System On A Chip, Touchscreen, Ubuntu
Recently my company purchased a Raspberry Pi for me to experiment with. The Raspberry Pi is a credit card sized development board/computer which runs the Linux operating system (can run Android too.) This product boasts a Broadcom BCM2835 system-on-a-chip (SoC), meaning that the chip is the computer. What exactly does that mean? Computers, desktops and […]