Anyone connected a LDC to a Windows XP PC

Fearby.com · Post by **Fearby.com** » Wed Dec 05, 2001 9:07 pm

I am interested in buying a LCD and plugging it into my Windows PC (http://www.overclockers.com.au/pcdb/vie ... nFearbyAUS).

Is anyone else talking to their LCD with anything other than Linux?

Are people useing power from the serila port or from an external pack?

Is is easy to sent text to the screen via a COM port?

Post by **linear** » Wed Dec 05, 2001 9:37 pm

Oh yes. IF you go to the "customer apps" section of http://www.matrix-orbital.com you'll see a selection of Windoze software that's well tested. I know that LCDriver works with XP at least, and I'm pretty sure that LCDCenter 2 will since it uses an external library to communicate with the serial port.

As to it being easy to write text, yes, hyperterminal will do the trick. But both these progs will do more, monitor system stats and feed them to the LCD and a lot more really.

If anything, it's easier to deal with an LCD under Windoze than under Lunix.

(Just my two pesos, not speaking for Matrix Orbital)

Post by **Henry** » Wed Dec 05, 2001 10:43 pm

Everything he said

i run all my LCD software under W2K with no problem, LCDCenter 2.0, LCDriver 1.0 and even LCD Smartie...

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relix · Post by **relix** » Thu Dec 06, 2001 4:29 am

and LCDWatch?

Post by **Henry** » Thu Dec 06, 2001 9:37 am

On 2001-12-06 04:29, relix wrote:
and LCDWatch?

W2K all thw way

jodynicH · Post by **jodynicH** » Thu Dec 06, 2001 3:47 pm

i can test any software ya need for xp

CyPher · Post by **CyPher** » Thu Dec 06, 2001 9:02 pm

ive tried all the aboave on xp pro....runs fine...

Post by **linear** » Fri Dec 07, 2001 6:51 am

Did you start to fly around like on the commercial?

CyPher · Post by **CyPher** » Fri Dec 07, 2001 11:28 am

ya, but its not easy to play rtcw when your flying...