programming MOP-AL204A-BBTR as standalone

Adrianb · Post by **Adrianb** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 7:53 am

i was wondering if anyone could help with a (hopefully) simple query.
I was looking through the vast array of displays on the website for a 4 line display and came across model no MOP-AL204A-BBTR I was wondering, is it possible to configure/program this display, then use as a standalone unit that could monitor, say, 2 separate temperatures, plus voltage and current?

Also, is this above possible on all the displays?

Kind regards
Adrian

Post by **Ray** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:05 am

No that won't be possible you always need something that tells the display what to display.

Adrianb · Post by **Adrianb** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:06 am

Ray wrote:No that won't be possible you always need something that tells the display what to display.

Ah, i see. So i can only use it in conjunction with a PC?

Post by **Ray** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:24 am

Not neccacary a PC, a little microcontroller would do as well many of our customers use somthing else then a PC.

on a sidenote the MOP displays cannot be hooked up directly to a PC since they are parallel displays and thus require a bunch of IO lines to drive them something a PC can't provide, our serial and usb line of products work without difficulties on a PC..

Adrianb · Post by **Adrianb** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:30 am

Ray wrote:Not neccacary a PC, a little microcontroller would do as well many of our customers use somthing else then a PC.

on a sidenote the MOP displays cannot be hooked up directly to a PC since they are parallel displays and thus require a bunch of IO lines to drive them something a PC can't provide, our serial and usb line of products work without difficulties on a PC..

Thanks Ray,
Basically, i'm looking to mount an lcd to a laser projector to display 2 separate temperatures, plus voltage and current.
Could you recommend a (non pc) display and microcontroller that can be customised for this purpose.
cheers
Adrian

Post by **Ray** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:00 am

Could be any microcontroller (pic/atmega/nxp lpc series/etc/etc) you are comfortable with all you need is a uart for our serial models or a bunch of free io pins for the mop series. If you are not comfortable with any of them and do decide to have a go at it i suggest using one of our serial models since they much easier to get started with.

We could design a custom module for you that does exactly what you want but there will be significant moq, if you are interested in this please contact sales@matrixorbital.ca with your specifications.