Hi!
I have a theoritical question for you. I bought netduino plus 2 and a started to work with this very nice module.
My problem is that my application needs a serious GUI and I faced that problem that the RAM is not enough for me. I tried to use GLide interfaces also but still not enough the RAM. (Even if I dropped out a lot of things from GLide)
So I wanted to ask if there is any GUI library which can be used with less RAM. Or how can I manage this problem.
Or there is a possibility to extend the existing RAM somehow?
Thanks,
Plat
Netduino +GUI
Started by Platini, Dec 14 2012 11:32 AM
3 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 14 December 2012 - 11:32 AM
#2
Posted 14 December 2012 - 01:47 PM
Hej!
I'm pretty sure you cannot extend the RAM of the Netduino Plus 2 since the board does not expose an interface for that if there even is one in the MCU and I know practically nothing of graphical libraries for .NETMF.
Don't know if this helps but you might be able to store graphics, fonts or whatever on an SD card and then kind of just "stream it through" to the Netduino whenever you need to render a graphical object.
There are 3.5" touch display modules with integrated SD card readers on ebay. However, could very well be these kinds of modules required more computing power than even a Netduino Plus 2 is capable of.
You might want to consider a more intelligent display with built in functionality for geometric shapes, fonts etc. and I think you'll find a good selection at 4D Systems:
http://www.4dsystems...au/products.php
Hope this helps a little!
I'm pretty sure you cannot extend the RAM of the Netduino Plus 2 since the board does not expose an interface for that if there even is one in the MCU and I know practically nothing of graphical libraries for .NETMF.
Don't know if this helps but you might be able to store graphics, fonts or whatever on an SD card and then kind of just "stream it through" to the Netduino whenever you need to render a graphical object.
There are 3.5" touch display modules with integrated SD card readers on ebay. However, could very well be these kinds of modules required more computing power than even a Netduino Plus 2 is capable of.
You might want to consider a more intelligent display with built in functionality for geometric shapes, fonts etc. and I think you'll find a good selection at 4D Systems:
http://www.4dsystems...au/products.php
Hope this helps a little!
#3
Posted 14 December 2012 - 10:37 PM
Hey!
There is also the option to move your GUI to a smart device Android, iPhone/iPad or Windows Thingy, and interface to your device and logic over the network.
How many times have i heard this: If only i could take that interface with me...
a lot..
- Ulrik Lunddahl
#4
Posted 15 December 2012 - 03:08 PM
The nwazet] display module for Netduino Go can be used on the Netduino Plus... it has a library for making a UI.
If you wan't a more sophisticated UI, i would do like Lunddahl says. Or maby host a webpage on the Netduino it self. You can make a very nice UI with HTML and jQuery (or just regular JS), and then use AJAX calls to read/set values.
ntools
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