From: alex c. <ale...@gm...> - 2006-02-06 22:41:37
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Hi! I really interesting in put a LCD touch screen connected to my Gumstix, I made a research already in the mailing list and found almost nothing regarding LCD with touch screen I have the Gumstix connex 400 Intel XScale(r) PXA255 400MHz* *64MB SDRAM 4 = MB Strataflash already, And with absolute sure I still need to buy the expansion boards, my doubts is witch expansion board I really need to buy, For what I discovered and were explained to me I need to buy the: breakout-gs: in order to connect the LCD Audiostix: because of the LCD controller that I don't have in the XScale PXA255 And the LCD touch screen: in my case until now that is the choice Panasonic EDMGRB8KJF 7.8" Color STN Touchscreen LCD ( http://store.earthlcd.com/s.nl/sc.7/category.137/it.A/id.1027/.f) is there another option? I just don't have idea how to put it together, I shall connect the LCD in to the breackout-gs following some rules my doubt is when or where I shall connect the Audiostix. And were passed to me another option, If I use the gumstix with XSCALE PXA270 that came with LCD controller already I don't need the expansion boards. Am I right in some thing or I'm complete wrong and shall give up of the ide= a to put touch screen lcd with gumstix!? -- []'s Alex "Nossas d=FAvidas s=E3o traidoras e nos fazem perder o bem que poder=EDamos conquistar, se n=E3o fosse o medo de tentar." Willian Shakespeare- O menestrel |
From: alex c. <bri...@gm...> - 2006-02-06 22:47:10
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Hi! I really interesting in put a LCD touch screen connected to my Gumstix, I made a research already in the mailing list and found almost nothing regarding LCD with touch screen I have the Gumstix connex 400 Intel XScale(r) PXA255 400MHz* *64MB SDRAM 4 = MB Strataflash already, And with absolute sure I still need to buy the expansion boards, my doubts is witch expansion board I really need to buy, For what I discovered and were explained to me I need to buy the: breakout-gs: in order to connect the LCD Audiostix: because of the LCD controller that I don't have in the XScale PXA255 And the LCD touch screen: in my case until now that is the choice Panasonic EDMGRB8KJF 7.8" Color STN Touchscreen LCD ( http://store.earthlcd.com/s.nl/sc.7/category.137/it.A/id.1027/.f) is there another option? I just don't have idea how to put it together, I shall connect the LCD in to the breackout-gs following some rules my doubt is when or where I shall connect the Audiostix. And were passed to me another option, If I use the gumstix with XSCALE PXA270 that came with LCD controller already I don't need the expansion boards. Am I right in some thing or I'm complete wrong and shall give up of the ide= a to put touch screen lcd with gumstix!? -- []'s Alex "Nossas d=FAvidas s=E3o traidoras e nos fazem perder o bem que poder=EDamos conquistar, se n=E3o fosse o medo de tentar." Willian Shakespeare- O menestrel |
From: Craig H. <cr...@gu...> - 2006-02-07 00:59:27
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On Feb 6, 2006, at 2:46 PM, alex castro wrote: > Hi! > > I really interesting in put a LCD touch screen connected to my =20 > Gumstix, > > I made a research already in the mailing list and found almost =20 > nothing regarding LCD with touch screen > > I have the Gumstix connex 400 Intel XScale=AE PXA255 400MHz 64MB =20 > SDRAM 4 MB Strataflash already, > > And with absolute sure I still need to buy the expansion boards, my =20= > doubts is witch expansion board I really need to buy, > > For what I discovered and were explained to me I need to buy the: > > breakout-gs: in order to connect the LCD > > Audiostix: because of the LCD controller that I don't have in the =20 > XScale PXA255 > > And the LCD touch screen: in my case until now that is the choice =20 > Panasonic EDMGRB8KJF 7.8" Color STN Touchscreen LCD (http://=20 > store.earthlcd.com/s.nl/sc.7/category.137/it.A/id.1027/.f ) is =20 > there another option? > > I just don't have idea how to put it together, > > I shall connect the LCD in to the breackout-gs following some rules > > my doubt is when or where I shall connect the Audiostix. The answer is you can't actually do what you want to with the current =20= set of gumstix boards -- the audiostix has the touchscreen A-D on it, =20= but doesn't provide LCD lines; the breakout-gs has the LCD lines =20 easily accessible, but doesn't have the touchscreen A-D. Luckily, =20 we've had enough people complaining about this before you that we are =20= underway with a solution -- namely a revised Audiostix board which =20 includes breakout-gs style connections for all the signals which =20 aren't there on the audiostix right now. ETA on that board is Real =20 Soon. This board will work with the gumstix mainboard that you =20 already have. C= |
From: Keith O. <kso...@gm...> - 2006-02-07 20:29:28
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Craig Hughes wrote: > On Feb 6, 2006, at 2:46 PM, alex castro wrote: > >> Hi! >> >> I really interesting in put a LCD touch screen connected to my Gumsti= x, >> >> I made a research already in the mailing list and found almost =20 >> nothing regarding LCD with touch screen >> >> I have the Gumstix connex 400 Intel XScale=AE PXA255 400MHz 64MB SDRA= M=20 >> 4 MB Strataflash already, >> >> And with absolute sure I still need to buy the expansion boards, my =20 >> doubts is witch expansion board I really need to buy, >> >> For what I discovered and were explained to me I need to buy the: >> >> breakout-gs: in order to connect the LCD >> >> Audiostix: because of the LCD controller that I don't have in the =20 >> XScale PXA255 >> >> And the LCD touch screen: in my case until now that is the choice =20 >> Panasonic EDMGRB8KJF 7.8" Color STN Touchscreen LCD (http://=20 >> store.earthlcd.com/s.nl/sc.7/category.137/it.A/id.1027/.f ) is there = >> another option? >> >> I just don't have idea how to put it together, >> >> I shall connect the LCD in to the breackout-gs following some rules >> >> my doubt is when or where I shall connect the Audiostix. > > The answer is you can't actually do what you want to with the current = > set of gumstix boards -- the audiostix has the touchscreen A-D on it, = > but doesn't provide LCD lines; the breakout-gs has the LCD lines =20 > easily accessible, but doesn't have the touchscreen A-D. Luckily, =20 > we've had enough people complaining about this before you that we are = > underway with a solution -- namely a revised Audiostix board which =20 > includes breakout-gs style connections for all the signals which =20 > aren't there on the audiostix right now. ETA on that board is Real =20 > Soon. This board will work with the gumstix mainboard that you =20 > already have. > > C Are you going to have an upgrade program for those like him who already=20 bought an Audiostix? --=20 Keith Olson K-Soft Consulting |
From: Craig H. <cr...@gu...> - 2006-02-07 20:40:28
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On Feb 7, 2006, at 12:29 PM, Keith Olson wrote: > Are you going to have an upgrade program for those like him who > already bought an Audiostix? I think the answer is very likely not, I'm afraid to say. Our prices (and margins) are so low already, and the logistics of processing peoples upgrade claims would be so complicated (for a $40 board) that we can't really do that, beyond our current warranty/restocking policy. Having, say, a 10 or 15% discount on a $40 board (ie saving you maybe $6) would end up costing us most of the remaining $34 I'm afraid anyone who bought just before the new product is launched is just going to have to feel hard done by :( On the flip side, I do try and leak info on new products to this list before they happen -- obviously new customers will not likely see those emails, but at least everyone here should have their hard-done- byness at least a little mitigated I hope by my openness. C |
From: Craig H. <cr...@gu...> - 2006-02-07 20:44:19
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On Feb 7, 2006, at 12:39 PM, Craig Hughes wrote: > On Feb 7, 2006, at 12:29 PM, Keith Olson wrote: > >> Are you going to have an upgrade program for those like him who >> already bought an Audiostix? > > we can't really do that, beyond our current warranty/restocking > policy. F everyone's I, Don sent me this at some point -- might as well forward to the list since I can't find the details on our website anywhere. |
From: Keith O. <kso...@gm...> - 2006-02-07 21:14:29
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Craig Hughes wrote: > On Feb 7, 2006, at 12:29 PM, Keith Olson wrote: > >> Are you going to have an upgrade program for those like him who >> already bought an Audiostix? > > > I think the answer is very likely not, I'm afraid to say. Our prices > (and margins) are so low already, and the logistics of processing > peoples upgrade claims would be so complicated (for a $40 board) that > we can't really do that, beyond our current warranty/restocking > policy. Having, say, a 10 or 15% discount on a $40 board (ie saving > you maybe $6) would end up costing us most of the remaining $34 > > I'm afraid anyone who bought just before the new product is launched > is just going to have to feel hard done by :( > > On the flip side, I do try and leak info on new products to this list > before they happen -- obviously new customers will not likely see > those emails, but at least everyone here should have their hard-done- > byness at least a little mitigated I hope by my openness. > > C > I'm sure that everyone on this list understands the low margins you work under and doesn't expect you to /not/ make a profit. <G> I just meant that they could swap their old one for the newer model for the price difference plus the standard 15% restocking fee. I don't imagine you would have a lot of takers, but it /would/ mean that those who would otherwise wait for the new one (i.e. not give you money right away. <G>) will get an Audiostix right now so they can get started right away, confident that when the new one comes out, they will have an easy and inexpensive upgrade path to complete their project. -- Keith Olson K-Soft Consulting |
From: Craig H. <cr...@gu...> - 2006-02-07 22:03:34
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On Feb 7, 2006, at 1:14 PM, Keith Olson wrote: > Craig Hughes wrote: > >> On Feb 7, 2006, at 12:29 PM, Keith Olson wrote: >> >>> Are you going to have an upgrade program for those like him who >>> already bought an Audiostix? >> >> >> I think the answer is very likely not, I'm afraid to say. Our >> prices (and margins) are so low already, and the logistics of >> processing peoples upgrade claims would be so complicated (for a >> $40 board) that we can't really do that, beyond our current >> warranty/restocking policy. Having, say, a 10 or 15% discount on >> a $40 board (ie saving you maybe $6) would end up costing us most >> of the remaining $34 >> >> I'm afraid anyone who bought just before the new product is >> launched is just going to have to feel hard done by :( >> >> On the flip side, I do try and leak info on new products to this >> list before they happen -- obviously new customers will not >> likely see those emails, but at least everyone here should have >> their hard-done- byness at least a little mitigated I hope by my >> openness. >> >> C >> > I'm sure that everyone on this list understands the low margins you > work under and doesn't expect you to /not/ make a profit. <G> I > just meant that they could swap their old one for the newer model > for the price difference plus the standard 15% restocking fee. I > don't imagine you would have a lot of takers, but it /would/ mean > that those who would otherwise wait for the new one (i.e. not give > you money right away. <G>) will get an Audiostix right now so they > can get started right away, confident that when the new one comes > out, they will have an easy and inexpensive upgrade path to > complete their project. Well, they basically can, but the 15% restocking fee is subject to the product not having been used or opened, so we can resell it again as "new". And they'd have to pay for shipping twice (once for the old board, once for the new board) -- so that's why I doubt anyone would want to do it -- the ability to look at your old audiostix for 21 days inside its pink envelope/crystal case without using it or opening it doesn't seem worth the price of shipping :) C |