Raspberry Pi now viable - just need a display...

[Reptile Smile]

Hi all,

Now that Alisdair Gurney has taken care of business with getting OpenCPN to run on the Raspberry Pi, I want to install one inside as a navigation computer, connected to a mouse-type GPS. There was a thread that PRV contributed to that explained the power approach for the GPS, and another for the Raspberry Pi. Following the forum update, I can't, of course, fine either. However...

Can anyone suggest what I could use for a cheap yet decent (ish) screen? I'm not too worried about size - I'm more worried about cost and to some extent power requirements. 7 inch reversing screen seem like one possibility at the moment, though their resolution is pretty poor.

Any thoughts?
Cheers

 

[jimmcgee]

any 15" lcd that runs from 12V power pack , ibm , dell spring to mind .

 

[laika]

There was a thread that PRV contributed to that explained the power approach for the GPS, and another for the Raspberry Pi. Following the forum update, I can't, of course, fine either.

This one for the 5v GPS mousey thingy?
The pi is easy: A 12v to micro-usb car phone charger thing should work, although if you're going to be powering a bunch of usb devices too you do need to check what kind of power it can put out.

 

[Conachair]

Hi all,

Now that Alisdair Gurney has taken care of business with getting OpenCPN to run on the Raspberry Pi, I want to install one inside as a navigation computer, connected to a mouse-type GPS.

I have a samsung SA300. But don't do that , you'll need to splash out on a VGA/HMDI convertor as well. It's not quite there with opencpn and the Pi yet anyway, hopefully close. Another possibly interesting option would be a Pi with a wifi dongle which you control using a tablet, I haven't tried that yet but shouldn't be too difficult.

 

[agurney]

Hi all,

Now that Alisdair Gurney has taken care of business with getting OpenCPN to run on the Raspberry Pi, I want to install one inside as a navigation computer, connected to a mouse-type GPS. There was a thread that PRV contributed to that explained the power approach for the GPS, and another for the Raspberry Pi. Following the forum update, I can't, of course, fine either. However...

Can anyone suggest what I could use for a cheap yet decent (ish) screen? I'm not too worried about size - I'm more worried about cost and to some extent power requirements. 7 inch reversing screen seem like one possibility at the moment, though their resolution is pretty poor.

Any thoughts?
Cheers

I'm still using the one I described here:

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?331320-Raspberry-Pi-ers-turbo&p=3760586#post3760586

The display is clear and bright, and it takes hdmi from the pi as well as RGB from a laptop.

It's a 12v touch screen model that seems identical to Lilliput models.

The PC touch screen drivers make using openCPN on the extended laptop display a breeze, but I want to reduce laptop use, so my next job is to try and make/find touch screen drivers that work with the Pi ... hopefully using something that can swim better than a wireless mouse

oh, and these pocket-sized gizmos are brilliant with the Pi .. http://tinyurl.com/avulkpa (don't know about the seller though)

Alisdair