[PLUG] Low power ethernet and display

[Larry Brigman]

On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 10:05 PM, Larry Brigman <larry.brigman at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Keith Lofstrom <keithl at kl-ic.com> wrote:
>> We have ethernet running through the house now.  I plan to connect
>> some Arduino-driven sensors in the garage, feeding the Alix that
>> is out there, and access the data from other machines, over the
>> ethernet.  Thus, we will be able to see whether we left the garage
>> door open (and close it) over the net.
>>
>> But there are a few places where I would like to access the data
>> where we won't have normally have computers, laptops, or iPhones.
>>
>> It would be nice to have a low power, low bandwidth small display
>> connected to the ethernet that could display status.  A few LEDs
>> and buttons at minimum, a push-to-light small display with touch
>> panel might be nicer.  I would like "open programmable", though
>> perhaps not a complete OS.  Low power (milliwatts) when not user
>> activated, sub-second turnon, and small.
>>
>> X10 is a little too simple and slow, and the branching of the
>> circuits and all the power-factor-corrected electronic ballast
>> fluorescents would probably eat the X10 signal.  I would prefer
>> ethernet, or at least low voltage signalling, so I can fiddle
>> with it and not get zapped.
>>
>> Does anyone know of little displays or interface boxes that do
>> what I've described?
>>
> What about the digi jumpstart kit for $99.
> http://www.digi.com/products/embeddedsolutions/
> or lantronix xport
> http://www.lantronix.com/device-networking/embedded-device-servers/xport-evaluation-kit.html
>
> For displays:
> serial displays through digikey
> http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=27977-ND
> http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=NHD-0220D3Z-FL-GBW-ND
>
>
>

Found another one that is more reasonable cost wise.
http://www.netburnerstore.com/serial_to_ethernet_p/sbl2e-100ir.htm
But you need the development kit.
http://www.netburnerstore.com/serial_to_ethernet_development_p/eval-sbl2e-kit.htm