Mr_Burns Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Hello, I was wondering if anyone could assist with some knowledge on touchscreens (small ones). I want to make the F/A-18C UFC: I also fly other aircraft so a touchscreen will allow me to use a Helios A-10C UFC and the AV8 and others... I have seen these "Raspberry Pi" screens: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/7-Inch-LCD-Touch-Screen-HDMI-Display-800-480-Raspberry-Pi-3-2-eParcel-Sydney-/152417203320?epid=886559743&hash=item237cc5f478:g:lRYAAOSw5cNYkBLH Can these be used as plug and play HDMI monitors which I could use Helios or similar or would I need a Pi and some software? I have also seen a lot of cheap kids androids: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/7-Android-4-4-Quad-Core-Kid-Tablet-PC-Dual-Camera-WiFi-Blue-Q88-Case-Red-U3-/263268327098?epid=2215877135&hash=item3d4c03deba:g:TvkAAOSwX~dWlyKn I think the plastic case would look great in my cockpit. What would I need to do to use the Android as an input device and receive the data from the sim for the displays? Any other ideas, I am trying not to spend AUD $300 on a MIMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Burns Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 So I have just been looking at Apps and apparently this: https://www.splashtop.com/wiredxdisplay Turns your Ipad and android devices as 2nd displays and I assume the touchscreen would work. I am going to download to my Ipad to see if I can use Helios on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermal Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 I looked at this not that long ago. Every single ipad app for screen extending I've used requires about 25% CPU on the host PC to encode and stream the virtual 2nd monitor to the ipad. I came to the conclusion that a second touchscreen monitor was the way to go. I got this to try: https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Raspberry-Pi-10-1-inch-1024x600-Capacitive-Touch-Screen-LCD-Support-Multi-mini-PCs-Multi-Systems/216233_32624101071.html?spm=2114.12010612.0.0.40802956eRHkCM But there was a problem in that whenever you touched it the mouse cursor would immediately skip to that touch point - it looked like it was some sort of weird mouse emulation, rather than a true touch interface, from the description: When work as a computer monitor, supports Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP, single touch, and driver free Now i believe (and guess) that this was what I really should have got: https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Waveshare-Newest-IPS-Display1280-800-10-1inch-Touch-Screen-LCD-with-Case-for-Multi-mini-PCs/216233_32679734462.html?spm=2114.12010612.0.0.40802956eRHkCM When work as a computer monitor, supports Windows 10/8.1/8/7, ten-points touch, and driver free My research indicated that Windows 10 with a proper multi-touch display will work how I want it to - but that is as far as I got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thick8 Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 What if you have 16 processor cores? Asus ROG C6H | AMD Ryzen 3600 @ 4.2Ghz | Gigabyte Aorus Waterforce WB 1080ti | 32Gb Crucial DDR4/3600 | 2Tb Intel NVMe drive | Samsung Odyssey+ VR | Thrustmaster Warthog | Saitek pedals | Custom geothermal cooling loop with a homemade 40' copper heat exchanger 35' in the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thick8 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 You're right. Splashscreen turned DCS into a jittery mess. just moving the mouse caused screen flashing and the DCS menu to bleed through while in a mission. 3 cores ran at 50 -80 percent load just with the program running with nothing on the screen. Had to try it though. Asus ROG C6H | AMD Ryzen 3600 @ 4.2Ghz | Gigabyte Aorus Waterforce WB 1080ti | 32Gb Crucial DDR4/3600 | 2Tb Intel NVMe drive | Samsung Odyssey+ VR | Thrustmaster Warthog | Saitek pedals | Custom geothermal cooling loop with a homemade 40' copper heat exchanger 35' in the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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