Is it possible to use a QVGA display device ?

[Durand]

Hi everybody.

I would like to make a windows embedded system wich is to be used with a
QVGA screen.
First of all, is it possible ?
If it is, what are the components to use to manage it ?
And do you have any idea of how it is possible to test it on a classic VGA
screen ?

Thanks for everything

Caroline.

 

[Martin Grossen, eMVP [AVNET Silica]]

Hi Durand

We have many customers dooing this.
They only conects a QVGA device to the
VGA port. (Windows smalest resolution is VGA).
Then, you can only see a quarter of the whole screnn,
but you can programm your own application to fill exactly
this quarter-window.

If you really want a QVGA windows shell, you have to
use Windows CE. There, it's possible to have a QVGA
main shell.


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AVNET EMG Silica
Franchise Manager Microsoft Embedded Europe

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[Durand]

Thank you sooooo much for your answer !
Ok so it IS possible to use a QVGA with XPE. But is it really safe to see
only a quarter of the screen ?
Is it a way to make the task bar takes only half the screen width ? And is
it possible to lock "used" screen width and height ? So many questions....
I feel not very well using a screen that you can't see in whole size...

I would have prefer using CE but there isn't any BSP ready at that time for
my board...

Thanks for your help

Caroline.

 

[Martin Grossen, eMVP [AVNET Silica]]

Hi Durand

No, I don't know any way to set the main screen resolution to QVGA
(or below VGA) without cutting the taskbar.
The really only way i know is using Windows CE....

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Martin Grossen, eMVP

AVNET EMG Silica
Franchise Manager Microsoft Embedded Europe

Your competent partner for Microsoft Embedded licencing

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