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Wolfgang
Hi all,
I have to do a project for a client that must use a screen in half-size VGA
with physical size ratio 8:3 (instead of 4:3 normally), pixel resolution is
640 by 240. The screen looks similar to the TFTs used on HPC devices with
Windows CE. There is no way of using a 4:3 screen because of space
constraints in the target application (a gaming device)
As the client has already written his application in VC++ 6.0, using Windows
CE here is not an option (he doesn't want to port it, it is using a lot of
MPEG playback and other multimedia stuff, mostly DirectX). That's why we
want to use XPe. We have already done a few products (POS and gaming
devices) utilizing XPe but all in 4:3 screen ratio.
For the platform, we chose an Aaeon Gene 6310 (sufficient for video and
audio playback) and are looking for a display having the size described
above. I found a Hitachi SX16H006 that should do the trick (don't have a
sample yet) though it is just a little too big for the target hardware.
Multiple questions:
How do I tell XPe to use a screen resolution of 640x240? The minimum setting
offered is 640x480. Can I patch a component somewhere or make a registry
hack? Because I don't have a sample, I can't try with the board and XP Prof.
Second: How do I get rid of that balloon popping up saying "Your display
settings are below a minimum quality setting. Click here to bla bla bla..."
The registry trick described somewhere in this NG does not work for this...
Has anyone of you ever encountered a similar task and could point me in the
right direction or recommend other hardware/display combinations? The module
height of the Hitachi is 70 mm, I have maximum 60 mm available. I searched
for half-size VGA displays for quite a while and that's the only one I
found. If someone can recommend any vendors/manufacturers...
Any help is greatly appreciated!
TIA,
Wolfgang
(smarty9797_NOSPAM_AT_hotmailDOTcom)
I have to do a project for a client that must use a screen in half-size VGA
with physical size ratio 8:3 (instead of 4:3 normally), pixel resolution is
640 by 240. The screen looks similar to the TFTs used on HPC devices with
Windows CE. There is no way of using a 4:3 screen because of space
constraints in the target application (a gaming device)
As the client has already written his application in VC++ 6.0, using Windows
CE here is not an option (he doesn't want to port it, it is using a lot of
MPEG playback and other multimedia stuff, mostly DirectX). That's why we
want to use XPe. We have already done a few products (POS and gaming
devices) utilizing XPe but all in 4:3 screen ratio.
For the platform, we chose an Aaeon Gene 6310 (sufficient for video and
audio playback) and are looking for a display having the size described
above. I found a Hitachi SX16H006 that should do the trick (don't have a
sample yet) though it is just a little too big for the target hardware.
Multiple questions:
How do I tell XPe to use a screen resolution of 640x240? The minimum setting
offered is 640x480. Can I patch a component somewhere or make a registry
hack? Because I don't have a sample, I can't try with the board and XP Prof.
Second: How do I get rid of that balloon popping up saying "Your display
settings are below a minimum quality setting. Click here to bla bla bla..."
The registry trick described somewhere in this NG does not work for this...
Has anyone of you ever encountered a similar task and could point me in the
right direction or recommend other hardware/display combinations? The module
height of the Hitachi is 70 mm, I have maximum 60 mm available. I searched
for half-size VGA displays for quite a while and that's the only one I
found. If someone can recommend any vendors/manufacturers...
Any help is greatly appreciated!
TIA,
Wolfgang
(smarty9797_NOSPAM_AT_hotmailDOTcom)
). I think KM is right you may have to write your own driver