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Dj,
Trying to decide on onboard computing and before I buy, is there anychance an android EZB is in the near future? By the time I invest in a small touch screen a mini itx, ram, sd card and 12 volt adapter, it's coming up to the same price as some 32 gig tablets. And Android seems to be the os of choice. Some companies said they would be coughing up a Windows 8 version but not until quarter 3 of this year. So any insight into the future would be appreciated!
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Also, Anyone. Is there a way to boot a Windows 7 computer without a monitor and control it from another computer via remote desktop or ??, but have it start and configure on boot? If I don't imbed a monitor on the onboard computer that is.
Excellent question , I.have the plan to remote or web interface to mine through wifi , most boards have a wake on lan type feature to power up the computer and resume activities quickly. Or you could get a 7 inch usb monitor on eBay , I'm thinking of maybe doing that myself. They are 75 to 125 and are touch screen
I did a little research and infact you can create an Ad Hoc network using WiFi between host and remote computers, then use remote desktop to control the other computer.
I saw those touch screens and seemed to run off usb and vga. I think I have 6 USB ports, but they are gong to get used up fast. LOL.
I use UltraVNC on every computer I administer. It works great on XP & 7, 32 or 64. Enable the Video Hook driver after install to make sure everything is visible remotely. VNC is an open standard, I even have Droid VNC Server on my Android Phone (requires a rooted phone) so I can control it from my computer via UltraVNC viewer.
What an excellent find! Is it responsive or a bit laggy? I've used team viewer but it's pretty slow, but also free. Then when I travel with work I use gotomypc to access my home computer, but I don't think either of these can be used on a ad hoc network.
Splashtop is another remote desktop program that has phone suport and if you have a tablet it even works with hd streaming .
@fxrtst its not way laggy but there is a small delay when using a local networking. Using adhoc direct connect will minimize that though, its no worse than using the web interface. Just don't expect your robot to stop on a dime.
On recent hardware, I find UltraVNC very responsive, the mouse movements are always instantaneous, the video is usually unnoticeable... Every once in a while, a lot of fast screen changes cause it to forget to update the whole screen, it still updates the small square around the mouse pointer as you move around and there's a Screen Refresh button on the toolbar. Live video, like Youtube or Webcam video isn't very fast though, & it doesn't transport sound.