Need to learn about small lcd touch screens

[Airbozo]

Not sure that I have told many here, but I have been working on several mod projects at work. One is a computer that is being used in a device that performs hair transplant surgery. The limitation was the depth of the chassis and that dictated how the rest of the components were configured in the system. I got permission to post some info minus the company name so I will be doing that soon. It basically involved sourcing an off the shelf chassis and creating new mounting brackets and a new faceplate to accommodate drive sleds (2) and a DVD R/W. It originally included a fan mount to cool the big GPU they were using, but was removed after they decided on a Quadro card.

My new project is going to be a complete chassis project for another medical device using a 7" touch screen panel to control a specific device (can't give more info at this time).

So what I am looking for is a couple of options for the touch screen monitor. Does anyone have experience with any of these devices?

Thanks in advance!

[Aldersan]

I'm no expert, but I believe I saw something similar to what you might be talking about in the Doom3 mod, maybe glance that over again?

[Airbozo]

BTW: This (http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?C=1319&ID=1425) is similar to what this device will look like and we may end up using this system (depending on the touchscreen), with some modifications to the front panel.

[Aldersan]

Ooohh looks sweet, work log worthy i hope :D

[billygoat333]

look into the carputer sites, they use touchscreens a lot to interface with their computers. Just an idea :)

[jdbnsn]

carputers was going to be my suggestion too. I've seen some fairly clever implementations of touch screen TFT's in many car systems. Try mp3car.com

[Airbozo]

Thanks guys! Checking these out now.

Whatever way we go I will keep a log and post it (minus names). For a teaser, the heart is involved... You will be able to see inside a beating heart (and perform some intricate operations).

We are still working with the customer on this and we may even go with a case made from scratch. The touch screen will control the device and all computer functions.

[Konrad]

Old PDA-type devices are easy to repurpose these days, all the firmware has been hacked and jailbroken to death, it's hard to find a toy which won't run some kind of linux port. Just write your OS or app and plug it in through a flash card to make a custom touchscreen embedded system.

Me, I personally like the CIR/SIR functions, replaced the IRED in my ancient Axim X50v with a beefier one and still use it as a learning-universal-everything remote.