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supertyp2010 · 08-15-2012, 07:34 AM

Hello,

i'm new to the forum, and hope you can help me.
I'd like to use my kindle dx as a little scoreboard for table tennis. I have a wireless remote connected to an arduino, and all the processing is done by the arduino. I first wanted to use a LED Display, but the kindle would be a more flexible display-solution.
Now my questions:
1. (How) can i connect my arduino to the kindle using the serial port or USB? The arduino will send simple commands like "update score to 11:10" etc.
2. How can i print the big letters/numbers on the screen, is there a simple programming language which can use fonts etc. Or do i have to do the graphic stuff on my own (preparing each number as bitmap, etc.)?

regards
ST10

08-15-2012, 07:34 AM	#1
supertyp2010 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2012 Device: kindle dx	Serial Port and big letters Hello, i'm new to the forum, and hope you can help me. I'd like to use my kindle dx as a little scoreboard for table tennis. I have a wireless remote connected to an arduino, and all the processing is done by the arduino. I first wanted to use a LED Display, but the kindle would be a more flexible display-solution. Now my questions: 1. (How) can i connect my arduino to the kindle using the serial port or USB? The arduino will send simple commands like "update score to 11:10" etc. 2. How can i print the big letters/numbers on the screen, is there a simple programming language which can use fonts etc. Or do i have to do the graphic stuff on my own (preparing each number as bitmap, etc.)? regards ST10