28-04-2024, 08:23 AM
Colin,
the gridtracker software will run on a Raspberry PI to lower the load on your central device if you wanted to go that way. You can tell WSJT-X to broadcast its data to a network address where the PI is listening for it. This might help with your screen / CPU resources on the laptop but of course then you need a second monitor to view the gridtracker info.
Maybe the redesign should revolve around a pair of monitors (do not skimp on the quality of the monitors) and a USB-C docking station for the laptop, these dock's allow you to extend ports from the laptop to the ports on the dock and mostly connect over a single USB-C cable. We use hundreds of these where I work and the teachers just walk into the room, then connect to all the room equipment (TV sized display screen / keyboard / mouse / power) with one USB-C cable. This would allow you to easily remove the laptop for trips away or use in another room, without undoing the eventual spaghetti of connections we all usually end up with.
just a thought
the gridtracker software will run on a Raspberry PI to lower the load on your central device if you wanted to go that way. You can tell WSJT-X to broadcast its data to a network address where the PI is listening for it. This might help with your screen / CPU resources on the laptop but of course then you need a second monitor to view the gridtracker info.
Maybe the redesign should revolve around a pair of monitors (do not skimp on the quality of the monitors) and a USB-C docking station for the laptop, these dock's allow you to extend ports from the laptop to the ports on the dock and mostly connect over a single USB-C cable. We use hundreds of these where I work and the teachers just walk into the room, then connect to all the room equipment (TV sized display screen / keyboard / mouse / power) with one USB-C cable. This would allow you to easily remove the laptop for trips away or use in another room, without undoing the eventual spaghetti of connections we all usually end up with.
just a thought
Peter Sumner, vk5pj
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- Winston Churchill