i'd like to have a external touchscreen input in my truck for my phone and have been looking around too see if its possible, i've read the posts about other phones so i know its possible on some.
i'm looking at using a 8" liliput screen like this: http://store.mp3car.com/Lilliput_8_Widescreen_VGA_Touchscreen_889GL_80NP_p/mon-029.htm which accepts USB input
my phone has a 3 way dongle attachment allowing 3 accessories to be attached at once and a TV out, i'd like to use the USB for touchscreen I/O and then the TV out for....TV out obviously.
biggest issue i see is drivers, where could i find some and have them work with my phone or would someone be willing to develop them for a price?
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I am currently trying to get usb host functions to work on my pro (if it is even possible). I am wondering if anyone has some info about this that would point me in the right direction. I found a thread on this board from a few months ago about how to make the usb cable needed. I was specifically wondering if anyone has the drivers and other files needed to make this work. Ultimately I would like to hook my pro to an external touchscreen to create a carputer type setup.
Topic was discussed before - afair there is no such function on TP because of lack of power - with USB Host you need to provide power for device connected to TP.
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Topic was discussed before - afair there is no such function on TP because of lack of power - with USB Host you need to provide power for device connected to TP.
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What about using an external source of power like a usb hub?
i dont believe it's just a power issue
it's been up many many many times the last years
with pretty much all htc devices
if you got it working you'd be the first ever who made it work
on any HTC wm device apart from Athena
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Ultimately I would like to hook my pro to an external touchscreen to create a carputer type setup.
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How 'bout using a Carputer with touchscreen, and a proggie like EveryWan ??
It may not be a solution for you, but the RedFly adds USB host functionality to the phone paired with it and it works nicely with Touch Pro.
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not possible...atleast not atm
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It may not be a solution for you, but the RedFly adds USB host functionality to the phone paired with it and it works nicely with Touch Pro.
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So does redfly have usb ports? If it does this might be the solution I was looking for. If it is possible to remove the keyboard or move it out of the way and put the screen in the dash I could use something like this. I like that it uses bluetooth which means less wires to mess around with.
I don't want to give up on usb host on my pro yet though. I have read some people saying it may be possible, I even read on a message board someone saying he got it to work with a different htc phone (I don't recall which phone it was). I have also read some people saying it isn't possible.
The pro is the first smartphone I have ever owned (except for the palm centro I had for 3 weeks). I am new to windows mobile phones and am trying to figure out if people actually looked into it and say it isn't possible or just say it isn't possible without trying it. I am not claiming that it is or isn't possible I am just looking for information about it.
Ok so now that android is starting to support video output and dlna services and full blue tooth is there a way to hook up and external touchscreen and have it display what is on the phone screen ? basically i want to put a 10 inch touch screen in my car and connect it to my speakers and then have either a dock or wireless connection to my android phone so i can have in car nav/mp3/video/phone/video phone and well the list is endless cause android rocks . Anyone have any ideas , also want to keep the cost down .
I have got a Samsung Galaxy S. I also have an 8 inch touchscreen which I have had for some time but a friend borrowed it and lost the VGA and USB cables for it. Today I hacked up a cable using this http://pinoutsguide.com/CellularPhones-P-W/samsung_galaxy_vidout_pinout.shtml and one of these scart adapters http://img.focalprice.com/spic/201008/GXB12S.jpg. The benefit in using the scart adapter like this is that I can use it in the car with my touchscreen using the RCA plugs, or I can take it in the house and plug the scart straight into the tv
I can plug in my touchscreen (using RCA plugs) and get video output using the composite cable to the screen, and if I wanted to, I could play sound through the screens built in speaker but I prefer to route my sound through my Bury CC9960 car kit. So I have a secondary screen on my phone which works great. I am now searching for a way to use the touchscreen functionality on it as well. I believe this would require USB Host (or USB-OTG) functionality which is possible on some devices but I haven't yet tried on mine. I guess using a touchscreen would also need an app on the phone to calibrate the position of clicking on the screen with whats being displayed (and possibly to rotate the controls 90 degrees when the phone is in portrait or landscape mode).
I think with a bit of software and hardware hacking it would definitely be possible, it may be dependent on the hardware in your phone supporting USB Host mode but I would think most Android phones probably have a video-out option so you could still use this as I currently do but it may take a while longer for someone to come up with a hack to use the touchscreen functionality.
I have been searching for some way to do this since I got my Evo 4g. I am now using an Evo 3D, and would really like to be able to output to a 7"-10" stereoscopic 3d touchscreen display Hard to find... but they do exist... and my evo 3d does output 3d content over DLNA, wirelessly.
Possible but with limitations
If you have a Android tablet/device with Resistive Touch screen and HDMI out, you probably can connect an external LCD screen with Touch to it.
I do not know for tablets with capacitive screens, as I have not tried it yet
I tried this as an experiment, based on / inspired by the Martin Drashkov experiment (Google for martin drashkov and android megapad) and succeeded.
The Resistive screen tablets use - in most cases - 4 wire Resistive Touch panels.
These panels are "interchangeable". The 23 inch Resistive touch panel I used for my proof of concept worked absolutely fine and without the need to adjust settings on touch positions.
See my blog post about it:
beyondthekeeboard.wordpress.com: /2011/10/05/bigscreen-android-with-touch/
You will void your warrenty when doing this.
I need help... I am new to Android tablets and operating systems so I apologize if I don't give enough information right from the start and if I am asking too simple of a question. I recently purchased an iRulu 10.1" tablet. I am very happy with it since it does what I purchased it for with one exception... I wanted to use one of the USB ports to connect my USB to 9 pin serial adapter so that I can console into different devices we use at my work. Both ports work since I am able to plug in a mouse or keyboard and both function, but the USB dongle I use on my laptop will not even be recognized on the tablet... Someone please tell me what I am missing. Is it a driver? New USB adapter? Some app? I've tried a few solutions and they have not yielded any positive results. I have installed a couple of apps and they don't even recognize the adapter as being connected. Thank you for any and all assistance!!
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I wouldn't expect a usb dongle to work because I don't believe any of the Irulu devices have bluetooth capability from what I understand. I don't know for sure though since I am new to this device. I just got one (Model#: AN101 AllWinner A10 CPU) myself on Thursday and doing the research trying to flash JellyBean onto it for now.
Mine came with it's own USB keyboard/stand combo so I don't expect to need a BT keyboard but they are so nice you never can tell what I may want once I get JB on here.
I just figured I'd post to keep this thread alive for ya and input. Good luck
Does anyone have an idea whether its possible to use MHL + OTG with charging on the Skyrocket? Whether it be stock or an aftermarket rom/kernel doesn't matter. I can't seem to find a definitive answer on this phone, but I'm leaning toward not possible.
This is what I planned on ordering. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009LAZG2M/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I would assume since the MHL adapter puts the device in charge mode, it wouldn't read the attached usb device (if using a hub or y adapter) since it is not in Host mode. Any have any experiance with this or have any links they can provide. It would be much appreciated!
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Does anyone have an idea whether its possible to use MHL + OTG with charging on the Skyrocket? Whether it be stock or an aftermarket rom/kernel doesn't matter. I can't seem to find a definitive answer on this phone, but I'm leaning toward not possible.
This is what I planned on ordering. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009LAZG2M/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I would assume since the MHL adapter puts the device in charge mode, it wouldn't read the attached usb device (if using a hub or y adapter) since it is not in Host mode. Any have any experiance with this or have any links they can provide. It would be much appreciated!
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I have the same cable and mhl works as long add the rom supports it. As for your question I found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1741583&page=21 and on the last page there is a link for someone who got it to work on as3 however our phones have different pin configuration but you should be able to do the same thing as him
OTG while using MHL sounds like a great way to fry something important on your phone. it's clear the note 2 had something like this in mind with the smart dock. it looks like the smart dock works with the S3 so it could be that the way they designed the usb port it all just works as needed for this.
I'm interested in the usecase/motivation for doing both at the same time if you don't mind sharing.
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OTG while using MHL sounds like a great way to fry something important on your phone. it's clear the note 2 had something like this in mind with the smart dock. it looks like the smart dock works with the S3 so it could be that the way they designed the usb port it all just works as needed for this.
I'm interested in the usecase/motivation for doing both at the same time if you don't mind sharing.
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Well my Skyrocket screen was destroyed by my youngest son So, I had an idea to use the old phone with the MHL adapter to connect to my TV (which is not a smart TV). The need for the OTG is to plug in peripherals such as kb/mouse, but after further review, i could probably just use bluetooth. The device itself doesn't need to have much storage really, all of the movies are being streamed from my mini home server (DLNA).
So instead of going out and spending 60 on a smart TV adapater, I figured I would try to make use of what I already had, a phone with a broken screen. I'm not even sure the digitizer works and I was unable to find a replacement screen a decent price. The phone has already been replaced with a Nexus 4, so I'm not really concerned with the "safety" of the skyrocket.
I think it would be nice to use it as a TV adapter, surf net, play games watch movies while in bed using a wireless mouse/keyboard.
You would think there would already be something like this out there...
I came across this, then noticed their statement "Use Bluetooth keyboard for wireless control" Which really tells me no OTG... and heard was broken ha.
http://www.amazon.com/iBolt-Streamer-MHL-Charging-Dock/dp/tech-data/B0094M3DZY/ref=de_a_smtd
I know, why would I want to connect this phone SDTV in this day and age?
I'll be going away for 2 weeks in December, and the relatives I'll be staying with only have SD/Tube televisions in the house. In the past (and before it got stolen) I would use my iPod touch 4 with the composite cable which worked well. I was able to fit a whole bunch of movies into its 32GB that my cousins and I would watch.
Now, to do that with an android phone—specifically my Xperia Z3. From what I understand, MHL can be finicky across different devices...correct me in I'm wrong.
I found this cable which seems be exactly what I'm looking for: MHL to AV Composite Video Adapter on dx.com (sorry I can't post any links yet) or google it. However, as you might see from the description, it lists all devices it is compatible with. It doesn't list any Sony devices, but it does say other MHL enable devices. I'm still concerned about compatibility though. This is looks android equivalent of what I was using with my iPod touch.
Any help/suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.