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theorangebandit

Member Since: 03 Jun 2013
Location: Stowmarket
Posts: 862

touch screen slave screen for toughbook

hello all,

i have recently decided that my toughbook is of minimal use to me and today was considering selling it. but the thought then occurred to me that i could integrate it into my truck and use it as a navigation system / entertainment system.

i have located a rather affordable mount that will accept my CF-19 that i would like to fix out of view under my cubby box, ill invent a sliding mechanism to access it. but wanting a slave screen on the top of the dash that i could use to control the machine from for use of things like the navigation.

im sure this isn't a difficult task to achieve although i am open to suggestions on alternatives. it just seems to me that i already have the hardware and i would like to put it to use as i like my little tough book.

cheers

17th Nov 2013 11:30am

RLD

Member Since: 29 Jun 2007
Location: Lancs
Posts: 858

I have one of these

and the docking station all the bit for it as well RLD fabricator of Hidden Winch Mount for D3/4 roof racks jerry can holders CB aerial mounts and much more and agent for Helsport Tents and gear

17th Nov 2013 4:19pm

theorangebandit

Member Since: 03 Jun 2013
Location: Stowmarket
Posts: 862

looks a bit big, ? of is that just the way the pic is making it look. also is that a slave screen or a touch tablet ?

17th Nov 2013 4:53pm

RLD

Member Since: 29 Jun 2007
Location: Lancs
Posts: 858

it is quite big came out of a French police care touch screen that plugs into the CF18 RLD fabricator of Hidden Winch Mount for D3/4 roof racks jerry can holders CB aerial mounts and much more and agent for Helsport Tents and gear

Last edited by RLD on 17th Nov 2013 5:24pm. Edited 1 time in total

17th Nov 2013 5:22pm

diesel_jim

Member Since: 13 Oct 2008
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Posts: 6102

Just get any PC screen, and you can buy a touch screen overlay that sticks on (double sided tape all the way around the edges), either serial or USB into your toughbook, then install the drivers and away you go (obviously plug the VGA into the toughbook and use alt F4 or F5 to select external screen)

I've got a touch screen equipped 19" screen here if you want to try. there's no enclosure for it though, you'd have to make one up... the screen was removed from one of the jukeboxes at work

17th Nov 2013 5:23pm

theorangebandit

Member Since: 03 Jun 2013
Location: Stowmarket
Posts: 862

i was looking more at a 7 -9 inch screen, cheers for the pointers ill get on line and find me a screen i know theyre out there just didnt realise it was that simple,

ive never heard of touch screen stick ons thats immense thanks for that

17th Nov 2013 5:49pm

diesel_jim

Member Since: 13 Oct 2008
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Yeah, the hardest bit is making them look neat (unless you buy a complete screen and enclosure like they do on linITX)

That's where my 10" screen came from. great but a bit costly.

But the actual making it work is easy.

Quick google shows, complete 10" for £210

a few on this ebay page, including a dash mounted freelander one

17th Nov 2013 6:23pm

theorangebandit

Member Since: 03 Jun 2013
Location: Stowmarket
Posts: 862

you sir have equipped me with a host of options thank you very much for your help. i shall now spend many hours studying options, i do hope to have it all bought and then plummed in before the summer .

17th Nov 2013 6:46pm

RLD

Member Since: 29 Jun 2007
Location: Lancs
Posts: 858

the one i have is about 10" RLD fabricator of Hidden Winch Mount for D3/4 roof racks jerry can holders CB aerial mounts and much more and agent for Helsport Tents and gear

17th Nov 2013 7:24pm

theorangebandit

Member Since: 03 Jun 2013
Location: Stowmarket
Posts: 862

yea i think 10 is too big using the links i was given i have found a large selection of 7s thanks again dude

17th Nov 2013 7:38pm

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