Stand Alone DVD Controller Board?
Stand Alone DVD Controller Board?
(OP)
Hiya everyone,
Does anyone know of an available programmable DVD-player controller board?
Basically I am looking for a standalone solution to connect a DVD-player, LCD screen, audio output, and switches. As it will be a standalone-PCB I realise it will have to be programmed with an OS, etc...
Does anyone have any ideas of where to start?
Many thanks,
Steve.
Does anyone know of an available programmable DVD-player controller board?
Basically I am looking for a standalone solution to connect a DVD-player, LCD screen, audio output, and switches. As it will be a standalone-PCB I realise it will have to be programmed with an OS, etc...
Does anyone have any ideas of where to start?
Many thanks,
Steve.






RE: Stand Alone DVD Controller Board?
You could probably save about a year by just finding a single board PC that can talk to IDE items directly.
Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com
RE: Stand Alone DVD Controller Board?
I've found these guys who seem to be heading in the right direction (eWay Technology Systems, Taiwan):
http://www.ewayco.com
I've e-mailed them for a quote and will post how helpful they are.
Once I have the SBC - it'll obviously need to drive the DVD-ROM (as well as control it's volume, some push-buttons, etc...) Can you suggest any OS/development methods for achieving this? Would a version of Embedded Linux be the way forward? - or can this not be used for commercial production as it's open-source?
Many thanks,
Steve.
RE: Stand Alone DVD Controller Board?
Seems like you are approaching a good solution from here.
I'd probably get a version going that reads/boots from a DVD. Once you are happy with all that then turn to your specific application. You may even want to include a HDD in your development unit.
Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com
RE: Stand Alone DVD Controller Board?