Hi there,I am looking for Ground Control Software which would enable me to use multiple physical screens/touchscreens at the same time.I noticed that QGRoundControl's tech preview had few screenshots of different screen setups for several uses but will it have support for displaying each of them in separate window which can be set for separate screens or fullscreen operation at separate screens or are these different views just setups that can be changed in one screen?Are there other Linux or Windows based Ground Control software which can run in multiple screens?Second question is that my Ground Control hardware consists of an Asus Sabretooth Z77 mainboard and Nvidia GPU which can run four different screens in Windows. Are there any driver or kernel restrictions or problems that will currently prevent multiscreen use with Nvidia GPUs when running Linux?Also how well multiple touchscreen inputs work with Linux? I know that in Windows using even one plus mouse is not very comfortable as the mouse cursor will go to the place where you click the touchscreen. I guess that someone has implemented a way to have touchscreen activate buttons etc. you click instead of dragging the cursor in the point that was touched.Reason for multiscreens is that most of the time my UAV is not operated only by me so it would help controlling it. For example a person who operates the UAV through the RC Flight Transmitter during take-offs, landings and other situations needing manual control could see forward facing camera and HUD in his/her screen while navigation and mission operator could see map with waypoints and technician could see performance telemetry and radiolink status etc. on his/her screen.Also I would want to see those in separate different sized screens while flying alone too.That brings up the multiple input device issue too as screens should respond to specified input devices only as there would be a problem when for example technician is browsing through system log or inputting values and tapping navigators screen would cause technicians inputs to go different places :) Atleast that is the way it would work in Windows.I remember that I could start multiple X Window Systems on a Debian when I used it years ago and assign them to different local screens and also assign different keyboards and mouses for them but that is not enough as the Ground Control software can't be run at the same time on multiple X Window Systems and still use same devices like the modem for the radiolink etc.Any insight how I should proceed with this multiscreen and input issue?I am choosing the Linux distro to be used with the Ground Control this weekend so I can check what touchscreens and input devices will work with it so I can start ordering parts next week so that I can start working with the actual Ground Control desk design.
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Took my head out of my behind (atleast it felt like it) and realised that Raspberry Pi exists and forgot about using single mainboard :)
Next question is that are there yet any Ground Control software that would support client/server setup for these screens?
I could use one Raspberry Pi for each screen and control devices and then connect them to a single Raspberry Pi or a bit more powerful similar device or for example to a Mini-Itx based device which has all modems etc. attached into it.
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Next question is that are there yet any Ground Control software that would support client/server setup for these screens?
I could use one Raspberry Pi for each screen and control devices and then connect them to a single Raspberry Pi or a bit more powerful similar device or for example to a Mini-Itx based device which has all modems etc. attached into it.