Using lcd temp display via onboard t_sensor1 pins

[VRBabe81]

Hi all,

I'd like to get an lcd temp display and fit it to the inside of my side window. As the motherboard has onboard temp sensors and a 2 pin t_sensor1 could I connect to that or would it cause problems? and what would you recommend instead?

Thanks
VRBabe81

[VRBabe81]

unknownmiscreant wrote:
That screen will not work with the ROG_EXT header. The screen you have (as far as I can tell) is designed to be used via USB and controlled with an installed software package.

The ROG_EXT header can be broken out into an I2C slave device, but this is not compatible with USB. You will need an arduino/raspberry pi/asus tinkerboard etc to interface with the header. You will also need a different screen. I would check out the 4D systems range of picasso and diablo powered screens. I have a uLCD-43PT touch screen which I currently use for controlling my HiFi setup. Designing a fancy looking UI is quite easy with 4D VisiGenie, but you will need to write your own serial interface code for the arduino/rpi and sift through datasheets to find the relevant commands to update the display and have an understanding of bitwise XOR operations etc to generate checksums for the commands. It won't be plug and play.

All of that went over my head lol but thanks for your knowledge 🙂 I used this lcd screen with the rtss add-on and the GOverlay in the background which received the temp info and relayed it back to my lcd screen via micro usb. I was thinking of getting https://www.amazon.co.uk/NZXT-AC-IUSBH-M1-Internal-Connectors-External/dp/B01IFGFTJ2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=U...

[unknownmiscrean]

VRBabe81 wrote:
All of that went over my head lol but thanks for your knowledge 🙂 I used this lcd screen with the rtss add-on and the GOverlay in the background which received the temp info and relayed it back to my lcd screen via micro usb. I was thinking of getting https://www.amazon.co.uk/NZXT-AC-IUSBH-M1-Internal-Connectors-External/dp/B01IFGFTJ2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=U...

Yeah thats ok, I would probably stick with the LCD you have and run it over USB. Using an RPI will still be just as complicated as what I was talking about in the above post.

I take it you are out of internal USB ports. You could get an internal USB hub, but that one you found seems somewhat overpriced.

You could get something like this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dodocool-Express-Controller-Internal-Capacitors/dp/B00HQY5C9M/ref=sr_1_1_ss...

It has an internal USB3.0 header, but there are bound to be USB2.0 ones available. Although you can just connect the +5v, D+, D- and GND pins found on a USB 2.0 header and ignore the rest.

Otherwise, get something like this and some 2.54mm pitch header strip and mod it.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/High-Speed-Port-Adapterfor-Laptop/dp/B002FFT8Z6/ref=sr_1_9?s=computers&ie=U...

Or just run USB cables in from the back through a PCI slot.

[VRBabe81]

unknownmiscreant wrote:
Yeah thats ok, I would probably stick with the LCD you have and run it over USB. Using an RPI will still be just as complicated as what I was talking about in the above post.

I take it you are out of internal USB ports. You could get an internal USB hub, but that one you found seems somewhat overpriced.

You could get something like this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dodocool-Express-Controller-Internal-Capacitors/dp/B00HQY5C9M/ref=sr_1_1_ss...

It has an internal USB3.0 header, but there are bound to be USB2.0 ones available. Although you can just connect the +5v, D+, D- and GND pins found on a USB 2.0 header and ignore the rest.

Otherwise, get something like this and some 2.54mm pitch header strip and mod it.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/High-Speed-Port-Adapterfor-Laptop/dp/B002FFT8Z6/ref=sr_1_9?s=computers&ie=U...

Or just run USB cables in from the back through a PCI slot.

Thanks for the links and you are right that just using a longer micro usb cable to the back and as the micro usb connector is on the left I can hide that when its stuck to the window hehe. Once done I'll take photo thanks again guys x

[VRBabe81]

I guess I could get a raspberry pi with an lcd module but as I already have this lcd tft screen I might as well use it.