How to run Java Swing GUI on embedded ARM Linux platform?
843849May 31 2006 — edited May 31 2006The object is:
A touch panel, running Java Swing GUI, with a 25 fps 320x320 mono JPEG image animation and other control buttons.
What I have now:
A Developing Board with: ARM926 CPU at 266MHz, 128M RAM, 64M ROM, ported with arm-linux and MiniGUI.
My plan is:
1. installing a X-window system to the platform, discarding the MiniGUI.
2. install j2re-1.3.1-RC1-linux-arm.tar.bz2 to the platform.
3. run my program developed on a PC.
My concerns are:
1. Both X and Java is resource consuming, can a 266MHz ARM CPU meet my requirement?
2. Is the X a must to run Java Swing GUI? If yes, how can I configure it to minimize the footprint, I mean, install only necessary modules.
3. Can J2RE 1.3.1, the only port for arm linux, support Swing classes?
4. Are there other options, such as CDC + PP(AGUI?), how to do it?
Thanks alot!