[Lab] LCD screen

Jean-Marc LeBlanc jeanmarc.leblanc at gmail.com
Thu Dec 9 12:35:45 EST 2010


this is for the stm32challenge so i am limited on the processor.  i
must use their arm processor.  I just saw they had a firmware for FTF
lcd screen  lol but not really any documentation lol

Jean-Marc Le Blanc
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"Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and
wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds




On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Tom Burns <tom.i.burns at gmail.com> wrote:
> It's not the same as DIY but on this topic there's apparently a cheap
> touchscreen, wifi enabled device being dumped at best buy.  Not sure if the
> sale is US only.
>
> http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=1468
>
> Tom
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com> wrote:
>>
>> What if the picture viewer were small and you could interact with it in
>> some way. And it's content gets broadcast to the nearest TV? Or computer
>> screen? Or wireless device? Just a thot.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc
>> <jeanmarc.leblanc at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> thanks allot.  i think the psp screen might be the easyest route tough
>>> 4" is a little bit small for a picture frame.  I will keep looking a
>>> little bit more thanks for your help
>>>
>>> Jean-Marc Le Blanc
>>> ---
>>>
>>> "Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and
>>> wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 11:42 AM, Andrew Plumb <andrew at plumb.org> wrote:
>>> > SparkFun has some smaller LCD options:
>>> > http://www.sparkfun.com/categories/76
>>> > ...or there's something like a Video Game Shield:
>>> > http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10226
>>> >
>>> > The Pixel Qi
>>> > (http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MKPQ01) that Maker
>>> > Shed carries has some info about LVDS in the datasheet:
>>> > http://cdn.makezine.com/make/pdf/pixel_qi_nantasket_spec_pub1_0.pdf
>>> >
>>> > Most EVM boards that can do video (like the BeagleBoard -
>>> > http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9444) have NTSC/S-Video, HDMI and/or DVI
>>> > outputs.
>>> >
>>> > Andrew.
>>> >
>>> > On 2010-12-09, at 10:38 AM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Hi,
>>> >> I am a little bit suck.  I can't find any information on lcd screens.
>>> >> I want to build a digital picture frame.  I was thinking of using an
>>> >> old lap top screen and communicating with the LVDS line but can't find
>>> >> any information on the protocol or what not.  I think it might be
>>> >> different per lcd screen i guess.
>>> >>
>>> >> also, if any one has any other suggestions on an other lcd screen I
>>> >> can use?  it needs to be at least 8" and cheap ;)
>>> >>
>>> >> any tips is appreciated.
>>> >>
>>> >> Jean-Marc Le Blanc
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>>> >> "Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and
>>> >> wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds
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