[GTALUG] FPD-Link adapter kits

Stewart C. Russell scruss at gmail.com
Mon Aug 22 15:36:35 EDT 2016


On 2016-08-22 12:17 PM, Russell Reiter via talk wrote:
> Has anyone tried out the LCD adapter kits like this one on ebay.
> http://m.ebay.com/itm/121124750917?_mwBanner=1

Not directly, but I have seen a whole bunch of consoles for ad
promotions that use Raspberry Pi + Generic cheap laptop LCD + board
almost exactly like this to make a cheap built-in HDMI display. Many of
those are touchscreens, though. Matching the backlight inverter to the
screen will be the hard part.

> My friend surprised the heck out of himself when he bought a raspberry
> pi and was able to get it working on his own. HDMI works fine for
> connecting to his TV. He just needed a little help with a RTC setup.

You got the RTC going okay? The most important lessons I've learned are:

* Use a DS3231 if at all possible

* Don't follow a tutorial that's more than a year old. If it mentions
Raspbian Wheezy, run away!

cheers,
 Stewart


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