[Arm-netbook] 5" LCD resolution 800x480 working for EOMA but color problems may exist because of miswire

[luke.leighton]

On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 1:50 AM, Scott Sullivan <scott at ss.org> wrote:
> On 11/10/2013 07:40 PM, luke.leighton wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 8:43 PM, Scott Sullivan <scott at ss.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 11/10/2013 08:46 AM, joem wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 12:43 AM, joem <joem at martindale-electric.co.uk>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> 5" LCD resolution 800x480 working for EOMA.
>>>>> Details here
>>>>> http://www.gplsquared.com/eoma_boot/eoma_boot.html#eoma_with_5inch_lcd
>>>>> These displays are about $16 from Aliexpress:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.aliexpress.com/item/5inch-5-TFT-LCD-LCM-RGB-800-480-Display-TOUCH/474988848.html
>>>>>
>>>>> I still notice a problem with color - Red and Blue appear to be
>>>>> swapped.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> : ok.  the specification's going to have to change.  we cannot modify
>>>> :the CPU Card, so the spec has to be changed to match the card.  what a
>>>> :pain.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Joe, can you clarify. Was this an issue with the Data Sheet for the LCD
>>> or
>>> an issue with the EOMA-68 spec?
>>
>>
>>   scott.  joe is not responsible for the EOMA68 specification: i am.
>
>
> Luke, I've been involved on this list for a year and half. That is quite
> clear and I wasn't implying that Joe was in charge of the spec.

 no problem.

> What I was asking is for some additional details about the nature of the
> problem. Was it just an issue with the specific LCD,

 no.

> or with the way the RGB
> TTL lines labeled in the EOMA-68 spec.

 yes.

> This is not clear from Joe's post.

 the changes made to the spec make it clear.

 l.