[Arm-netbook] Realtek RTD2660 dithered LCD driver HDMI monitor

joem joem at martindale-electric.co.uk
Thu Nov 21 12:39:24 GMT 2013


Hi,

Just trying to expand the EOMA ecosystem.

I've got Realtek RTD2660 dithered LCD driver I bought
with 800x480 7" display. It converts a 1024p HDMI signal
to 800x480 and dithers the pixels to give impression
of very high definition. (The illusion is a challenge
for small characters that need to be displayed.)
It works well for graphical OS like Ubuntu running on the EOMA.

Just wondering if anyone know of SDKs and all the
developer bits needed to get RTD2660 board built
for EOMA.

(I believe Raspi developers are thinking of making such
 a device already and have a kickstarter like campaign
 going.)

So effectively the project is to build a miniature open source
HDMI monitor for EOMA all done up in glorious KiCAD.
When I get access to a 3D printer, a 100% open sourced case design
is likely a done deal.

The chip cost <$2, and LCD about $14.
Add in all the components, and you could make 
decent micro HDMI monitors with BOM of about $20.

Anyone out there wanting to cooperate on this one?
I can do all the layout and LCDs to get the thing going
from a hardware point of view.
I can buy a programmer to program the RTD2660 chip.

What I don't have is the SDK to customize the chip.
But obviously need some kind of SDK to make the firmware files.
I don't particularly know what to get it, or if there
are are open source projects out there that can generate the
firmware and/or program the RTD2660 chip

Any pointers greatly appreciated.



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