[Arm-netbook] 480 × 272 5" LCD lash up ready for testing

[luke.leighton]

On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 10:56 AM, joem <joem at martindale-electric.co.uk> wrote:
> On Tue, 2013-10-15 at 10:12 +0100, luke.leighton wrote:
>> hm i kinda have if necessary access to 18v (ok 17) off the flying
>
> 17V on the border between working and not working - 18V ok,
> 19V laptop supplies - ebay about £15

 ok.  i got one of those kicking around.

>> squirrel LCD charge pump, plus 3.3v LDO.
>
> LDO needs a little head room + protection diode - need 5V supply
> about £5 on ebay.

 ok.

>>   as long as you can do a
>> breakout for the fpc and preferably have a suitable 44-pin connector
>> that mates with the MEB's pins (so i'm not having to solder 30 wires
>> directly to it and make a mess!) i should be good to go.
>
> That is the bit I have to wire for you with fpc fitted - real pain them
> 0.5mm pitch fpc.

 oh if you're doing it by hand i can manage that if you can source the
components.  i might have a 40-pin 2.5mm header i got from maplin's 2
years ago - i'll check the bag-o-bits tonight :)

> Play it by ear... see what hardware turns up and how far I get,
> and then I send email again.

 ok sah.

l.