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On this page, you will find all the informations needed to use LCD on Armadeus.
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Hardware Add-Ons (Page bricolage :-))
  
== Hardware interface ==
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* IRReceiver
 
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* [[LCD]]: How to connect LCD (graphic & text) to your board
Two possibilities:
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* [[PS2]]: How to connect PS/2 devices to your board
* LCD can be used with i.MX LCD controller -> direct connection to i.MX LCD pins (ex: [[MotLCD]] )
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* [[MMC/SD]]: How to connect MMC/SD devices to your board
* LCD has a built-in controller with a parallel interface -> usage of i.MX LCD pins as GPIOs and emulation of a PC parallel port to reuse existing software
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* Step motor controler
* ?? Should we support serial interface ?.
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* TV Output
 
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* Compact Flash slot
== Supported LCD / Software API ==
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=== Which LCD controller are we going to support (for parallel port/GPIO interface) ===
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Text:
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- HD 44780 (tested with GpioDriver driver (+ppdev emulation) and LCD4Linux
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- ?
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Graphic:
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- KS0108 (Nico and Juju have one sample, not tested yet because LC4Linux don't support it)
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- ?
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=== User space tools / library found to control // LCD ===
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[[LCD4linux]]
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Cool but mainly to display system informations, not very customizable for user GUI
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Lcdproc ??
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(Not tested)
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Other idea ??
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[[Category:Hardware]]
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Revision as of 13:29, 19 September 2006

Hardware Add-Ons (Page bricolage :-))

  • IRReceiver
  • LCD: How to connect LCD (graphic & text) to your board
  • PS2: How to connect PS/2 devices to your board
  • MMC/SD: How to connect MMC/SD devices to your board
  • Step motor controler
  • TV Output
  • Compact Flash slot