RE: Interesting new product

["Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Frank

Take a look at the MicroVGA module
http://www.dontronics.com/micro-vga.html

and the user guide which has the protocol
http://www.dontronics.com/pdf/uVGA_Core_Users_Manual.pdf

It takes serial commands direct from a PIC. It does mention that there
coul=
d
be a touchscreen option but on a 1.5 inch LCD I wouldnt expect to be able
t=
o
define more than about 4 touch pads!

I have asked if the pictures on the page are simulated (which I believe to
be the case) as used to be the case with TV set adverts as I believe there
is too much information on them.
eg http://www.dontronics.com/graphics/microlcd_graphics5.jpg
has the words
"Settings Measurements Config Upload" which alone is 32
characters and some
very obvious space as well. Given that the resolution is only 128 pixels I
cant see it being a genuine image as that would only be 4 pixels per
character excluding the spaces!

I have asked for an image or a "real" display and also for info
on how it i=
s
actually mounted as the picture doesnt really show that.

I have a Micro-VGA and as they use the same protocol I can see if I can get
a meaningful display in a 128x128 space and if I can then I may send off
fo=
r
one.

Regards

Keith

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> Frank Mc Alinden
> Sent: 17 August 2005 09:15
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Interesting new product
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> Hi Keith
>                 Looks interesting.....So does the pic talk to it
serially
> ???
> Can give a brief explaination of how it is used ???
> Pity it  wasnt touchscreen as well ,although i suppose some nice
switches
> around it would be ok..
>
> Frank
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>
> To: "UKHA Discussion" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 7:40 AM
> Subject: [ukha_d] Interesting new product
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> > Hi All,
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> > A while ago I posted about the MicroVGA module that allowed a
humble PI=
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> > chip to create basic VGA displays.
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> > Today I received noticication of a new variant of the module
> that used the
> > same command set but instead of a VGA output, it has a 1.5 inch
> LCD Screen
> > 128h x 128v x 256 colours.
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> > http://www.dontronics.com/micro-lcd.html
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> > Looks like it could be very useful in the HA field particularly
for XPL
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> > XAP devices.
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> > Cost is 99 AUD which is currently about 42 GBP.
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> > Regards
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> > Keith
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