sunjw
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Post by sunjw on Sept 5, 2007 2:42:45 GMT 7
Thecus uses this LCD: NEWTEC NC2002B-B/W-PS01 www.newtec.com.tw/products-set.htmsunjw, this looks much better I think CU20025ECPB and CU20029ECPB are compatible with Thecus. I don't believe there are many different standards with the same connector. Also those 2 displays supports 2 command sets. Only remained: how to get it Fine, they have exactly compatible connector pins from both data sheets. Another well-known brand is Futaba from Japan. www.futaba.com/products/display_modules/lcd_emulator/products/details/table.aspHowever, they are not cheap, and the price is between US$60 and US$80 at least 100 pieces per lot.
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Post by cheburashka on Sept 5, 2007 2:56:11 GMT 7
yes, i unscrew it and had read what's written on the back Were you able to identify what it is connected to?
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Post by tairus on Sept 5, 2007 8:19:37 GMT 7
cheburashka, what u mean? i've read sticker on the back side of LCD module and posted here.
sunjw, thanks! i will check availability.
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Post by cheburashka on Sept 5, 2007 8:47:17 GMT 7
cheburashka, what u mean? i've read sticker on the back side of LCD module and posted here. sunjw, thanks! i will check availability. The reason I was asking you to let me know (not being able to get the second screw off on mine), was that I thought understanding the connection (is the AVR on a PCI card? motherboard?) would help me understand how to get the AVR behaving like a normal lcd.
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Post by tairus on Sept 6, 2007 6:10:25 GMT 7
unfortunately, i already screw my N5200 back. But there are no any add-on cards except LAN and RAID Riser cards. It means "your" AVR is on mother board. I didn't explore motherboard enough, actually.. Also, i remember long narrow ribbons - they are come from LCD and buttons to motherboard.
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Post by cheburashka on Sept 6, 2007 11:56:22 GMT 7
unfortunately, i already screw my N5200 back. But there are no any add-on cards except LAN and RAID Riser cards. It means "your" AVR is on mother board. I didn't explore motherboard enough, actually.. Also, i remember long narrow ribbons - they are come from LCD and buttons to motherboard. That is what I suspected would unfortunately be the case. I've been playing with the source for the AVR/LCD program. The goal is to add code that lets a normal distro put up boot messages, and also is compatible with lcdproc. Oddly, the AVR does not change its behavior even when I upload this new code using the thecus firmware updating system. I had hoped the chip would turn out to be on something that could be removed and played with -- I'm afraid to change thecus' code _too_ much because I don't entirely understand how the AVR interacts with the OS. It may turn out that the LCD part of this project requires someone better at this than me. Actually, its kind of amusing, because in going through the AVR source code you can see all sorts of features thecus was _trying_ to put in and gave up on because they couldn't get them to work. My hope is that after I put bootstrap files up somewhere (maybe this weekend) others will get involved in the project. It is more stable, faster, more up-to-date, and more feature-rich than the thecus firmware. The only things you give up are the web interface for automatic configuration and the LCD.
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