Got a question or two for the hardware hackers.
I purchased a Sony viewfinder...inside it has a microdisplay LCD
module:
SONY
LCX032AKB8
032D84K
And it has 2 driver boards, each the size of a postage stamp.
Is this of any use to me as a display? Or even as a TV? Does
anyone know how to hook it up, or to drive it? It's a beautiful
little module, and it's my priority, at the moment. I'd like to get
it hooked up and working.
This is the closest I've found to a data sheet, and I think it's for
the controller chip. Of course, I can't read Japanese.
<http://www.sony.co.jp/Products/SC-HP/CXPAL/CXPAL-42/PDF/LCX032np.pdf>
It mentions R, G, and B signals. I've never had to generate
them before -- how is this done? Is it a 1 chip solution, or
should I hack the VGA cable, or what?
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I also picked up a larger, high-resolution (whatever that means)
active matrix color viewfinder...it's from another Sony Handycam
(no model number) camcorder with a flip-out LCD. It has a
small eyepiece just above it. Again...anyone know anything at all
about interfacing to these? I'll get model and part numbers as I
disassemble it further.
I swear it's put together like a puzzle box! I've made no headway
in figuring out how to disassemble this thing. Any hints, guys?
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And finally, I picked up 5 laptop ALPS glidepoint modules, and
they're labelled for PS/2 connection.
ALPS 56AAA1801A
808-874649-211-A
9DJ05046 A2
GP PS/2 1/F
It uses what appears to be an 8 pin mylar cable for connections,
but I have only the socket available.
My thought was to wire directly onto the solder traces for
connections. Same question again -- does anyone know how to
interface these to a standard PS/2 port? They're brand new and
apparently made for DELL laptops. I'm working through the ALPS
web site right now, but am not holding out much hope...maybe their
tech department will be able to give me the pinouts.
They have every other detail on their web site...
<http://www3.alps.co.jp/WebObjects/catalog.woa/HTML/GlidePoint/GlidePoint
/KGDD/KGDD_E.HTML>
If I can get one working, I'll make the others available to the
list, or put them on eBay, or something like that. Heck...the guy
had several gross available! Surely I can't be the only one for
whom a laptop glidepoint module would be an interesting toy.
-- Chuck Knight
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