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jman

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Posted: 02:19am 23 Jul 2011

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I was trawling the web and as usual got side tracked and came across this
http://www.4dsystems.com.au/prod.php?id=131

This look real cool and simple to use so I thought I would let the Maximite world know about them

They can be purchased from Sparkfun or direct from here http://shop.4dsystems.com.au/vga-embedded-vga-graphics-modul es/281-9004.html

JohnEdited by jman 2011-07-24

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Posted: 02:29am 23 Jul 2011

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I wonder if Nick could you this for the Maximite colour?

Its easier to ask forgiveness than to seek permission!

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Posted: 02:35am 23 Jul 2011

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Wow.

Kinda makes my colour mod look like a waste of time.

Actually, looking at all the other modules out there, one has to wonder if there is any point in designing anything at all.

Electronics has become LEGO for the grown ups. Pick your blocks and clip them all together.

The bedroom designer has become obsolete.

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Posted: 02:37am 23 Jul 2011

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Sorry Nic that was not the intention

Now we just need serial for the Maximite and we can test these.
I am going to order one to play with

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Posted: 02:38am 23 Jul 2011

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Even has an I2C interface. There's your colour Maximite folks.

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Posted: 02:39am 23 Jul 2011

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Nick said Even has an I2C interface. There's your colour Maximite folks.

Missed that

Cool so i can test when it arrives

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Posted: 12:12pm 24 Jul 2011

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Hey guys

It even does "real" sound (not sq wave squawk) and almost costs as much as Don's EV ... $49.

The possibilities appear endless with the video.

Don't let go now Nick maybe you can patch this to the MM for the rest of us dumb bunnies.

Thanks for your efforts Nick I for one was on the edge of my seat waiting to play your colour space invaders.

Keith

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donmck

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Posted: 06:56pm 24 Jul 2011

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Some of you may know, I was 4dSystems only distributor for many years, but that is another very long story.

Two Questions:

Q1)
What micro do you think the 4D device is using, even though it has 4D lettering on top?

Q2)
Can you get a Maximite to provide QVGA/VGA/WVGA graphics solution to any embedded project, and feed it with serial or I2C, and do it all with MM-Basic?

All we need is the ability to run a Maximite without an SD card. Isn't that being worked on?

One consideration. MM-Basic speed may be a problem for this application.

Cheers Don...Edited by donmck 2011-07-26

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Posted: 10:48pm 24 Jul 2011

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Then there are products like this:

http://www.microvga.com/

Just wondering why they put it on a 20 pin single row header along one side, with so many unused pins.

Would have thought an Arduino shield would have done nicely.
But then, that is the way I think these days.

or this:
http://excamera.com/sphinx/gameduino/

But what do we want our Maximite to be?

You can buy a netbook for $70
http://www.dhgate.com/new-7-via-laptop-notebook-netbook-pc-w ifi/p-ff8080812f5755e5012f6e035e397820.html

Cheers Don...Edited by donmck 2011-07-26

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jman

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Posted: 10:53pm 24 Jul 2011

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donmck said Then there are products like this:

http://www.microvga.com/

Nice find Don this at really good price

John

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Posted: 10:58pm 24 Jul 2011

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This is not unlike Gerard's TFTa colour display driven with "existing" IIC commands and demonstrated on another area here. ie. it already works on Maximite !

Gerard wrote the code for the TFTa pcb, designed by Chris Stake in the TFT_A group. I think Gerard may still have kits for the pcb too.

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Posted: 11:06pm 24 Jul 2011

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Hi Glenn

Only thing with these adapters they drive a normal VGA monitor

For embedded applications the TftA is an absolute thing of beauty and
of cousre it allready works with Maximite

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Posted: 12:11am 25 Jul 2011

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The MicroVGA seems to only output a text display. No high resolution graphics.

Boring.

The Gameduino one looks much better.

Does it create it's own environment? Negating the need for the MM (any SPI host)?

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