bluehash 1,581 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 So since the past month, I have been working on an OLED display for the Launchpad. It is a 128*64 OLED based on the SSD1306 driver. The booster pack is currently configured as SPI to a MSP430G2452. There are solder jumpers to the /CS, RST, SCLK and MOSI pins, so you can use the pins for something else too.There are currently two font packs created for it( Courier new Large and Small) optimized for the display. These will be available in the next week to buy in the store. Just wanted to get it out here. I have parts to build eight modules till the next batch is made.Code and schematics will be out in a few days. I'd really like to thank people who have contributed code here. I've used it in the OLED code and given credit where credit is due.Please feel free in giving suggestions or criticizing the board.I'm still ironing out stuff with the shop and thought this will be a good time to release something exciting.PS: The variation of light you see in the display is because of the camera's higher shutter speed while it is drawing. With our Persistence of Vision, it appears clean and uniform.-----------------------Schematic : Rev v1.0Code : Rev R01_01Buy : Shop---Changes to be made for rev1.2-- Make board stellaris launchpad capable-- Ad mounting holes-- 4 way joystick for UI zborgerd, RobG, pine and 5 others 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zborgerd 62 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Slick! That thing is tiny, but the resolution looks really good. Very easy to read. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 Yes it is. Thanks. You can fit ~25(128/5) characters of the small font and 9 characters of the large font on a line. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gordon 229 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 The display looks similar (probably even the same) as that of the Xprotolab, which indeed is very readable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PentiumPC 119 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 very nice, just a suggestion. maybe add five button or some input device? something that uses 1 adc line.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 very nice, just a suggestion. maybe add five button or some input device? something that uses 1 adc line.. good one, It would be good for a small ui. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PentiumPC 119 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 very nice, just a suggestion. maybe add five button or some input device? something that uses 1 adc line.. good one, It would be good for a small ui. Usually displays will be on the top layer of the stacking shield, so buttons will be good. Is stacking headers included? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 Male/Female headers are included as they are needed for testing. As for stacking headers, I'm trying to find a good source. I have stacking headers enough for 4 packs right now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zeke 693 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 very nice, just a suggestion. maybe add five button or some input device? something that uses 1 adc line.. Or add one 5-way button? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobG 1,892 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 This is a very nice board. What are those pads for, prototyping? @zeke If you can find those for under a $1, I would get few. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 Yes, they are for prototyping. The pins closer to the header are connected to the header. I'm trying to get this work with USCi, but the OLED refuses to accept 16-bit data. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 very nice, just a suggestion. maybe add five button or some input device? something that uses 1 adc line.. good one, It would be good for a small ui. Usually displays will be on the top layer of the stacking shield, so buttons will be good. Is stacking headers included? Just a thought.. why would you use stacking headers on this display if it were the top. Also,..man stacking headers are hard to find. They ones out there are expensive to purchase at bulk. Still looking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobG 1,892 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Yes, they are for prototyping... Nice, so you could add some switches to the board if you wanted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PentiumPC 119 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 very nice, just a suggestion. maybe add five button or some input device? something that uses 1 adc line.. good one, It would be good for a small ui. Usually displays will be on the top layer of the stacking shield, so buttons will be good. Is stacking headers included? Just a thought.. why would you use stacking headers on this display if it were the top. Also,..man stacking headers are hard to find. They ones out there are expensive to purchase at bulk. Still looking. yeah... they are hard to find...hahaha.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gwdeveloper 275 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 This is a pretty sweet Booster. Is your code something that could easily be moved over to control a SSD1332 on a color OLED? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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