Hey all, I am looking to use a custom LCD screen on the FW 13. This LCD screen uses a custom pinout that requires more backlight pins that is standard. I am looking to figure out how best to deal with this (most likely through a custom logic board).
I’m not familiar with this - specifically, would it be ok to take the 4 pins, put them together in a plane and then split them out to 6?
If anyone is able to help, please do let me know
You could likely also just hook up 4 or the 6 pins, they are usually internally connected anyway. Assuming the 4 pins and the wires are capable of carrying the necessary current themselves of course, otherwise you are kind of screwed anyway.
Make sure the max voltage and IO-voltages match too when you are dealing with a non (de-factot)standard pinout.
I wouldn’t rush to conclusions - need to see whether they’re talking about power pins, or a backlight driver-less screen with K&A connections.
@Chironjit_Das Which specific screen are you trying to use? Do you have pictures of the pinout?
That’s where the likely bit comes in XD
The more info available the better though.
@Arya thanks for jumping in. Below is what i believe is the pinout for the screen. It is a TL134GDX screen from Tianma.
I’m not sure if the naming convention (anode/cathode) makes a difference(ie, could it just be that it means positive / negative) / or indicates if it is indeed a screen with K&A connections? Elsewhere i found that it says the forward voltage of the backlight is 2.85V typical (min to max being 2.7V to 3.0).
So the confusion here is that what drives the power and/or dimming since the BL_PWM is not present and backlight voltage is constant.
Yep; you need a backlight driver for it, in short. That driver, then, will receive BL_PWM and BL_EN signals, and drive those LEDs. Also, that’s forward voltage for a single diode - your backlight might have multiple diodes in series? Gonna try and check the datasheet later.
Hmm, ok, this is slowly pushing the boundaries of my comfort zone. I however have on order the control board for the device, so I’m guessing someone has already manufactured this previously. Would be nice to understand the workings behind it though and build a custom board that works with framework.
Would it be ok to ping you to ask more - I have access to more info since i am already talking to the supplier but i just need to decipher the information
Yeah not a good idea to just connect raw vbus to that XD
Just posting an update on my attempt at this and what I have reached so far with this: My use case is a little different - I have been trying to integrate the TL134GDX into my FW 13.
I have been running the screen with a USBC + DP driver board plus a breakout LED driver board(with the driver board purchased from the screen vendor):
With the help of Arya and a few others, I have produced my first board, which is currently on the way to me:
It uses the TPS 61187 driver to drive the 6 channels of LEDs
There’s been some issues with the solder mask and paste layer for some components but I will work on those in the next revision
