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    • Mykle1M Offline
      Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @birdy
      last edited by

      @birdy said in Old LCD PC monitor:

      Any idea, what could be the problem?

      Your cat threw it down from the piano! ;^)

      Are you sure that your input is set correctly on the monitor?

      I would try it with another pc to eliminate the possibility that the Pi is not sending video.

      You can also try the DVI input. Again, making sure that the input is set to DVI when you try that.

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        birdy
        last edited by

        small update:
        I got the screen up and running (I forgot to switch over from the monitor body a small controll panel), unfortunatelly only via VGA. HDMI is definitely not working.

        Any idea:

        1. if I could connect RaPi to the monitor via DVI (micro HDMI DVI)?
        2. or is there a connector (micro HDMI VGA)?

        -> do I need a digital connection (hdmi) or analog (vga)?

        For me a good information for today is, I don’t have to buy a new 27 inch LCD panel :D

        Cheers
        birdy

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          tomyboy96 Project Sponsor @birdy
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          @birdy why the micro Hdmi?

          I would recommend using dvi to hdmi since the Rapi will then recognise the cable directly and u won’t have to do any config to get the screen working propely.

          If you wanna use a hdmi to vga i used this:

          http://www.wish.com/c/557e6ed78fe81619f182a12b

          Worked really good after a bounch of configures in the Rapi.

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            birdy
            last edited by

            @tomyboy96 - I have no idea why did I write micro HDMI (maybe I was playing with the micro SD adapter). But thanks for your remark! Adapter ordered (hope it will work). Next update in few days :)

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              tomyboy96 Project Sponsor @birdy
              last edited by

              @birdy I used some stuff from this site when i configured the Rapi (Y)

              https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=269212

              Good Luck!

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                birdy
                last edited by birdy

                Hi guys,

                the new cable is working!!!
                alt text

                Now the easiest part: coding ;)

                Next update, when I get a keyboard from somewhere :D

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                  birdy
                  last edited by birdy

                  Hi,

                  there is also another challenge:
                  alt text
                  I would liek to get rid of these metal body. The side you can see shoud me glued to the plastic.

                  What can I put between the curcuit and the plastic? Some small plastik tubes? Wood? Rubber? Should I then glue the boards or better (for the future) screw it to to the “legs”?

                  How about grounding it? Needed?

                  Cheers
                  Birdy

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                    tomyboy96 Project Sponsor @birdy
                    last edited by

                    @birdy i used one of thease.

                    http://www.biltema.se/sv/Fritid/Friluftsliv-och-camping/Kok-och-vatten/Vattendunk-2000023717/

                    Easy to bend och drill in

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                      birdy
                      last edited by

                      you used a plastic water canister? In what manner?

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                        tomyboy96 Project Sponsor @birdy
                        last edited by

                        @birdy i cut out flat pices that i drilled the board to.

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