Old LCD PC monitor

[birdy]

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

[tomyboy96]

@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.

[birdy]

@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 :)

[tomyboy96]

@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!

[birdy]

Hi guys,

the new cable is working!!!

Now the easiest part: coding ;)

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

[birdy]

Hi,

there is also another challenge:

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

[tomyboy96]

@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

[birdy]

you used a plastic water canister? In what manner?

[tomyboy96]

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

[birdy]

so like this (side view)?

[tomyboy96]

@birdy yeah, but i used velcro tape insted of glue

[birdy]

one question, which is bothering me: the controller plate has spot for grounding (the plate was connected with the metal body before via this “grounding spot”). Do I need to ground it e.g. with power supply or similar or I can leave the plate ungrounded?

[birdy]

So I got the MM up an running :)

back side:

Next steps:

1. MM configuration & understanding how it works
2. to shorten the wooden legs
3. to order + build a frame
4. put everything together :)

BR
birdy

[birdy]

Dear all,

next issue: to reduce the empty space behind the LCD panel, I bought a 90 degrees DVI adapter. But I have noticed, my plug was DVI-D and I bought DVI-I.

Question: I don’t want to wait a week for a new one, can I remove few pins (esp. the 4 on the left) on my own? see picture below:

Thx for your help!
Regards
birdy