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Visitor II
August 29, 2024
Question

DSI to HDMI adapter B-LCDAD-HDMI1

  • August 29, 2024
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Quick question, maybe.

Is there a cable assembly that can be recommended that will plug into CN1 (DSI Port) on the B-LCDAD-HDMI1 DSI-HDMI adapter?

 

Thanks,

TJM

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    Graduate II
    August 29, 2024

    Isn't a SAMTEC MICTOR connector of some type?

    Check BOM for board, and perhaps receiving DISCO boards for specific Part# if not called out in the schematics

    https://www.st.com/en/evaluation-tools/b-lcdad-hdmi1.html#cad-resources

    Graduate II
    August 29, 2024

    QTH-030-02-F-D-A (B-LCDAD-HDMI side)

    https://www.samtec.com/products/qth-030-02-f-d-a

    See "Mating Connectors"

    QSH-030-01-F-D-A-K-TR  (STM32F769-DISCO side)

    https://www.samtec.com/products/qsh-030-01-f-d-a-k-tr

     

    TJMAuthor
    Visitor II
    August 29, 2024

    Checking,

     

    Thanks.

    TJMAuthor
    Visitor II
    August 31, 2024

    It appears these Samtec connectors will mate to the ST DSI-to-HDMA connector but these are all board mount connectors that may require a custom circuit board as I can't find anything that will handle these. 

    Next question.  Are there any ST boards that will plug directly to the DSI port on this adapter?

     

    Thanks,

    TJM

    Graduate II
    August 31, 2024

    There are some panels, and an RPi flex connector adapter

    TJMAuthor
    Visitor II
    September 4, 2024

    Thanks for the information. I'm not sure this particular adapter (B-LCDAD-HDMI1) is the interface I need to make this project work. I've started a related thread regarding the DSI interface and DSI LCD to gain more knowledge about how to use these displays.

    Thanks,

    TJM

    TJMAuthor
    Visitor II
    September 5, 2024

    Thanks for all the info and links.

    I'm wading through these along with some other docs and code I've found.  At this point I think I've chosen the wrong display for my purposes not to mention this DSI display has put me in way over my head for now.  I was looking for something simple that apparently doesn't exist to make this work.  Not really surprising considering access to the formal specs for the MIPI-DSI interface cost $2000+, as a member.  There's also a number of docs and links from my other thread on the topic that I'll review, too.

     

    Thanks,
    TJM

    Graduate II
    September 5, 2024

    Yes, well really just a low pin count way of funnelling data to the panel.

    The DSIHOST serializes frame data spilling from the LTDC

    The LTDC is just rendering lines from the frame buffer.

    How the MCU interacts with the frame buffer is pretty much consistent, and same model for 40+ years

    DSI is just a way of doing some of the plumbing, and usually not something you need to get deeply involved in, just have to get the bandwidth and timing ducks all lined up. DSI throughput needs to meet/exceed the delivery out of the LTDC.

    Parallel RGB output is the most basic form, just eats a lot of pins, and isn't flexible as to which. Gets to be an exercise in board design and cabling.

    You want to find panels with a design win in phones or tablets, and ride the wave of millions of units someone else is buying.

    Also watch that life cycles for specific panels are apt to be 18-24 months, not 5-10 years.

    TJMAuthor
    Visitor II
    September 5, 2024

    Thanks.

    It's funny you should say 'ride the wave'.  It appears that most of these oddball sized LCD units available from places like Aliexpress are actually pulled from some sort of non-working (not the LCD) products, have an HDMI-DSI board attached then sold used.  Looks like whatever product they take the LCDs from are products that we never see here.

    TJM