STM32F407VET6 and a 7" display

[Ethan_Daugherty]

I am trying to design a system that use the STM32F407VET6 and a 7 inch LCD display that use LVDS. The screen is 1024x600 pixel resolution and can use 6-bit or 8-bit LVDS interface. The screen also uses a HX8282 LCD controller. I was wondering if I need a LVDS transmitter like the SN75LVDS84 to interact with the microcontroller. I want to be able to display a UI on the screen. Is there any example code for doing this or projects that I might be able to look at to help aid in my design process?

[Tesla DeLorean]

No, you're wasting your time.

The F407 likely doesn't have sufficient memory for a frame buffers, and isn't designed to drive a TFT display.

The STM32F429 or F469 with an SDRAM off the side might be a starting point, or frankly one of the newer designs.

Or a LCD board with a controller and video RAM you can interface via the FSMC of the F407

[Ethan_Daugherty]

If I changed to the F469 would it have the same pin layout as the F407 or is it completely different? How much SDRAM would be the minimum needed?

[Tesla DeLorean]

100-pin device might be a tad difficult.

Smallest SDRAM you'd likely be able to source is 64Mbit (8MB). High resolution video, probably want 32-bit wide. DSI would reduce pin count to a suitable display.