I was there, though just as an attendee. I bought a batch of raffle tickets to help our the FIRST Robotics team.
Ron Craig KO4RON On Thu, Apr 14, 2022 at 2:12 PM R Radford via TriEmbed < [email protected]> wrote: > Regarding the power supply low, I would first start with > checking/replacing your cable to the RPI. Some are not designed for the > heavier current and use small wires so there is a small voltage drop and > the RPI is very sensitive to lower voltages > > Thanx for the feedback on your display. Do you plan to attend RARS on > Sunday, and if so, that would be a great project to bring out to show. > > Speaking of RARS, how many others plan to be there on Saturday? > > > On Thu, Apr 14, 2022 at 2:08 PM Carl Nobile via TriEmbed < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Rodney, >> >> I bought one from this site: >> https://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/0.html?orderId=8148637035440640 >> It came with a plastic case (kind of) that works fine. It also has both >> cables and I was able to choose between TN LCD or an IPS LCD. I went with >> the IPS. It was a little more expensive a couple of bucks but has a nicer >> display. >> I paid a total of $44.79 which included shipping and it arrived exactly >> 13 days after I ordered it, from China. >> I fired it up and it works great. Keeping the resolution to the default I >> had to change the overscan settings to: >> >> overscan_left=-36 >> overscan_right=-36 >> overscan_top=-40 >> overscan_bottom=-40 >> >> There's a little problem with the aspect ratio, but I'll work on that >> another time. >> >> After that, the screen fit correctly. The only issue, though minor is >> that when you touch the screen and move your finger it creates a box on the >> screen in the direction you are moving a window, but then disappears after >> you remove your finger. >> This isn't a big issue and may be fixable in some config settings on the >> RPi. >> >> Another thing I noticed is that the RPi began complaining about the power >> supply being too low in voltage. This was odd because my supply is rated at >> 3A/15W which should be enough for the RPI 3. >> >> Hope this helps anyone looking to buy one of these. >> >> ~Carl >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 28, 2022 at 3:51 PM R Radford <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> It does look like the same display and it includes the HDMI/USB cable >>> which mine does not have. I was wondering about that so I will reach out to >>> the seller to see if I can get that sent to me. >>> >>> If nothing else, I can buy the one from aliexpress so I can test it out. >>> >>> Thanx for the link Carl >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 28, 2022 at 1:10 PM Carl Nobile <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> This looks like the same display: >>>> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002863549499.html?spm=a2g0s.8937460.0.0.42ab2e0elpetv2 >>>> ~Carl >>>> >>>> On Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 7:23 PM Rodney Radford via TriEmbed < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I ordered the Raspberry Pi HDMI screen that Scott posted about a month >>>>> or so ago, and mine just arrived. At first glance it looks to be well >>>>> built >>>>> and I am happy with the quality of it. >>>>> >>>>> Unfortunately, it will probably be a few weeks before I can devote the >>>>> time to hooking it up and testing it out. >>>>> >>>>> Did anyone else order one? >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Triangle, NC Embedded Interest Group mailing list >>>>> >>>>> To post message: [email protected] >>>>> List info: >>>>> http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org >>>>> TriEmbed web site: https://TriEmbed.org >>>>> To unsubscribe, click link and send a blank message: mailto: >>>>> [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe >>>>> Searchable email archive available at >>>>> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Carl J. 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