![]() The display is powered by the driver, the PIR is powered by the Pi Zero. There are 4 devices requiring power: the display, the driver, the Raspberry Pi Zero W and the PIR. a motion sensor like adafruit's PIR sensor (and how to use a PIR).a microSD card big enough to contain all the pictures (I already have a 64 GB one).a Raspberry Pi Zero W, because it’s very well supported so it will be easy to prototype a photo frame with that (and I already have one).From there go on ebay/amazon/aliexpress to find a driver for the screen. At the back of the screen you will find different numbers, one of them is the panel model, look it up on websites like panelook to find the main characteristics of the panel and check you have the right model number. ![]() a display driver, otherwise the display will be unusable.a screen, for better results use a panel with 4:3 aspect ratio and good viewing angle (for an LCD screen, use the IPS type): I salvaged one from an old laptop but it’s a TN 16:9 panel, so the result will be quite bad.So I decided to see how complicated it is to create a digital photo frame connected to my Nextcloud server. what happen when the vendor goes bankrupt or decide to “kill” your device because they don’t want to support it anymore or is not interested anymore?.are the vendor and/or hosting provider US companies?.are the data located within European Union?.a third party has access to private photos. ![]() This will give me the option to connect my Hummer DTV (C64-8bit clone - see ) and use this broken DVD player as a monitor.Digital photo frames can be connected or not.īeing not connected is safe but needs regular maintenance with physical access to the frame to update the photos.Īs far as I know, most connected photo frames rely on the vendor’s “cloud” which is a big “no go” for me for various reasons like: It also has all the AV inputs that I need to interface the protoboard. The power supply is 9V - perfect for the propeller's requirements. ![]() This will allow me to install the proto board and still be able to close the player. Well, the best part is that this is were I am going to move the PS2, vga, serial, and other connectors instead of mounting them in the Proto board. This was probably meant for a lithium battery. The nice thing about this is that somehow there is a empty cylindrical compartment at the back (where the Screen swivels). I am now building a bigger version of OBC's portable propeller system. The laser mechanism is all broken but the LCD screen is operational, complete with rechargeable battery and power supply.and got it for $10. I was at a electronics recycling place and came across a broken portable DVD player (Daytek). Post Edited (Dr_Acula (James Moxham)) : 2:16:31 AM GMT As a general statement I think it would be wise to put both TV and VGA on any board based on the propeller. They are already much cheaper per character than 16x2 and 20x4 LCD displays. ![]() I'm sticking with a freebie vga crt for the moment but watching developments very closely re these 7-9 inch lcds. It makes sense to tap into something that is mass produced for a screen and this could well be the answer over the next 6 months. Broken ones don't seem to be on local ebay and international shipping adds to the cost so the new package still is $100. Maybe you could get a dual screen one and nick one screen for a propeller and put the DVD + the other screen in the santa stocking for the kids and pass it off to the missus as a gift purchase rather than wasted money on that 'darned electronics' hobby?! The DVD players are plummetting in price. They are not all that cheap either - second hand vga lcd monitors at my local computer store are cheaper than new digital frames. I saw these at a shop only yesterday and thought the same thing. ![]()
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