Animal LVDS Mini Board

= Description =

Animal LVDS Mini Board is an expansion board for BeagleBoard Rev-C, BeagleBoard-xM, PandaBoard, PandaBoard-ES and compatible clones. For an introduction to LVDS display panels, please visit HERE





= Features =


 * I2C interface for EDID communication
 * 4 Backlight PWM/ENABLE controls
 * LVDS interface via a SN75LVDS83B
 * 18-bit mode
 * 24-bit 2-LSB mode
 * 3.3V I2C interface

= Supported Boards =
 * BeagleBoard xM
 * BeagleBoard RevC - Note: requires headers to be populated
 * PandaBoard-ES (4460) - Note: requires headers to be populated
 * PandaBoard (4430) - Note: requires resistors and headers to be populated

Note: there are wide range of BeagleBoard clones available on the open market. the Animal LVDS Mini may work with these board but are not tested or guaranteed to work with them.

= Supported LCD Panels with IPEX 20455 Connector =


 * Pixel Qi Model 3QI available from MakerShed
 * LG LP101WSA-TLA1
 * ChiMei: N101L6-L Series
 * AUO B101AW01 Series
 * Samsung LTN101NT02 series
 * HANN STAR HSD101PFW2 series
 * Laptop Models Displays
 * DELL MINI 10 (10.1" LED BACKLIGHT PANEL)
 * Acer Aspire one (10.1" LED BACKLIGHT PANEL)
 * LENOVO IdeaPad S10-2 (10.1" LED BACKLIGHT PANEL)
 * ASUS Eee PC (10.1" LED BACKLIGHT PANEL)
 * HP 2133,2140/5101
 * HP Mini 1000 / 210-1000 ~ 1099
 * Compaq Mini 210c-1000~1099
 * ACER DELL EPC10
 * Lenovo S10-2

= Design =


 * [[media:animal_lvds_mini_schematic-a.pdf|Schematic]]
 * [[Media:sn75lvds83b.pdf| TI SN75VLDS83B Datasheet]]
 * [[Media:pca9633.pdf|NXP PCA9633 Datasheet]]

= Software Support =


 * Core display support uses the OMAP DSS driver.
 * Mainline support for the panel-generic-dpi driver
 * Support for the PWM backlight driver is provided as a patch.
 * Support will be provided for the following distros
 * Ubuntu for PandaBoard
 * Angstrom for PandaBoard and BeagleBoard
 * AOSP(Android) for PandaBoard
 * other support will be provided on a case by case basis

= Availability =


 * Animal LVDS Mini will be available from TinCanTools
 * Breakout Boards and cables available from TinCanTools
 * Complete LCD kits available TinCanTools