Those New Haven displays look inviting, thanks again. :)

David V. Fansler wrote:
> I found that New Haven Displays (www.newhavendisplay.com) has some good
> displays at a reasonable cost.  I have been using their 128x128 COG graphics
> display (NHD-C128128BZ-FSW-GBW for $28) with several projects.  Granted you
> have to write code to turn on or off every pixel, but they work great.  As
> someone else also noted, these run on 3.3 volts.  I use a pair of 74LVC4225
> to convert the 5v signals to 3.3v.
>
>
> David
>
> David V. Fansler
> s/v Annabelle
> dfansler@dv-fansler.com
> www.dv-fansler.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of
> Bob Blick
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 5:10 PM
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> Subject: Re: [OT] LCD display for thermostat
>
>
> On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:32:29 -0800 (PST), "alan smith" said:
>   
>> For proof of concept...and not sure how many are going to be made, I'd
>> prefer the integrated electronics...then perhaps spin it for just glass.
>>     
>
> There's very little available in bare glass off-the-shelf. Minimum order
> quantities and NRE costs for custom LCDs have come way down and that may
> have something to do with it. 
>
> For your proof of concept maybe a small graphic LCD. The power
> requirements will be higher but you could at least play around with
> digit size and placement.
>
> Actually if it's a proof of concept you could buy some thermostats
> retail and harvest the displays.
>
> Cheerful regards,
>
> Bob
>
>
>
>   
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