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Approached one eink display manufacturer for custom size... lets see.
this is SPI panel, so need a micro inbetween to "convert" i2c to spi, but that is no problem. Active area with this is about max 52 x 80 mm as there is some frame around it, and to keep it thin, flex cable eats some space close to camera. Corresponds to a 3.7" diagonal size. below is quick illustration how it could look. |
Re: Jolla OtherHalf eInk/ePaper display
Seriously Kimmoli, if you achieve some eInk OH that size (the bigger the better for eInk, and if I understand well, this would be the max possible) and if the software side works correctly, then I'll give my kidney for one. Add me to the list of the "Shut up and take my money" already.
Ideal final features would be:
If all that can be achieved, seriously, this is gonna be in the Top 2 must have OH together with the keyboard. Easily. And the keyboard will not be for everybody anyway (plus the experience will heavily depend on how Sailfish can be adapted with landscape mode, keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl+C, and ability to hide VKB, so a lot of challenges remaining). |
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To get all of these i will need someone to help with the sw...
It is time for scotch-tape-proto :D ...lets connect that 2.7" display to the phone... |
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Fast responce from manufacturer.
Unfortunately custom size requires tooling which is too expensive, "several tens of thousand dollars", recommended to use standard product. (Good thing about the 2.7" display is that it is available from e.g. digikey for about 20€/each) |
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Bad news, it may remove one of the most interesting features of the eInk screen (yet difficult to achieve), the ability to send anything to this screen (after resizing as you said) to save energy. In 2.7", it will be limited. Notifications would still be really useful, and I still want one. :)
What about 3.5"? eInk screen "E-Paper GDE035A3": http://www.aliexpress.com/item/E-ink...570825797.html, $ 28 US. |
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Meanwhile, some photos... goodnight. First unneccessary photo of key ingredients... https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-z...140126_002.jpg The i2ctool is in use here too: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-j...o/14010035.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t...o/14010037.jpg |
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Awesomness incoming, thanks Kimmoli. :)
By the way, I just noticed that the 3.5" screen in my link is quite thin as shown in the third image, and the bezel around it is thin too (plus the PCB part is on the small side and apparently won't block Jolla's camera). Perhaps a 4" would fit, and the low thickness of the screen could keep the TOHeInk thinner than expected? I bet there are cons with this eInk screen, but I have no experience with e-paper so I can't say. Is the connector standard? |
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Haven't been round TMO much for ~several wks, just quickly catching-up on all the developments...
Geezus Kimmoli's proving to be a one man manufacturing army, the amt of projects he's juggling, he must be a very busy man! |
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