Paul Boddie wrote: > I'm sure the lack of host pin connectivity was mentioned explicitly somewhere > in a mailing list message, but I can't find it at the moment.
Yes, what I meant is that I don't know where exactly the missing link is located. If the bonding is there but the pads are not routed outside the blob, then you'd "only" have to strip the epoxy, which may be feasible [1], given enough patience, no fear of nasty chemicals, and enough Bens to destroy while figuring out a process that doesn't do excessive damage to anything else. If the bonding isn't there, then you'd have to solder two tiny little wires to the chip as an added challenge. [1] http://www.epotek.com/SSCDocs/techtips/Tech%20Tip%208%20-%20Reworking%20Cured%20Epoxy.pdf > It's actually an Arduino shield: Ah, very high-level :) You should also be able to do at least low-speed USB with UBB and bit-banging, similar to V-USB [2]. Full-speed may be more of a challenge, given the very tight response times of USB. [2] http://www.obdev.at/vusb/ > Indeed. A thought did just occur to me about the availability of digital > camera screens and their similarity to the screen used on the NanoNote. Yes, that's a strategy that works well if you're too small to get a direct deal with an LCD maker: find a product common enough that companies are making third party replacement screens for it. Then you can use that, and are likely to be able to find replacements (possibly from a different source, so characteristics may differ) for a while. E.g., the Dash GSP navigation system, which was partly developed at Openmoko - used a PSP display, which is available from a number of sources. (That saved our bacon once when we needed to get screens in a hurry. I think we found them at Mouser, albeit at a somewhat outrageous price.) - Werner _______________________________________________ Qi Hardware Discussion List Mail to list (members only): [email protected] Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/mailman/listinfo/discussion
