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My miscellaneous electronics projects

Sharp LQ13X02C

Sharp LQ13X02C

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Ok, this 13″ Sharp TFT LCD screen with XGA (1024×768) resolution was used in some Dell and NEC laptops, including the Dell Latitude CPi D266XT.

The Dell Latitude’s screen and inverter has a connector to the motherboard consisting of 50 pins (25 x 2 pins)

Motherboard Connector [LVDS connector?]:

1. ?      26. ?
2. ?      27. ?
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CCFL Inverter Connector:

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Sharp LCD Connector:

  1. [Top of LCD] ?
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  20. [Bottom of LCD] ?
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Multi-colored Case Lights

Multi-colored Case Lights

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Well, here’s the front of my recently-rennovated computer case. By ‘rennovated’, I mean “replaced old-and-boring blue LEDs with the multicolor color-changing LEDs of coolness.

How I managed this was to:

  1. Remove the front of my computer case. There were four screws holding it firmly in place. It then snapped out.
  2. Unplug the case wires that were plugged into the motherboard
  3. Remove lightbars, which were held in with faux-metallic brackets
  4. Replace LEDs with Color-Changing LEDs
  5. Test the LEDs, and seal it all up with electrical tape
  6. Reinstall lightbars and brakets, reinstall the front cover, and reconnect the wires.

:thumbsup:

See more about these fun little LEDs here. The case front has 4 LEDs in it, so each side has a top and a bottom LED, making some interesting colors in the middle. Even more interesting, the little airbubbles in the plastic lightbars glow two colors: one for the top, and one for the bottom.

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2×16 Character LCD Display

2×16 Character LCD Display

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Built with the PC Starter Kit (“LCD Kit 04”) from the good folks at 411 Technology Systems, it is mounted in a computer case spacer to be mounted in a computer.

You can buy LCDs along with the PC Starter Kit, which includes the parallel port kit and a CD with schematics, code, and other plans and goodies on it (“AN-CD-01”).

You can either purchase from their eBay Store or their Web Store (LCDs | Kits & Other Stuff)

And, they pack everything in baggies, and LCDs are put into ESD bags, and shipped in boxes so things don’t get dropped, crushed, smushed, etc. And yes, I’ve bought from them again and again, and I highly recommend them for LCD stuff.

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