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Nokia 3310/3330/3390 LCDs (with PCD8544 Controller)

Nokia 3310/3330/3390 LCDs (with PCD8544 Controller)

I recently bought two Nokia LCDs from eBay seller talktalkmobiles, and each came with a free Torx-8 screwdriver.
The screens come from Nokia 3310, 3330 and 3390, and haveĀ built-in Philips PCD8544 controllers.

It has 8 pins on the back of the LCD.

Pinout:

  1. V+ (+3.3V)
  2. Sclk
  3. Sda
  4. DorC
  5. Cs
  6. Ground
  7. Vout (DC/DC voltage converter)
  8. Reset

For more information, Check out This Thread at LCDInfo.com or the datasheet.

Orion Nebula and Cloud Complex

Orion Nebula and Cloud Complex

Clusters of stars around the Orion Nebula, the nebula itself is in the center in white. This photo also shows some of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex

Wikipedia says:

The nebula is also very bright in the infrared wavelengths due to the heat-intensive processes involved in the stellar formation.

The infrared wavelengths are shown here as red, hence the red background to the image. The image is mainly red because there was no blue data available.

Picture Summary: (J2000 Coordinate System)
R.A: 05 35 00.0
Dec: -05 16 30
ArcMinutes (X): 120
ArcMinutes (Y): 120
Using DSS-2 Red and DSS-2 Infrared from the ESO Online Digitized Sky Survey.

This image was created with
the help of the ESA/ESO/NASA Photoshop FITS Liberator.