I have a couple of old iPads, not working properly and I heard about reusing the screens….. so…..
Off to the internet to find a control board compatible with the first donor screen.
This cost less than £20 and should take a signal from either usb-c or hdmi.
My first idea was to make a teleprompter type display, so I can have a screen in front of a webcam and actually be looking at the camera when also looking at a screen, be it a video call, stream chat, or any other info I want while streaming. I don’t think I’ll ever have a script for any videos, but other things would be useful.
Unfortunately the board I got doesn’t have the capability of mirror flipping the display, so I have put that project on the back burner for now. I have another old iPad to use sometime, so may well come back to it…..
What I did was make 3d models of the boards and the screen in Blender. I measured the boards and created them in rough cutout so I can remove the size of them from a case so that they will fit snugly inside.
An extra screen is useful for all sorts of things, even showing the printer info while I was printing the case!
As a first try, I learned the importance of supports. The software said I didn’t need them, but I felt it would be a good idea. So I made some into the model itself, and they worked well! I should have made some more a little lower as I did get some warping, but it should be fine.
I had to print it at a 45° angle due to the size, it’s a little too wide to fit the print bed flat!
The boards fit in almost perfectly, although the pins I had left for the holes in the board were a little too big and I had to cut them off.
The screen was also not an exact fit, I blame my measurement and my 3d modeling skills!
But it does fit, and I have used some electrical tape to hold it in place for now.
All in all I am happy with my V1 design and result. Things can only get better, right?