Nintendo_Switch_Reverse_Engineering
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dekuNukem
LCD Pinout
Has anyone reversed the lcd? I'm working on a custom project, and i bought a LCD, same as in the switch, to use with a raspberry, if possible id need the pinouts to connect it
Hi I saw your question by coincidence as I was looking for the pinout aswell. I did find some pinouts after looking for diplays on alibaba, and finding this one which looks the same to the displays sold on ebay as replacement units. (link here: https://german.alibaba.com/product-detail/AUO-A062EAN01-0-6-inch-tft-60766857465.html?spm=a2700.galleryofferlist.normalList.153.4be077dfrMip76) After some further looking I found the website of the reseller with this datasheet. (http://www.dmwylcd.com/uploadfile/content/20180517170923.pdf)
However it clearly states that it might not the final version, furthermore as far as I see the small secondary connector isn't mentioned. And I didn't find any datasheets on the manufacturers website (auo.com). Maybe you could get a more recent version of the datasheet by asking them by email.
The available datasheet shows that the display uses the MIPI DSI Interface in 4 lane mode. To my kwnoledge the display connector of the Raspberry Pi is MIPI DSI as well, however the 2 lane variant. I don't think that you can (at least easily) convert 2 lane dsi to 4 lane, as the multiple lanes are there to achive a higher data throughput. However there are HDMI to DSI (but I dont know if these converters have to be for a specific display other than the pinout). converter boards some even sold with display, but if you only want a display to connect to the raspberry pi without any specific size or resolution I would go for the official raspberry pi display.
Hope I was helpful, Michael
I am looking for specifics, i'm building a Pi inside the case of a switch, and i dont want a worse display than the switch (720p), and not smaller, but i will look into HDMI to DSI, as i dont really need to output hdmi on it.
I have found this display: E555HBM2. Dimensions seem pretty similar to Switch original LCD, the connector is 30pin MIPI DSI and it is OLED. I wonder if it can be useful for your project.
Oops, just learned that I was wrong about the dimensions. Switch uses 6.2" screen, not 5.5" (Switch Lite uses 5.5").
They claim you can't trick Switch Lite into connecting to a TV.... I bet we can. https://www.cnet.com/news/you-cant-trick-nintendo-switch-lite-into-connecting-to-a-tv/
Perhaps need an FPGA to help, but I bet it can be done
@spectrumm did you see this https://hackaday.com/2014/08/19/a-mipi-dsi-display-shieldhdmi-adapter/
@spectrumm did you see this https://hackaday.com/2014/08/19/a-mipi-dsi-display-shieldhdmi-adapter/
No need for an fpga. This thing can do that hands down and probably cheaper.
https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/ADV7533.pdf
No, that's a mipi to hdmi, it's used to add hdmi output to a host device with mipi, you need the other way around.
There should be a solution that doesn't require additional power. It should be possible to jump of the LCD pins. Has anyone found a pin out?
i am looking to make the lcd of the switch or switch lite work on the raspberry pi so i made this schema and i know it can work like this but it is possible i am wrong about the data lines https://easyeda.com/editor#id=|5574ec1bbd9845ea94853e45f2388472 maybe someone with the right equipment kan recorded the signal from a switch
