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by jev
Wed May 25, 2016 5:40 am
Forum: General Chat (Game Boy Zero)
Topic: Collecting information on alternative displays - please contribute
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Re: Collecting information on alternative displays - please contribute

Interesting. So we don't have to connect the white wire at all because on Pi Zero it is the same as ground? According to wikipedia white and red wires mean left and right audio channels.
by jev
Tue May 24, 2016 6:30 pm
Forum: General Chat (Game Boy Zero)
Topic: Collecting information on alternative displays - please contribute
Replies: 706
Views: 945037

Re: Collecting information on alternative displays - please contribute

solder wrote:Why wiring 5V and 3V3 :o
That's clever. I think it's because pi zero has both 5v and 3v3 outputs. You can technically bypass all the voltage regulation circuitry on the display board. Maybe save few mAs? :roll:
by jev
Tue May 24, 2016 10:52 am
Forum: General Chat (Game Boy Zero)
Topic: Collecting information on alternative displays - please contribute
Replies: 706
Views: 945037

Re: Collecting information on alternative displays - please contribute

Hey guys! Got a BW display on amazon.com from a seller called GoodWill Sky. Shipped from Hong Kong, $15.98 with free worldwide delivery. The motherboard is not like any other I've seen here. Also, it doesn't work with 5V so I had to modify it (red wire from 5V to a 3rd pin on AMS1117 chip). The disp...