2023-11-20, 07:46 PM
(2020-10-09, 04:11 PM)Jodel Wrote: Hi,
I notice various threads in the past on trying to get an affordable sunlight readable display ( at a reasonable price!)
Has anyone cracked that problem yet?
Jodel
Hi Jodel, I have recently purchased a Digiwave HA-101ZIEBCAD1-V 10.1 inch projected capacitive touch 1280x800 HDMI LCD screen which cost around £220 with UK VAT and import duties (Thanks Brexit
) I think you can buy the same screen without UK taxes for around £160. It has a bonded screen and is daylight readable at 1250 Nits. It's actually so bright it almost hurts to look at it. It definitely works in bright sunlight. It will run on a Pi fine using the HDMI port but also make sure you buy the non-standard Digiwave USB lead for it as one end is a tiny connector that fits on the screens control circuit board. the other end is a standard USB connector and plugs into the Pi to enable touch. The USB lead is around £6. I am now trying to write a brightness slider control app for it that uses the GPIO PWM Pin 18. It works but when you close the slider the GPIO goes to zero and the backlight turns off. So if anyone knows how to keep the GPIO Pin 18 at the last set value until the Pi is powered down I would be glad to learn from them and happy to share the code for this very nice screen.