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Current contents:
EUR85 (about $113.9), some lint and a button.
With the hack in place, I decided to update my program to be able to write pngs to the display. With a little mplayer-magic in place, I got this result. The movie is streamed over USB, the sound comes from the PC. The framerate is about 8fps.
I have packed together the program and firmware-hack together in an easy-to-use package for Linux-machines. Download it here. Instructions are contained in the README-file, and I'd appreciate a mail if it works for you. Please note that the software can't modify the pictures stored on the device yet, perhaps I'll add that when I have the time.
Last 10 comments Show allPH: For Arduino there is a better solution than interfacing an USB device: http://www.nuelectronics.com/estore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=18
How can i use this secondary display with windows ? is there any supported device on dealextreme.com`? http://www.dealextreme.com/products.dx/category.321 regards
Is there anyone who can write me an application in Delphi (with source code) to do thesame thing as the Linux app? Of course I would pay for your time. djosser AT gmail DOT com
I love Lucky Star.
Nice, but it didn't work form me. When i try to hack the firmware i get a response that at /dev/sdb there is no photoframe located. I took a look at the code and found out that in the main.c file in the function 'is_photoframe' the buffer stays empty. I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, USB device show up in lsusb and dmesg says it is at /dev/sdb Any hints would be great. (davy DOT van DOT belle DOT 86 AT gmail DOT com)
Thank you man, what a terrific work! I just started playing with it, and I will try to interface it with Arduino... I know, it'll be extremely hard but it's a decent challenge, specially with Arduino's intrinsic limitations. As soon as I get something working, I will share it with the electronic hackers community. Cheers
Thanks for putting this online! It really gives me somewhere to start! I want to see if it's possible to get them to display animated GIFs or similar picture sequences with faster transitions and no transition effects.
I would like to chat with you about a project i have in mind. I will need hundreds of mini screens that will work the way that this screen works. I believe that this project will be of interest to you. Please contact me at nicholaslaing@hotmail.com
Guys, check out the project wiki! http://picframe.spritesserver.nl/wiki/index.php/Main_Page ... also, the hacked photo frames can be used on Windows, too, but you are required to have some programming language knowledge (e.g. C#)
Also, for any questions, please consult the project wiki Sprite_tm made for us: http://picframe.spritesserver.nl/wiki/index.php/Main_Page