[MinnowBoard] Prototype Lures ready!

[David Anders]

Christoper,

On 08/20/2014 12:27 PM, Christopher Price wrote:
> Right, elsewhere on the Wiki there was talk of LVDS coming on a lure. 
> I was thinking it would be an easy add to the SPI lure. Then you would 
> have a blueprint that would save makers the cost of developing such an 
> option. With LVDS you then have a board with all the printouts that 
> could go direct to market... really without the maker having much, if 
> any hardware experience.
>
> I think the importance of LVDS really boils down to being able to 
> assure backers (traditional or through new channels) that you 
> literally have everything you need to go to production in your BOM 
> already, and that the developmental expenses will be in refinement, 
> marketing, and software mostly.
>

can you point me to where you saw talk of a lvds lure on the wiki? 
because there is not one planned....

Dave

> Christopher Price
> ConsoleOS.com <http://ConsoleOS.com> - iConsole.tv
>
> On Aug 20, 2014, at 10:09 AM, David Anders <danders at circuitco.com 
> <mailto:danders at circuitco.com>> wrote:
>
>> Christoper,
>>
>> On 08/20/2014 12:08 PM, Christopher Price wrote:
>>> I think the main thing there from makers I've talked to in fielding 
>>> Console OS with them is the challenge in taking a design to 
>>> production. They need LVDS because those Pi-targeting displays are 
>>> not ideal when going into mass production.
>>>
>>> It's a last-mile challenge, granted, but mini-HDMI alone isn't 
>>> enough to port MAX board designs to manufacturing.
>>>
>>> On the flip side, Intel has much more off-the-shelf Atom solutions 
>>> that you can move over to... but not with ownership of the board design.
>>>
>>
>> yes that is correct, but MinnowMax does not directly support LVDS. 
>> there is some discussion of offering a variation with LVDS, but that 
>> is a ways off if it happens.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>> Christopher Price
>>> ConsoleOS.com <http://consoleos.com/> - iConsole.tv
>>>
>>> On Aug 20, 2014, at 9:57 AM, David Anders <danders at circuitco.com 
>>> <mailto:danders at circuitco.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Christoper,
>>>>
>>>> as matter of fact, adafruit appears have a pretty large selection 
>>>> of displays that will work with minnowmax
>>>>
>>>> http://www.adafruit.com/categories/121
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>> On 08/20/2014 11:54 AM, David Anders wrote:
>>>>> Christoper,
>>>>>
>>>>> the minidisplay will be SPI based, so it would not support LVDS.
>>>>>
>>>>> we are getting a number of requests for a HDMI based display with 
>>>>> touch similar to the one that is carried for the RaspberryPi and 
>>>>> such... of course this one from adafruit will work with MinnowMax 
>>>>> as well:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.adafruit.com/products/1678?gclid=CL70yqOnosACFcZQ7Aod5CwAEQ
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave
>>>>>
>>>>> On 08/20/2014 11:47 AM, Christopher Price wrote:
>>>>>> My vote is for the MiniDisplay lure... preferably with the 
>>>>>> ability to swap out the display and add on your own LVDS touch 
>>>>>> interface on the fly.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Christopher Price
>>>>>> ConsoleOS.com <http://consoleos.com/> - iConsole.tv
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Aug 20, 2014, at 9:29 AM, David Anders <danders at circuitco.com 
>>>>>> <mailto:danders at circuitco.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Greetings All,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> the new Prototype Lures are completed and soon will be available 
>>>>>>> for purchase!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.elinux.org/Minnowboard:MaxLures#Prototype_Lure
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://plus.google.com/101339419642360856354/posts/LgGkCKNxsSG
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://plus.google.com/101339419642360856354/posts/EX8L7Pa2vBF
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dave
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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