Recent content by lameboyadvance

...Well I finally received the LCD controller for my IAQX10S from China. Doesn't work. :( While the backlight lit, nothing displayed on screen, and according to the EDID info the controller is set with a max resolution of 1440x900 (aka typical "we didn't even bother configuring this LCD...

...So the difference between the IAQX10S and IAQX10M is just the backlight? In that case couldn't you just use an alternate backlight driver board? The hardest part is driving the LCD itself, the backlight just needs something providing the right stepup voltage.

Hm, that does look like its just a bog standard LVDS controller board I've seen everywhere else. Kinda doubtful it can do full QXGA but at that price might be worth grabbing one anyway. EDIT: I just unearthed my LCD panel, it is actually an IAQX10S. I'll guess I'll give that controller board a...

Oh, so you are saying you're just driving the LCD from an actual Thinkpad board? If thats an option I may consider it, but I don't really want a fullblown computer running as the monitor 'controller'.

@olePigeon I know its a LVDS panel, what I'm saying is I've never personally seen a LVDS controller board capable of achieving a high enough resolution to fill it. All boards I've seen top out at 1920x1200. Are you saying you've actually found a controller that goes all the way to 2048x1536? If...

...Are you sure those are actually LVDS controller boards? I've been holding on to a boxed IAQX10 for over a decade in the hopes of turning it into a monitor. To date the only controller I've ever heard of for it was custom made by some guy in china who just disappeared off the face of the map...

...Any chance those of you with refilled batteries would want to crack them open and see what batteries they used? Also (if they did use different batteries than the original ones), dump the battery settings to see if they changed anything?

As I just discovered one of my batteries has leaked (thankfully not in the machine at the time), I have a renewed interest in rebuilding the batteries. Ages ago I came across this website where they replaced the cells with (at the time available) Sony batteries, then ran Lind Electronics' BU500...

I've never had a 2 button Mac mouse. I do know that at least some of the Apple ADB mouse ICs actually had a second pin that would register the second button click, but they were never connected/used in the mouse and I never played around with it to see if it actually responded in software. And...

...Another thing, are you planning on handling >1 mouse button? Some ADB mice actually had a second button, but they are a rarity and the most common method of a 'right click' on a Mac was ctrl+click. Simulating that shouldn't be impossible. Also, what about implementing what at least one Mac...

Exactly. I knew the soft power Macs connect the PSW pin to another pin (but couldn't remember if it shorted to 5V or ground) so the Mac knows when to turn on. Keyboard power buttons do 2 things, send the ADB power keycode, but also make a physical connection to PSW for when the Mac is off.

It was my understanding that the ADB port provides 5V 'standby' on models that allow soft power. Would this voltage be enough to power your device/the attached input devices?

I only just came across your project and this is something I've been wanting for a while. There are a few projects for the opposite sort of adapter but few that turn a USB keyboard into an ADB one. Firstly, can your adapter handle 'combo' keyboard & mouse/trackpad style models? That's the...

Looks good, but IMO you should have used a red voltmeter for the -12V line ;)

You and everyone else. ;)