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kentec display booster pack

Richard Bland
Expert 2050 points

Hi,

Has anybody succeeded in getting this booster pack working with a LM4F120 LaunchPad?

I can get the grlib_demo imported into CSSv5.4, but most of the files give me "error retrieving content..."

I think I have set the device type and search paths in the project properties but I find Eclipse particularly difficult in this area.

Just wondering if anyone had already got a working project set up that I could ask for.

Or perhaps someone could kick Kentec into action to make their product more friendly?

Cheers

Richard

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    TI__Intellectual 1380 points

    One of our engineers did a wonderful example with it,

    http://euphonistihack.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-writeup-2-electric-boogaloo.html

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    Guru 117855 points

    Richard Bland said:
    perhaps someone could kick Kentec into action

    Past advice I offered (Stellaris forum - month or so past) suggested direct email/contact to Kentec.

    Very frustrated user tried - received fairly in-depth Kentec response - and was shortly, "up/running."

    Seems like a superior approach...

  • 0 in reply to cb1_mobile
    Expert 2050 points

    Thanks for the advice both of you.

    I have the source from EuphonistiHack - thank you to the engineer, looks very useful - CCS says the project was created with a compiler not currently installed: 5.0.1 [ARM].

    This is not listed when I check for updates - what's the best approach here - get new compiler (how?) or change project properties?

    Will try contacting Kentec too.

    Cheers

    Richard

  • 0 in reply to Richard Bland
    Guru 117855 points

    Richard Bland said:

    Will try contacting Kentec too.

    Surely cannot hurt - and will likely prove, "best bet."

    Display maker has very vested interest in your success.  And - highly likely - they've received multiple inquiries - parallel to yours.

    Focus here is key - General Practitioner for "normal" medical ills - Specialist for more defined ones...  Kentec best fulfills that role...

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    TI__Intellectual 1380 points

    Straight from Euphonist Hack himself,

    check out the web videos on this page, especially chapter 10 where they go through how to use the display with GrLib

    http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Getting_Started_with_the_Stellaris_EK-LM4F120XL_LaunchPad_Workshop?DCMP=Stellaris&HQS=StellarisLaunchPadWorkshop#Workshop_Videos

    Best of luck,

    -Austin

  • 0 in reply to TI Austin
    Guru 117855 points

    One hopes esteemed "hacker" makes mention of "unexpectedly narrow header pins" - reported here by past launch users.

    Multiple sources - for both products & guidance - most always yields better results...