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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">hello,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">We want to use mpc860/855 with a 320x240 graphic lcd module.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Now there are many possibilities to interface such a module, but I guess this is not the first time</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">someone will need a LCD display. So I'm trying to find out the most common way to implement the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">desired functionality. </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">At the moment I think we should use a lcd controller from Epson (S1D13700 or S1D13305) since they are </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">working on Linux framebuffer device driver for it. But I'm not sure how to design the hardware interface ... all</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">the LCD modules I found provide only a reduced number of port pins so that the controller only can be used</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">in indirect-mode, so I'm not sure whether to connect the module directly to the CPUs bus or use some</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">GPIO pins for this...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Has anybody else implemented a LCD into a mpc8xx (not 823) board successfully ?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Are there some good resources somewhere in the web about this topic ?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">thanks for your recommendations,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> mattthias</FONT>
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