Nokia 3586i LCD display module opinion needed

[Hopperito]

Does anybody have any experiences to share concerning this LCD display? I found it for anywhere between $12-$30. It supposedly has an SPI interface, and would be perfect for my PIC projects.

 

[Oznog]

Could you give a link to what you're describing? No LCD I know of has a SPI- SPI's not efficient for a whole lot of bidirectional data.

All cell phone LCDs, and the stuff you find in almost all consumer electronics has no controller on board so it's basically impractical to hack it even if you knew how.

 

[Hopperito]

I was mistaken. It wasn't the Nokia 3586i, but rather the Nokia 3310, and it's only 84x48. Here's a link... **broken link removed**
It seems however that I can only get it from the UK. I can't seem to find a single place in the USA that sells them.

 

[stu989]

i have used one of these, they work great

only problem i had getting it working was i had the contrast set wrong in my code.

i am in uk and have brought these for as little as £3 inc postage from ebay

but they are a little tricky to solder to.

https://sandiding.tripod.com/lcd.html

https://www.techdesign.be/projects.htm

 

[Hopperito]

Thanks stu. Some good information there. Does the LPH 7779 (3310) have a backlight do you know?

 

[stu989]

no there is no back light when u just buy the lcd, the back light is part of the phone.

 

[Hopperito]

So is there a hole, or port, or side access for, say, a superbright LED that will serve as a backlight?

 

[dak246]

i have used one of these, they work great

only problem i had getting it working was i had the contrast set wrong in my code.

i am in uk and have brought these for as little as £3 inc postage from ebay

I was thinking about picking one of these up for future use. These LCD's have the controller on them correct?

 

[stu989]

yes controller is built into the lcd, you just need to use 1 cap to connect to a pic.

 

[dak246]

How did you connect the screen to your circuit? Seems like it would be a headache to solder. Is there any type of adapter available to connect it to a standard pcb, or would you have to construct one yourself?

 

[stu989]

i soldered the wires to the lcd, i am gonna try etching a pcb maybe somtime soon.