Hello,
Due to chips shortage, I currently have time to start new projects. With, hopefully, the right chip that can be find in the future
From years I always delayed one project because of my lack of experience with this kind of use. I would like to build a car dash. Ok, today I'll start it, or maybe tomorrow in regard with answers I can get there.
I have read many informations about what I need and finally I think my best bet is to use an RGB(24) interface between the LCD screen and the MCU to allow me to have fast update of the screen. This interface is standard and one can have a great choice of screens, which is important. I listed my needs and think that I have to use :
- CAN
- ADC
- GPIO
- external memory (for LCD buffer and some other stuff)
- FS (for storing logs and conf)
- RGB (DOTCLK interface)
Currently, I'd like to know if teensy 4.x would be a good choice for this purpose. I know that there are actually pins limitations to access full RGB pins, but I can build a custom board for this purpose.
The reason : I use teensy since years and I really like it (and know it too). You guys put so many force in writing excellent libraries, etc. Plus Luni VisualTeensy and VisualCode is really cool.
The questions : should I continue to use arduino/pjrc stuff or move to, for example, MCUexpresso ? I have to say that I'm not an Eclipse fan.
The main need in all case : I have to use/dev an new library if I stick with pjrc : eLCDIF. I guess that if I switch to NXP IDE there is already a such library, but I'm unsure that other libraries are as good as teensy ones, if they exists. I mainly think about FlexCAN_T4, TeensyTimerTools, FS. I know that they can be adapted to NXP IDE, but the work should be lighter to adapt/create an RGB library to pjrc rather than adapt all pjrc libraries to NXP ?
Any though is welcome.
Thank you,
Manu
Due to chips shortage, I currently have time to start new projects. With, hopefully, the right chip that can be find in the future
From years I always delayed one project because of my lack of experience with this kind of use. I would like to build a car dash. Ok, today I'll start it, or maybe tomorrow in regard with answers I can get there.
I have read many informations about what I need and finally I think my best bet is to use an RGB(24) interface between the LCD screen and the MCU to allow me to have fast update of the screen. This interface is standard and one can have a great choice of screens, which is important. I listed my needs and think that I have to use :
- CAN
- ADC
- GPIO
- external memory (for LCD buffer and some other stuff)
- FS (for storing logs and conf)
- RGB (DOTCLK interface)
Currently, I'd like to know if teensy 4.x would be a good choice for this purpose. I know that there are actually pins limitations to access full RGB pins, but I can build a custom board for this purpose.
The reason : I use teensy since years and I really like it (and know it too). You guys put so many force in writing excellent libraries, etc. Plus Luni VisualTeensy and VisualCode is really cool.
The questions : should I continue to use arduino/pjrc stuff or move to, for example, MCUexpresso ? I have to say that I'm not an Eclipse fan.
The main need in all case : I have to use/dev an new library if I stick with pjrc : eLCDIF. I guess that if I switch to NXP IDE there is already a such library, but I'm unsure that other libraries are as good as teensy ones, if they exists. I mainly think about FlexCAN_T4, TeensyTimerTools, FS. I know that they can be adapted to NXP IDE, but the work should be lighter to adapt/create an RGB library to pjrc rather than adapt all pjrc libraries to NXP ?
Any though is welcome.
Thank you,
Manu