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<b>Backgrounds:</b> <b>Backgrounds:</b>
I got one of those displays from a chinese ebay seller but unfortunatly I cannot get I got one of those displays from a chinese ebay seller but unfortunatly I cannot get
any working library so I decided to hack it. ILI9163C looks pretty similar to other any working library so I decided to work on it. ILI9163C looks pretty similar to other
display driver but it uses it's own commands so it's tricky to work with it unlsess you display driver but it uses it's own commands so it's tricky to work with it unlsess you
carefully fight with his gigantic and not so clever datasheet. carefully fight with his gigantic and confused datasheet.
My display it's a 1.44"", 128x128 that suppose to substitute Nokia 5110 LCD and here's the My display it's a 1.44"", 128x128 that suppose to substitute Nokia 5110 LCD and here's the
first confusion! Many sellers claim that it's compatible with Nokia 5110 (that use a philips first confusion! Many sellers claim that it's compatible with Nokia 5110 (that use a philips
controller) but the only similarity it's the pin names since that this one it's color and controller) but the only similarity it's the pin names since that this one it's color and
have totally different controller that's not compatible. Altrough I discovered that it's not have totally different controller that's not compatible. Altrough I discovered that it's not
128x128 but 128x160 (!??)... Check links below to see if it's similar to yours. 128x128 but 128x160 (!??)... Check links below to see if it's similar to yours.
UPDATE:
Some chinese seller connected the TFT aligned to bottom, other aligned to top, there's not a sure
way to discover witch is yours so better try one of the configurations.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replace-Nokia-5110-LCD-1-44-Red-Serial-128X128-SPI-Color-TFT-LCD-Display-Module-/141196897388 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replace-Nokia-5110-LCD-1-44-Red-Serial-128X128-SPI-Color-TFT-LCD-Display-Module-/141196897388