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DrakonFPV
Feb 28

Other screens

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Hey,

I've been doing some research on some lower cost alternatives than the prebuilt optics, and found that some of the cheaper stuff uses an spi interface and I wondered if a screen with a beam splitter would work without any other lenses or would I need a fresnel lens? (or any other lens)

link to the display im thinking about:

https://www.banggood.com/0_96-Inch-7Pin-HD-Color-IPS-Screen-TFT-LCD-Display-SPI-ST7735-Module-For-Arduino-p-1370911.html?rmmds=category&cur_warehouse=CN

 

also Ive been looking for development boards other than the pi zero so i can run some more advanced stuff like face recognition and just having extra power for the future, anyway i found some other sbcs like lattepanda or orangepi, would it be worthwhile getting a more powerful one or not?

 

I don't have a concern with power as i have a load of lipos that i can regulate down to 12v or 5v (also they work as portable chargers as well)

 

thanks

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