PocketBeagle Display options

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PocketBeagle Display options

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I have looked around for this information but I am having little luck finding a definitive answer. Is there a frame buffer driver for the PocketBeagle that can push X11 display data over the SPI bus? I am writing a python application using GTK and of course it can display over the SSH connection by forwarding the display to my computer. But I am hoping to run this application directly on the PB and have a local display. I've seen some information about the PB used for a mini arcade so it seems to me this is possible in some manner. If it is, do you have an example you can point me to?

Thanks!

-Marco

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Re: PocketBeagle Display options

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You should be able to use the fbtft drivers with X11:
https://github.com/notro/fbtft/wiki/Framebuffer-use

Which display do you have?

There are different drivers for different controllers.

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Re: PocketBeagle Display options

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Cool! This is encouraging news. I have not ordered it yet, I am developing the GUI on the computer for now but ideally the 3.5" tft is what I want in my implementation: https://www.adafruit.com/product/2050

Hopefully the tftfb library works with it :).

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