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VGA to HDMI working #8

@peterburk

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@peterburk

This is not really an issue, just a successful test result! I'm including 2 links for each product, in case of link rot.

I've repurposed an EspUSB from https://atcnetz.de for use with EspVGAX, by soldering directly onto the module GPIOs, and programmed it using Arduino.app on a Mac. I installed the library using Tools > Manage Libraries..., and made some minor modifications to ~/Documents/Arduino/libraries/ESPVGAX/ESPVGAX.cpp and ESPVGAX.h to configure the GPIO pins, timer and colour settings.

First I tested the EspVGAX with this 7" screen, and it worked perfectly (once I figured out the timer and colour settings).
Screen link 1
Screen link 2

Then I used a T-shaped VGA to HDMI adaptor to connect to the same screen, and that also works.
Adaptor link 1
Adaptor link 2

Then I used the EspVGAX with the VGA to HDMI adaptor connected to an Elgato CamLink 4K HDMI capture device, viewing with OBS on a Mac.
Camlink link 1
Camlink link 2

Now I plan to develop the software side further, so that the ESP shares its own access point, and lets me paste a full page of text, e.g. the lyrics to a verse of a song in church, or a conference presentation slide. I'm also interested in trying to pre-render the slide as a 1BITIMAGE in JavaScript, to easily allow Unicode text.

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