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- | ====== SSD 1306 oLED Module for the Pi1541 ====== | + | ====== SSD1306 and SSD1315 oLED Modules for the Pi1541 ====== |
- | As mentioned in my [[pi1541|previous article]], while building the Pi1541, I had a lot of difficulty getting the oLED module to work. | + | As mentioned in my [[pi1541|previous article]], while building the [[https://cbm-pi1541.firebaseapp.com|Pi1541]], I had a lot of difficulty getting the oLED module to work. |
I blamed it on the fact I had accidentally purchased an SSD1315 instead of an SSD1306. | I blamed it on the fact I had accidentally purchased an SSD1315 instead of an SSD1306. | ||
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Restarted the Pi1541. Guess what? It worked beautifully! The external screen no longer showed any output, and the oLED now took over and I could use it to select a D64 image. | Restarted the Pi1541. Guess what? It worked beautifully! The external screen no longer showed any output, and the oLED now took over and I could use it to select a D64 image. | ||
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And the amusing part of the tale? I swapped out the SSD1306 with the SSD1315, restarted, and it works too. So it was just me all the way along. | And the amusing part of the tale? I swapped out the SSD1306 with the SSD1315, restarted, and it works too. So it was just me all the way along. | ||
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+ | ===== Conclusion ===== | ||
So there's a couple of good things to come out of this: | So there's a couple of good things to come out of this: | ||
- If you built an Option B Pi1541 and chose the same Bus selection that I did (Bus 0), the above option.txt config items will work for you. | - If you built an Option B Pi1541 and chose the same Bus selection that I did (Bus 0), the above option.txt config items will work for you. | ||
- | - You can use an SSD1315 as a 100% compatible replacement for the SSD1306 (but still call it ssd1306_128x64 in your config). | + | - You can use an SSD1315 as a 100% compatible replacement for the SSD1306 (but still call it ''ssd1306_128x64'' in your config). |
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And I think I'll stick with the SSD1315. I prefer the blue/yellow colours rather than monochrome white. | And I think I'll stick with the SSD1315. I prefer the blue/yellow colours rather than monochrome white. | ||