Displays for Duinomite

[KeesZagers]

Based on the old DMBasic 2.7 I developed my own extensions to Basic, e.g. for all kind of CAN commands, but also some other controls as two kind of displays. The MOD-OLED-128x64 and the MOD-LCD2.8RTP are supported by one Basic statement called OLED which copies the VGA memory on to the screen. Also the touch screen of the MOD-LCD2.8RTP is supported by this statement. This week I ordered a new display module and determined that the touch is not working. Reading the details of the product, I noticed that the touch controller has been changed and the software seems not to be compatible. I will try to make the OLED statement also compatible with the new controller. For those people using my free software be noticed. For Olimex: If a product has software which is not upwards compatible with an old version, give it a new number, or at least specify it more clearly.

[LubOlimex]

Kees, there was a change in the touch driver 3 or 4 years ago, the original one was AR1021 and the new one is NS2009 - this is mentioned on the product page and hardware revision changes and we also released a new demo for NS2009 here:

https://github.com/OLIMEX/MOD-LCD2.8RTP/tree/master/SOFTWARE/Arduino

[KeesZagers]

Hi Lub, I agree that it is mentioned in the product page, however if you want to copy an existing installation, you don't read all the specifications again. As long as the product is upwards compatible, no problem; however if this is not the case it is better to make the old version obsolete and replace it by a new one. In that case you are more prepared that you have to do additional work. Anyway the reason I wrote it on the Duinomite pages on this forum is that users of the Duinomite products with my Basic software are also notified of the incompatibility.

[LubOlimex]

I understand, I didn't mean to defend us either, I just wanted to clarify here what was the change exactly in case somebody else encounters similar issue.