LCD replacement for STM32F429I-DISC1

[Dwait.1]

Hello,

I have borrowed an STM32F429I-DISC1 with 2.4" QVGA TFT LCD.

Unfortunately, I fumbled it and cracked the screen.

I'd like to fix it for my friend, but don't want to start tinkering if it'll cause a problem.

Does anyone have experience in replacing these screens, if it's at all possible?

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance

[Peter BENSCH · Accepted solution]

In principle, you could replace the display, but not only is the STM32F429I-DISC1 quite old, it also has a resistive touch, which is practically impossible to get nowadays. If the display is destroyed, it might be easier to get a new DISCOVERY than a replacement TFT, apart from the expense of replacing it.

Does it answer your question?

Regards

/Peter

[MM..1]

Maybe you can use any other LCD with simple reduction for FFC

[Tesla DeLorean]

You break it, you own it. Buy your friend a new board, not clear the costs or efficacy work in your favour.

The manufacturer of the screen is doing other business these days, single up purchase of a compatible screen is likely to be hit-or-miss.

[Dwait.1]

Thanks for letting me know about the manufacturer.

To be clear, my intent to fix it is because of the hassle it would take to migrate any projects he has to a new board given the broken one is deprecated and South Africa's electronics stores are out of stock for many equivalents.

[Dwait.1]

Thank you, Mr. Bensch.

I think that answers my question well enough.

[Tesla DeLorean]

You can likely find actual DISCO-F429I boards in the market place. New as in not the specific one you broke.

The manufacturer's in China don't make the same product for years on end, it's like a commando operation, they design and build a product, quickly with available parts, and when those are exhausted they stop making it, and have already designed and built a dozen different things.

Step#1 might be to remove the current screen, see if you can do that without additional damage. Check the pin header vs the schematic, and find a compatible screen. Or use the board in a head-less fashion for programming or experimental tasks.

WaveShare took over the manufacture of the board, the current STM32F429I-DISC1 seems to exist in the thousands at several distributors

https://octopart.com/search?q=STM32F429I-DISC&currency=USD&specs=0