TabletDisplayAdapter

   

Tablet Display Release status: stable [box doku]
Description	A DIY external monitor based on an iPad 3 retina display.
Author(s)	Peter, Severin

Tablets have awesomely high resolution display these days. And someone found out, the newest use eDP as connection protocol. This is good news because this is electrically compatible to normal DisplayPort. Anyone needs a 10" Display with 2048-by-1536 resolution for under 150€?

... I don't as well, but I still want one!

Our builds

• iPad 3 Display
• Adapter Board by AbuseMark
  • Documentation
• Laser-cut case
  • 3mm MDF
  • Layer 5-7 are based on the layer5.dxf file
• Some M3 nuts and bolts (2 regular nuts, 4 safety nuts)

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-> Post on tumblr

The display works with DisplayPort only, it's not compatible with HDMI or DVI. It works with Mini-DisplayPort (older MacBooks) and should also work with USB-C. AbuseMark apparently has different boards now for USB-C and also one for HDMI with some kind of active conversion.

• USB-C based board
• HDMI based board

Earlier Research

Hardware

We need iPad3 displays, or Nexus 10 displays (eDP as well, but unproven to work) A frame would be nice as well. Maybe out of L-shaped strips of wood or metal with a 3d printed back.

Cheap in-EU auction

Links

First one to try it

• Initial
• Some improvement

Long build report:

• Page1
• Page2
• Page3
• Page4

Short build report with nice pcb layout:

• Link

Another one

• Link(currently down) Google Cache

Finished Boards for sale

• Link

• Another Project using a smaller Display [1]
• Kickstarter with matching hackady.io project