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What’s up everyone? So I am currently in possession of an old car backup camera that I was planning on using as a screen for a portable project, but I can’t find ANY documentation about it online whatsoever. Here are a couple photos:
Here’s what I know:
It’s a 7-in screen
It has 2 inputs (AV 1 and AV 2)
It’s only cable input is a single 6 pin barrel plug (see photo)
It has ZERO branding information on it whatsoever (except for some chip company called Star that made something on the driver board)
It used some overkill screw mounted stand that attached to the back of the plastic case
In terms of it’s more technical info, here’s what I know: it’s advertised (on the back of the driver board) to run off of 24v, but I was able to coax it into running as low as 7.5v (with inconsistent boots) and it works comfortably at 12v as well (unless using a lower voltage is causing some issue that I’m unaware of. lmk if that’s the case).
I don’t know what kind of video signals it supports (none of the guides I read were clear but I did figure out it is specifically called a DIN 6 Cable or a PS/2 Connector).
If anyone has ever worked with something like this before and they might be able to offer some tips as to what video it supports or any reference materials like a user manual for the monitor as a whole, I would be extremely grateful. So far I’ve just been straight up wiring a component wire to the AV 1 from a trimmed Wii that I’m not even sure still works and unsurprisingly I’ve no luck getting any signal out of this thing. Hopefully the more observant and intellectual method of diagnosing this whole thing will yield better results than a quick solder job and some wishful thinking lol. Thanks I’m advance for any contributions made!
Here’s what I know:
It’s a 7-in screen
It has 2 inputs (AV 1 and AV 2)
It’s only cable input is a single 6 pin barrel plug (see photo)
It has ZERO branding information on it whatsoever (except for some chip company called Star that made something on the driver board)
It used some overkill screw mounted stand that attached to the back of the plastic case
In terms of it’s more technical info, here’s what I know: it’s advertised (on the back of the driver board) to run off of 24v, but I was able to coax it into running as low as 7.5v (with inconsistent boots) and it works comfortably at 12v as well (unless using a lower voltage is causing some issue that I’m unaware of. lmk if that’s the case).
I don’t know what kind of video signals it supports (none of the guides I read were clear but I did figure out it is specifically called a DIN 6 Cable or a PS/2 Connector).
If anyone has ever worked with something like this before and they might be able to offer some tips as to what video it supports or any reference materials like a user manual for the monitor as a whole, I would be extremely grateful. So far I’ve just been straight up wiring a component wire to the AV 1 from a trimmed Wii that I’m not even sure still works and unsurprisingly I’ve no luck getting any signal out of this thing. Hopefully the more observant and intellectual method of diagnosing this whole thing will yield better results than a quick solder job and some wishful thinking lol. Thanks I’m advance for any contributions made!