Midas Displays
Issue: 2
Date: 21/08/2019
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Our hardware is designed to be “plug & play” meaning that you simply need to plug the components together
as shown in the picture below:
After you connect the MDIB-11 with the display, HDMI and power cable, please connect the other end of the
HDMI cable to a Raspberry Pi or other device
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of your choice that has a HDMI port.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please
ensure you connect the FFC the correct way round, otherwise you could damage the display. Both the board
and FFC/FPC are labelled with “1” for pin 1, ind
icating which side to connect them (see figure 2 above).
For more advanced options, the MDIB-11 can be set up for specific functions. For these options you will need
a soldering iron, as the board is equipped with solder links that are used for making a selection. For example,
the board supplies 5V to the display’s backlight from the HDMI port. If you wish to supply power to the display
from the HDMI connection, you can solder Link 17 from the back of the MDIB-11. Please refer to the MDIB-11
datasheet for more details.
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Please be aware that this guide is for using Raspberry Pi with the Raspbian OS, so if you choose an alternative
device or OS (operating system) you may need to use different configuration settings (see chapter 3.2).
MDIB-11
MDT0700A11OS-RGB
HDMI cable
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2-pin 5V
Power Cable
Pin 1
