I would like to interface a Linux based system with a TFT LCD panel. To make use of the Linux provided video drivers & minimize GUI development I would like to find a way to drive a 6 bit RGB (18 bits total) TFT panel from a VGA or DVI signal. Pretty much every PC LCD monitor on the planet does the same thing, but I am having troubling finding out how to do this.
Any ideas or products with a similar function? Reference designs?
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Look inside a monitor. There are ASSPs for this - Zoran, et al. Typically there is also an 8051 micro to perform sync detection, run the OSD, and set up the controller chip. Oh, don't forget you need separate LVDS encoder chips as a rule.
What you are building is an LCD monitor. It is going to be an order of magnitude cheaper for you to buy one than to build one. You can get analog-VGA LCD monitors and open-frame modules in every size imaginable from 4" up to ungodly sizes (37" at least).
Can you recommend any open frame vendors?
It depends on your quantities. If you're buying small quantities (
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