GD2 firmware

[NeX]

Hi there,

is it possible to get the firmware for the GD2?

i want to see if i can change the output resolution so i can drive a larger screen


i want to directly drive an 800 x 480 display using the 24bit parallel RGB interface, and i was hoping to avoid any external upscaler.

thanks!

[jamesbowman]

Unlike GD1, GD2 doesn't have firmware - the graphics is driven by a special-purpose chip, the FT800 from FTDI.

AFAIK the FT800 is limited to 512x512 resolution. This means that it can't do 800x480 directly. So an external upscaler might be required.

[NeX]

Interesting, does that mean everything is driven from the library?