Summary of VGA monitor tester using ATTiny2313 microcontroller
This project is an embedded VGA monitor tester designed to eliminate the need for a PC to generate test rasters. It uses an ATTiny2313 microcontroller running at 20MHz to drive horizontal and vertical sync signals directly from microcontroller ports, while the analog RGB signals are created with a simple resistor network D/A converter. The software is developed in AVRStudio and assembled with AVRASM V2.x, providing a compact and efficient way to test VGA monitors.
Parts used in the Embedded VGA Monitor Tester:
- ATTiny2313 microcontroller
- Resistor network for D/A converter
- VGA connector
- Power supply (for 20MHz operation)
If you are a computer technician and want to avoid the need of a PC on your desk to generate test rasters, this is something you need to build. This is an embedded monitor tester that you can use to test if a VGA monitor is working or not. You don’t need a bulky computer on your working desk anymore.
It uses an ATTiny2313 microcontroller from Atmel running at 20MHz. Synchro H and Synchro V signals are driven directly from uC ports. The analog R,G,B signals are derived using simple D/A converter using resistor network. The software for AVr is written using AVRStudio and assembled with AVRASM V2.x.
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