[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | Many old Nokia cellular phones have graphical LCDs based on the PCD8544 controller. These are perfect for various electronic projects with microcontrollers. The interface is a two-wire serial type (clock and data), and some additional signals. The LCD supply is a single 3.3 V with very low supply current. This is not really a "hack"; we are merely re-using parts of the phone. |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | Exploded drawing with parts list. |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | Keypad replacement: this video guide gives you some assistance. |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | LED color conversion guide: soldering, parts, schematics, pictures and explanations (in German). |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | Dismantling instructions with illustrations. |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | How to open the housing with a Torx screw driver and replace the cover (in German). |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | This step-by-step tutorial tells you everything you need to know for changing the cellphone LEDs (in German). |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | How to remove the LCD frame to get inside the cellphone an substitute the LCD screen. |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | To replace the LCD screen you now need to remove the front cover. It's held on with clips around edge. Run something like a credit card all the way around the join of the front cover and it will unclip. |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | HOW-TO: Make a Nokia Pop port to female mini jack with volume control for the HDS-3 cable to the headset. |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | Take apart picture gallery. |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | Cellphone take apart guide, describing how to replace the keypad. |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | After you have detached back cover, battery and SIM card you can the front cover away from the phone. To get to innards of the cellphone follow this guide. |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | A teardown report with disassembly photos. |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | Instead of the official service manual for this phone this tutorial may also help you with the cellphone disassembly and screen exchangement. |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | A short guide to disassembly and LCD panel substitution. |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | Take apart HOWTO and image gallery. |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | Display cover removal for dust cleaning, an illustrated tutorial. |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | How to fit a replacement LCD screen to a mobilephone. |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | Your cellphone screen doesn't work anymore, this DIY replacement guide will help. |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | This video is particularly useful for those of you looking to replace a speaker, ribbon cable or keypad rather than just the LCD, although this is covered very well too. |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | An illustrated guide to LCD changing. |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | This guide provides assistance to get the LEDs changed to LEDs with another color (in German). |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | You don't like the color of the original LEDs? Here are some pictures explaining how to get the conversion done (in German). |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | An illustrated take apart guide to prepare the removal of the LCD. |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | Illustrated take apart tutorial. |
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | How to attach SMD diodes to the logic board: a soldering manual (in German). |