That was a job. After soldering 736 components and approximately 160 wires, the 30 years old display is alive.
Some pictures of the back (please apologize the wire-mess) :
And the front :
And below the serial connection in action (115200 bauds, 5 frame per second, images taken around the mouse cursor of the computer) :
As you can see there is still some artifacts, especially on the screen bottom. I still have to adjust the cathode bias resistor value.
A funny fact is the screen is buzzing, adding a very old fashion touch to the retro style, in addition to remind you there is 360 volts in here.
Next step: a convenient and safer case !
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Fantastic!
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Thanks ;)
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This is really cool!
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Thank you! Seeing it working is quite rewarding :D
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