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A PCB designed to interface with the iPad (A1219) touchscreen

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EvanKrall/ipad_touchscreen_driver_gt9113

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ipad_touchscreen_driver_gt9113

This is part of my larger project to put a single-board computer inside the original iPad.

This circuit uses the GT9113 touchscreen controller from Goodix, which seems to be the only capacitive touchscreen controller I can find that:

  • is available in small quantities (via Chinese retailers like AliExpress)
  • has enough TX and RX lines to drive the iPad's screen
  • uses a footprint that isn't super-fine-pitch BGA, which would require a PCB manufacturer that can do 3/3 traces and 0.15mm drills.)

The last requirement rules out the chip I used in my first attempt at this board.

See the rendered images and gerbers on the releases page