zinragina:
I don't plan on using SPI. From my understanding of page 8,9, and 15 of the display's datasheet. You need 8 pins for data and a pin each for chip select, read, write, data/command, reset, and an optional tearing effect for a total of 16 pins (specifically in the RPi case 32 pins because each color of RGB has it's own pin source: Raspberry Pi Documentation - Raspberry Pi hardware)I'm not opposed to buying a 3.3v arduino in the final product, but I want to prototype as quickly as possible when these parts eventually come in.
I was originaly planning to use a Raspberry Pi like you say and still think it is the better option for an end product but the threads that I looked at suggested you needed to write a driver for it and my limited experiences of python told me not to do that. I think you could use an existing driver but would need heavy tinkering.
For David,
I have on my desk all the required parts and 'think' I need the capacitors and resistors on page 8. Shall I go ahead and order those from RS and attempt to wire them up on proto? Many Thanks,
Thoms