Reverse-Engineering the LCD Display Interface of the Nest 2nd Gen Thermostat
In which I pried open the glass LCD lens at the front of my Nest 2nd Gen thermostat and found the LCD display module, packaged with a flexible ribbon cable and a round pixel array, and took a months-long journey of reverse engineering, detective work, and problem-solving that taught me more about display interfaces than any tutorial ever could have. Discovery: Finding the Details of the Display It all started with a disassembled Nest thermostat sitting on my workbench. Following the teardown g