🔴 Advantest R6581T Display Replacement with OLED - No.1290

I show how to replace a dim VFD with an OLED display on the Advantest R6581T multimeter, this also works for the R6581 and R6581D.

This is from the work by Mickle T. on the EEVblog forum, who has done some amazing work documenting this multimeter.

* Note, for the OLED you may need to change the 0 Ohm resistor jumpers to change the mode to be 4-wire SPI, I had to do that on my units.

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[IanScottJohnston]

Awesome work by MickleT, he's given many R6581(T) users a way forward with dim displays.

[BlondieSL]

With some of my projects, I have to use displays that don't actually "fit" the original space.
What I normally do is to design a new bezel that fits the old space around the edges and then the display fits right into the middle of that.

For the types of displays I use, this also makes mounting easier.

[SylwerDragon]

Nice video. I also did see same post ..I'm planning to do same mod one day.

[MrTamhan]

Hello, first of all mad respect. Old sand n** does not mean you evil. But I can remember, from some years ago, a similar project done by a friend of mine where the EMC from the MCU caused issues for the test equipment. OLEDs are notorious EMC pigs which fart out a LOT of EMV due to the integrated SMPS on the planar. I would suggest a test of the system, or an attempt to recal just to be safe.

[xDevscom_EE]

Hmm, interesting but bit wierd? With all the effort for programming, getting all protocol working properly - why not make single replacement PCB with keypad and everything to mimic original board? This way it's 15 minute mod project, instead of all that pain de-soldering original glass? Surely simple 2-layer PCB wouldn't be that expensive...