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5 months ago

Instinct3 - compiler.json lists wrong screen types

My build process relies on accurate data inside the 'compiler.json' files for each device. 

To those who will suggest that I should use runtime checks or annotations, please understand that my current build process generates .jungle files dynamically for reasons specific to how I optimize my compilations.  I find it preferable to read this data from the device information directly.

Normally, the displayType property accurately shows either "mip" or "amoled".

But for these devices, the displayType is incorrectly listed as "lcd."

The marketing website clearly lists these as amoled/mip, so I assume this is an error/carryover from prior instinct devices.

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  • 5 months ago

    > The marketing website clearly lists these as amoled/mip, so I assume this is an error/carryover from prior instinct devices.

    To be clear, the Garmin spec sheet for Instinct 2 devices also lists them as "MIP" (and monochrome), so I think jim_m_58's implication that Garmin purposely uses a displayType of "lcd" for monochrome devices is correct. Since MIP is actually a type of LCD screen, it's not "wrong", although it is confusing and inconsistent.

    However, the AMOLED Instinct 3 display is neither monochrome nor a type of LCD, so I would agree that "lcd" is the wrong display type here.

    TL;DR I think:

    - MIP Instinct 3 should have a display type of "lcd", for consistency with other monochrome (MIP) models (Instinct 2, Descent G1)

    - AMOLED Instinct 3 should have a display type of "amoled". This is where the bug is, imo

    If you want to know whether a device really has a MIP screen, you could do the following:

    - check for onPartialUpdate in *.api.debug.xml (this will cover all the CIQ 3+ devices with an actual MIP screen)

    - check for a displayType of "mip" in compiler.json (this will cover all the old pre CIQ 3 devices with an actual MIP screen)

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  • 5 months ago

    > The marketing website clearly lists these as amoled/mip, so I assume this is an error/carryover from prior instinct devices.

    To be clear, the Garmin spec sheet for Instinct 2 devices also lists them as "MIP" (and monochrome), so I think jim_m_58's implication that Garmin purposely uses a displayType of "lcd" for monochrome devices is correct. Since MIP is actually a type of LCD screen, it's not "wrong", although it is confusing and inconsistent.

    However, the AMOLED Instinct 3 display is neither monochrome nor a type of LCD, so I would agree that "lcd" is the wrong display type here.

    TL;DR I think:

    - MIP Instinct 3 should have a display type of "lcd", for consistency with other monochrome (MIP) models (Instinct 2, Descent G1)

    - AMOLED Instinct 3 should have a display type of "amoled". This is where the bug is, imo

    If you want to know whether a device really has a MIP screen, you could do the following:

    - check for onPartialUpdate in *.api.debug.xml (this will cover all the CIQ 3+ devices with an actual MIP screen)

    - check for a displayType of "mip" in compiler.json (this will cover all the old pre CIQ 3 devices with an actual MIP screen)

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