# PineTab production update: LCD driver change, shipping timeline, certifications, and adapter testing

DevFeed: [PineTab production update: LCD driver change, shipping timeline, certifications, and adapter testing](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/all-about-the-pinetab-update-34817.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://pine64.org/2020/07/24/all-about-the-pinetab-update/>)

Published: 2020-07-24T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Community blog on PINE64](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/community-blog-on-pine64.md>)

Topics: [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>)

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## AI overview

This PineTab update reports that production is about one week behind schedule because the LCD panel driver was changed after the original driver reached end of life. It also gives an expected shipping window, confirms finalized CE, FCC, and RoHS certifications, describes the 6000mAh lithium-ion battery, and notes testing of LTE/SSD and LoRa adapter samples.

## Source excerpt

This is a supplementary post to this month's Community Update - if you haven't read this month's news, then I suggest you go back and have a read since we've had a handful of interesting announcements. Regarding the PineTab, I am happy to let you know that production is well under way and we are mostly on schedule with the manufacturing and shipping processes. To be precise, we are just a week behind the original schedule; the cause of the delay is our decision to change the LCD panel driver (or perhaps more accurately, we were convinced to exchange the panel driver by the vendor) as the driver we originally chose is reaching end of life (EoL). We ultimately decided that a week's delay is worth it. The alternative scenario would likely result in developers supporting multiple LCD drivers in their operating systems, which is not ideal. Here are the details of the current timeline. Finished PCBAs will be released to us from the factory on the 27th and, granted we're happy with them, fully assembled tablets should be dispatched from the production line on August 6th or 7th. The PineTabs will make their way to Hong Kong soon after and I expect that shipping will commence the week of August 17-21. Closer to the shipping date, sometime early next month, I'll open a shipping thread on the forum which you'll be able to follow. I am also pleased to announce that CE, FCC and RoHS certifications for the PineTab have already been finalized and the reports are now being written up. All reports will be completed in time for shipping and relevant certificates will be submitted to Wiki as soon as they are made available to us. As I mentioned in the past, we have significantly improved the battery from earlier hardware iterations. The PineTab ships with a 6000mAh Cobalt in lithium-ion battery, which not only provides a long battery life for the tablet but also superior discharge-cycle battery longevity. Investing into core components such as the battery is part of our commitment to