Display Products SLCD Controller Board Low cost LCD Controller for embedded systems using QVGA with no special OS or Library needed on the host processor Features include: • Drives both passive (STN) and active (TFT) displays • Controls either color or monochrome LCDs • Landscape or Portrait mode • Ideal for constrained size applications: 3” x 4.5”, 0.3” • Supports both 3.3V and 5V displays • RS232 or CMOS level interface at up to 115Kbaud • On-board flash memory for storing bitmaps and macros • Backlight/contrast control • OEM customization available Until now, the only way to provide a modern graphical user interface (GUI) was to use an embedded PC with a bulky and complex operating system. The REACH Technology SLCD changes all that. Now, even an 8-bit processor can include a color touch interface, integrated in weeks, not months! Containing a powerful 16-bit microprocessor, the REACH SLCD also provides flash memory, an LCD controller chip, beeper, and optional touch screen / button interface. The microprocessor code contains a graphics library, text fonts, pre-defined bitmaps, and a command interpreter. A standard serial port is used to interface to the host system. User-defined bitmaps and macros are stored into the flash using the serial port and can be updated in-system. The SLCD has connectors to support multiple panels from different vendors. By using the SLCD instead of adding a discrete LCD controller to an embedded system, the end product can quickly incorporate advances in panel technology. Displays and display controllers change constantly, and the SLCD tracks those changes, providing a consistent software interface to the host processor. The SLCD is simple to use, whether you utilize the supplied bitmaps, or design your own. Download the images into the board’s flash memory and send ASCII commands to display them, draw text, define pushbuttons, and create charts. Complete sample programs are provided. Customers tell us they have had something useful up and running in one or two days! “The SLCD kit works great, and it’s exactly what we were looking for. This is a neat little board.” 842 Boggs Avenue Fremont, CA 94539 – Scott Harkless, Design Engineer, Alcorn McBride Inc. 510-770-1417 www.reachtech.com Display Products SLCD Controller Board Specifications Board Specifications Board Size (W/L/D) 3” x 4.5” x 0.3”/ 76.2mm x 114.3mm x 7.62mm Operating Temperature 0° to 70°C (-40° to 85°C special order) Storage Temperature -40° to 85°C Microprocessor 16-bit with 512K embedded flash and 31K SRAM at 20MHz Power input 5V or 3.3V; typical operating current is 40mA Serial Interface RS232 or CMOS levels at panel voltage LCD Backlight Control On/off under software control LCD Controller Epson S1D13705 (1375) EEProm Nonvolatile storage for user settings Data Backlight Touchscreen Serial RS232 Power Download the SLCD manual and check out Application notes and more at www.reachtech.com 155 B Avenue Suite 200 Lake Oswego OR 97034 503-675-7554 fax 503-675-6464 www.reachtech.com