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The LCD TFT screens are built of thin-film transistors. The transistor is produced by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), based on the use of liquid hydrogen mixture and silicon mixture in an organic solvent, and using the rotation application method of the thin semiconductor.

In the TFT matrix, each pixel is controlled by four transistors, whereone of them is responsible for brightness, and three remain for basic color (red, blue, green). As a result, this solution allows the high resolution, better color and generally higher parameters of displayed images  – comparing to common LCD matrix.

Because of the material the TFT is built from, which isglass, TFT displays havelow mechanical toughness,so can be easily damaged. The most popular damage of TFT is:violation of liquid crystal structure – „spilling liquid crystal”,

The majority of damage occurs during the assembly process in the end user devices. Too much pressure on the fragile TFT construction can damage the structure of the liquid crystal or electric lines.

We recommend that you are always careful during the process of assembling the module. This special treatment is necessary to protect the matrix of the display against being hit or put under too much pressure.

The module can be held strictly by the housing, and the unnecessary thrust on display should be avoided. The disassembling of the display housing is not recommended, because this process is very destructive and in most cases, it will leave you with a damaged TFT .

There’re more than 300 procedures to produce TFT LCD. The most advanced LCD, in which the array and cell process are highly automatic. Technically, every step in the process can lead to defects, and most of the defects have been eliminated through the development of TFT LCD technology.

Point defect is a kind of defect that some point on your screen don’t display correctly. There are mainly three situations: the point keeps displaying black or whitewhen the screen is working or the point can only display a single color.

For the first two situations, that’s because the circuit on the TFT and CF controlling that defective pixel point is shorted or broken. While the third situation is caused by damaged color pixel.

Unlike point defect, this larger scale defect is caused by the failure of external FPC or PCBA, or a bad connection between FPC and cell. Therefore, a bunch of pixels connected to these IC are out of control, and we see those defects.

You may notice there are some screens have uneven display, which means some white area appears in dark picture or vice versa. We call this ‘mura’, a word originated from Japanese.

Mura is very common but it doesn’t affect the screen function severely, however it still bring bad look. Hence, many high end display manufacturers have their own standards of mura, and the displays without mura are of the best quality.

The display LCD TFT is a kind of display screen that we are familiar with. Many intelligent terminal products use display LCD TFT. Liquid crystal is the most important part of display LCD TFT. Liquid crystal is a physical form, and this physical form can be used as a key factor in display by sorting. To understand the quality of display LCD wholesale tft module, we generally understand from the specific parameters. So what if the display LCD TFT is blurred? Now let Proculus introduce to you.

The LCD TFT display which becomes blurred and indistinct is divided into two cases: one is the display LCD TFT before installation, and the other is the display LCD TFT after a period of use. If you want to buy lcd module, you should the reasons for these two different time periods are also completely different.

Generally, the display LCD TFT is blurred before installation, which is likely to be the reason for the display LCD TFT itself. We generally check whether the driver is normal, and whether there is a problem with the chip and wiring. It is possible that there are some defects in the design of display LCD TFT, which leads to the blurred screen of display LCD TFT. This kind of situation needs to carry on the internal analysis to the TFT LCD display supplier and obtains the concrete solution.

There is another situation mentioned earlier, that is, it has been used for a period of time after installation, which leads to the blurring of the display LCD TFT. We need to check whether the connection with the motherboard is normal, whether the picture shows signs of jitter, whether the image can be seen clearly, and whether the tightness of the whole machine is poor, resulting in dust or water in the place where the motherboard is connected to the TFT LCD screen, all of which are likely to cause TFT LCD blurred screen. This kind of analysis should be combined with the TFT LCD screen itself, motherboard, structure and so on, and the steps are more complex.

The above content is the introduction to the treatment method of TFT LCD screen. With the continuous increase of TFT LCD display supplier, the competition in TFT LCD industry is becoming more and more fierce. The quality of many TFT LCD manufacturers is also uneven, and there is no lack of many black-hearted manufacturers to simplify the production process for profit, resulting in a lot of bad phenomena in the products. Therefore, we still have to pay more attention to the choice of TFT LCD suppliers.

the baseissueis when i render some thing in TFT lcd anddon"t change it for a while( minutes or hours ) and then change it to dark, alight shadowof last image can be seen on the place. it was very surprising to me because as I know this issue was for oldCRTdisplays and not for LCDs and I"d never seen any same problem with my other TFT based LCD projects. so is it true pixels of a LCD couldbecome spoiledbecause of no changing awhile, or there is other problem that I cant see!!.

I had been stuck on this issue for a few days and tried most of the solutions online but with no avail. I am using Arduino Mega 2560 with my recently purchase 1.8" TFT Display Shield. I stacked the shield directly over the Arduino Mega following this tutorial Overview | 1.8" TFT Display Breakout and Shield | Adafruit Learning System . Graphics test and joystick tests are able to run perfectly. However, the problem comes with I wanted to try reading the image from the SD card. The Initializing SD card always failed. The SD_Chip selected is defined as pin 4. I also added the line to upon the note that even if it"s not used as the CS pin, the hardware SS pin 53 on the Mega must be left as an output (pinMode(53, OUTPUT) or the SD library functions will not work. But it still fail to initialize.

I just ported your project to my Nucleo board and I can see a very clean output on my logic analyzer on all 16 data lines. However when wiring up my display I don"t get to see anything...

This is a 5" Raspberry Pi LCD touchscreen with 800*480 resolution and 108×64.8mm display area. The product supports Raspberry Pi DSI display interface and comes with a capacitive touch panel on its screen and supports 5 touch points.

The special holes design on the back of the screen is convenient to directly install the Raspberry Pi in the product. There is no need to provide external power for the touchscreen as the Raspberry Pi power supply is adopted. In addition, the screen supports hardware backlight adjustment. The function can be realized by turning the potentiometer on the back of the display.

Five simple words that can equate to significant LCD display challenges for you. Here’s how you can successfully address and resolve these 5 LCD display challenges:

Proactively address this challenge with the LCD display provider and within your company. Internally, assure suppliers’ lead-times are accurate in your MRP. Additionally, maintain a 2-4-week buffer stock or more depending on lead-times and component scarcity.

The LCD display supplier can also carry a buffer stock for your application. Reactively, the LCD display supplier should offer expedited options. Effective display provider can pressure the upstream supply chain, adjust production schedules, ship partial quantities and accelerate shipments. Applying these solutions eliminates most delivery problems and handles unplanned customer demand (a good thing!).

Find a display provider that is prepared for and addresses obsolescence when it rears its ugly head. Display providers who are manufacturing more customized systems are more likely to work with your needs than high-volume suppliers. Understand what would cause an LCD display to become obsolete. Your ideal design partner(s) will design for obsolescence mitigation. Then, by giving a long end-of-life (EOL) notice period, the LCD display provider can react by creating safety stock, sourcing alternates and re-engineering your display around a readily available replacement. Additionally, they should plan development of a compatible replacement so your product development doesn"t need to change. Obsolescence management safeguards your product line and down the road - your bottom line.

Quality issues generally arise in a few ways. First, the LCD display"s failure to meet the performance specification as intended. This involves defining what"s required to satisfy the product"s intent and customers" needs. Next, there are the optical and mechanical aspects of LCD display manufacturing. This includes meeting dimensional tolerances and maximum defect limitations.

A supplier that manufactures to your specific needs will minimize quality issues due to their ability to bring flexibility and expertise by modifying the LCD display for your specific product, and then actively supporting ongoing product improvements.

Defining “performance” begins with the application. Who is the target market or end user and how will they interact with the LCD display? In what environment will it be used? How is it being sold or demonstrated to customers? What data does the LCD display need to convey? Must it be readable by the visually impaired?

When performance is fully understood, we can define the idealdisplay type, size, pixel density, contrast, temperature range, brightness, color gamut response time, etc. Over-specifying any of these factors adds unnecessary cost, while under-specifying will detract from the end product"s usability. Ensure performance is optimized in order for your application to be successful. It is key to find an LCD display provider who is willing to adjust and customize these particular variables and explain them to you in terms of the end user experience.

Determining the right price to pay depends on three factors. What does the display need to do? What does the display NOT need to do? And lastly, what quantity is needed? In most cases the ideal option is a custom or semi-custom display perfectly designed for its application. Despite what many think, this is often the most cost-effective solution.

Another cost challenge is system-level manufacturability. This is where display integration improvements can reduce product complexity, improve manufacturing time, and reduce system level manufacturing defects. For the most seamless LCD display integration, there are additional components such as buttons, LEDs, PCB boards, and connectors that are more efficiently integrated on the display rather than a separately assembled component. Clearly in this case, the LCD display cost will go up, but when done right, the system level cost is reduced to result in a net gain.

Lastly, you need to know system-level costs. If you’re giving up customer valued performance or functions, you"re trading market share and profitability for display savings and the net result may be decreased profit. The opposite also holds true; adding performance that is not necessary (these are attributes that the customer does not value) simply adds additional product costs.

Choosing the right supplier, based on your volume and quality needs is essential. Then implement the optimal LCD display solution with the optimal features and performance.

I bought the standard 1.77" TFT screen months ago and It has never worked. I follow the wiring diagram shown for Uno on the guide on the Arduino website and the best result I have ever got is it seeming like the screen itself is broken. I must have rewired the whole thing many times now and quadruple checked each time.

As you can see on both the images, the black bars are a persistent factor, their colour cannot be changed and they appear once TFT.begin has been called.

After looking around the only help I could find is someone mentioned that Arduino the company updated the TFT library but not the software but he/she didn"t provide a download link. In the time I"ve had this I"m sure I"m redownloaded/updated the Arduino software a few times too.

WARNING: BTT does not officially provide MKS TFT hardware support. MKS TFT is maintained by open source contributors and BTT does not bear any risk of MKS TFT hardware using this firmware.

In case your mainboard provides EXP1 and EXP2, you have to connect 2 ribbon cables connecting EXP1 and EXP2 of the mainboard to EXP1 and EXP2 of the TFT. In the Marlin firmware of your mainboard, make sure that ONLY REPRAP_DISCOUNT_FULL_GRAPHIC_SMART_CONTROLLER is activated in Configuration.h and that all other controllers are Deactivated (especially CR10_STOCKDISPLAY).

In case you have an "E3" mainboard which provides a single EXP connector, you have to connect 1 ribbon cable connecting EXP of the mainboard to EXP3 of the TFT. In case your TFT does not provide an EXP3 connector but only two 10pin connectors (TFT24 v1.1 for example) you will need a "Y-split" cable with one 10pin connector on one side (for the mainboard) and two 10pin connectors on the other side (for the TFT). In the Marlin firmware of your mainboard, make sure that ONLY CR10_STOCKDISPLAY is activated in Configuration.h and that all other controllers are Deactivated (especially REPRAP_DISCOUNT_FULL_GRAPHIC_SMART_CONTROLLER).

Any binary file for an MKS firmware (e.g. MKS_TFT28_V4.0.27.x.bin) MUST be renamed to MKSTFT*.bin (e.g. MKSTFT28.bin, MKSTFT35.bin etc.) in order it can be recognized and installed by the TFT

A configuration can be uploaded without the need to upload the firmware or the TFT folder again, as long as the firmware and the configuration file are from the same version (see Configuration Update).

Copy the precompiled BIGTREE_TFT*_V*.*.*.bin or your self compiled firmware, plus the TFT* folder of your preferred theme along with config.ini to the root of a blank SD card not greater than 8GB and formatted as FAT32:

Optionally, copy one or more language_*.ini file(s) onto the SD card. Doing so, it will allow you to switch between English and the uploaded language(s) from the Language menu present in the TFT firmware. We recommend to upload the minimum amount of languages to keep the memory usage low. The language_*.ini file can be edited to change the text shown on the TFT:

Place the SD card with BIGTREE_TFT*_V*.*.*.bin, the TFT* folder, config.ini and the optional language_*.ini file(s) into the TFT"s SD card reader and reset your TFT (or optionally - power cycle your printer) to start the update process:

Unless the default hard coded settings have been properly configured (e.g. a self compiled firmware was installed), after an hard reset the TFT typically needs to be reconfigured with the proper config.ini file (see Configuration Update)

When the default hard coded settings are properly configured for a TFT and the TFT"s basic function such as surfing on the menus is working, in case of issues the user can opt to apply only a configuration reset (soft reset) instead of an hard reset.

A BIGTREE_TFT*_V*.*.*.bin file will be generated in the hidden .pio\build\BIGTREE_TFT*_V*_* folder. Follow the update process outlined in the Firmware Update section above to update your TFT to the latest version

TIP: In case there is a problem compiling the TFT firmware try to restart VSC. If this does not help and you are using macOS, delete the packages and platforms folders usually present under the folder /Users/***username***/.platformio/.

In case the TFT needs to be placed with a vertical orientation (e.g. 90°), the firmware needs to be compiled with the portrait mode support and installed following the procedure below:

OctoPrint, ESP3D, Pronterface etc, connected to a TFT"s serial port, can browse files on both the TFT"s and mainboard"s media devices and start a print that will be handled by the host (TFT or mainboard). The following actions and the related triggering G-codes are currently supported by the TFT fw:

OctoPrint, ESP3D, Pronterface etc, connected to a TFT"s or mainboard"s serial port, can host a print (print handled by the host) and optionally can trigger some actions to the TFT sending specific G-codes. The following actions and the related triggering G-codes are currently supported by the TFT fw:

Only on print end or cancel (with triggers print_end or cancel) the TFT Printing menu is finalized (statistics available etc.) and unlocked (the menu can be closed).

With the exception of TFT70, the maximum number of displayable layer count is 999 (there"s no space to display layer number and count if the layer count is above 999)

The most recent version of the standard bigtreetech TFT firmware has built in support for RepRap firmware. The pre-built images have this enabled by default.

The TFT35 E3 V3.0 has 3 cables to connect to the mainboard. Two 10 pin ribbon cables and one 5 pin serial cable. The 2 ribbon cables connect to the EXP1 and the EXP2 connections on both the TFT35 E3 V3.0 and the MKS mainboards.

NOTE: On the MKS mainboards there is an issue that involves at least the MKS GEN_L, MKS SGEN, and MKS SGEN_L models. The EXP1 and EXP2 connections have the socket shell installed wrong way around. The notch that indexes the cable should be facing towards the mainboard. If you get a blank screen on the TFT35 E3 V3.0 touchscreen after connecting the two EXP cables and turning the printer on, turn printer off and disconnect the 10 pin cables from either the touch screen or the mainboard and using small diagonal cutters trim the tab down to be as close to flush as you can get on both cables (and only on one end) and plug them back in with the trimmed tab now facing the mainboard.

In case filament data is not present in the G-code, the filament length data is calculated during print. Length is calculated regardless of using the TFT USB, TFT SD or the onboard media. Calculations are done in both absolute or relative extrusion mode. Filament data takes into account the flow rate also but with a caveat. It has to be the same flow rate during the entire time of the printing, because the end result is calculated based on the flow rate at the time the print has finished. If flow rate changes during the print the results will not be accurate anymore.

​We test the individual components for functionality and can locate defective components within very short time. We fix the component assemblies of LEDs and CCFLs, inverters, display controllers and PSUs. In many cases we also use new display controllers or inverters in order to ensure a longer life time of the monitor.

Display brightness gradually decreases or fails completely. We replace CCFL in displays from 8.4"" to 15"" within shortest time. For the future, we are also equipped for the LED backlight technology.

We stock special tubes such as W-, U- or L-shaped tubes. In this way, we are able to replace the backlight tubes for special displays such as the Sharp LQ150X1LGN2.

​Polarization foils turn yellow over the years due to heat and other factors. Eventually, the displayed image becomes unclear or difficult to read. We replace polarization foils for sizes up to 15"".

TFT stands for thin-film transistor, which means that each pixel in the device has a thin-film transistor attached to it. Transistors are activated by electrical currents that make contact with the pixels to produce impeccable image quality on the screen. Here are some important features of TFT displays.Excellent Colour Display.Top notch colour contrast, clarity, and brightness settings that can be adjusted to accommodate specific application requirements.Extended Half-Life.TFT displays boast a much higher half-life than their LED counterparts and they also come in a variety of size configurations that can impact the device’s half-life depending on usage and other factors.TFT displays can have either resistive or capacitive touch panels.Resistive is usually the standard because it comes at a lower price point, but you can also opt for capacitive which is compatible with most modern smartphones and other devices.TFT displays offer exceptional aspect ratio control.Aspect ratio control contributes to better image clarity and quality by mapping out the number of pixels that are in the source image compared to the resolution pixels on the screen.Monitor ghosting doesn’t occur on TFT displays.This is when a moving image or object has blurry pixels following it across the screen, resembling a ghost.

TFT displays are incredibly versatile.The offer a number of different interface options that are compatible with various devices and accommodate the technical capabilities of all users.

There are two main types of TFT LCD displays:· Twisted nematic TFT LCDs are an older model. They have limited colour options and use 6 bits per each blue, red, and green channel.

In-plane switching TFT LCDs are a newer model. Originally introduced in the 1990s by Hitachi, in-plane switching TFT LCDs consist of moving liquid pixels that move in contrast or opposite the plane of the display, rather than alongside it.

The type of TFT LCD monitor or industrial display you choose to purchase will depend on the specifications of your application or project. Here are a few important factors to consider when selecting an appropriate TFT LCD display technology:Life expectancy/battery life.Depending on the length of ongoing use and the duration of your project, you’re going to want to choose a device that can last a long time while maintaining quality usage.

Image clarity.Some TFT displays feature infrared touchscreens, while others are layered. The former is preferable, especially in poor lighting conditions or for outdoor and industrial applications, because there’s no overlay and therefore no obstructions to light emittance.

The environmental conditions make a difference in operation and image clarity. When choosing a TFT for outdoor or industrial applications, be sure to choose one that can withstand various environmental elements like dust, wind, moisture, dirt, and even sunlight.

As a leading manufacturer and distributor of high-quality digital displays in North America, Nauticomp Inc. can provide custom TFT LCD monitor solutions that are suitable for a multitude of industrial and commercial indoor and outdoor applications. Contact us today to learn more.