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The Displaytech EMB035TFTDEMO is a demonstration and development board for the Displaytech 3.5 inch color TFT display. The display is controlled by a Microchip PIC24FJ256DA210 microcontroller with integrated graphics controller. Furthermore, the demonstration board includes on-board external SRAM for extra frame-buffer memory as well as SPI flash for storing fonts and images. Capacitive touch screen is available for the 3.5" TFT display.

The provided display driver example code is designed to work with Microchip, however it is generic enough to work with other micro-controllers. The code includes display reset sequence, initialization and example PutPixel() function.

Please see the DT028CTFT for reference designs. The schematics between the A and the C are the same with the exception that the A does not have the IPS interface.

The Picadillo-35T is a 3.5" 320x480 resolution (Half VGA) Embedded Display Module with Resistive Touch, featuring the Microchip PIC32MX795F512L 32bit microcontroller and Arduino / chipKIT style headers for easy attachment of shields, and compatible with UECIDE, MPIDE and MPLAB X Programming IDEs, making this a brilliant display solution with open source software.

The Picadillo-35T was designed with complete system control in mind. It features a 3.5" display along with a ton of GPIO, making it a perfect candidate for system control which demands a GUI or user interface.

The PIC32MX795F512L is a powerful 32bit microcontroller from Microchip, which has 512Kb of Flash and 128Kb of SRAM, runs at 80Mhz and is capable of 105 DMIPS. It features a PMP graphics port which is used to connect the on board 3.5" display, allowing for fast graphics fully controlled by the Users code. The same PIC32 is found on the popular chipKIT Max32 Development Board.

The Picadillo-35T has been designed to be programmed using the UECIDE IDE, which is based on the Arduino IDE however with various enhancements and improvements. It can also be used with MPIDE, or even using Microchip MPLAB X. Using UECIDE or MPIDE, the display module can essentially be treated as if it was a chipKIT MAX32 and programmed using the familiar programming language found on the Arduino/chipKIT.

The Picadillo-35T features an on board FTDI USB to TTL converter for programming and powering the display, along with an ICSP connection for using programmers such as the PICKIT3.

If you can program the Arduino or the chipKIT range of products, or you want to get started, this product is for you. It features the best of the microcontroller platforms, coupled with a 3.5" Display, Audio, microSD card and the familiar programming language.

The ST7789 TFT module contains a display controller with the same name: ST7789. It’s a color display that uses SPI interface protocol and requires 3, 4 or 5 control pins, it’s low cost and easy to use. This display is an IPS display, it comes in different sizes (1.3″, 1.54″ …) but all of them should have the same resolution of 240×240 pixel, this means it has 57600 pixels. This module works with 3.3V only and it doesn’t support 5V (not 5V tolerant).

The ST7789 display module shown in project circuit diagram has 7 pins: (from right to left): GND (ground), VCC, SCL (serial clock), SDA (serial data), RES (reset), DC (or D/C: data/command) and BLK (back light).

As mentioned above, the ST7789 TFT display controller works with 3.3V only (power supply and control lines). The display module is supplied with 3.3V (between VCC and GND) which comes from the Arduino board.

To connect the Arduino to the display module, I used voltage divider for each line which means there are 4 voltage dividers. Each voltage divider consists of 2.2k and 3.3k resistors, this drops the 5V into 3V which is sufficient.

The first library is a driver for the ST7789 TFT display which can be installed from Arduino IDE library manager (Sketch —> Include Library —> Manage Libraries …, in the search box write “st7789” and install the one from Adafruit).

In this tutorial we will see How to Interface a 16×2 character LCD module with PIC 16F877A Microcontroller using MPLAB X IDE and MPLAB XC8 C Compiler. 16×2 Character LCD is a very basic and low cost LCD module which is commonly used in electronic products and projects. 16×2 means it contains 2 rows that can display 16 characters. Its other variants such as 16×1 and 16×4 are also available in the market. In these displays, each character is displayed using 5×8 or 5×10 dot matrix.

For controlling LCD using MPLAB XC8 compiler we need to know the hardware of LCD. These LCDs commonly uses HD44780 compliant controllers. So we need to learn HD44780 Dot Matrix LCD Controller Datasheet. Don’t worry we already developed an LCD library including commonly used functions, so you can use it without any hardware knowledge of LCD.

First two pins GND and VCC (VSS and VDD) are for providing power to LCD display. 3ed pin VEE is used to control the contrast of the LCD display. A 10KΩ preset whose fixed ends connected to VDD, VSS and variable end connected to VEE can be used to control contrast of the LCD. A microcontroller or microprocessor need to send 2 types of information for operating this LCD Module, Data Information and Command Information. Data Information is the ASCII value of the characters to be displayed in the LCD screen and Command Information determines other operations such as position to be displayed, clear screen, shift etc. Data and Command Information are send to LCD through same data lines (DB0 – DB7) which are multiplexed using RS (Register Select) pin of LCD. When RS is HIGH LCD treats DB0 – DB7 data pins information as Data to be displayed and when it is LOW LCD treats it as Command Information. Enable (E) input of the LCD is used to give Data Strobe. HIGH (5V) Voltage Level in the Enable (E) pin tells the LCD that DB0 – DB7 contains valid information. The input signal R/W (Read or Write) determines whether data is written to or read from the LCD. In normal cases we need only writing hence it is tied to GROUND in circuit shown below.

The interface between this LCD and Microcontroller can be 8 bit or 4 bit and the difference between them is in how the data or commands are send to LCD. In the 8 bit mode, 8 bit data and commands are send through the data lines DB0 – DB7 and data strobe is given through E input of the LCD. But 4 bit mode uses only 4 data lines. In this 8 bit data and commands are splitted into 2 parts (4 bits each) and are sent sequentially through data lines DB4 – DB7 with its own data strobe through E input. The idea of 4 bit communication is introduced to save pins of a microcontroller. You may think that 4 bit mode will be slower than 8 bit. But the speed difference is only minimal. As LCDs are slow speed devices, the tiny speed difference between these modes is not significant. Just remember that microcontroller is operating at high speed in the range of MHz and we are viewing LCD with our eyes. Due to Persistence of Vision of our eyes we will not even feel the speed difference.

Hope that you got rough idea about how this LCD Module works. Actually you need to read the datasheet of HD44780 LCD driver used in this LCD Module to write a MPLAB XC8 program for PIC. But we solved this problem by creating a header file lcd.h which includes all the commonly used functions using 4 bit mode. Just include it and enjoy.

Lcd_Set_Cursor(int row, int column) : This function is used to set row and column of the cursor on the LCD screen. By using this function we can change the position of the character or string displayed by following functions.

sprintf() can be used to write formatted string to a variable. It can be used with this LCD library to format displayed texts. This enables us to display integers and floating point numbers on the LCD very easily. You should include the header file stdio.h for using sprintf().

Pay once and never worry about it again. Once you buy Visual TFT you are entitled to a lifetime of free upgrades. Upgrading the software takes only a few minutes and a few clicks. We are constantly adding new features, and you can keep track of what is happening on the Software Roadmap page.

The Visual TFT currently supports 17 graphics controllers from leading manufacturers. You can be a part of the process by letting us know what graphics controllers you wish to see supported next, by using our helpdesk and submitting a ticket.

Visual TFT supports a total of 17 TFT controllers and many different display sizes, from 131x131 to 800x600 pixels. The most popular ones are the 320x240 TFT displays running on ILI9341controller. This display is found in many embedded devices worldwide. All MikroElektronika multimedia boards have this display integrated, so you’ll have all the hardware you need to get started. You can also order TFT displays separately from MikroElektronika’s online store.

Visual TFT also supports FTDI chip™ - the latest EVE GUI Platform and FT8x and FT81x families of graphics controllers. These powerful devices allow for sophisticated forms of human-machine interaction and more satisfying user experiences, including video playback. EVE integrates display, audio and touch onto a low cost, easy-to-use, single-chip solution. The EVE family has an object-based structure (where objects can be images, fonts, etc). This offers you an easy way to design more effective GUIs for TFTs, with all the display, audio and touch functionality included. Visual TFT is the first software in the world to provide full support for many of EVE’s powerful features like sound, transparency and anti-aliasing fonts. There are many new components available for GUI design, which are natively supported in the controller itself.

Visual TFT supports all our development and multimedia boards, so you will find all the hardware you could possibly need in one place. Each board has a hardware pattern, a configuration template with hardware connections for TFT and touch screen, and you can do all necessary settings with a single click.

Three major compiler groups are currently supported: mikroC, mikroBasic and mikroPascal for PIC, dsPIC, PIC32, AVR, ARM and FT90x. This means that no matter what compiler you will write your project in, source code generated by Visual TFT Tool will be integrated smoothly.

The Visual TFT Interface is really easy to use, and implements standard intuitive behavior, so you will feel like using any other vector graphic editors. But we have mixed functionalities from both worlds: world of design and world of programming. There are several palettes of most useful components that you can use in your application. Just drag a component onto a pixel grid display screen and it will be drawn instantly. Use Object Inspector to edit component properties and to assign desired events.

Do you need more space for your images and fonts? Do you want to create image slideshows, or to even play a video from MMC/SD Card? With new Resource file feature, Visual TFT software brings you all this and much more. If this option is selected, after code generation, Visual TFT will store all of your images and fonts in the resource file and will optimize them as much as possible for faster utilization. You just have to copy that file onto your MMC/SD card and you are ready to go.

The help file is the best place to start if you want to get to know the Visual TFT software. The easy-to-read format and detailed explanations of every functionality and feature will make you an expert in no time.

This 4.3" TFT screen has lots of pixels, 480x272 to be exact, an LED backlight and a resistive touchscreen overlay. Its great for when you need a lot of space for graphics or a user interface. These screens are commonly seen in consumer electronics, such as miniature TV"s, GPS"s, handheld games car displays, etc. A 40-pin connector has 8 red, 8 green, and 8 blue parallel pins, for 24 bit color capability. It comes with HX8257A controller and optional 4-wire resistive touch panel screen which can be easily controlled by MCU such as 8051, PIC, AVR, ARDUINO, and ARM. FPC with ZIF connector is easy to assemble or remove.

*This is a "raw pixel-dot-clock" display and does not have an SPI/parallel type controller or any kind of RAM. The display is supposed to be constantly refreshed, at 60Hz, with a pixel clock, V sync, H sync, etc.

If you plan to use a controllerless system you need to manage the screen... You"ll need a BIG micro... A good deal of ARM chips provide an LCD interface... Microchip"s pic32 can do controllerless but takes up timers and other resources..

Some have onboard memory and SD interface which makes it far easier for you!! Way back during the PC revolution, the displays had a special card (still do ) which will do all the mundane stuff...

POS, Point Of Sale is a place where a customer executes the payment for goods or services. A typical POS system has one or two screens, bar code / RFID scanner, credit card reader and a scale. POS systems are increasingly interactive. Heavy duty touchscreen TFT LCD displays are an integral part of the restaurants Point of Sale (POS) Systems, retail stores self-checkout kiosks and POS Systems, counters POS touchscreens at grocery stores, bars and nightclubs and at almost all service industry’s point of sale checkout registers.

Also, the intensifying competition in the retail industry and resulting use of POS displays for enticing customers to purchase products have encouraged retailers to demand different custom-made displays capable of serving specific needs across different retail facilities. A touchscreen LCD display is not only replacing traditional keyboard, but also providing sleek and modern look. It is an essential piece to any POS system.

Since TFT LCD is such an important part for POS system, picking the right one is critical to product"s success. Followings are some of the characters, a good TFT LCD should have.

HDMI or LVDS interface - POS screen is not only for displaying billing information, but also video and animation. A future proofed interface that can carry lots data is a must.

Topway has been supplying our European POS manufacturers with 7", 10", 12" and 15" TFT LCD displays for past several years. And we provide optional Anti-Reflection, Anti-Glare, Anti-Finger Print and Anti-Scratch coatings.