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With the increasing usage of digital screens, energy consumption has become a pressing issue for electronic display users worldwide. Thus, the energy efficiency of display screens becomes a crucial subject of making the lower power consumption energy-saving display design.

The term liquid crystal describes a substance that lies in a state between liquid and solid but exhibits the properties of both. Since their first observation in the 19th century, LCD technology has been enjoying various advancements, and currently, it accounts for an enormous share in the entire display market area.

LCD belongs to a non-emissive display category, and further, you can classify them as Passive matrix (PMLCD) and active matrix (AMLCD). The fundamental difference that exists between these two categories is in the way of addressing pixels for producing different luminance components of an image.

The power consumption of LCD is directly proportional to the drive frequency (as the frame rate lowers, the power consumption reduces) and the displayed image.

Electronic paper is a vigorous display technology that can rip off the traditional paper. Just as in the case of LCD, e-paper also belongs to the non-emissive display category, and here we do not need any backlight. It is because the ambient light from nature is enough.

Significant characteristics of e-paper include flexibility, reliability, multi-functionality, and ultra-low power consumption. They even lead to zero consumption in the non-updating period. You can find several technologies in small sizes, although there are approaches with A5 size.

Several OLEDs share specific characteristics like high brightness and contrast, captivating color definition, and quick response time. Because of the self-luminous effect, they offer an enormous view angle of 160 degrees. However, a significant benefit is their low power consumption (proportional to the number of pixels that are turned on, the black dots will not require power), which depends on the present content only because they don’t need a backlight.

It makes them thinner and efficient. As they are manufactured on a small scale, they are available at a high price. Several studies conclude that while using this technology, the consumption of displays rises strongly as per the size.

Electroluminescent display technology is well-known for taking advantage of the light-emission phenomenon because of the strong electric field. You can find a solid-state thin phosphor film and insulator stack deposited on a glass substrate in the ELD driven by high voltage electronics generating a positive and negative pulse. Plus, they are known for being a cost-efficient light source method leading to low power consumption.

Electroluminescent technology is well-known for having lower consumption and contrast ratios. It is best to pay attention to the viewing angle values of 180 degrees.

When looking at several options within the reflective display, you can find two significant candidates: E-ink display and  LCD. As they all carry different characteristics, you should look at the specific application to understand the power-efficient one.

For example a Samsung Galaxy S5 has a 5", 1920x1080 pixels display. And it has a 2800 mAh battery and is able to do a benchmark at 200 nit for around 7.5 hours (based on phonearena).

So the phone needs an average of 375 mA during that time. I"d guess that most of it goes in the display, so there is not that much current to be saved, but they run on a lower voltage, so you can save some power. (If you calculate pixels per milliamp they are insanely more efficient)

I don"t know which interface you want to use, but I think that"s part of the problem, going from RPi -> HDMI -> Display is more power hungry than say a display which goes µP -> Display (embedded displayport).

As a 2inch IPS display module with a resolution of 240 * 320, it uses an SPI interface for communication. The LCD has an internal controller with basic functions, which can be used to draw points, lines, circles, and rectangles, and display English, Chinese as well as pictures.

The 2inch LCD uses the PH2.0 8PIN interface, which can be connected to the Raspberry Pi according to the above table: (Please connect according to the pin definition table. The color of the wiring in the picture is for reference only, and the actual color shall prevail.)

The example we provide is based on STM32F103RBT6, and the connection method provided is also the corresponding pin of STM32F103RBT6. If you need to transplant the program, please connect according to the actual pin.

The LCD supports 12-bit, 16-bit, and 18-bit input color formats per pixel, namely RGB444, RGB565, and RGB666 three color formats, this demo uses RGB565 color format, which is also a commonly used RGB format.

For most LCD controllers, the communication mode of the controller can be configured, usually with an 8080 parallel interface, three-wire SPI, four-wire SPI, and other communication methods. This LCD uses a four-wire SPI communication interface, which can greatly save the GPIO port, and the communication speed will be faster.

2.We use Dev libraries by default. If you need to change to BCM2835 or WiringPi libraries ,please open RaspberryPi\c\Makefile and modify lines 13-15 as follows:

Write Chinese string: in the image buffer, use (Xstart Ystart) as the left vertex, write a string of Chinese characters, you can choose character font, font foreground color, font background color of the GB2312 encoding

2. The module_init() function is automatically called in the INIT () initializer on the LCD, but the module_exit() function needs to be called by itself

Python has an image library PIL official library link, it do not need to write code from the logical layer like C, can directly call to the image library for image processing. The following will take 1.54inch LCD as an example, we provide a brief description for the demo.

The first argument is a tuple of four elements. (20,10) is the coordinate value in the upper left corner of the rectangle, and (70,60) is the coordinate value in the lower right corner of the rectangle. Fill =" WHITE" means BLACK inside, and outline="BLACK" means the color of the outline is black.

The first parameter is a tuple of 2 elements, with (40, 50) as the left vertex, the font is Font2, and the fill is the font color. You can directly make fill = "WHITE", because the regular color value is already defined Well, of course, you can also use fill = (128,255,128), the parentheses correspond to the values of the three RGB colors so that you can precisely control the color you want. The second sentence shows Micro Snow Electronics, using Font3, the font color is white.

In a competitive market where fast designing is needed, how far will liquid crystal displays (LCDs) be an option for design engineers? Let’s find out.

Ten years ago, my senior told me that the LCD is going to die, but it has paved its way into our everyday life, starting from our phones to our vehicles. Segment LCDs were simple in design where an input channel was given directly to display digits. Even if videos could not be displayed, these LCDs were used on old auto meters and were pre-designed. Though a little complicated in design, thin film transistor liquid crystal displays (TFT LCDs) are becoming quite popular in smartphones and vehicles nowadays.

Liquid crystal can guide the light. For a TN LCD when the transistor of the TFT circuit is turned off and the LC changes the orientation of light rotation. After light passes through both the polarizers, we see the LCD completely white. However, when the circuit is turned on, the polarizer blocks the light, resulting in a black image. Hence liquid crystal is the core of the design that can direct the light as per its rotation.

It is a display panel that uses liquid crystal to control the amount of light that comes from the backlight. The TFT acts like a switch that controls the liquid crystal. Each segment of liquid crystal is like a shutter that either blocks or allows light to pass through. Fig. 4 shows a TFT LCD where the top is an open cell and the bottom is the backlight.

The open cell has a nickel crystal sandwiched between the colour filter glass and the TFT array glass on which the transistor is built. The backlight structure contains a lot of optical sheets like diffuser, prisms, light guide, and reflectors. Backlight is of two types, namely, direct light that refers to the LEDs which are directly laid below the LCD. This method is used for big-size LCDs like TV or signage. For small- and medium-size LCDs, like phones or laptops, the side light is used where the LEDs are to the side of the LCDs.

Memory LCD is the integration of one-bit memory into each LCD pixel. This makes sure that data transmission from outside the module is not needed when the displayed image does not change. The advantages that they offer are:

Low energy and power consumption. Two main reasons exist for the same. First the reflective displays do not need a backlight. Second, the memory needed integrated with the pixel does not need to be refreshed when showing a statistical image. For instance, in a 6.9cm (2.7-inch) screen, the power consumed is only 50µW when there is no image updating, whereas when an image data updates the power consumed is 175µW. The important thing to note here is that, unlike conventional LCDs where power is consumed at milliwatt (mW) level, TFT LCDs consume power at a microwatt (µW) level, confirming the long life of the battery.

Engineer-friendly. The design interface is very simple with a 3-wire serial signal input (clock, data, and chip select), along with a ground and power supply.

Since the location of the sensors in IoT must be remote and needs a longer battery life, memory LCDs are widely recommended. Fig. 5 shows applications where memory LCDs can be majorly used, which are available from 2.5cm (1 inch) to 11.2cm (4.4 inch), in both black-and-white and colour. They can also be used in smart watches.

First, compared to the a-Sil (conventional silicon series materials), the electron can easily pass through the IGZO circuit. The electron mobility is 20 to 50 times faster than the a-Sil, resulting in the physical size of IGZO TFT being 1/7th of the a-Si TFT. This helps in achieving very high resolution.

Second is low power consumption. As we know the LCD runs at 60Hz in one frame. When the IGZO is turned on we only need a part of the frame and not the whole, resulting in a lot of power being saved.

Third, we achieve a LCD bezel. For instance, in a-Si TFT, the gate driver (COG) is at one side of the LCD, which cannot minimise the LCD side border. But for IGZO, monolithic gate drivers are used to build on both sides of the LCD, thus achieving a narrow frame.

Then there is the touch display. The touch and LCD signals are bound to interfere with each other, causing a problem. This is avoided in IGZO panels, as the touch detection can be activated when the IGZO TFT is in a rest mode. When the LCD is off, the touch is turned on and vice versa.

The beauty of reflective LCD panels is their suitability for outdoor displays. Transmissive displays use a light source as the backlight, which, unfortunately, because of the ambient light, dulls the display. However, in reflective displays, the ambient light is utilised instead of a backlight. The features in a reflective IGZO are:

With no backlight being needed, we notice from the figures that around 95% of the power consumed is reduced. Similarly, the amount of heat generated is also reduced, leading to the fact that the number of fans needed to cool down the LCD drastically decreases. This makes the reflective LCDs much more reliable.

The remarkable fact is that, even an 80cm (31.5-inch) LCD can be run on a mobile battery (2500mAh) with a video being played for 24 hours without charging. Solar panels provide the freedom to move the system to different places. The solar panels along with the mobile batteries can help in signages located at bus stops, avoiding a lot of trouble. Not only bus stops, but this can also be implemented at petrol stations, vending machines, etc. There are various panel sizes available as samples and for mass production.

Regarding interfaces, there exist RGB and LVDS interfaces in the market, for many years. The RGB interface (for low-resolution panels) is mainly used for cars and motorcycles. The LVDS interface (for high resolution) is commonly used for industrial usage. Smartphones are using MIPI interface (low power consumption). EDP (power saving) is widely being used for laptop and monitor panels.

With such advantages that LCDs offer, design engineers have a tough job in choosing the right one. David suggests that it is best to match a design with different systems and interfaces before making the final selection. LCDs surely have the potential of being chosen as the best option for any application.

Features:This LCD display screen is 7 inch, 1024 * 600Used for Raspberry Pi 3/2 or Computer display Operating voltage: 12V power supply current requirements of more than 1A, if you are using the car power supply, you need to add a regulator to prevent interferenceSignal input: 2 AV + VGA + 1 channel HDMI high-definition reversing HDMI input: Version HDMI 1.2VGA input: 1024x600 physical resolution, support the resolution range can be 640 x 480 --- 1600 x 1200 between the arbitrary adjustment!AV1 video input (can link DVD device or front camera)AV2 video input (to the car automatically switch to the camera screen)Support Plug and Play functionSupport image up and down left and right flip, image 4: 3/16: 9 display format conversionSpecifications:LCD display screen: 7 inch 1024 * 600

This display module features high resolution, low power consumption, wide-angle and easy wiring. With a small size of 1.54”, it offers 240x240 resolution. The module employs the IPS screen, which performs excellently in the view angle (80/80/80/80). It supports SPI(4-wire) communication mode and GDI port (work with main-controllers with GDI port), plug, and play. This product can be used in many display applications: waveform monitor display, electronic gift box, electronic weather decorations, etc.

The 1.54” LCD module can be powered by 3.3V~5V, and the maximum power consumption is about 24Ma. It is compatible with multiple main-controllers like UNO, Leonardo, ESP32, ESP8266, FireBeetle M0, etc. When working with M0, the GDI interface should be used, which could effectively reduce wiring steps. Besides, there is an onboard MicroSD card slot for displaying more pictures.

Anders Electronics has introduced a 7-inch widescreen TFT-LCD module complete with interface, power sequencing and OSD control already integrated, to ease design challenges and reduce time to market for new products. The complete module is based on a TPO TFT panel and is RoHS compliant.

module comprises a 7-inch, active matrix digital-input TFT-LCD panel with 262k colour depth, featuring low temperature poly silicon (LTPS) technology that ensures high reliability, low power consumption and thin construction. The display has a wide viewing angle - up to 140° left to right, contrast ratio of 600:1 and a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels (W-VGA). The CCFL backlight built in gives a screen brightness of 500 cd/m2 screen brightness, making the display suitable for use in a wide range of domestic, retail and industrial ambient environments. The use of LTPS architecture and low power design techniques reduces total power consumption for the combined panel and backlight to less than 6W.

The interface board occupies the same footprint as the TFT-LCD panel and attaches to the rear of the display, creating a slim assembly only 24mm deep. The on-board video decoder accepts PC-VGA input as well as S-Video, composite video and YpPbBr component video, with connectors for CVBS, S-Video and YPbPR as well as a standard D-sub 15 connector for analogue VGA input. The package includes an on-board DC-DC converter generating all the supply voltages for the TFT-LCD, as well as the inverter needed for the CCFL backlight. The designer needs only to provide a +12VDC supply, and video in the chosen format, enabling rapid evaluation and design of solutions to modern display challenges.

In addition to the turnkey module, Anders Electronics also supplies the TFT-LCD panel and interface board as individual components, giving designers extra flexibility, faster demonstrations and proof-of-concept, with quicker design and integration.

If you want to buy a new monitor, you might wonder what kind of display technologies I should choose. In today’s market, there are two main types of computer monitors: TFT LCD monitors & IPS monitors.

The word TFT means Thin Film Transistor. It is the technology that is used in LCD displays.  We have additional resources if you would like to learn more about what is a TFT Display. This type of LCDs is also categorically referred to as an active-matrix LCD.

These LCDs can hold back some pixels while using other pixels so the LCD screen will be using a very minimum amount of energy to function (to modify the liquid crystal molecules between two electrodes). TFT LCDs have capacitors and transistors. These two elements play a key part in ensuring that the TFT display monitor functions by using a very small amount of energy while still generating vibrant, consistent images.

Industry nomenclature: TFT LCD panels or TFT screens can also be referred to as TN (Twisted Nematic) Type TFT displays or TN panels, or TN screen technology.

IPS (in-plane-switching) technology is like an improvement on the traditional TFT LCD display module in the sense that it has the same basic structure, but has more enhanced features and more widespread usability.

These LCD screens offer vibrant color, high contrast, and clear images at wide viewing angles. At a premium price. This technology is often used in high definition screens such as in gaming or entertainment.

Both TFT display and IPS display are active-matrix displays, neither can’t emit light on their own like OLED displays and have to be used with a back-light of white bright light to generate the picture. Newer panels utilize LED backlight (light-emitting diodes) to generate their light hence utilizing less power and requiring less depth by design. Neither TFT display nor IPS display can produce color, there is a layer of RGB (red, green, blue) color filter in each LCD pixels to produce the color consumers see. If you use a magnifier to inspect your monitor, you will see RGB color in each pixel. With an on/off switch and different level of brightness RGB, we can get many colors.

Winner. IPS TFT screens have around 0.3 milliseconds response time while TN TFT screens responds around 10 milliseconds which makes the latter unsuitable for gaming

Winner. the images that IPS displays create are much more pristine and original than that of the TFT screen. IPS displays do this by making the pixels function in a parallel way. Because of such placing, the pixels can reflect light in a better way, and because of that, you get a better image within the display.

Winner. While the TFT LCD has around 15% more power consumption vs IPS LCD, IPS has a lower transmittance which forces IPS displays to consume more power via backlights. TFT LCD helps battery life.

Normally, high-end products, such as Apple Mac computer monitors and Samsung mobile phones, generally use IPS panels. Some high-end TV and mobile phones even use AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diodes) displays. This cutting edge technology provides even better color reproduction, clear image quality, better color gamut, less power consumption when compared to LCD technology.

This kind of touch technology was first introduced by Steve Jobs in the first-generation iPhone. Of course, a TFT LCD display can always meet the basic needs at the most efficient price. An IPS display can make your monitor standing out.