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Epson"s Simple LCDC series offers LCD Controllers with basic functionality. These products offer a low cost while retaining the advantage of a low power single chip solution. The Simple LCDC series supports TFT LCD panels from QVGA up to WVGA resolution, and is suitable for factory automation (FA) controller, medical instrument, measuring equipment, and office automation (OA) applications. The following Simple LCDCs are available.

Single-chip LCD controllers featuring built-in display memory allowing for low power consumption, low noise, and space-saving ability. These products have more features than Simple LCD Controllers which makes them ideal for display control of mobile terminals and operation panels.

Single-chip LCD controllers with built-in display memory and a simplified function set. These products are ideal for a wide variety of applications that require simple LCD display.

LCD controllers providing support for a wide range of small to large size panels. The external memory option allows the memory size to be cutomized based on the target application. These products are most suitable for display control of OA or FA equipment operation panels, as well as some automotive (in-vehicle) devices.

LCD Controllers incorporating a camera interface which allows the LCD controllers to display camera images on the panel without placing a load on the CPU. These products are excellent choices for display control of a wide variety of applications such as mobile terminals and security devices.

LCD Controller allowing for reception of display data and transmission of touch-screen coordinate data at high speed via USB2.0-HS. This product is most suitable for applications on OA equipment such as multi-functional printers with long lengths of cabling between the host CPU and LCD panel. It is also ideal for in-vehicle devices such as rear entertainment displays.

EPSON LCDC integrates various graphic functions, shcu as PIP, Rotation, and Scaling, into one chip. With simple command, EPSON LCDC helps customer to achieve friendly GUI. EPSON LCDC supports TFT LCD panels from QVGA up to WVGA resolution, and is suitable for factory automation (FA) controller, medical instrument, measuring equipment, and office automation (OA) applications.

Seiko Epson Corporation (“Epson”) has begun shipping samples of the S1D13709, a new display controller IC with built-in memory that is capable of easily controlling the display of both text and graphics on color TFT[1] and STN[2] LCD panels. This display controller is ideal for control panels used on factory automation equipment and office equipment such as printers and multifunction units.

STN panels are often used as control panels on factory automation systems and office equipment, but demand for color TFT panels in these applications has been growing in recent years because of their good visibility and greater powers of expression. The new S1D13709, with built-in CGROM[3], can enable such popular features as mixed text and graphics, overlays, and smooth scrolling (vertical and horizontal) on both STN and TFT LCD panels. In addition, since memory for the display is built-in, no external memory is needed. This saves space and design work for users. The software of the new S1D13709 is compatible with that of the S1D13700, Epson’s previous display controller IC for monochrome STN LCD panels. This makes it easy for S1D13700 users to migrate to color TFT LCD panels.

Going forward, Epson intends to leverage its unique set of compact, energy-saving, and high-precision technologies to help enrich society by providing products and services that solve real issues for customers.

Users of the S1D13700, Epson’s previous display controller IC for monochrome STN display panels, can use the new S1D13709 with their existing software to control color TFT LCDs (some restrictions apply).

Seiko Epson Corporation started supplying its latest display controller IC reference design compatible with the Arduino Due open source hardware platform. This new reference design will support the development of products using small- and medium-sized TFT LCD panels, providing significantly shorter development times and a lower cost evaluation environment.

The reference design includes an evaluation board with an integrated S1D13781 LCD controller IC manufactured by Epson and a software library providing simple graphics functions. The S1D13781 Shield TFT evaluation board is compatible with Arduino Due. Both this evaluation board and the software library were developed to be compatible with the Arduino Due environment, providing a simple hardware connection that allows the evaluation board to be powered by Arduino Due, and with simple software installation and usage. The evaluation board includes two FPC connectors (40-pin and 54-pin) that can be used to connect to separately available WQVGA (480×272 dot) or QVGA (320×240 dot) TFT panels.

The S1D13781 Shield TFT evaluation board can also be used to evaluate the low cost S1D13L01 LCD controller that shares the same features as the S1D13781, except for BitBLT functionality. The evaluation board is available for purchase from online shops from September. Sample software can be downloaded free-of-charge from Epson with user registration.

“Going forward, Epson will continue to release display controller IC reference designs,” said Kazuhiro Takenaka, deputy chief operating officer of Epson’s Microdevices Operations Division. “Our aim is to help our customers by supporting higher resolution small- and medium-sized TFT LCD panels and evaluation boards with other microcontrollers.”

Seiko Epson Corporation (TSE: 6724, “Epson”) has begun shipping samples of the S1D13709, a new display controller IC with built-in memory that is capable of easily controlling the display of both text and graphics on color TFT and STN LCD panels. This dis play controller is ideal for control panels used on factory automation equipment and office equipment such as printers and multifunction units.

STN panels are often used as control panels on factory automation systems and office equipment, but demand for color TFT panels in these applications has been growing in recent years because of their good visibility and greater powers of expression. The n ew S1D13709, with built-in CGROM, can enable such popular features as mixed text and LCD panels. In addition, since memory for the display is built-in, no external memory is needed. This saves space and design work for users. The software of the new S1D13 709 is compatible with that of the S1D13700, Epson’s previous display controller IC for monochrome STN LCD panels. This makes it easy for S1D13700 users to migrate to color TFT LCD panels.

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Seiko Epson Corporation today announced it has developed and begun shipping samples of the S1C33L26, an application processor ideal for product applications requiring high-resolution liquid crystal displays (LCDs), such as control panels for office and factory automation equipment, and high-performance remote controls.

The inclusion of an LCD controller and 4-level grayscale QVGA-equivalent VRAM in a single-chip solution means the S1C33L26 supports high resolutions, such as VGA 16M color, when expanded with external VRAM. The S1C33L26 also supports a DMA-capable LCD driver interface thanks to the data transfer efficiency of its LCD module, whose LCD driver contains built-in VRAM. Moreover, the S1C33L26 can further reduce CPU load by utilizing its 32-bit multiplier and 16-bit divider as DSP for audio data playback, such as ADPCM. An I2S interface also makes DAC for audio and other external connections a simple matter.

This product is equipped with a 32-bit RISC CPU core, a graphics engine (GE), a generic DMA controller, a USB-FS device controller, an LCD controller, a PWM control timer/counter, various interfaces (SIO, SPI, UART, I2C, I2S), ADC, RAM, shared VRAM, RTC with separate power supply, a NAND flash interface, and other components.

Seiko Epson Corporation (TSE: 6724, "Epson") and SEGGER Microcontroller GmbH & Co. KG ("SEGGER") today announced that SEGGER will start supporting the emWin embedded GUI tool library for Epson"s simple LCD controller series, including the S1D13L01, S1D13L02 and S1D13L04.

emWin is designed to provide an efficient, processor- and display controller-independent graphical user interface (GUI) for any application with a graphical display. Today"s users expect high quality interfaces, and emWin allows development teams to generate clean graphics for user interfaces.

Compatible with single-task and multitask environments with a proprietary operating system or with any commercial RTOS, emWin is shipped as "C" source code. It can be adapted to physical and virtual displays of any size and with any LCD controller and CPU.

Epson"s simpIe LCD controller series offers a low-cost, low-power solution that provides essential display controller functions. These LCD controllers are applicable to TFT LCD panels with resolutions ranging from QVGA to XGA, and are ideal for displays used in industrial equipment, medical instruments, measuring equipment, office equipment, home automation systems, and a host of other products.

emWin"s capability to adapt to any display perfectly complements the flexibility of simple LCD controllers. emWin is available as full source code and can be used within a perpetual and royalty-free licensing model

With emWin widely considered the industry standard GUI development system, Epson is delighted for the support provided for Epson simple LCD controllers within the standard emWin package.

Epson is a global technology leader dedicated to connecting people, things and information with its original efficient, compact and precision technologies. With a lineup that ranges from inkjet printers and digital printing systems to 3LCD projectors, smart glasses, sensing systems and industrial robots, the company is focused on driving innovations and exceeding customer expectations in inkjet, visual communications, wearables and robotics.

Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the Epson Group comprises more than 72,000 employees in 88 companies around the world, and is proud of its contributions to the communities in which it operates and its ongoing efforts to reduce environmental impacts.