Datasheet

4D SYSTEMS 4D Arduino Adaptor Shield – Hardware Revision 2.xx
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4D Arduino Adaptor Shield
1. Description
** This Datasheet is for the Hardware Revision
2.xx of the 4D Arduino Adaptor Shield, not for the
Hardware Revision 1 4D Arduino Adaptor Shield.
Please refer to the 4D Arduino Adaptor Shield
product page on the 4D Systems website for the
datasheet on the previous model if required **
The 4D Arduino* Adaptor Shield (4Display-
Adaptor-Shield) is a simple Arduino Shield
designed to provide a convenient interface to
attach 4D Systems display modules to the Arduino
platform, without having to use jumper wires on
the Arduino headers.
The Arduino Adaptor Shield is included in various
Arduino Module Packs, but can be purchased
separately if a 4D Display Module is not required
or is owned already.
Communication to the 4D Systems Display
Modules is performed via the Arduinos serial port,
and is provided to the user in a simple 5-pin
interface, where a 5 way cable (included in the
Arduino Module Packs) can be attached between
the Shield and the Display Module.
A single digital on the Arduino is utilised for an
external reset for the display, and can be
disconnected if required. Jumpers are provided to
enable selection between different I/O to offer
more flexibility over the REV 1 design. Please refer
to Section 2 for more information.
Power for the display is supplied from the
Arduino’s 5V bus, or via an external source such as
a 4D Programming Cable or 5V power supply.
The 4D Arduino Adaptor Shield is compatible with
the following 4D Systems display modules:
 uOLED-xx-G1/G2 modules
 uLCD-xx-G1/G2 modules
 uLCD-xx-PT modules
 uLCD-43 (All versions)
 uLCD-xx-PTU modules
 uVGA-II/III modules
 uLCD-35DT
 uLCD-70DT
 + Future models
While older modules from 4D Systems may be pin
compatible, the 4D Arduino Libraries may not
specifically support them.
This Adaptor Shield is also compatible with other
platforms which feature Arduino style headers and
use Arduino Shields, such as the Intel Galileo,
Arduino Due etc.
The 4D Arduino Adaptor is compatible with most
Arduino and clones. Works with 3.3V and 5.0V I/O
Arduino modules, provided a 5V supply exists from
the Arduino itself, or if no 5V supply exists, an
external 5v supply must be connected via the H2
Header, and J2 jumper moved accordingly.
Arduino Libraries are available to download from
the 4D Systems website, www.4dsystems.com.au
4D Arduino Adaptor Shield Top
4D Arduino Adaptor Shield Bottom
NOTE (*): Arduino remains the property of the
Arduino Team. All references to the word Arduino
and Arduino Hardware are licensed under the
Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license