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1.44” microLCD GOLDELOX Display

uLCD-144G2

Document Date: 15

September 2014

Document Revision: 1.3

DATASHEET

4D SYSTEMS

TURNING TECHNOLOGY INTO ART

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4D SYSTEMS TURNING TECHNOLOGY INTO ART DATASHEET 1.44” microLCD GOLDELOX Display uLCD-144G2 Document Date: 15th September 2014 Document Revision: 1.3 Uncontrolled Copy when printed or downloaded.
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microLCD GOLDELOX DISPLAY Overview The uLCD-144G2 display module is compact and cost effective and features a 1.44” LCD TFT screen, which is the smallest LCD TFT module available from 4D Systems. Driven by the GOLDELOX processor, the uLCD-144G2 is the perfect compact display solution for any application requiring a small embedded screen. The module is an elegant combination of a 1.44” TFT LCD screen, along with a modest but comprehensive collection of I/O Features.
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microLCD GOLDELOX DISPLAY Contents 1. Description ............................................................................................................................. 4 2. Features ................................................................................................................................. 4 3. Pin Configuration and Summary .............................................................................................. 5 4. Hardware Interface - Pins...............................
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microLCD GOLDELOX DISPLAY 4D SYSTEMS uLCD-144G2 1. Description 2. Features The uLCD-144G2 is an nifty little display module in the 4D Systems microLCD graphics display range. Featuring a 1.44” 128x128 resolution display, it is the ideal size for attractive embedded display applications. • Low-cost 1.44” LCD display graphics user interface solution.
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microLCD GOLDELOX DISPLAY 4D SYSTEMS uLCD-144G2 3. Pin Configuration and Summary (2) (4) 5V OUT IO2 +5V (1) Pin Symbol I/O 1 +5V P 2 5V OUT P 3 TX O 4 IO2 I/O 5 RX I 6 7 8 IO1 GND GND I/O P P 9 RESET I 10 3.3V P TX (3) (6) (8) (10) IO1 GND 3.3V RX (5) GND (7) RES (9) Interface/Programming Header Description Main Voltage Supply +ve input pin. Reverse polarity protected. Range is 4.0V to 5.5V, nominal 5.0V. 5V OUT provides approximately 4.7 V through a protection diode.
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microLCD GOLDELOX DISPLAY 4D SYSTEMS uLCD-144G2 4. Hardware Interface - Pins GPIO Functions and Features Function IO1 IO2 The uLCD-144G2 provides both a hardware and software interface. This section describes in detail the hardware interface pins of the device. 4.1. Serial Ports - COM0 UART The uLCD-144G2 has a dedicated hardware UART that can communicate with external serial devices. The primary features are: • Full-Duplex 8 bit data transmission and reception through the TX and RX pins.
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microLCD GOLDELOX DISPLAY 4D SYSTEMS uLCD-144G2 Sound Output: The uLCD-144G2 module is capable of generating complex sounds and RTTTL tunes from its IO1 and IO2 pins. A simple speaker circuit as shown below can be utilised. 4.3. System Pins Unused buttons do not need resistors to be connected to the circuit. Table below lists the buttons and corresponding resistor values. Number of Buttons Button Number Resistor Value 1 2 3 4 5 SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 22K 10K 4.7K 2.2K 1.2K 5V Out (~4.
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microLCD GOLDELOX DISPLAY 4D SYSTEMS uLCD-144G2 5. PmmC/Firmware Programming 6. Module Features The GOLDELOX processor on the uLCD-144G2 module can be re-programmed with the latest PmmC configuration for updates and future proofing. The chip-level configuration is available as a PmmC (Personality-module-micro-Code) file and the programming must be performed over the serial interface.
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microLCD GOLDELOX DISPLAY 4D SYSTEMS uLCD-144G2 offers enormous advantage to the designer in development time and cost saving and takes away all of the burden of low level design. The data sheet for the chip is available from the http://www.4dsystems.com.au website: “GOLDELOX-DS-revx.pdf” 6.3. SD/SDHC Memory Cards The module supports micro-SD memory cards via the on-board micro-SD connector. The memory card is used for all multimedia file retrieval such as images, animations and movie clips.
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microLCD GOLDELOX DISPLAY 4D SYSTEMS uLCD-144G2 8. Hardware Tools 8.2. Development Hardware The following hardware tools are required for full control of the uLCD-144G2 module. 4D Systems has designed a development board compatible with the uLCD-144G2, enabling easy prototyping to take place and to experiment with the uLCD-144G2 display module. 8.1.
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microLCD GOLDELOX DISPLAY 4D SYSTEMS uLCD-144G2 9. 4DGL - Software Language 10. 4D Systems - Workshop 4 IDE The heart of the uLCD-144G2 module is the GOLDELOX graphics processor from 4D Labs. The GOLDELOX belongs to a family of processors powered by a highly optimised soft core virtual engine, EVE (Extensible Virtual Engine). Workshop 4 is a comprehensive software IDE that provides an integrated software development platform for all of the 4D family of processors and modules.
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microLCD GOLDELOX DISPLAY 4D SYSTEMS uLCD-144G2 10.1. Workshop 4 – Designer Environment 10.3. Workshop 4 – Serial Environment Choose the Designer environment to write 4DGL code in its raw form. The Serial environment in the Workshop 4 IDE provides the user the ability to transform the Module into a slave serial graphics controller. The Designer environment provides the user with a simple yet effective programming environment where pure 4DGL code can be written, compiled and downloaded to the Module.
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microLCD GOLDELOX DISPLAY 4D SYSTEMS uLCD-144G2 11.
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4D SYSTEMS uLCD-144G2 microLCD GOLDELOX DISPLAY 12. Mechanical Details © 2014 4D SYSTEMS Page 14 of 18 www.4dsystems.com.
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4D SYSTEMS uLCD-144G2 microLCD GOLDELOX DISPLAY 13. Schematic Diagram © 2014 4D SYSTEMS Page 15 of 18 www.4dsystems.com.
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microLCD GOLDELOX DISPLAY 4D SYSTEMS uLCD-144G2 14. Specifications and Ratings ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS Operating ambient temperature ................................................................................................... -15°C to +65°C Storage temperature .......................................................................................................................... -30°C +80°C Voltage on any digital input pin with respect to GND ....................................................
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microLCD GOLDELOX DISPLAY 4D SYSTEMS uLCD-144G2 OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS Parameter Contrast ratio (Centre point) Condition Luminance of white (Centre point) White Uniformity Response Rising + Falling Time (Tr + Tf) Vertical above Centre Vertical below Centre Viewing Angle Horizontal Left of Centre Horizontal Right of Centre Back-light On Contrast Ratio > 10 Min 300 Typ 450 Max -- Units -- 160 200 230 Cd/m 80 -- -- % -- -- 240 ms 30 30 30 30 2 Degrees ORDERING INFORMATION Order Code
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microLCD GOLDELOX DISPLAY 4D SYSTEMS uLCD-144G2 15. Legal Notice Proprietary Information The information contained in this document is the property of 4D Systems Pty. Ltd. and may be the subject of patents pending or granted, and must not be copied or disclosed without prior written permission. 4D Systems endeavours to ensure that the information in this document is correct and fairly stated but does not accept liability for any error or omission.