Monday, May 9, 2011

Microchip announces new tools that enable higher-performance, larger GUIs with 16- and 32-bit PIC MCUs

CHANDLER, USA: Microchip Technology Inc. announced several new development tools that enable higher-performance, larger graphical user interfaces.

These tools extend the graphics application space for Microchip’s 16- and 32-bit PIC microcontrollers, and include an Epson-based graphics-controller board that can be driven by the Explorer 16 Development Board or PIC32 Starter Kit, as well as two VGA and WVGA touch-panel LCD daughter boards that enable up to 7” screens with over 16 million colors available. Example applications include those in the home appliance, industrial, home-security and fitness-equipment markets, among others.

The Epson S1D13517 Graphics Controller PICtail Plus Daughter Board is based upon the Epson S1D13517 controller, featuring an 18-/24-bit Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) interface that is supported by 128 Megabits external SDRAM, and enables up to 24-bit-per-pixel color depth. This low-cost SDRAM also supports multiple-frame-buffering, alpha-blending and picture-in-picture capabilities.

The board also includes 64 Megabits serial Flash memory for additional non-volatile storage, as well as connectors for an easy interface with different display boards, and Microchip’s Explorer 16 Development Board, and PIC32 Starter Kit. The Epson S1D13517 Graphics Controller board, and the 5.7” VGA and 7” WVGA boards, along with Microchip’s free graphics library, provide the key building blocks for bringing vivid, photo-quality user interfaces to market.

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