Now it’s Easy to Add Graphical User Interfaces to Any Design!

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Microchip’s new easy-to-use QVGA Graphics Solution comprises a free, highly optimized graphics library and source code, third-party library support and low cost, full-featured development tools including the new Graphics PICtail™ Plus Daughter Board and PIC24F 16-bit microcontrollers.

The free graphics library and code provided by Microchip enable two- and three-dimensional objects, such as circles, text, rectangles, buttons, meters, windows, progress bars and more, along with images, animation and touch screen capabilities. These graphic features allow you to easily implement and customize graphical user interfaces with faster time to market, low risk development and lower total system cost.

 

Graphics PICtail™ Plus Daughter Board

This tool provides a complete hardware and software development environment for concept, evaluation and low risk product development.

 

FEATURES Thin Film Transistor (TFT) Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) module that supports 320 x 240 (QVGA) graphic resolution and 65,000 colors Plugs into Microchip’s Explorer 16 development board Supports Microchip’s 16-bit MCUs/DSCs and 32-bit MCUs

APPLICATIONS Home appliances Consumer electronics Medical electronics Industrial control

 

 

 

Graphics PICtail Plus Daughter Board

The Graphics PICtail™ Plus Daughter Board 2 is a demonstration board for evaluating Microchip Technology's graphic LCD display solution and Graphics Library for 16-bit microcontrollers. It is an expansion board compatible with the Explorer 16 Development Board (DM240001).

 

FEATURES 2.8” QVGA (320x240) LCD module with resistive touch screen 65K color support Supports portrait and landscape orientations Stand-alone graphics controller, Solomon Systech SSD1906, supporting 4/8-bit STN, 4/8-bit CSTN, 18-bit HR-TFT and 9/12/18-bit TFT interfaces via connector 4 Megabit (512Kx8) Flash memory for graphic data storage Sound buzzer Horizontal PICtail™ Plus Daughter Board connection interface

 

How to Use Widgets in Microchip Graphics Library (PDF)

 

Visit the Graphics Design Center at www.microchip.com/ftmgraphics, for the graphics library, current application notes, software downloads and development tool support.

 

 Featured Products

Part Number		Description	Data Sheet	App. Notes
AC164127		Graphics PICtail™ Plus Daughter Board

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