Microchip Technology AC164127-3 Data Sheet
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Microchip Human Interface Solutions
Tools for Designing Graphical Displays
www.microchip.com/graphics
Development Tools for Graphical Display Controllers
Low Cost Solution Without
External Graphics Controller
Solutions with External Graphics Controllers
PIC24FJ256DA210
Development Board
(DM240312)
Low-Cost Controllerless
(LCC) Graphics
PICtail™ Plus Board
(AC164144)
Graphics LCD Controller
PICtail™ Plus SSD1926
Board (AC164127-5)
(Includes Solomon Systech
SSD1926 Controller)
Graphics Controller
PICtail™ Plus Epson
S1D13517 Board
(AC164127-7)
Multimedia Expansion
Board (DM320005)
(Includes Solomon Systech
SSD1926 Controller)
Family
Display Boards Supported
QVGA 3.2" Graphics
Display Truly 240 × 320
Board (AC164127-4)
WQVGA 4.3" Graphics
Display Powertip 480 × 272
Board (AC164127-6)
VGA 5.7" Graphics
Display Truly
640 × 480 Board
(AC164127-8)
WVGA 7" Graphics
Display Truly
800 × 480 Board
(AC164127-9)
Prototype
Boards Connect
Your Glass
(AC164139)
PIC24 “DA” Family
PIC24FJ256DA210 Board (DM240312) + Display Board
*
Yes
PIC32 “LCC” Graphics
PIC32 Starter Kit (DM320001 or DM320003) +
LCC Graphics Board (AC164144) + Display Board
*
Yes
PIC24 + Solomon
Systech SSD1926
Explorer 16 (DM240001) + Solomon Systech GFX Board
(AC164127-5) + Display Board
Yes
PIC32 + Solomon
Systech SSD1926
PIC32 Starter Kit
(DM320001 or DM320003)
+ Multimedia Expansion
Board (DM320005) Display
Integrated on MEB
PIC32 + Solomon
Systech SSD1926
PIC32 Starter Kit (DM320001 or DM320003) + Solomon
Systech GFX Board (AC164127-5) + Display Board
Yes
PIC24 + Epson
S1D13517
Explorer 16 (DM240001) + Epson GFX Board (AC164127-7) + Display Board
Yes
PIC32 + Epson
S1D13517
PIC32 Starter Kit (DM320001 or DM320003) + Epson GFX Board (AC164127-7) + Display Board
Yes
* These configurations will only work at 8 bpp, 60 Hz or 16 bpp, 30 Hz.
All other recommendations based on 16 bpp, 60 Hz performance on PIC® MCU
PIC24 “DA” Integrated
Graphics Controller
PIC32
Controllerless Graphics
External Solomon Systech
Graphics Controller
SSD1926
External Epson
Graphics Controller
S1D13517
Display*
WQVGA 480 × 272
WQVGA 480 × 272
WQVGA 480 × 272
WVGA 800 × 480
Graphics
HW Acceleration:
Rectangles,
Characters, Images
DMA on PIC32 +
<5 MIPS
HW Acceleration, SD card,
I/F, JPEG engine
SDRAM, I/F,
Alpha-blending,
Picture-in-picture
Frame Buffer
Color Lookup Table +
96 KB on MCU +
Ext SRAM
128 KB on MCU +
Ext SRAM
256 KB on Solomon Systech
Controller
Ext SDRAM
Core MIPS
16
80
–
–
Power
Better
Good
Good
Good
Cost
$
$
$$
$$$
*Max size at 16 bpp, 60 Hz