Microchip Technology AC164127-3 Scheda Tecnica

Microchip Human Interface Solutions

Applications that benefit from attractive and easy to use 

graphical displays include:
Consumer: Thermostats, Cordless Phones, Remote Controls
Home Appliance: Coffee Makers, Washing Machines, Ovens
Industrial: Digital Instrument Gauges, Storage Controls, 

Remote Terminals
Portable Medical: Glucometers, Blood Pressure Monitors, 

Portable ECGs

   

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Fonts in the Microchip Graphics Library, AN1182

   

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How to Use Widgets in Microchip Graphics Library, AN1136

   

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Microchip Graphics Library, AN1246

   

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Microchip Graphics Library, AN1227

   

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MCU with Integrated Controller, AN1368

   

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Controllerless (LCC) Graphics Solutions, AN1387

   

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Graphics Quick Reference Guide, DS01394

The PIC24F “DA” family makes it easy and cost-effective to 

add advanced graphics to your application by eliminating 

the need for external frame buffers or display controllers.

   

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Dedicated graphics clock for a continuous, clean display

   

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On-chip display controller provides direct interface to 

TFT, STN and OLED displays

   

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Easy to use Graphics Processing Units for hardware 

acceleration 
•    Move and copy rectangles with smooth, fast  

memory transfers

•    Decompress images without CPU intervention
•    Render text without CPU intervention

   

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Color look-up table and 96 KB frame buffer to support 

multiple colors
•    Supports QVGA 8 bpp with internal frame buffer
•    Supports WQVGA 16 bpp  with external frame buffer 

using PMP (Parallel Master Port)

With the hardware acceleration, this family is able to 

process and render graphics without using any MCU MIPS. 

The dedicated graphics engine is able to continuously drive 

a display without being shared with any other function.

Microchip’s PIC32 line of 32-bit microcontrollers offers 

80 MIPS and high performance DMA to render graphics 

directly to displays. This enables PIC32 devices to drive a 

display without an external graphics controller.

   

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Uses <5 MIPS and DMA to render graphics
•    Direct interface to STN, TFT displays

   

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Integrated 128 KB RAM for frame buffering
•    Supports QVGA 8 bpp with internal memory
•    Supports WQVGA 16 bpp with external SRAM  

using PMP (Parallel Master Port)

   

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Works with any PIC32 80 MIPS 32-bit microcontroller

With devices offering up to 512 KB Flash and 128 

KB RAM, developers have plenty of space for application 

code, communications stacks and data buffering. In 

addition to the graphics capabilities, PIC32 MCUs also 

have integrated peripherals for USB, CAN, Ethernet and 

capacitive touch sensing.

PIC24 and PIC32 MCUs can also work with an external 

graphics controller to support larger screen sizes or more 

advanced graphical features. Many external graphics 

controllers are supported by the graphics library; a few that 

we support with development tools are highlighted below.

The Solomon Systech SSD1926 Graphics Controller has 

hardware graphics acceleration to free up the MIPS of the 

PIC MCU. This controller includes a SD Card interface and 

JPEG decode engine as well as 256 KB RAM. The Graphics 

PICtail™ Plus SSD1926 Board (AC164127-5) includes serial 

Flash for data storage and interfaces to either Explorer 16 or 

PIC32 Starter Kits.
The Epson S1D13517 Graphics Controller includes alpha 

blending, picture-in-picture and supports up to WVGA 

(800x480) at 24 bpp. This controller has an SDRAM interface 

for connection to low cost external memory. The Graphics 

Controller PICtail Plus Epson S1D13517 Board (AC164127-7) 

includes 128 Mb SDRAM frame buffer and 64 Mb serial Flash 

and interfaces to either Explorer 16 or PIC32 Starter Kits.

DMA

128 KB RAM

Frame Buffer