Our partner Powertip is having a busy start to 2010, as well as their new 3.5″ TFT LCD with Capacitive touch they are also releasing a 4.3″ WQVGA version once again utilizing the capacitive touch technology. The 4.3″ TFT has proven to be a very popular size and format across the industry with many industrial OEM  manufacturers standardizing on this size display. Now with the addition of the capacitive touch version we believe more applications will look at this size for new product development.

Specification - Part Number: PH480272T-005-I22Q

• 4.3″W Diagonal, Transmissive type
• WQVGA 480 x 272 dots (RGB Stripe)
• 6 o’clock viewing angle
• Display interface: Digital 24-bit RGB
• White LED backlit (estimated 225 cd/m2)
• Contrast ratio: 250:1
• Response time: 36ms (typical)
• -20 to 70 degC op. temp.
• Touch interface: I2C
• Touch operating voltage: 3.3V ~ 5V
• Touch power consumption (operating): 4mA (3.3V), 8mA (5V)
• Touch response time: >20ms
• Touch resolution: 2048×2048
• Touch gestures: Zoom-in, Zoom-out, slide, rotation, buttons
• Touch transparency: >88%

For further information please complete our online contact/enquiry form or call us on 01494 778235 or just send an email to sales@craftdata.co.uk

We are very pleased to introduce Powertip’s new 3.5″ QVGA TFT LCD with intergrated Capactive Touch, part number PH320240T-006-I30Q. 

With the bulk of hi-end smart phones and portable MP3 players now utilizing the Capacitive touch technology the OEM market sector has been eagerly awaiting one of the major TFT LCD manufacturers to introduce a product to meet today’s display/touch requirements.

Specification                                                                 

• 3.5″ Diagonal, Transmissive type
• QVGA 320 x 240 dots (RGB Stripe)
• 6 o’clock viewing angle
• Display interface: Digital 24-Bit RGB
• White LED Backlit (estimated 225 cd/m2)
• Contrast ratio: 250:1 (typical)
• -20 to 70 degC op. temp.
• Response time: 50ms (typical)
• Touch interface: I2C
• Touch operating voltage: 3.3V~5V
• Touch power consumption (operating): 4mA (3.3V), 8mA (5V)
• Touch response time: >20ms
• Touch resolution: 2048 x 2048
• Touch gestures: Zoom-in, Zoom-out, slide, rotation, buttons
• Touch transparency: >88%

For further information please complete our online contact/enquiry forms or call us on 01494 778235 or just send an email to sales@craftdata.co.uk

Our range of compact TFT LCD video and VGA kits has further been enhanced by the release of our 5.0″ VGA resolution version. The complete kit includes the 5.0″ VGA TFT, a compact VGA driver board plus OSD setup board and a mounting frame for securing the board and display together and to provide a simple mechanical mounting solution.

The TFT LCD has a built-in LED backlight providing a hi-bright 450 cd/m2 and also offers an excellent contrast ratio for such a small display of 400:1. The VGA board fits snugly behind the display and is  provided with a remote mounted 6 button OSD menu board which allows the user to adjust the display’s image quality etc.  The VGA board is powered by a single 12 VDC supply which in-turn provides the voltage for the display including the LED backlight.

For further information please either complete our online enquiry form, call us on 01494 778235 or send an email to sales@craftdata.co.uk

Once again we will be participating in the Southern Manufacturing & Electronics exhibition which is coming up in early February, after a very busy and successful show in 2009 we had no hesitation in re-booking for 2010.  

We will once again be showcasing a small example of our extensive monochrome and colour display line up, on show with be TFT LCD’s from our manufacturing partners, Kyocera, Powertip, Bolymin and JNM Display, plus OLEDs from Powertip. Our monochrome LCD range from our partners Powertip and Bolymin offer displays from simple alphanumeric modules through to graphic COG types.

Also on show from partner Woosim Systems, will be examples of our micro thermal printers, from mechanisms to portable/mobile. 

We hope you can make the time to visit the show and our stand, we will have engineers on hand to discuss your applications so why not pop along for a chat. If you need a ticket please do not hesitate to contact us via email sales@craftdata.co.uk or call us on 01494 778235.

The latest addition to our colour TFT LCD video kit range is the BT043DBEAHH352a$.

The 4.3″ kit solution offers both video (CVBS - PAL/NTSC/SECAM auto detect) and a VGA inputs on the same very compact driver board and is driven by a 12VDC power supply, the kit also comes with a 6 key OSD menu board for display set up and signal selection etc.. The 4.3″ TFT is a wide screen format offering 480 x 272 WQVGA resolution and incorporates a 350cd/m2 white LED backlight plus with a high contrast ratio of 400:1 and wide viewing angles of U/D 55/70 degress and L/H 70/70 degrees optical clarity is excellent. The display also has an integral mounting bracket which allows for the use of the more traditional mounting/securing method of nuts and bolts etc..

For further information please do not hesitate to contact us either on email sales@craftdata.co.uk or call us on 01494 778235.

In addition to the 240 x64 resolution BEGV639M embedded display system, Bolymin have now released a 240 x128 resolution version. Bolymin have taken their standard COB, white LED backlit 240 x128 FSTN LCD module (inc touch panel) and removed the display’s standard PCB and replaced it with a new board containing the high performance ATMEL ATMEGA644P microprocessor, a dedicated graphic LCD controller plus comms chips making a powerful embedded display system suitable for a host of industrial HMI and medical applications.

 Features Include:-

• High performance, low power AVR 8-bit microprocessor
• Built-in 64KB flash memory / 4KB SRAM
• On-board programmable 128kb EEPROM
• 1 isolated RS485/RS422/RS232 plus 1 x RS232
• High Speed SPI and I2C
• Low voltage operation 2.7V~5.5V
• 240×128 resolution FSTN LCD with white LED backlighting (STN Blue Mode also available)
• Built-in 4-wire resistive touch plus controller
• On-chip power-on reset (POR) and programmable watchdog reset
• Comprehensive set of development tools and application notes for self programming.
• RS485/422/232 driver, SPI driver, I2C driver, Touch panel driver, LCM driver and utilities are supported
• Dimensions (mm) 148(W) x 74.6(H) x 20(D)

 For further information please email us at sales@craftdata.co.uk , call us on 01494 778235 or contact us via our website enquiry form www.craftdata.co.uk/contact.html

Our rugged IP54 rated thermal printer is ideal for harsh environment printing applications. It can withstand dust,  water and a drop from 1.5m.  A compact printer at only 120mm x 130.5mm x 58.4mm and weighing only 520g including its rechargeable Li-on battery makes the pocket sized WSP-i350 great for printing on the move.

Features:

• Print width: 3″ (72mm, 576 dots per line)
• Print speed: 60mm/sec
• Print resolution: 203dpi (8 dots/mm)
• Interfaces: UART or TTL plus Bluetooth Ver2.0
• Optional built-in Magnetic swipe Reader
• Built-in rechargeable Li-on battery pack
• Operating temperature: -10 ~ +50 degC
• 1 & 2 dimension barcode printing
• Clamshell Design for easy paper loading.

For further information please navigate to our thermal printer page, call us on 01494 778235 or email us at sales@craftdata.co.uk

Bolymin are launching this month their latest range of embedded display systems. The BEGV639M incorporates a COB 240 x 64 FSTN LCD with white LED backlighting and is driven by a high performance, low powered PIC, 16-bit microprocessor.

The display’s original PCB has been replaced by a board  incorporating the graphic LCD controller IC plus the microprocessor and is no larger than the original PCB making the overall package the same size as a standard 240 x 64 LCD.

Features Include:-

• High performance, low power PIC 16-bit microprocessor
• Built-in 64KB Flash memory / 8KB SRAM
• On-board programmable 64KB EEPROM (128K optional)
• 1 x RS485 / RS422 / RS232 & 1 x RS232
• High speed I2C
• Built-in 4-Wire resistive touch port
• Current consumption only 160mA
• On-chip power-on reset (POR) and programmable watchdog reset
• Comprehensive set of development tools and application notes for self programming
• RS485 /RS422 / RS232 driver & I2C driver
• Touch panel driver, LCM driver and Utilities are supported
• Input voltage 4.5~5.5VDC
• Dimensions (mm) 180(W) x 65(H) x 19(D)

For further information please email us on sales@craftdata.co.uk, call us on 01494 778235 or navigate to our online information request form.

Field Sequential LCD’s use a fairly new technology developed by the joint Japanese/Chinese company - Santech Display Co. who own a number of key patents. We have reached an agreement with them to promote these products here in the UK and Ireland initially and feel that there are many possible applications across a wide range of industries. Current examples include indicator panels for the “white goods” industry - cookers, washing machines and fridge freezers etc. through to the latest digital sign boards at Narita (Tokyo) and Shenzhen (China) international airports.

Essentially, FS technology offers the simplest and least expensive way of obtaining a custom design colour LCD panel. The one time engineering/tooling charge is typically around $4000 (£2500). A fraction of the normal charge for a custom TFT module and a 1kpc production order is a very low MOQ  (we do not have to have a multi-thousand pc commitment, although we would surely welcome one if offered). One possible limitation is that each pixel only presents up to 8 colours (red, green, blue, yellow, cyan, purple, black and white), possibly not good enough for streaming video but perfect for many applications where 8 colours are enough.

Advantages are as follows:-

• High Contrast: >300:1
• Wide Temperature Range: -20 ~ +70 degC
• Fast switching Speeds: <4ms
• Wide Viewing Angle: >140 deg
• Low Unit Cost (no colour filter required)
• RGB LED Backlight
• Parallel or Serial Interface
• Low Power Consumption

We really believe that FS LCD’s offer a simple, low cost route to migrating from monochrome to colour displays in your next generation product.

For further information please drop us an email at sales@craftdata.co.uk or call Fred Tagg on 01494 778235.

One of our principals has developed a dual LCD touch screen monitor with a single base. One screen is directly mounted above the base as per a normal touch monitor. The second screen (without touch), can be set to the left, right, above or the reverse of screen one i.e. with the rear side facing the rear of monitor one and facing outwards to a possible second user or viewer. Screen two is attached to a pivoting mounting arm with a large a 210 degree turning arc. 

There are currently two sizes available, a 17.0″ (x2) and a 19.0″ (x2), features common to both are as follows:-

• Tilt angle - right/left 210 deg.
• Resolution: 1280×1024 / 2560 x 1024
• Viewing Angles: U/D = 80/80, L/R= 80/80
• Brightness: 17.0″= 300 nits, 19.0″= 450 nits
• Contrast Ratio: 17.0″= 400:1, 19.0″= 800:1
• Touch Overlay: 5 Wire Resistive Touch

In use the screens can display the same picture on both screen one and two, different images i.e. user information on screen one and advertisements or video feeds on screen two (facing the customer), an edited version of screen one can also be shown on screen two if certain information is needed but other information is not, screen one can also have a PIP of what is being shown on screen two. The operator of screen one (touch version) can select the information shown on screen two which is facing the customer (wow that was difficult to explain). 

When we were first approached to market this monitor here in the UK we were unsure of the potential users and markets however the more you think about the product you can clearly see the advantages for use in certain applications. Around the world success has been agained in banking, hospitality, point or purchase & point of sale markets.

For further information please contact us at sales@craftdata.co.uk or call Fred Tagg on 01494 778235