Displays T
he demand for displays for heavy- duty applications is constantly increasing. DATA MODUL is expanding its portfolio accordingly and can therefore meet the
individual requirements of special heavy-duty sectors such as road construction, agriculture or maritime applications. TFTs in Toppan/ Ortustech’s patented Blanview technology for environments in extreme cold/heat are specified with a wide temperature range: -30 to +85°C, and a storage temperature of -40 to +95°C. The technology stands for good readability and high brightness, as the requirements for sunlight readability and vibration resistance are particularly high in heavy-duty applications. The mechanical design is also optimised to prevent damage in terms of shock and vibration and can withstand shocks of up to 6.8 G. Ruggedised TFTs from Toppan/Ortustech are available in three sizes in landscape format: a 4.3“ display with 480×272 resolution and RGB interface, as well as 5.0“ and 7.0“ displays, each with 800×480 resolution and LVDS interfaces. A wide viewing angle, high luminosity and very good contrast rates allow the TFTs to be used in a wide range of indoor and outdoor applications, as well as
DATA MODUL FURTHER EXPANDS ITS RANGE OF ROBUST DISPLAYS
for stationary and mobile applications. Blanview technology is characterised by low power consumption and consequently minimal heat generation, making it suitable for battery- powered applications. In order to guarantee long-term operation of the TFTs under extreme loads, the quality of the displays is repeatedly tested in a
series of procedures, including reliability and vibration tests in the climate chamber. Sandra Bismanns, product manager – displays at DATA MODUL, says: “These robust displays are the ideal solution for us and have already proven themselves successfully in numerous projects. Thanks to
our certified, in-house optimisation options, we are able to reliably implement any heavy- duty application. In the truest sense of the word, nothing shakes us anymore.”
DATA MODUL
www.data-modul.com
LOOKING FOR THAT VINTAGE STYLE? TRY NIXIE TUBE DISPLAYS
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IKROE, the embedded solutions company that dramatically cuts development time by providing innovative hardware and software products based on proven standards, has launched Nixie Power Click, a booster Click board designed to provide high voltage for powering Nixie Tube (cold cathode display) shields. This board
features the LM2577 step-up voltage regulator enabling a two-stage boost
conversion from 5V to 150V. It also integrates Microchip’s 16-bit I/O expander MCP23017 for precise control via the I2C interface and ADDR SEL jumpers for easy I2C address configuration.
Nebojsa Matic, CEO of MIKROE comments: “If you want to add the retro charm of Nixie tubes to modern projects such as clocks, displays, and instrumentation, these Nixie Power Clicks are ideal for creating visually striking and nostalgic projects.”
Nixie Power Clicks are compatible with MIKROE’s Nixie IN-12B add-on shield boards that feature pre-installed IN-12B Nixie tubes that offer a character height of 18mm and the ability to display digits 0 to 9 with a left-positioned decimal point. Operation has a typical starting voltage of 150V with 3mA current per segment, which is delivered by the Nixie Power Clicks.
A new member of the MIKROE’s 1750-strong mikroBUS -enabled Click board family of compact add-on boards Nixie Power Click can be used on any host system supporting the mikroBUS standard. It comes with the mikroSDK open-source libraries, offering great flexibility for evaluation and customization. Nixie Power Clicks, like all recently released Clicks, features ClickID which enables a host system to seamlessly and automatically detect and identify this particular board.
MIKROE
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