Graphics Displays
Lowest cost graphics solutions for QVGA and WQVGA displays
- No external graphics controller needed
- PIC24F "DA" family with integrated graphics controller and hardware graphics acceleration blocks
- PIC32 controllerless graphics using DMA and MIPS to drive displays
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Solutions with External Controllers for more advanced graphics, larger screens or more colors
- Any PIC24 or PIC32 with Parallel Master Port
- Development tools and software support for Solomon Systech and Epson graphics controllers
- Many other controllers supported in graphics library
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| PIC24 "DA" Integrated Graphics Controller |
PIC32 Controllerless Graphics |
External Solomon Systech Graphics Controller SSD1926 |
External Epson Graphics Controller S1D13517 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display* | WQVGA 480x272 | WQVGA 480x272 | WQVGA 480x272 | WVGA 800x480 |
| 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 Controller | Ext SDRAM |
| Core MIPS | 16 | 80 | - | - |
| Power | Better | Good | Good | Good |
| Cost | $ | $ | $$ | $$$ |
*Max size at 16 Bpps, 60 Hz
