Development Boards

The development tools for graphical displays are highly modular to allow many different sizes of glass to connect with various product families. The table below includes the recommended development board and display board needed for a fully functional development environment.

Solutions with Integrated Graphics Controllers

Family	Development Board	Display Boards Supported
	Click image to enlarge	QVGA 3.2" Graphics Display Truly 240x320 Board (AC164127-4)	WQVGA 4.3" Graphics Display Powertip 480x272 Board (AC164127-6)	VGA 5.7" Graphics Display Truly 640x480 Board (AC164127-8)	High-Performance 4.3" WQVGA Display with MaxTouch^® (AC320005-4)	High Performance 5" WVGA Display with MaxTouch^® (AC320005-5)	Prototype Boards Connect Your Glass (AC164139)
PIC32MZ DA	PIC32MZ DA Starter Kits ( DM320008, or DM320100) + Multimedia Expansion Board II (DM320005-5)	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
PIC24 "DA"	PIC24FJ256DA210 Board (DM240312)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
SAMA5D2	SAMA5D2 Evaluation Kits SAMA5D27-SOM1-EK1 or ATSAMA5D2C-XULT	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
SAMA5D4	SAMA5D4 Evaluation Kit SAMA5D4-XULT	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
SAMA5D3	SAMA5D3 Evaluation Kit SAMA5D3-XPLD	No	No	No	No	Yes	No

Low Cost Solution Without External Graphics Controller

Family	Development Board	Display Boards Supported
	Click image to enlarge	QVGA 3.2" Graphics Display Truly 240x320 Board (AC164127-4)	WQVGA 4.3" Graphics Display Powertip 480x272 Board (AC164127-6)	VGA 5.7" Graphics Display Truly 640x480 Board (AC164127-8)	Prototype Boards Connect Your Glass (AC164139)
PIC32 "LCC" Graphics	PIC32MX Starter Kits ( DM320003-2, or DM320100) or LCC Graphics Board (AC164144)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
PIC32 "LCC" Graphics	PIC32 GUI Development Board with Projected Capacitive Touch ( DM320015) 4.3" WQVGA display board included with the kit	No	No	No	No
PIC32 "LCC" Graphics	PIC32MZ Starter Kits ( DM320007, DM320007-C) + Multimedia Expansion Board II ( DM320005-5) Display integrated on MEB II 4.3" WQVGA display board included with the kit	No	No	No	No

Note: Recommendations based on 16 bpp, 60 Hz performance on PIC® MCU *at 8 bpp, 60 Hz or 16 bpp, 30 Hz.

Solutions With External Graphics Controllers

Family	Development Board	Display Boards Supported
	Click image to enlarge	QVGA 3.2" Graphics Display Truly 240x320 Board (AC164127-4)	WQVGA 4.3" Graphics Display Powertip 480x272 Board (AC164127-6)	VGA 5.7" Graphics Display Truly 640x480 Board (AC164127-8)	Prototype Boards Connect Your Glass (AC164139)
PIC32MK Family + SSD1963	PIC32MK GP Development Kit (DM320106)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
PIC32 + Solomon SSD1926	PIC32MX Starter Kits ( DM320003-2 Solomon GFX Board (AC164127-5)	Yes	No	No	Yes
PIC24 + Epson S1D13517	Explorer 16/32 (DM240001-2) + Epson GFX Board (AC164127-7)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
PIC32 + Epson S1D13517	PIC32 Starter Kit ( DM320003-2, DM320004-2) Epson GFX Board (AC164127-7)	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

Note: Recommendations based on 16 bpp, 60 Hz performance on PIC MCU and LCD controller. Actual displays are capable of more than 16 bpp, 60 Hz.

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