As embedded applications become more complex and feature-rich, designers are turning to graphic LCD displays to improve the user experience. Unfortunately, many design engineers become frustrated when they discover that they have to acquire four of the vital components (display panel, display controller, microcontroller and software drivers) from four different vendors. This often leads to confusion as none of the vendors provide guidelines on how to combine all the bits and pieces into a working solution. In addition, designers are faced with the decision of either purchasing a graphics software library or writing their own graphics routines. Either way, this is a difficult and time-consuming task.

To address these challenges, Zylogic has developed a one-stop hardware and software solution for monochrome or color graphic LCD system development. Zylogic's Graphic LCD Development Kit helps design engineers interface their application to any passive LCD panel up to QVGA size and supports touchscreen interfaces. The FastChip® library of royalty-free IP modules contains a graphic LCD controller that can turn an E5™ or an A7™ CSoC into a microcontroller with on-chip graphic LCD control.

The kit provides pre-engineered support for several popular panels, including Casio, Hitachi, Kyocera and Samsung, but can easily interface to any passive display. Extensive documentation explains in detail how to quickly assemble a graphic LCD display application and make it work with no prior knowledge of passive display interfacing.

Press Releases:
Zylogic ZE5 8-bit Customizable Microcontroller Technology to Power LCDs from Casio Computer Company (04/23/03)
White Paper:
One-Stop Touchscreen LCD Solution for Embedded Systems (532k)
Application Notes:
AN-20: Using the E5 Graphic LCD Display Controller Design Solution (1.34MB)