gen4-FTDI Display Series - GETTING STARTED MANUAL
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INTRODUCTION
This Getting Started Manual is an introduction to becoming familiar with
the gen4-FT812/FT813. This manual should be treated only as a useful
starting point and not as a comprehensive reference document. Refer to
Application Notes for a list of all the detailed reference documents.
In this Getting Started Manual, we will briefly focus on the following topics:
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Hardware Requirements
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Connecting the Display Module to the Host
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Getting Started with Simple Projects
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Reference Documents
The gen4-FT81X-XXT/CT-CLB is part of embedded SPI display manufactured
by 4D Systems. The module features a 4.3
”
, 5
.0”
, or 7.0
”
colour TFT LCD
display, with resistive or capacitive touch. It is powered by the FT812/FT813
Video Engine, which targets high quality graphics displays with Widget
support, designed to offload the Host Processor and provide a variety of
graphics features.
Intelligent display modules are low-cost embedded solutions used in various
applications in the medical, manufacturing, military, automotive, home
automation, consumer electronics, and other industries. In fact, there are very
few embedded designs on the market today that do not have a display. Even
many consumer white goods and kitchen appliances incorporate some form
of display. Buttons, rotary selectors, switches and other input devices are
being replaced by more colourful and easier-to-use touch screen displays in
industrial machines, thermostats, drink dispensers, 3D printers, commercial
applications - virtually any electronic application.
