ELI50-CPW
User’s Manual
11/20/2023
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Future Designs, Inc.
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1.0
Introduction
About ELI (the Easy LCD Interface)
ELI
®
is Future Designs, Inc.’s family of long-life, plug-and-play embedded displays. ELI
products are true modular embedded display solutions that require no engineering or lead-time.
All ELI products are compatible with a wide range of single board computers including
Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone Black and Windows-based units. FDI designed ELI as an embedded
display option that requires minimal development time to help customers reach production
quickly. Once a product is in production, FDI’s 10 to 15 year ELI product availability
guarantee helps ensure production schedules without the risk of expensive or time consuming
redesigns. Learn more about ELI at
ELI Compatibility
ELI products are compatible with most Single Board Computers, PCs, and operating systems.
See
https://www.teamfdi.com/product-details/eli50-cpw#compatibility
compatibility tests with popular operating systems and platforms. Our results, as indicated in
the table, demonstrate ELI versatility but the table is not exhaustive. ELI products are designed
to work with any single board computer that has an HDMI or DP output. To submit a question
about ELI compatibility with a platform or operating system that is not included in the table,
contact a member of the FDI support team at
Your ELI Experience
Share your experience connecting ELI devices to various (single board) computers at:
http://www.teamfdi.com/edid/#edidform
2.0
Recommended Accessories (Purchased Separately)
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7.5V to 17V DC (+/- 5%) Power Supply, with a center positive barrel connection.
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Power Input Cable (FDI P/N: ELI50-CPW-PIC) available from
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Or build your own Power Input Cable using these items.
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2.1mm I.D. x 5.5mm O.D. Jack to Screw Terminal, on
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4-pin, 1.5mm Molex connector for power input,
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24AWG 225mm, male-male Molex cables for power input
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See Figure 3. ELI50-CPW-PIC Power Input Cable
for a visual reference.
Note:
All ELI units operate from +12V DC so this is the recommended power supply input
voltage for the entire Family. See section 9.0, Power Details, for more information.