EVE2 TFT Module
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FTDI EVE Chip
FTDI Chip develops innovative silicon solutions that enhance interaction with the latest in global technology. The
major objective from the company is to ‘bridge technologies’ in order to support engineers with highly
sophisticated, feature-rich, robust and simple-to-use product platforms. These platforms enable creation of
electronic designs with high performance, low peripheral component requirements, low power budgets and
minimal board real estate.
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FTDI EVE Graphics Engine
The FT81X series chips are graphics controllers with add-on features such as audio playback and touch capabilities.
They consist of a rich set of graphics objects (primitive and widgets) that can be used for displaying various menus
and screen shots for a range of products including home appliances, toys, industrial machinery, home automation,
elevators, and many more.
EVE graphics controller ICs combine display, touch and audio functionality within a single chip and take an
innovative object-oriented approach to HMI implementation that is proving highly effective. It leads to more
streamlined solutions that are simpler to create, with significantly lower component counts, reduced board space
requirements, curbed power consumption, etc. The second generation EVE devices at the heart of these new
development modules have greater pixel resolution than the previous EVE ICs, resulting in sharper image
rendering and greater colour depth. They also have accelerated data transfer and image/video loading
capabilities, enhanced video playback, plus expanded memory resources.
Figure 2: EVE 2 Embedded Video Engine
More details regarding the EVE2 hardware specs can be found in the FTDI FT81x Datasheet, available online.
An FTDI EVE2 programming guide, titled “FT81x Series Programming Guide”, is also available and can be downloaded at
FTDI/Bridgetek’s website
http://www.brtchip.com/ft81x
