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User's Guide

SLAU601A – March 2015 – Revised July 2015

BOOSTXL-K350QVG-S1 QVGA Display BoosterPack™

Plug-in Module

The BOOSTXL-K350QVG-S1 Kentec QVGA Display BoosterPack™ is an easy-to-use plug-in module for
adding a touch-screen color display to your LaunchPad™ design. MCU LaunchPad developers can use
this BoosterPack to start developing applications using the 320×240-pixel SPI-controlled QVGA display
with resistive touch screen.

Figure 1. BOOSTXL-K350QVG-S1 BoosterPack

Contents

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Getting Started

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Hardware

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Software Examples

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Additional Resources

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Schematics

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List of Figures

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BOOSTXL-K350QVG-S1 BoosterPack

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BOOSTXL-K350QVG-S1 Overview

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BoosterPack Pinout (View From Bottom of PCB)

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MSP430 Image Reformer

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BOOSTXL-K350QVG-S1 Software Examples in TI Resource Explorer

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Schematics

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BoosterPack, LaunchPad, Code Composer Studio, E2E are trademarks of Texas Instruments.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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SLAU601A – March 2015 – Revised July 2015

BOOSTXL-K350QVG-S1 QVGA Display BoosterPack™ Plug-in Module

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Summary of Contents for BOOSTXL-K350QVG-S1

Page 1: ...ck Contents 1 Getting Started 2 2 Hardware 3 3 Software Examples 5 4 Additional Resources 6 5 Schematics 8 List of Figures 1 BOOSTXL K350QVG S1 BoosterPack 1 2 BOOSTXL K350QVG S1 Overview 3 3 BoosterPack Pinout View From Bottom of PCB 3 4 MSP430 Image Reformer 6 5 BOOSTXL K350QVG S1 Software Examples in TI Resource Explorer 7 6 Schematics 8 BoosterPack LaunchPad Code Composer Studio E2E are tradem...

Page 2: ...rcuit Complies with the BoosterPack standard for use with 20 and 40 pin LaunchPads 1 3 What s Included 1 3 1 Kit Contents One BOOSTXL K350QVG S1 BoosterPack Plug in module 1 3 2 Software Examples MSP EXP432P401R LaunchPad BOOSTXL K350QVG S1 demos see Section 3 Graphics Library Example 1 4 Next Steps Looking Into the Provided Code After the EVM features have been explored the fun can begin It s tim...

Page 3: ...1 Hardware Features 2 1 1 BoosterPack Pinout Figure 3 BoosterPack Pinout View From Bottom of PCB 3 SLAU601A March 2015 Revised July 2015 BOOSTXL K350QVG S1 QVGA Display BoosterPack Plug in Module Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright 2015 Texas Instruments Incorporated ...

Page 4: ...er is integrated into the display In order to use the display effectively a deep understanding of this driver is required The SSD2119 data sheet contains information about the communication interface and the supported commands 2 1 4 LCD Backlight Circuitry Most of the circuitry seen on the BoosterPack is a boost converter to power the LCD backlight The LCD requires approximately 20 V to power the ...

Page 5: ...g PCB Revision Description Rev 1 0 Initial Release 3 Software Examples 3 1 BOOSTXL K350QVG S1 MSP EXP432P401R Graphics Library Example This software is available in the MSP EXP432P401R Software Examples or is more easily accessible through MSPWare see Section 4 3 The demo shows how to use the MSP Graphics Library grlib in a project with the Kentec display This demo shows the user how to enable the...

Page 6: ...es and output into grlib specific files to add to your grlib project Image Reformer does not manipulate any images including color modifications rotation and cropping any image manipulation must be done before importing into the Image Reformer tool More information about MSP grlib and the Image Reformer tool can be found in the application report Design Considerations When Using MSP430 Graphics Li...

Page 7: ...Resource Explorer these examples and many more can be found and easily imported into CCS with one click 4 4 The Community 4 4 1 TI E2E Community Search the forums at http e2e ti com If you cannot find your answer post your question to the community 4 4 2 Community at Large Many online communities focus on the LaunchPad and BoosterPack ecosystem for example www 43oh com You can find additional tool...

Page 8: ...D9 31 G4 D10 32 G5 D11 33 NC 34 NC 35 R0 D12 36 R1 D13 37 R2 D14 38 R3 D15 39 R4 D16 40 R5 D17 41 HSYNC 42 VSYNC 43 DCLK 44 AVDD 45 AVDD 46 VDD 47 VDD 48 RS 49 RD 50 WR 51 PS0 52 PS1 53 PS2 54 PS3 55 WSYNC 56 NC 57 DE 58 GND 59 GND 60 CN1 K350QVG V2 F PS0 RST SCLK SDA LED Backlight Driver Circuit 0R R1 03 0R R7 0R R6 LCD_SCL LCD_SDI CS 0R R5 0R R4 0R R3 LX 1 GND 2 FB 3 SHDN 4 SS 5 IN 6 U1 AIC1896 ...

Page 9: ...anged the link destination for the MSP EXP432P401R Software Examples 5 NOTE Page numbers for previous revisions may differ from page numbers in the current version 9 SLAU601A March 2015 Revised July 2015 Revision History Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright 2015 Texas Instruments Incorporated ...

Page 10: ...esponsible for compliance with all legal regulatory and safety related requirements concerning its products and any use of TI components in its applications notwithstanding any applications related information or support that may be provided by TI Buyer represents and agrees that it has all the necessary expertise to create and implement safeguards which anticipate dangerous consequences of failur...

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