The new iLCD panel is equipped with a LED backlight and has a resolution of 480 x 272 pixels with a power supply of either 5 or 3.3V. A 32MB flash memory is available to save fonts, graphics and macros and a micro SD cardholder can be used for future memory extensions. A battery-backed real-time clock, connection possibilities for a keyboard matrix, relays and signal transmitters as well as additional digital and analog inputs and outputs can simplify the application even further. The iLCD panel can be controlled via USB, RS232, I2C or SPI using high-level commands. Any low-cost microcontroller included in the existing application can operate the iLCD.
An evaluation board is available for the new iLCD which can also be used for the recently introduced 7in and 10.2” iLCDs. A free Windows-compatible configuration editor is available as well making it unnecessary to learn a programming language.