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DS51966A
*DS51966A*
Low Cost Controllerless (LCC) Graphics PICtail™ Plus
Daughter Board Information Sheet
Features
• Controller-less graphics support for 4/8-bit STN, 4/8-bit CSTN, 18-bit HR-TFT and 9/12/18/24-bit TFT
interfaces (additional samples can be obtained from www.microchipdirect.com)
• 16 Megabit (2 Mb x 8) serial Flash memory for additional data storage
• Display connector for interfacing with different display boards
• PICtail™ Plus interface for connecting to Explorer 16 Development Board
• Starter Kit connector
Getting Started
A Starter Kit or an Explorer 16 Development Board (DM240001) is required, but only one should be used. An
external 9V (AC162039) power supply can be connected through the Explorer 16 Development Board or directly
to connector J5. When a Starter Kit is used, the setup can be powered via the USB debugger. If your USB device
cannot supply enough power, the external power supply should be used. Finally, a display board, such as the
Graphics Display Truly 3.2" 240x320 Board (AC164127-4), should be connected to the display connector.
Several board settings can be selected:
• Jumper Pins 1-2: These pins set the board for internal memory mode. In this mode an 8 BPP color signal
is sent to the LCD using internal SRAM memory from the PIC.
• Jumper Pins 2-3: These pins set the board for external memory mode. In this mode a 16 BPP color signal
is sent to the LCD using external 8 Megabit SRAM (512 x 16) memory found on the board
The LCC Graphics PICtail™ Plus Daughter Board can be used in conjunction with the Microchip Graphics
Library. The Microchip Graphics Library and other firmware examples can be downloaded from the Low-Cost
Controllerless Graphics Website found on www.microchip.com. Please refer to the “Getting Started” topic in the
Microchip Graphics Library Help at this location to program and run demonstration projects.
A different display board may also be available; please check www.microchip.com/graphics for available options.
If an end designer chooses to develop a custom display board, the included schematic shows the details of signal
connections. Please note that a different display may require modifications to the software provided with the
Microchip Graphics Library to function properly.
TABLE 1: SIGNAL INTERFACE FOR DISPLAY CONNECTOR
Pin No. Symbol Level Description
A1, B1 +9V +9.0V Power supply
A2, B2 GND GND Ground
A3, A4 +3.3V +3.3V Power supply
B3, B4 +5V +5.0V Power supply
A5, B5 GND GND Ground
A6 LEFT/X- I/O Touch panel left
B6 TOP/Y- I/O Touch panel top
A7 RIGHT/X+ I/O Touch panel right
B7 BOTTOM/Y+ I/O Touch panel bottom
A8 PEN I Pen interrupt (touch panel driver)
B8 SENSE I 5-wire touch panel sense
A9 SCK O PIC
®
MCU SPI Synchronous Serial Clock (SCK)
B9 SDO O PIC MCU SPI Data Out (SDO)
A10 SDI I PIC MCU SPI Data In (SDI)
B10 SS O PIC MCU SPI Slave Synchronization (SS
)
A11 LCD_BE O Enable for backlight driver
B11 LCD PWM O PWM output for backlight driver
A12, B12 GND GND Ground
A13 SHIFT O Pixel shift signal
B13 DEN O Data enable for 24-bit digital RGB interface
A14 VSYNC O
Frame pulse
B14 HSYNC O Line pulse
A15-A26, B15-B26 R0-R7, D0-D7, B0-B7 O 24-bit data
A27 LCD_RESET O Can be configured for display on or as general
purpose output
B27 CS I/O Can be used for SPI Chip Select (CS) or as general
purpose I/O
A28 SCK I/O Can be used for SPI Synchronous Serial Clock
(SCK) or as general purpose I/O
B28 SDO (MOSI) I/O Can be used for SPI Master Out Slave In (MOSI) or
as general purpose I/O
B29 SDI (MISO) I/O Can be used for SPI Master In Slave Out (MISO) or
as general purpose I/O
A30-A31, B30-B31 NC — Not connected
A32, B32 GND GND Ground
TABLE 1: SIGNAL INTERFACE FOR DISPLAY CONNECTOR (CONTINUED)
Pin No. Symbol Level Description