Medical Display Requirements: IEC 60601-1 and ISO 13485
Two standards dominate conversations about medical displays, and they do different jobs. IEC 60601-1 governs the safety of the finished medical electrical equipment; ISO…
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eDP Interface for 2K and 4K Displays: Bandwidth and Design
eDP (embedded DisplayPort) is the interface of choice when a display outgrows SPI and parallel buses and needs a high-bandwidth serial link—2K and 4K…
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10-Point Multi-Touch PCAP: How It Works and What It Buys You
"10-point multi-touch" is a spec-sheet number that most buyers never question and most products never use. It describes how many simultaneous touches a projected…
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Bar Type LCD Displays: The Complete Selection Guide
Bar displays—wide, short LCDs with aspect ratios like 3:1 or wider—exist because product design often is: a narrow strip of information in a housing…
Read the noteWaterproof and Dustproof Displays: IP Ratings Explained
IP ratings are how buyers and suppliers agree on dust and water protection. An IP65 display, an IP67 panel, or an IP69K washdown unit…
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Bar Display Interfaces: RGB, MCU, SPI, LVDS, MIPI
Bar displays—wide, short panels used in transit signs, charging stations, and instrument clusters—are driven by the same five interface families as other TFTs, but…
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Display Controllers Explained: GRAM, Refresh, and Timing
The display controller is the small processor embedded in or attached to the panel that turns host data into pixels. It stores the image,…
Read the noteTouch Displays for Gloved Hands and Rain: Techniques That Work
Two environments defeat ordinary capacitive touchscreens: gloved hands, which weaken the signal a finger produces, and water, which creates false touches across the sensor.…
Read the noteNVIS-Compliant Military Displays: MIL-STD-3009 Explained
Night vision imaging systems (NVIS) let crews see in the dark—but a bright cockpit display can overwhelm them. MIL-STD-3009 defines how displays must behave…
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Choosing an MCU to Drive TFT Displays: Resources and Interfaces
Driving a TFT from a microcontroller is a resource problem before it is a coding problem. The MCU must have enough memory for the…
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