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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Display engineering notes
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Engineering notes from the CDTech display team: choosing and integrating TFT LCD modules, touch screens and optical bonding for industrial, medical, automotive and smart-home products.
- TFT LCD modules
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- Industrial
- Medical
- Automotive
- Selection & sourcing
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278 articles on choosing, integrating and qualifying display modules.
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,…
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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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