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FC-handset-spec: KWH020ST23-F01 finalized
author | Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org> |
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date | Thu, 16 Sep 2021 00:08:00 +0000 |
parents | c6dafe9f3ac2 |
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--- a/FC-handset-spec Mon Jul 19 05:01:15 2021 +0000 +++ b/FC-handset-spec Thu Sep 16 00:08:00 2021 +0000 @@ -91,8 +91,15 @@ 1.4.2. Specific LCD module selection -As of 2021-07, the frontrunner candidate LCD module for our FC handset is -Formike KWH020ST23-F01. Our selection criteria are as follows: +Over the summer of 2021 we have selected Formike KWH020ST23-F01 as our LCD +module for FreeCalypso; in prior years we had evaluated two other LCD modules +from HaoRan and Startek. All relevant datasheets (our finally chosen LCD +module, our previous candidate LCD modules and the controller ICs inside these +modules) are collected here: + +ftp://ftp.freecalypso.org/pub/embedded/LCDs/ + +Our LCD module selection criteria were as follows: * TFT color LCD, 2.0" diagonal, 176x220 pixel resolution; @@ -116,11 +123,12 @@ MAX1916 backlight LED driver chip - see section 1.4.4. Formike KWH020ST23-F01 is an LCD module that was discovered by Mother Mychaela -in May-June of 2021, and it appears to satisfy all of our requirements. We have -designed a test board for the purpose of evaluating this LCD (it will connect -the new LCD to our Luna interface from 2020), but because of Digi-Key part -backorder issues, the assembly of this board and thus the actual test are being -delayed until Sep-Oct of 2021. +in May-June of 2021, and it satisfies all of our requirements. In June of 2021 +we received sample pieces, then we designed a test board for the purpose of +evaluating this new LCD, connecting it to our Luna interface from 2020. Our +lunalcd2 test board was finally assembled in August, all tests passed, and as +of September we are in process of ordering a larger batch of these finally +chosen Formike LCD modules. 1.4.3. Backlight and readability considerations @@ -194,7 +202,7 @@ 1.4.4. Backlight circuit implementation -In all candidate TFT LCD modules that are being considered (see section 1.4.2), +In all candidate TFT LCD modules that have been considered (see section 1.4.2), the backlight consists of 3 white LEDs wired in parallel, joined either at the anode or at the cathode - although as we shall see momentarily, we require an LCD module where the 3 LEDs are joined at the anode, with the 3 cathodes brought @@ -285,8 +293,10 @@ will be split unequally between the two switched SET resistors, allowing a total of 4 different backlight intensity levels to be selected via the two Calypso GPIO outputs going to the 74LVC2G125 buffer's output enable inputs. The actual -currents will be determined some time around Sep-Oct of 2021 when we get our -lunalcd2 test board built. +currents will be determined after some further experimentation with our lunalcd2 +test setup: this setup features our KWH020ST23-F01 LCD, a MAX1916-based +backlight circuit, and a DIP switch pack selecting the LED current in 1 mA +increments. 1.4.5. Slight regression relative to Pirelli DP-L10