Plastic Logic Germany`s flexible displays Overview
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Plastic Logic Germany`s flexible displays Overview
overview displays eval. kits Plastic Logic Germany’s flexible displays Plastic Logic Germany develops and manufactures highquality, flexible, electrophoretic displays of various sizes. These shatterproof, formable, daylight-readable displays are ultra-thin, lightweight and extremely robust with low battery consumption, combining Plastic Logic Germany’s cutting-edge flexible electronics manufacturing know-how with top-of-the-range electrophoretic, bi-stable display media technology. Plastic Logic Germany's displays offer huge advantages over conventional screens, being extremely flexible with proven lifetimes of over five years and more than 10 million page updates, epecially in applications and products for signage and logistics, mobile electronic devices, smart cards and wearables. Overview • Organic thin-film transistor (OTFT) active matrix combined with bi-stable electrophoretic display technology • Formable and robust • Ultra-low power – no continuous refresh cycles required • Ultra-wide viewing angle • Available in monochrome with up to 16 gray levels • Fully customized designs possible • Enabling thin, lightweight and robust product designs About Plastic Logic Germany World leading in the development, manufacture and commercialization of flexible electrophoretic displays, Plastic Logic Germany has successfully industrialized the manufacturing process in its Dresden facility. Working under an exclusive license using a stable and proven transistor platform technology, the company manufactures a full range of high-quality, flexible plastic displays in both low and high volumes. Plastic Logic Germany also runs an open pilot line for flexible electronics. Third party companies are invited to benefit from the company’s profound experience in the industrialization and manufacture of flexible electronics. To learn more about how your products could benefit from Plastic Logic Germany's unique plastic displays, please contact us at info@plasticlogic.com. © 2015 Plastic Logic Germany for information only - subject to change - PB50 www.plasticlogic.com overview displays eval. kits Display platforms and custom displays Plastic Logic Germany offers a range of display platforms, based on the amount of pixels and display size. Customized designs are fully supported, with particular focus on display size, pixel density, surface finish and electronics setup. Main display features (independent of platform): • Organic TFT active matrix, incorporating industry leading, bi-stable electrophoretic display technology • Ultra-low power – no continuous refresh cycles required • Thin, bendable, robust, lightweight • Ultra-wide viewing angle • • • • COF (chip-on-film) or COP (chip-on-plastic) driver chips Can be combined with touch and frontlight solutions Different surface finish options available Evaluation kits and reference software available Display platform with Ultrachip UC8156 • Integrated display driver Ultrachip UC8156 with controller and power management (PMIC) as single chip • Up to 240 x 160 pixels supported • Host communication via SPI interface • Single voltage power supply (1.7 … 3.6 V), on-chip regulator control for generating driving voltages (external booster circuit required) • Low current deep sleep mode • On-chip display RAM and waveform memory available • Built-in temperate sensor or I 2C interface to read external temperature sensor Display platform with Epson S1D13541 • Two chip solution on COF or COP backend technology • EPD controller Epson S1D13541 with 480 lines source driver and display RAM • Gate driver supporting up to 800 lines • Host communication via SPI interface • External EPD power management required, reference design available Display platform with gate and source drivers • Resolution and size of platform can be scaled by multiple driver chips • m x gate driver • n x source driver • External EPD controller as well as EPD power management required, reference design available © 2015 Plastic Logic Germany for information only - subject to change - PB50 www.plasticlogic.com overview displays eval. kits Reference display 1.38" with Ultrachip UC8156 Active matrix electrophoretic display (EPD) with Ultrachip UC8156 single chip EPD controller with integrated drivers and power management supporting 180 x 100 pixels . This display is particularly suitable for smartcards, wearables and labels. Technical parameters Resolution 180 x 100 Active area 30.6 x 17.0 mm (1.38" diagonal) Pixel density 150 ppi Bendability typical 50 mm radius (except chip area) Grey levels up to 4 Refresh rate @ 23 °C < 900 ms (4 grey-level), faster for mono-updates Surface anti-glare / UV protection / hard-coat 2H Weight 1.5 g Thickness 550 µm EPD controller Ultrachip 8156 Evaluation kit PLDEK_T430-HBZ9 Operating conditions Storage conditions 0 °C to 40 °C / 15 %rH to 85 %rH -25 °C to 50 °C / 15 %rH to 85 %rH Key features Dimensions • Organic TFT active matrix incorporating industry leading, bi-stable electrophoretic display technology • Ultra-low power – no continuous refresh cycles required • Thin, formable, robust, lightweight • Ultra-wide viewing angle • Integrated display driver with controller and PMIC based on COP (chip-on-plastic) backend technology • Host communication via SPI interface • Single voltage power supply (1.7 … 3.6 V), on-chip regulator control for generating driving voltages (external booster circuit required) • Low current deep sleep mode • On-chip display RAM and waveform memory available • I2C interface for reading external temperature sensor • Can be combined with third-party touch solutions • Evaluation kit available for driving images, consisting of processor board and interface board HBZ9 with passives © 2015 Plastic Logic Germany for information only - subject to change - PB50 www.plasticlogic.com overview displays eval. kits Reference display 4" with Epson S1D13541 Active matrix electrophoretic display (EPD) with Epson S1D13541 EPD controller and drivers supporting 400 x 240 pixels . This display is particularly suited to mobile phone and logistic applications. Technical parameters Resolution 400 x 240 Active area 88.0 x 52.8 mm (4.0" diagonal) Pixel density 115 ppi Bendability typical 50 mm radius (except chip area) Grey levels up to 16 Refresh rate @ 23 °C < 900 ms (16 grey-level), faster for mono-updates Surface anti-glare / UV protection / hard-coat 2H Weight 4.1 g Thickness 650 µm EPD controller Epson S1D13541 Evaluation kit PLDEK_BN-R2-HBZ6 / PLDEK_T430(-R2)-HBZ6 Operating conditions Storage conditions 0 °C to 50 °C / 15 %rH to 85 %rH -25 °C to 50 °C / 15 %rH to 85 %rH Key features Dimensions • Organic TFT active matrix incorporating industry leading, bi-stable electrophoretic display technology • Ultra-low power – no continuous refresh cycles required • Thin, formable, robust, lightweight • Ultra-wide viewing angle • Two chip solution on single COF (chip-on-film); can be folded behind display • EPD controller with source driver and display RAM • Gate driver • Host communication via SPI interface • External EPD power management required • Can be combined with third-party touch solutions • Evaluation kits available for driving images, consisting of processor board and interface board HBZ6 with power management IC and passives © 2015 Plastic Logic Germany for information only - subject to change - PB50 www.plasticlogic.com overview displays eval. kits Reference 'bracelet' display 4.9" with Epson S1D13541 Active matrix electrophoretic display (EPD) with Epson S1D13541 EPD controller and drivers supporting 720 x 120 pixels . This display is particularly suited to wearable applications. Technical parameters Resolution 720 x 120 Active area 122.4 x 20.4 mm (4.9" diagonal) Pixel density 150 ppi Bendability typical 50 mm radius (except chip area) Grey levels up to 16 Refresh rate @ 23 °C < 900 ms (16 grey-level), faster for mono-updates Surface anti-glare / UV protection / hard-coat 2H Weight 3g Thickness 600 µm EPD controller Epson S1D13541 Evaluation kit PLDEK_BN-R2-HBZ7 / PLDEK_T430(-R2)-HBZ7 Operating conditions Storage conditions 0 °C to 50 °C / 15 %rH to 85 %rH -25 °C to 50 °C / 15 %rH to 85 %rH Key features Dimensions • Organic TFT active matrix incorporating industry leading, bi-stable electrophoretic display technology • Ultra-low power – no continuous refresh cycles required • Thin, formable, robust, lightweight • Ultra-wide viewing angle • Two chip solution on single COF (chip-on-film ); can be folded behind display • EPD controller with source driver and display RAM • Gate driver • Host communication via SPI interface • External EPD power management required • Can be combined with third-party touch solutions • Evaluation kits available for driving images, consisting of processor board and interface board HBZ7 with power management IC and passives © 2015 Plastic Logic Germany for information only - subject to change - PB50 www.plasticlogic.com overview displays eval. kits Reference display 10.7" with gate and source drivers Active matrix electrophoretic display (EPD) with gate and source drivers supporting 1280 x 960 pixels. This display is particularly suitable for e-book and signage applications. Technical parameters Resolution 1280 x 960 Active area 217.6 x 163.2 mm (10.7" diagonal) Pixel density 150 ppi Bendability typical 50 mm radius (except chip area) Grey levels up to 16 Refresh rate @ 23 °C < 900 ms (16 grey-level), faster for mono-updates Surface anti-glare / UV protection / hard-coat 2H Weight 45 g, depending on final configuration Thickness 650 µm EPD controller external Evaluation kit PLDEK_F5-HBZ3_NO / PLDEK_T430(-R2)-RV1 Operating conditions Storage conditions 0 °C to 50 °C / 15 %rH to 85 %rH -25 °C to 50 °C / 15 %rH to 85 %rH Key features Dimensions • Organic TFT active matrix incorporating industry leading, bi-stable electrophoretic display technology • Ultra-low power – no continuous refresh cycles required • Thin, bendable, robust, lightweight • Ultra-wide viewing angle • Five chip solution on double COF (can be folded behind display) • Source driver • Gate driver • External EPD controller as well as EPD power management required • Can be combined with third-party touch solutions • Evaluation kits available for driving images © 2015 Plastic Logic Germany for information only - subject to change - PB50 www.plasticlogic.com overview displays eval. kits Reference display 15.4" with gate and source drivers Active matrix electrophoretic display (EPD) with gate and source drivers supporting 1920 x 1280 pixels. This display is particularly suitable for signage and large screen applications. Technical parameters Resolution 1920 x 1280 Active area 326.4 mm (+1.5mm gap) x 217.6 mm (15.4" diagonal) Pixel density 150 ppi Grey levels up to 16 Refresh rate @ 23 °C < 900 ms (16 grey-level), faster for mono-updates Surface anti-glare / UV protection / hard-coat 2H Weight 92 g Thickness 800 µm EPD controller external Evaluation kit PLDEK_F5-HBZ3_P2 Operating conditions Storage conditions 0 °C to 50 °C / 15 %rH to 85 %rH -25 °C to 50 °C / 15 %rH to 85 %rH Key features Dimensions • Organic TFT active matrix incorporating industry leading, bi-stable electrophoretic display technology • 2-up tiled assembly for double size active area (compared to 10.7" display) • Ultra-low power – no continuous refresh cycles required • Thin, robust, lightweight • Ultra-wide viewing angle • Multi-chip solution on double COF (can be folded behind display) • Source driver • Gate driver • External EPD controller as well as EPD power management required • Can be combined with third-party touch solutions • Evaluation kit available for driving images © 2015 Plastic Logic Germany for information only - subject to change - PB50 www.plasticlogic.com overview displays eval. kits Evaluation kits Plastic Logic Germany offers evaluation kits for all display platforms ensuring a quick and easy evaluation of our display technology Main features (independent of display platform): • Quick and easy way to evaluate and explore Plastic Logic Germany’s display technology • Includes processor board (Beaglebone, MSP430 or Freescale - depending on platform); break out board (if applicable); reference design board with proven 'must-have' electronics; cables; software; and manual • Pre-loaded SD-Card with software and images provided • Own images can be used • Begins displaying images when plugged into a power supply • Enables customers to easily develop own applications (kit’s PCB, schematics and software are available for reuse) Evaluation kit for Ultrachip UC8156-based display platform This evaluation kit includes an MSP430 microcontroller on a Parrot processor board. The MSP430 microcontroller software is based on C-code. Additional software packages or changes require a separate JTAG programmer. The HBZ9 reference design board with 'must-have' electronics is also provided. This board only contains passives, because the related displays already include an Ultrachip UC8156 with integrated gate and source drivers, an EPD hardware controller and power management. Evaluation kits for Epson S1D13541-based display platform These evaluation kits include either an MSP430 microcontroller on a Parrot processor board or an ARM Cortex-A8 on a Beaglebone White standard board. The MSP430 microcontroller software is based on C-code. Additional software packages or changes require a separate JTAG programmer. A Ruddock break-out board is optionally available for signal tracing, with programmable buttons and LEDs. The Beaglebone processor board is a mini PC running on Linux which contains the required frame buffer drivers. Additional scripting is possible. The Ruddock break-out board is necessary for connecting to the Beaglebone board. Either a HBZ6 or HBZ7 reference design board with 'must-have' electronics is provided. These boards only contain a power management IC (PMIC) and passives, because the related displays already include an EPSON S1D13541 with integrated gate and source drivers and an EPD hardware controller. Evaluation kits for driver-based display platform These evaluation kits include either an MSP430 microcontroller on a Parrot processor board or a FREESCALE i.MX5 board. The MSP430 microcontroller software is based on C-code. Additional software packages or changes require a separate JTAG programmer. A Ruddock break-out board is optionally available for signal tracing, with programmable buttons and LEDs. In combination with the MSP430 microcontroller, a Raven reference design board with 'must-have' electronics is also provided.This interface board contains an EPSON S1D13524 EPD controller, a power management IC (PMIC), a DRAM and passives, because the related displays only come with integrated gate and source drivers. The FREESCALE i.MX5 runs on Linux, which contains the necessary framebuffer drivers. Additional scripting is possible. A reference design board is not necessray since the FREESCALE i.MX5 board already contains a system-on-chip processor and EPD controller, power management IC (PMIC), memories and passives. © 2015 Plastic Logic Germany for information only - subject to change - PB50 www.plasticlogic.com overview displays eval. kits Evaluation kit for Ultrachip UC8156-based displays Evaluation kits based on Texas Instruments MSP430 (MCU) Eval. Kit Parrot MSP430 HBZ9 Display 1.38" Technical parameters Evaluation kit code Parrot MSP430: PLDEK_T430-HBZ9 Compatible displays 1.38" Display EPD controller Ultrachip UC8156 External EPD controller n/a Reference design board Z9, containing active and passive components System processor MSP430F5428A (on Parrot board) System operating system None (microcontroller unit) System data exchange JTAG programmer Interface board Ruddock n/a Miscellaneous Small size Low power Mircocontroller based C-code for display operation available © 2015 Plastic Logic Germany for information only - subject to change - PB50 www.plasticlogic.com overview displays eval. kits Evaluation kits for Epson S1D13541-based displays Evaluation kits based on Beaglebone (Linux) or Texas Instruments MSP430 (MCU) Eval. Kit Display Beaglebone on Ruddock 24-way Flat-Cable 4.0" HBZ6 Parrot MSP430 HBZ7 24-way Flat-Cable 4.9" (bracelet) Optional Parrot MSP430 on Ruddock Technical parameters Evaluation kit code Beaglebone: Compatible displays 4.0" / 4.9" 4.0" / 4.9" Display EPD controller EPSON S1D13541 EPSON S1D13541 External EPD controller n/a n/a Reference design board HBZ6 / HBZ7, containing power management HBZ6 / HBZ7, containing power management System processor ARM Cortex-A8 (on Beaglebone) MSP430F5438A (on Parrot) System operating system Linux None (microcontroller unit) System data exchange USB / Ethernet JTAG programmer Interface board Ruddock Break out board / signal tracing with programmable buttons & LEDs optional Miscellaneous Small size Mini PC Scripting possible Linux frame buffer driver Software develoment kit Small size Low power µC only C-code for display operation available © 2015 Plastic Logic Germany PLDEK_BN-R2-HBZ6 / PLDEK_BN-R2-HBZ7 and passive and actice components Parrot MSP430: PLDEK_T430(-R2)-HBZ6 / PLDEK_T430(-R2)-HBZ7 and passive and actice components for information only - subject to change - PB50 www.plasticlogic.com overview displays eval. kits Evaluation kits for driver-based displays (10.7") Evaluation kits based on Freescale i.MX5 (Linux) or Texas Instruments MSP430 (MCU) Eval. Kit Freescale i.MX5 on HBZ3.1 Display Source & gate single connector 2 x 34-way Ribbon-Cable Mercury V3 connector Parrot MSP430 24-way Flat-Cable Raven (Epson S1D13524) Mercury V2 connector Optional Parrot MSP430 on Ruddock Technical parameters Evaluation kit code Freescale i.MX5: PLDEK_F5-HBZ3_NO Parrot MSP430: PLDEK_T430(-R2)-RV1 Compatible displays 10.7" 10.7" Display EPD controller n/a n/a External EPD controller Freescale i.MX5 on HBZ3.1 with integrated EPD controller ESPON S1D13524 Reference design board n/a Raven , containing EPD controller, power System processor Freescale i.MX5 MSP430F5438A (on Parrot) System operating system Linux None (microcontroller unit) System data exchange USB / Ethernet / Serial JTAG programmer Interface board Ruddock n/a optional Miscellaneous System-on-chip (integrated MCU and EPD) Standard interface for system extensions Linux framebuffer driver Software development kit Small size Low power µC only C-code for display operation available © 2015 Plastic Logic Germany management & RAM for information only - subject to change - PB50 www.plasticlogic.com overview displays eval. kits Evaluation kit for driver-based displays (15.4") Evaluation kits based on Freescale i.MX5 (Linux) or Texas Instruments MSP430 (MCU) Eval. Kit Freescale i.MX5 on HBZ3.1 and add'l power supply V1.3 4 x 34-way Ribbon-Cable Display 15.4" Source & gate single connector Mercury V3 connector Mercury V2 connector Technical parameters Evaluation kit code Freescale i.MX5: PLDEK_F5-HBZ3_P2 Compatible displays 15.4" (or 2 x 10.7") Display EPD controller n/a External EPD controller Freescale i.MX5 on HBZ3.1 and power supply V1.3 with integrated EPD controller Reference design board n/a System processor Freescale i.MX5 System operating system Linux System data exchange USB / Ethernet / Serial Interface board Ruddock n/a Miscellaneous System-on-chip (integrated MCU and EPD) Standard interface for system extensions Linux framebuffer driver Software development kit © 2015 Plastic Logic Germany for information only - subject to change - PB50 www.plasticlogic.com The information given in this document shall in no event be regarded as a guarantee of conditions or characteristics. With respect to any examples or hints given herein, any typical values stated herein and/or any information regarding the application of the device, Plastic Logic Germany hereby disclaims any and all warranties and liabilities of any kind, including without limitation warranties of noninfringement of intellectual property rights of any third party. © 2015 Plastic Logic Germany for information only - subject to change - PB50 www.plasticlogic.com