4D Systems Launches a New Serial-to-VGA Graphics Engine

Vienna, Austria (I-Newswire) October 25, 2010 - 4D Systems announced today the launch of its new uVGA graphics engine: uVGA-II (SGC). The uVGA-II (SGC) is powered by the popular PICASO-SGC graphics controller from 4D Labs and provides a QVGA/VGA/WVGA graphics solution to virtually any embedded project. The uVGA-II (SGC) includes a multitude of powerful built-in features for graphics, text, image and animation, as well as a simple serial interface for controlling it from any host micro. The uVGA-II (SGC) allows users to simplify development, and significantly reduce development cost and time-to-market for applications requiring an external display interface.

The uVGA-II (SGC) provides a simple interface to a variety of monitors and LCD screens through its 15 pin D-type VGA connector. It supports various resolutions - 320 x 240, 640 x 480, 800 x 480 including custom XY resolution up to 405K. It includes a 5 pin interface to any host device and 2 parallel 11 pin mounting male headers with 2.54mm pitch to form a DIP package. Additionally there are 16 x GPIO pins of which 8 upper bits can be used as an I/O bus for fast 8-bit parallel data transfers. An on-board micro-SD memory card is included for multimedia storage and data logging purposes.

The uVGA-II (SGC) supports RGB 65k true to life colours and can be used to display full colour images, animations, icons and video clips. It sports a comprehensive set of built-in high level graphics functions and algorithms for drawing lines, circles, text and much more. It supports all available Windows fonts and characters (imported as external fonts) and has a dedicated PWM audio pin that supports FAT16 audio WAV files and complex sound generation. The module supports 4.0V – 5.0V single supply operation. The uVGA-II is well suited for a wide range of applications from general purpose embedded graphics and point of sale terminals to automotive system displays and medical instruments.

“We are delighted to finally be able to accommodate the features and functionality present in our smaller range of display module solutions in our uVGA-II module. Many of our customers have been asking for our uVGA-PICASO-MD1 module to support higher resolutions and a higher bit-depth of colours. With support for 65k true to life colours and various resolution options including the possibility for a customized resolution, the uVGA-II module does just that. A brand new version with support for 4DGL will be available in the coming weeks.” – Atilla Aknar, Managing Director, 4D Systems

The uVGA-II (SGC) is available for purchase from your local distributor or reseller, or directly from 4D Systems. Single unit prices for the modules start at 49USD/39EUR. All software tools are available as a free download from 4D Systems’ website at www.4dsystems.com.au.

For further information about uVGA-II (SGC) please see the attached data sheet or visit www.4dsystems.com.au.

Media Contacts:

Europe
Markku Riihonen, EMEA Marketing & Sales
Phone: +43 (0)2231 68347,
Email: markku@4dsystems.com.au

Australia
Sinan Aknar, Global Marketing & Sales
Phone: +61 (0)2 967 79191,
Email: sinan@4dsystems.com.au

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About Tigal:
4D Systems is a global leader in development and manufacture of intelligent graphic display modules, with headquarters in Sydney, Australia and a regional office in Vienna, Austria. 4D Systems designs and manufactures compact and cost effective intelligent display modules using the latest state of the art OLED and LCD technology with an embedded custom graphics processor that delivers stand-alone functionality to various applications and provides rapid time-to-market on new product development.

Company Contact Information
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Markku Riihonen
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Purkersdorf, Austria
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Phone : +43 (0) 2231 68 347