Wide VGA TFT display from GPEG International.

The new five inch WVGA (800x480) TFT display module, from GPEG International, features a product availability lifetime of a minimum of three years, a high brightness long life LED backlight, excellent contrast ratio and an extended operating temperature range of -30C to +85C. This new display is particularly suitable for use in equipment that requires excellent readability while operating under harsh climatic conditions. These include outdoor and industrial applications such as portable information terminals, test equipment, marine instruments and access-control systems. The 800xRGBx480 pixels (WVGA) TFT LCD module uses amorphous silicon transmissive LCD technology and an LED backlight to achieve typical brightness levels of 450cd/m2 and a contrast ratio of 250:1. Capable of displaying up to 16.7M colours, the display is available with or without a LCD controller. The controller version features a MCU interface with a choice of 8,9,16 and 18 bits while the non controller version has an eight bit RGB interface. The module has an active area of 110 x 67 mm contained within its overall dimensions of 119 x 77 x 3.2 mm. The LED backlight supports wide range dimming control using PWM and has a lifetime of 50K hours the LED driver is built in. A wide left-right viewing angle of 160 degrees further underlines the display's adaptability in real-world industrial applications. For further details please contact: GPEG International, Tel: 08704 931 433 Fax: 0208 181 6751 E-mail: sales@gpegint.com