BT81x Series ICs – Embedded Video Engine (EVE)
EVE technology is a revolutionary concept that utilizes an object oriented methodology for creating hi-quality human machine interfaces (HMIs). With support for display, audio, and touch, this new technology allows engineers to quickly and efficiently design HMIs and deliver robust solutions, hi-resolution displays with lower bill of material costs.
Our newly added BT817 and BT818 series represent the company’s fourth generation of EVE products, and follow the already established mantra of helping those with little or no relevant prior experience to build advanced HMIs with high degrees of differentiation.
These new functionally-superior graphic controller ICs are intended for use in retail, digital signage and office management systems, as well as public information units, vending machines, domestic appliances, store/mall direction finding systems, training/educational equipment and interactive exhibits. They are able to address the requirements of HMIs rendered on much larger format displays and offer greater resolution levels too.
Overview
Building on the success of the first three generations of FT8xx touch display controller ICs with Embedded Video Engine (EVE) technology, the series has now been extended to include a further two graphics controller devices which offer a plethora of improvements and extended capabilities, the BT81x series.
Support for the Adaptive Scalable Texture Compression (ASTC) algorithm means that image quality can be significantly enhanced without needing greater bandwidth to be allocated as the compression algorithm allows for smaller compressed files, thus providing the ability to enable major savings in memory space required when it comes to larger fonts and data-heavy images.
Further memory management and system resource improvements are available in the form of a dedicated QSPI host port for attaching an external flash memory, to supplement the EVE controller’s on-chip memory. The dedicated port is used exclusively for accessing external memory thus extending the on-chip capacity to store additional image and audio objects such as bitmaps and fonts required in many feature rich displays. As an additional port this frees up the main system QSPI port used to control the BT81X devices from memory copy tasks and as such reduces the workload on the system MCU


Application Areas
- Point of Sales Machines
- Multi-function Printers
- Instrumentation
- Home Security Systems
- Graphic touch pad – remote, dial pad
- Tele / Video Conference Systems
- Phones and Switchboards
- Medical Appliances
- Blood Pressure displays
- Heart monitors
- Glucose level displays
- Breathalyzers
- Gas chromatographs
- Power meter
- Home appliance devices
- Set-top box
- Thermostats
- Sprinkler system displays
- Medical Appliances
- GPS / Satnav
- Vending Machine Control Panels
- Elevator Controls
Product Information
BT815 | IC with ASTC and external NOR flash, 64 Pin VQFN, capacitive touch | Buy Now |
BT816 | IC with ASTC and external NOR flash, 64 Pin VQFN, resistive touch | Buy Now |
BT817 | Eve4 graphics controller IC with ASTC and external NOR Flash, 64 pin QFN capacitive touch | Buy Now |
BT818 | Eve4 graphics controller IC with ASTC and external NOR Flash, 64 pin QFN resistive touch | Buy Now |
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Product Information
- BT815/6 Datasheet
- BT817/8 Datasheet
- BT815 Car Dashboard Demo Sheet
- BT815 Elevator Demo Sheet
- BT81X Enabled Display Modules Demo Sheet
- BT815 Elevator Demostration Demo Sheet
- BT815/6 – Unleash the Potential to HD Demo Sheet
- BT81x Series Programmers Guide
- EVE Examples
- AN 336 FT8xx-Selecting an LCD Display
- AN 303 EVE Image Converter
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