itron tft display price

Itron"s powerful ARM9 based embedded TFT modules provide serial interfaces to link host and peripheral devices using USB, RS232, RS485, Async, SPI, I2C, CAN and Ethernet. Most ports double up as general I/O with IRQ functionality

Our embedded solutions allow you to move application processing into the TFT module which reduces host overhead and enables easily manageable communication speeds. The host can send raw data to the TFT module for the operating system to process and synchronise display refresh, navigation and peripheral control.

Our embedded TFT modules integrate hardware and software to enable rapid development depending on your application needs with 5 sizes of display and 3 operating systems. Customisation of hardware and software can support your specific functional requirement

Itron UK’s original itron Smart Embedded TFT TU-series offering proven and trusted technology shipping in excess of 100K units across Europe. 4 Standard Screen sizes

Itron UK’s current flagship itron Smart Series Embedded TFT TW-Series Modules build from the successful TU ranges proven capabilities adding QT ( on Linux) OS and Wi-Fi functionality.

Until 5 years ago, their displays were single colour illumination in blue, green or white but then along came the smart phone to totally re-define what is high tech in displays with its multi-colour high definition screen and touch control. A natural response would be to adopt the latest multi-colour technology, increase the system processing power, install a Linux or similar operating system and encourage their customers to move to new expensive development systems and recruit highly paid experienced engineers. However customers had been downsizing their electronic engineering departments for many years so with a long learning curve plus associated risks, it meant that many customers needed a more realistic solution.

ITRON Managing Director Andy Stubbings outlined a new operating language drawing influence from web and traditional C languages which would significantly reduce the software writing time and drive a new sales strategy for the company.

Key facets required were an object oriented, style based interpreted TEXT language with reduced command set but overloaded functionality and 16,000 object high speed database to retain parameters and reference to graphic and functional objects. This allows the application processes normally found in the host to be transferred to the display system so that low speed comms with raw data can provide rich functionality appropriate for a TFT display seeking to provide that ‘ifactor’.

After a year of development with a key Italian customer, ITRON released it’s first generation colour display system and was swamped by customer demand as it entered the market at 70% of the competition price and provided free development software and application examples. For just £85, anyone with basic web page writing capability could create an application in 12-15 hours then visit clients with a working demonstration rather than just a paper based idea. This resulted in high client confidence and rapid contract closure.

Then next two years saw ITRON ‘open the door’ to customer requested enhancement and with the assistance of over 200 customers, the iDevOS operating language nears completion. It now includes many of the capabilities seen in office based software like spreadsheets, graphs, pie charts and slide shows with many communication protocols including those found in MIDI music synthesizers and DMX theatre lighting control all in about 750k bytes enabling fast boot times less than 2 seconds.

iDevOS is an object oriented language initially designed to control TFT displays to enable rapid application development through easy image, text and function handling but has now found merit in many other control applications.

Effectively the difference compared to a conventional host - display system, is transfer of application processing to the display. The host is the same as used for the original monochrome display with 128x64 pixels and runs many of the proven software routines for controlling critical processes like boiler temperature and pump speed. You can view the iDevOS current specification and updates via the link below.

Noritake Itron developed the first VFD, Vacuum Fluorescent Display technology as member of the Noritake group which specializes in ceramic based products. In 2009, Itron maunched its iSmart range of intelligent TFT modules to offer its customers the touch-display user interface demanded by modern consumers. This range was expanded towards an own product range from 4" screens right to 10,2" displays integrating cost-effective tailored hardware and software with efficient product user interfaces. Additionally Itrons range of Metallised Projective Capacitive Touchscreens (MPCT) offer market leading user interface performance based on fundamental "metal layering in glass" IP.