Features
• 4.3" WQVGA (480x272) TFT LCD with 24-bit parallel RGB interface
• Resistive 4-wire touch screen
Other Information
To obtain the most recent and complete documentation for this demonstration board, please
refer to the Microchip web site: http://www.microchip.com/graphics
Please see the reverse side for the Graphics Display Powertip 4.3" 480x272 Board schematic.
Graphics Display Powertip 4.3" 480x272 Board
Getting Started
To get started, a development board with the Display Connector V1, such as the Graphics LCD
Controller PICtail™ Plus SSD1926 Board (AC164127-5), is required. Please refer to its
documentation for more details (DS51790).
The Graphics Display Powertip 4.3" 480x272 Board can be used in conjunction with the Graphics
Library for Microchip microcontrollers. The Microchip Graphics Library and other firmware examples
can be downloaded from http://www.microchip.com/graphics.
Signal Interface
Pin No. Symbol Level Description
A1, B1 +9V +9.0V Power Supply
A2, B2 GND GND Ground
A3, A4 +3.3V +3.3V Power Supply
B3, B4 +5V +5.0V Power Supply
A5, B5 GND GND Ground
A6 LEFT/X- I/O Touch Panel Left
B6 TOP/Y- I/O Touch Panel Top
A7 RIGHT/X+ I/O Touch Panel Right
B7 BOTTOM/Y+ I/O Touch Panel Bottom
A8-A11, B8-B10 NC — Not Connected
B11 BKLHT_PWM I PWM Input for Backlight Driver
A12, B12 GND GND Ground
A13 SHIFT I Pixel Shift Signal
B13 DEN I Data Enable
A14 FRAME I Frame Pulse
B14 LINE I Line Pulse
A15, B15, A16 R7, R6, R5 I Red Data
B16, A17, B17 G7, G6, G5 I Green Data
A18, B18, A19 B7, B6, B5 I Blue Data
B19, A20, B20 R4, R3, R2 I Red Data
A21, B21, A22 G4, G3, G2 I Green Data
B22, A23, B23 B4, B3, B2 I Blue Data
A24, B24 R1, R0 I Red Data
A25, B25 G1, G0 I Green Data
A26, B26 B1, B0 I Blue Data
A27 RESET I Glass Reset
B27 CS I SPI Chip Select
A28 SCK I SPI Clock
B28 MOSI I SPI Master Output Slave Input
A29-A31, B29-B31 NC — Not Connected
A32, B32 GND GND Ground
PIC32 Starter Kit
Graphics Display
Powertip 4.3"
480x272 Board
Explorer 16
Graphics LCD Controller
PICtail™ Plus SSD1926 Board
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