Industrial Signage
Distec now runs embedded DisplayPort
Effortless control of TFT displays with PrismaECO-eDP controller board and LVDS2eDP interface
Germering (Germany) April 23, 2015 - Distec - leading German specialist for TFT flat screens and system solutions for industrial and multimedia applications - presents the autonomous TFT controller board PrismaECO-eDP, the latest member of the proven Prisma family. "In modern TFT displays with full HD resolution, manufacturers are focusing more and more on embedded DisplayPort (eDP) as an input interface because compared to LVDS the eDP standard enables higher data rates and improved EMI performance at optimized power consumption," says Matthias Keller, COO Components at Distec. "This concerns particularly the medium sizes since the eDP interface is available in all current Intel and AMD chips, especially in the notebook / ultrabook area. Therefore eDP replaces LVDS officially on PC platforms this year." In addition to PRISMAeco-eDP the range of Distec's intelligent eDP solutions includes the small LVDS2eDP interface. Integrated in the customer's existing design, it simply converts the existing LVDS interface to eDP. Thus the customer may keep his controller solution but still use one of the modern, sleek full-HD displays (eg. 12.5").
Cost-effective, space-saving and powerful multimedia card PrismaECO-eDP
PrismaECO-eDP features an HDMI and a DisplayPort input. It controls TFT displays quickly and easily via dual-lane eDP interface and supports a resolution of currently WSXGA (1600x900) to WUXGA (1920x1200). The brightness of the backlight can be controlled via Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) or analog voltage, but can also be adjusted automatically to ambient light conditions by using an optional ambient light sensor.
A particular advantage of PrismaECO-eDP is the fact that it can be adjusted individually to the requirements of the application. The exclusive configuration software ChandlerRover enables for example port selection, timing, EDID programming and many other settings. This is particularly useful for system integrators who can adjust the PrismaECO-eDP individually for each customer. Your configurations and OSD menu settings can be downloaded from the EEPROM of the controller board and easily be transferred to other boards. This allows for a quick serial production of precisely configured TFT controller boards for various applications. Thus, the PrismaECO-eDP is the universal basis for custom projects with different TFT displays.
Further information: www.datadisplay-group.com
About FORTEC Integrated
FORTEC Integrated (formerly Distec) is a FORTEC Group company, a globally active and recognized specialist in the field of display technology and embedded computing for projects from all industries. The company, headquartered in Germering near Munich and with a factory in Hörselberg-Hainich near Eisenach, develops, manufactures, and markets innovative solutions and a wide range of components, TFT displays, embedded boards, systems, and services. The innovative solutions from assemblies and kits to OEM end products are based on hardware and software developed by FORTEC Integrated in its own design center in Germering. The range of services includes customer-specific developments and adaptations, product refinements such as VacuBond® optical bonding and the assembly of monitor systems, as well as the manufacture of finished products. A wide range of touch screens and the internal touch competence center enable individual touch solutions even for difficult environmental conditions. In addition, FORTEC Integrated can draw on the goods, services, and know-how of the extensive FORTEC high-tech company network. Further information can be found at fortec-integrated.de.
Products from FORTEC Integrated are available at:
Europe: FORTEC Integrated GmbH, Germering, fortec-integrated.de
UK and Benelux: Display Technology, Huntingdon, https://www.fortec.uk/
North America: FORTEC US Corp., Ronkonkoma NY, http://www.fortec.us/
Power Supplies are available at:
FORTEC Power GmbH, Riedstadt, https://www.fortec-power.de/
FORTEC Switzerland AG, Würenlos, https://www.fortec.ch/
Videos are available in the YouTube Channel.
