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Display Computer

M16C mini board with graphics, programmable in C and Basic

Published in issue 377, May 2008

Display Computer
The prices of graphic displays are dropping, which makes them increasingly attractive for many applications. However, programming a graphic display is distinctly more difficult than programming a text display. Our mini microcontroller board features a new display-on-glass module and a high-performance Renesas M16C microcontroller. The board is available fully assembled, and the microcontroller is pre-loaded with a TinyBasic interpreter to simplify the development of graphics applications – even for novices.

COMPONENTS LIST

 

Resistors (shape: 0805)

R1-R5 = 1kΩ8

R6,R8-R11 = 3kΩ3

R7 = 100Ω

R12 = 100kΩ

R13-R18,R22 = 10kΩ

R23 = 680Ω

R24 = 4kΩ7

R19,R20,R21 = 100Ω

 

Capacitors (shape: 0805)

C1-C6, C9,C12,C13 = 100nF

C7,C8 = 22pF

C10, C11 = 15pF

C14..C22 = 1µF 16V (ceramic multilayer)

 

Semiconductors

IC1 = M16C29 (Renesas no M30291FC-U5, case: PLQP0064KB-A)

IC2 = NCP1117ST33

IC3 = MAX202CSE (SO-16)

IC4 = SN75176BD (SO-8)

Q1 = 18.432MHz quartz crystal (HC49-SMD)

Q2 = 32.768kHz quartz crystal (SMD)

Q3,Q9 = BC850B (SOT-23)

D10 = LL4148 (SOD-80 MiniMELF)

 

Miscellaneous

LCD1 = EA DOG-M128 (Electronic Assembly)

SP1 = CST-931RP/A (lead pitch 4 mm)

JP1,JP2 = 14-way pinheader

JP3 = 10-polige Micromatch-socket strip (pushthrough version, straight)

SW1,SW2,SW3 = solder jumper (preset to ‘RS485’)

PCB, ref. 070827-1 from www.thepcbshop.com)

Ready assembled and tested board including display and pre-programmed microcontroller (bootloader and Basic Interpreter) available from the Elektor Shop, order code 070827-91.

 

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PCB PDF
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Order this magazine 

Magazine May 2008
EN377 ($ 8.20)
 

Order from Elektor 

Populated PCB
070827-91 ($ 165.60)
 

Order from ThePCBShop 

PCB, bare

 

Free downloads 

Programming Manual

Free download

Software

Free download

Please note. In view of the complexity of international markets, Elektor cannot guarantee the availability of components for this project.

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