Page 2 of 24 Document number 296194 Version 2 January 2020 Contents Contents ..........................2 Scope and Introduction ......................3 Description ..........................3 Related Documents and Specifications ................. 3 Evaluation Kit Contents ......................4 Safety and Safe Operation ....................4 Driver Board ..........................
Document number 296194 Version 2 January 2020 Scope and Introduction This document provides an outline design, specifications and user manual for the Plessey Data-Vμ™ microLED Evaluation Kit PD01000. The kit contains a microLED display with driver and control board. Description The Plessey Data-Vμ™...
Page 4 of 24 Document number 296194 Version 2 January 2020 Evaluation Kit Contents The PD01000 evaluation kit consists the following (contained within a card box): • PD01001 (driver board assembly) • USB battery • PD01002 (green display module) • USB Type-A to Micro-B Cable •...
Page 5 of 24 Document number 296194 Version 2 January 2020 Driver Board Description Refer to Appendix A for the driver board schematic. The driver board is based around an ATMega328 microcontroller and is compatible with the Arduino Integrated Design Environment (IDE).
Page 6 of 24 Document number 296194 Version 2 January 2020 Mechanical Specification Top View - All dimensions in mm 6.25 Ø 1.0 Ø 0.7 Ø 1.8 Ø 1.3 Electrical Specification Parameter Minimum Typical Maximum Units Supply Voltage 5.25 Volts Supply Current (TBC) Amps...
Page 7 of 24 Document number 296194 Version 2 January 2020 Mother/base Board Specifications The USB battery is supplied partly charged, it is advised to fully charge prior to use. When charged, insert the battery’s USB Micro-B plug into the base module. Do not connect to the driver board USB when the battery is in use.
Page 8 of 24 Document number 296194 Version 2 January 2020 Display Board Specifications Refer to display PD01xxx Data-Vμ™ microLED Chip Advance Product Datasheet for full information. Mechanical Specification Electrical Specification PD01002 Parameter Minimum Typical Maximum Units Forward Volts Voltage Dominant Wavelength Current per...
Page 9 of 24 Document number 296194 Version 2 January 2020 Connection and Control Options Driver Board Block Diagram LT8500 LT8500 Electrical Connection Detail The driver board connections consist of a microUSB socket and 17 pins on a 0.1” pitch, connections and major components shown below.
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Page 10 of 24 Document number 296194 Version 2 January 2020 MOSI SPI data input (Master Output Slave Input) – TTL levels MISO SPI data output (Master Input Slave Output) – TTL levels Ground connection (0V) Supply Voltage (+5V) – do not connect if microUSB providing power UART transmit (data from driver board) –...
Page 11 of 24 Document number 296194 Version 2 January 2020 Control, Command Set and Programming Options Button Control Slide the ‘battery’ switch from Battery OFF to Battery ON. The four buttons on the base module can then be used to demonstrate the display, buttons functions as follows: Button Number Button Function Switch all segments on (drive voltage 2.7V) or off Counter demo –...
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Page 12 of 24 Document number 296194 Version 2 January 2020 Command Arguments Function Help, returns list of commands. help Updates the calibration data. Here n is the number <Cal_1> <Cal_2> of symbols on the display. Each symbol can have a <Cal_3>...
Windows PC check the Devices and Printers for a “FT232R USB UART” device and note the COM port number. • Open the Arduino IDE. • In File->Preferences menu, enter the following into the (initially blank for a new IDE install) Additional Boards Manager URLs field: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Plessey/DataVuBoard/master/package_DataVuBoard_i ndex.json...
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Document number 296194 Version 2 January 2020 • In Tools->Board:->Boards Manager... menu, scroll down to the “DataVu by Plessey” board and click the Install button, then close the Boards Manager. • Now select the DataVu driver board in Tools->Board: When correctly selected, menu should read Board:”DataVu_Driver”...
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DataVuLib from Github. Create a ZIP file by clicking the Clone or download button on the webpage below, then Download ZIP. https://github.com/Plessey/DataVuLib • In the Arduino IDE Sketch->Include Library menu select Add ZIP Library… and select the ZIP file created above.
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Page 16 of 24 Document number 296194 Version 2 January 2020 • If the IDE Serial Monitor is used, ensure the enter character is Carriage return rather than default Newline.
Page 17 of 24 Document number 296194 Version 2 January 2020 Segment driver address mapping Arrows and Symbols Symbol Symbol Symbol Address Emitting Area (sq um) Description Go Straight 251800 Turn left 218200 Turn right 218200 U-turn 200400 Door open 72815 Fuel pump 63956...
9845 milli- 22310 Watts degrees 13052 Celsius 10409 9666 degrees 12240 Fahrenheit miles per 25584 hour Plessey 66934 logo Large 7-segment characters and dots Emitting Emitting Symbol Addres Symbol Addres Symbol Area Symbol Area (sq um) (sq um) 51106...
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Page 20 of 24 Document number 296194 Version 2 January 2020 Small 7-segment characters and dots Symbol Symbol Address Emitting Area (sq um) 13357 13357 13357 13357 13357 13357 13357 13357 13357 13357 13357 13357 13357 13357...
Do not stare at the light source. Direct the display away from the eyes, e.g. toward a piece of card. Contact Plessey Semiconductors Ltd | Plymouth| Tamerton Road, Roborough |Plymouth, Devon| PL6 7BQ, UK microLEDs@plesseysemi.com | +44 1752 693000 | www.plesseysemi.com...
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