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ELI70-CP
ELI70-CP
Revision 1.00
Copyright ©2020, Future Designs, Inc., All Rights Reserved

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  • Page 1 User’s Manual ELI70-CP ELI70-CP Revision 1.00 Copyright ©2020, Future Designs, Inc., All Rights Reserved...

  • Page 2: Important Legal Information

    User’s Manual Important Legal Information Information in this document is provided solely to enable the use of Future Designs, Inc. (FDI) products. FDI assumes no liability whatsoever, including infringement of any patent or copyright. FDI reserves the right to make changes to these specifications at any time, without notice. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the express written permission of Future Designs, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ELI70-CP User’s Manual Important Legal Information .......................... 2 Introduction ............................4 Recommended Accessories (Purchased Separately) ................4 ESD Warning ............................5 Determining the Revision of your ELI ....................5 Technical Specifications ........................6 Mechanical and Mounting Details ...................... 6 Connectors ............................7 Power Details ............................

  • Page 4: Introduction

    HDMI or DVI output. To submit a question about ELI compatibility with a platform or operating system that is not included in the table, contact a member of the FDI support team at Support@teamfdi.com.

  • Page 5: Esd Warning

    ELI70-CP User’s Manual ESD Warning Figure 1. Electrostatic Sensitive Device Our ELI units are shipped in a protective anti-static package. Do not subject the module to high electrostatic potentials. Exposure to high electrostatic potentials may cause damage to the boards that will not be covered under warranty. General practice for working with static sensitive devices should be followed when working with this device.

  • Page 6: Technical Specifications

    ELI70-CP User’s Manual Technical Specifications Table 1. Technical Specifications Screen Size: 7.0 inches (diagonal) Display Technology: a-Si TFT Active Matrix LCD Resolution: 1024 x 600 (WSVGA) Brightness: 380 nits (typical) Contrast Ratio: 800:1 (typ) Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Interface Input Mode:...

  • Page 7: Connectors

    To verify that the ELI70-CP unit is correctly powered you may check the 12VDC input with a Fluke meter or scope by probing the +12V and GND contacts shown below. Please verify that the 12VDC is present, and is free from excessive noise or AC ripple.

  • Page 8: Extended Display Information Data (Edid)

    ELI70-CP User’s Manual Figure 3. ELI70-CP Power Test Points Extended Display Information Data (EDID) ELI uses Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) for automatic configuration with many operating systems. You can find out more on our website at http://www.teamfdi.com/edid/. Copyright ©2020,...

  • Page 9: Pwm Control Of Backlight

    ELI70-CP User’s Manual PWM Control of Backlight Figure 4. PWM Backlight Control J3 mating connector housing information: • Manufacturer: Hirose • Part Number: DF12-3S-1.25C • Digi-Key Link: https://www.digikey.com/products/en?keywords=H2180-ND • Pre-terminated wires https://www.digikey.com/products/en?PPV=1811-9-566967 ELI provides an input so an external processor or SBC can control the backlight to vary the display brightness or to reduce power consumption (the display backlight is typically one of the larger sources of power consumption in the unit).
  • Page 10 ELI70-CP User’s Manual to generate the correct levels on the PWM Dimming Input. Nits 95 100 Nits Figure 5. ELI70-CP Backlight Curve in Nits Copyright ©2020, Page 10 of 14 8/4/2020 Future Designs, Inc.
  • Page 11 User’s Manual Figure 6. Raspberry Pi Signal and Ground The ELI backlight can be controlled from a Raspberry Pi. See Figure 6 for a wiring diagram. Our software is available on the FDI website at https://www.teamfdi.com/product-details/eli70-cp#software or you may copy the code from here: /* Changes brightness of ELI backlight given a command line argument between 0 and the set range.
  • Page 12 ELI70-CP User’s Manual *argv[]){ int main(int argc, char = 0; data // Brightness level if(argc != 2){ // Give user correct usage if ran incorrectly << << endl; cout "Error: correct usage, brightness <value>" return = stoi(argv[1]); data if(data >...
  • Page 13 ELI70-CP User’s Manual Figure 8. Renesas Synergy S7G2 Signal and Ground The ELI backlight can also be controlled from a Renesas Synergy S7G2 wired as shown in Figure 8. The software for Synergy can be found on our website at https://www.teamfdi.com/product-details/eli70-...

  • Page 14: Support

    11.1 Where to Get Help Online technical support is available at http://www.teamfdi.com/support/ 11.2 Useful Links Future Designs, Inc. Forums: https://www.teamfdi.com/forums/ • • ELI70-CP Product Page: http://www.teamfdi.com/product-details/eli70-cp • ELI Software User’s Manual: http://www.teamfdi.com/wp-content/uploads/ELI-Software- Users-Manual.pdf Tell us about your ELI experience: http://www.teamfdi.com/edid/#edidform •...

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