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- Page 1 User’s Manual ELI70-INHW ELI70-IPHW ELI70-IRHW ELI70-INHW-M ELI70-IPHW-M ELI70-IRHW-M ELI70-IPHW ELI70-IPHW-M (with mounting brackets) Revision 1.08 Copyright ©2020, Future Designs, Inc., All Rights Reserved...
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Page 2: Important Legal Information
ELI70-IxHW 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
User’s Manual ELI70-IxHW Important Legal Information .......................... 2 Introduction ............................4 Recommended Accessories (Purchased Separately) ................5 ESD Warning ............................5 Determining the Revision of your ELI ....................5 Technical Specifications ........................6 Mechanical and Mounting Details ...................... 7 Connectors ............................8 Power Details ............................ -
Page 4: Introduction
ELI products are designed to work with any single board computer that has an 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: Recommended Accessories (Purchased Separately)
User’s Manual ELI70-IxHW Your ELI Experience Share your experience connecting ELI devices to various (single board) computers at: http://www.teamfdi.com/edid/#edidform. Recommended Accessories (Purchased Separately) • 12V DC +/-5% 2A Power Supply with a center positive b arrel plug o 2.1mm I.D. x 5.5mm O.D. x 9.5mm o All ELI units operate from +12V DC so this is the recommended power supply input voltage for the entire Family. -
Page 6: Technical Specifications
User’s Manual ELI70-IxHW Technical Specifications Table 1. Technical Specifications Screen Size: 7.0 inches (diagonal) Display Technology: IPS a-Si TFT LCD Resolution: 800 x 480 (WVGA) Brightness: INHW IPHW IRHW 800 nits (typ) 700 nits (typ) 640 nits (typ) Contrast Ratio: 1000:1 (typ) Aspect Ratio: 16:9... -
Page 7: Mechanical And Mounting Details
User’s Manual ELI70-IxHW Mechanical and Mounting Details 2D Mechanical Drawings of these models are available on our website under the Documentation tab: https://www.teamfdi.com/product-details/eli70-inhw https://www.teamfdi.com/product-details/eli70-iphw https://www.teamfdi.com/product-details/eli70-irhw There are also models with factory-installed Mounting Brackets with the following part numbers: • ELI70-INHW-M •... -
Page 8: Connectors
User’s Manual ELI70-IxHW Connectors Figure 2. Common Connectors Power Details A 12VDC +/- 5% power supply with a 2.0A output will power any board from the ELI Family. This allows a common, off-the-shelf power supply such as the T1071-P5P-ND to be used for quick demos or prototyping across the entire ELI Family. -
Page 9: Extended Display Information Data (Edid)
User’s Manual ELI70-IxHW In cases where the barrel connector is not desired, you can use the alternate power input connector (J4) which supports directly plugging in 20-26 AWG wire with maximum 5A current per contact. The datasheet for this J4 connector (PCB terminal block - PTSM 0,5/ 2-2,5-H SMD WH R24 – 1814634) can be found at http://tinyurl.com/1814634. -
Page 10: Pwm Control Of Backlight
User’s Manual ELI70-IxHW PWM Control of Backlight Figure 4. PWM Backlight Control J5 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 11 User’s Manual ELI70-IxHW to generate the correct levels on the PWM Dimming Input. Figure 5. ELI70-IxHW Backlight Curve in Nits Copyright ©2020, 6/8/2020 Future Designs, Inc. Page 11 of 16...
- Page 12 ELI70-IxHW 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-iphw#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 13 User’s Manual ELI70-IxHW int main(int argc, char *argv[]){ data = 0; // Brightness level if(argc != 2){ // Give user correct usage if ran incorrectly cout << "Error: correct usage, brightness <value>" << endl; return data = stoi(argv[1]); if(data > RANGE data <...
- Page 14 User’s Manual ELI70-IxHW 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- iphw#software.
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Page 15: Bracket
User’s Manual ELI70-IxHW Bracket The ELI70-INHW-M, ELI70-IPHW-M, and ELI70-IRHW-M come with brackets to provide additional mounting options. The dimensions of the bracket and mounting holes are shown below for your reference. If necessary, the brackets can be removed or replaced by removing two screws on each side of the ELI display. -
Page 16: Support
User’s Manual ELI70-IxHW Support 12.1 Where to Get Help Online technical support is available at http://www.teamfdi.com/support/ 12.2 Useful Links • Future Designs, Inc. Forums: http://www.teamfdi.com/forum • ELI70-INHW Product Page: http://www.teamfdi.com/product-details/eli70-inhw • ELI70-IPHW Product Page: http://www.teamfdi.com/product-details/eli70-iphw • ELI70-IRHW Product Page: http://www.teamfdi.com/product-details/eli70-irhw •...
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