7.3inch e-Paper (E) User Manual 1. OVERVIEW 7.3inch e-Paper (E) is a reflective electrophoretic E Ink® Spectra 6 technology display module on an active matrix TFT substrate. The panel is capable of displaying black, white, yellow, red, green and blue images depending on the associated lookup table used. The circuitry on the panel includes an integrated gate and source driver, timing controller, oscillator, DC-DC boost circuit, and memory to store the frame buffer and lookup tables, and additional circuitry to control VCOM and BORDER settings.
7.3inch e-Paper (E) User Manual 2. FEATURES Highlight Red, Yellow, Green and Blue color High contrast High reflectance Ultra wide viewing angle Ultra low power consumption Pure reflective mode Bi-stable Antiglare hard-coated front-surface ...
7.3inch e-Paper (E) User Manual 3. MECHANICAL SPECIFICATION Parameter Specification Unit Remark Screen Size Inch Display Resolution 800 (H) x 480 (V) Pixel PPI:127 Active Area 160 (H) x 96 (V) Pixel Pitch 0.200 x 0.200 Square Without Outline Dimension 170.2 (H) ×...
7.3inch e-Paper (E) User Manual 5. INPUT/OUTPUT PIN ASSIGNMENT 5.1 CONNECTOR TYPE: FH34RJ-50S-0.5SH(50) Pin Assignment (50-pin) Pin # Type Single Description No connection and do not connect with other NPC pins TFT_VCOM driving voltage VCOM FPL_VCOM driving voltage VCOM GDRH N-Channel MOSFET Gate Drive Control RESEH Current Sense Input for the Control Loop...
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7.3inch e-Paper (E) User Manual Pin # Type Single Description Chip Selection input pin (CSB) Serial data pin (SPI) Serial data pin (SPI) Serial data pin ; Reserved Serial data pin ; Reserved Serial data pin ; Reserved VDDDO Core logic power pin; Connect to VDDD Supply voltage Ground;...
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7.3inch e-Paper (E) User Manual Note 5-5: This pin (BS0) is for 3-line SPI or 4-line SPI selection. When it is “Low”, 4-line SPI is selected. When it is “High”, 3-line SPI (9 bits SPI) is selected. Please refer to below Table. Table: Bus interface selection BS0 State MCU Interface...
7.3inch e-Paper (E) User Manual 6. COMMAND TABLE W/R: 0: Write cycle; 1: Read cycle; C/D: 0: Command; 1: Data; D7~D0: Don’t care Command W/R C/D D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0 Registers Setting Power OFF Power ON Deep Sleep Data Start transmission...
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7.3inch e-Paper (E) User Manual (4) Power ON (R04H) Action Data Start transmission After this command, data entries will be written into the RAM until another command is written. (5) Data Refresh (R12H) Action Data Refresh When this command is received. IC will start the refresh process. BUSY_N will become “0”. After the refresh process is finished, BUSY_N will become “1”...
7.3inch e-Paper (E) User Manual 7. ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS 7.1 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS: Parameter Symbol Rating Unit Analog power -0.5 to +3.6 Operating Temp. range TOPR (0 to +50) ℃ Storage Temp. range TSTG (-25 to +60) ℃ Note: Maximum ratings are those values beyond which damages to the device may occur. Functional operation should be restricted to the limits in the Electrical Characteristics chapter.
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7.3inch e-Paper (E) User Manual 7.2 DISPLAY MODULE DC CHARACTERISTICS The following specifications apply for: VDD = 3.0V, VDD 1.8 = 1.8V, TA = 25℃ DIGITAL DC CHARACTERISTICS Symbol Parameter Conditions MIN. TYP. MAX. Unit Logic supply voltage Positive gate driving 19.0 20.0 21.0...
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7.3inch e-Paper (E) User Manual Note: The Inrush Current means the inrush current occurs during dual booster on sequence, and it is measured by using Oscilloscope, and extract the Max value The Driving Peak Current means the peak current occurs during image update after dual booster on sequence, and it is measured by using Oscilloscope, and extract the Max value.
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7.3inch e-Paper (E) User Manual 7.3 PANEL AC CHARACTERISTICS 7.3.1 MCU INTERFACE 7-3-1-1 MCU INTERFACE SELECTION In this module, there are 4-wire SPI and 3-wire SPI that can communicate with MCU. The MCU interface mode can be set by hardware selection on BS0 pins. When it is “High”, 4-wire SPI is selected.
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7.3inch e-Paper (E) User Manual 7-3-1-2 MCU SERIAL INTERFACE (4-WIRE SPI) The 4-wire SPI consists of serial clock SCLK, serial data SDA, D/C#, CS#. Function D/C# SCLK Write Command ↑ Write data ↑ Table 7-2: Control pins of 4-wire Serial Peripheral interface Note 7-5: ↑stands for rising edge of signal SDA is shifted into an 8-bit shift register in the order of D7, D6, ...
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7.3inch e-Paper (E) User Manual 7-3-1-3 MCU SERIAL INTERFACE (3-WIRE SPI) The 3-wire serial interface consists of serial clock SCLK, serial data SDA and CS#. In 3-wire SPI mode, the pin D/C# can be connected to an external ground. The operation is similar to 4-wire serial interface while D/C# pin is not used. There are altogether 9-bits will be shifted into the shift register on every ninth clock in sequence: D/C# bit, D7 to D0 bit.
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7.3inch e-Paper (E) User Manual 7-3-2 TIMING CHARACTERISTICS OF SERIES INTERFACE The following specifications apply for: VDDIO - GND = 2.4V to 3.6V, TOPR = 25°C, CL=20pF Serial Peripheral Interface Timing Characteristics Symbol Parameter Min Typ Unit tCSS CSB select setup time tCSH CSB select hold time tSCC...
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7.3inch e-Paper (E) User Manual 3 pin serial interface characteristics (read mode) 4 pin serial interface characteristics (write mode) 4 pin serial interface characteristics (read mode)
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7.3inch e-Paper (E) User Manual 7-3-3 POWER ON/OFF CHARACTERISTICS Power ON Sequence...
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7.3inch e-Paper (E) User Manual Power OFF Sequence...
7.3inch e-Paper (E) User Manual 8. OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS 8.1 SPECIFICATION Measurements are made with that the illumination is under an angle of 45 degrees, the detector is perpendicular unless otherwise specified. 8.2 DEFINITION OF CONTRAST RATIO The contrast ratio (CR) is the ratio between the reflectance in a full white area (Rl) and the reflectance in x CR = Rl/Rd...
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7.3inch e-Paper (E) User Manual 8.3 REFLECTION RATIO The reflection ratio is expressed as: R = Reflectance Factor whiteboard center whiteboard is the luminance measured at center in a white area (R=G=B=1). L is the center whiteboard luminance of a standard whiteboard. Both are measured with equivalent illumination source. The viewing angle shall be no more than 2 degrees.
7.3inch e-Paper (E) User Manual 9. HANDLING, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS WARNING The display glass may break when it is dropped or bumped on a hard surface. Handle with care. Should the display break, do not touch the electrophoretic material. In case of contact with electrophoretic material, wash with water and soap.
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7.3inch e-Paper (E) User Manual Data sheet status This data sheet contains tentative product specifications subjected to Product specification changes without notice. Limiting values Limiting values given are in accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 134). Stress above one or more of the limiting values may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only and operation of the device at these or at any other conditions above those given in the Characteristics sections of the specification is not implied.
7.3inch e-Paper (E) User Manual 10. RELIABILITY TEST < Criteria > In the standard conditions, there is not display function NG issue occurred. All the cosmetic specification is judged before the reliability stress.
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