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History 18.10.2013 PDO V1.0 Initial release

EVBEVE-FT800-V2 Manual

© 2013 by Glyn GmbH & Co KG, Mikrocontroller Group

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Contents

1. Introduction ................................................................................................ 3

2. Use with SPI cable and PC ........................................................................... 4

2.1 Use with SPI cable and PC ..................................................................... 5

3. Power Supply .............................................................................................. 5

4. Mode Switching: SPI or I2C ......................................................................... 6

5. Connector JP2 ............................................................................................. 6

6. Sockets SV1 and SV2 ................................................................................... 7

7. Display Terminal ......................................................................................... 8

7.1 Resistive Touch ........................................................................................ 8

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1. Introduction

EVE stands for "Embedded Video Engine" and comes from the FTDI.

Here are three controllers in one component:

• Graphics (QVGA/WQVGA)

• Sound

• Resistive Touch Controller

The aim of EVE is to quickly and cost effectively provide an appealing graphical solution.

Graphical basic programming skills are not required.

The FT800 is the first chip of the new EVE series of user-friendly graphics controllers. The

data connection is via SPI or I2C bus. Both hardware and software are on a minimum. Except

for a few passive components you do not need additional component, such as external

crystal. On the EVBEVEFT800V2 it is equipped to accurately produce the desired sound in

the sound generator.

Already optimized for selected MCU manufacturer or directly to your PC

The GLYN Evaluation Board concept is already optimized for the following microcontroller

manufacturer: SPANSION / FUJITSU FM3, SILICON LABS / ENERGY MICRO and RENESAS.

You can easily interface other microcontrollers through a free plug connector with the

board. You can connect the evaluation board directly to your PC using the FTDI 3.3V MPSSE

cable C232HM-DDHSL-0.

Stay flexible when using display sizes

11 displays 8.9 cm (3.5 ") to 14.5 cm (5.7") - with or without touch - you can connect

immediately to EVE. The EVB-EVEFT800-V2 combines all displays of GLYN EDT display

concept with a microcontroller of your choice and can connect directly to the following

boards:

MCU Manufacturer Starter Kit Description

SILICON LABS EFM32GG_STK3700 Giant Gecko with J-LINK

EFM32WG_STK3800 M4 Wonder Gecko with J-LINK

EFM32GGEVBGLYN GLYN Giant Gecko Minimal Board

EFM32WGEVBGLYN GLYN Wonder Gecko Minimal Board

RENESAS EVBRX63N-LIGHT Compact and light

PC C232HM-DDHSL-0 Demo for MS Visual Studio

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2. Use with SPI cable and PC

The EVBEVEFT800V2 can be connected via an FTDI cable C232HM-DDHSL-0 with a PC. The

integrated MPSSE Interface (MPSSE - Multi-Protocol Synchronous Serial Engine) of the

FT232H Block, a SPI connection via software using the D2XX driver and FTD2XX.DLL library

will be established. For Microsoft operating systems suitable for this purpose, use Microsoft

Visual Studio (C + +) 2010 as development environment.

The pin assignment of the cable is as follows (CS = SS):

SCK ORANGE

MOSI YELLOW

MISO GREEN

CS# BROWN

INT# PURPLE

PD# BLUE

GND BLACK

Note: On the GLYN Board comes first MISO (green) and then MOSI (yellow), see the

following image.

Connection to the EVE-Board:

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2.1 Use with SPI cable and PC

As a demo software, the demo "FT800_SampleApp_1.0" used by the FTDI website will need

the following changes in the file "SampleApp.c" if used with EDT displays.

• Swap following functions SAMAPP_fadeout() SAMAPP_fadein()

• Insert in the last row of the function “SAMAPP_BootupConfig()“ Ft_Gpu_Hal_Wr8(phost,REG_PWM_DUTY,0);

Explanation: The PWM signal of the display originally used by FTDI is inverted to signal the

EDT displays. For this reason, the backlight of the display remains dark on the original

software with EDT displays.

The software on the CD "FT800_SampleApp_1.0_EDT" already contains these changes.

For 3.5” display, the line below must be commented out in the file “FT_Platform.h //#define SAMAPP_DISPLAY_QVGA

3. Power Supply

The power is supplied via the terminal X2 or Pin +5 V / GND JP2 and is 5V DC voltage. The

backlight of the display is included and accordingly increases the current consumption at

these pins. In fully illuminated 4.3" screen, the total current consumption is about

280mA/5V.

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4. Mode Switching: SPI or I2C

The mode setting is done with R7 and R27 (47k). SPI is the default mode with R7 already

installed. For I2C, R27 must be installed and R7 removed.

5. Connector JP2

The connector JP2 is intended for the connection of any microcontroller to EVE. Depending

on the mode setting, here is the following pin assignment (top left to bottom):

Pin SPI I2C

10 Audio out Audio out

9 SCK SCL

8 MISO SDA

7 MOSI SA0

6 #SS (Chip Select) SA1

5 #Int #Int

4 #PD #PD

3 +5V +5V

2 +3.3V +3.3V

1 GND GND

The I2C address is formed from 0b'0100A2A1A0. A2 is set via a pull-up resistor to 1. The

addresses can therefore be between 0b'0100100 (24h) and 0b'0100111 (27h).

Default is 27h.

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6. Sockets SV1 and SV2

SV1 is designed to connect the RX63N-Light Evaluation Boards from GLYN. Pin 1 of the EVE

board connects with Pin1 of the RX board.

SV2 is for connecting an EFM32GG_STK3700 (Giant Gecko JLINK), an EFM32WG_STK3800

(Wonder Gecko JLINK) or the corresponding GLYN boards EFM32GG/WG-EVBGLYN. The pin

assignments are as follows:

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Attaching the RX63N-Light Evaluation Boards

7. Display Terminal

The socket U3 is for connecting a display with resistive touch EDT and the GLYN family

concept.

The following displays can be connected:

7.1 Resistive Touch

Product Name Resolution Features

G-ET0350G0DH6 QVGA (320x240) 3.5” with resistive touch

G-ET0430G0DH6 WQVGA (480x272) 4.3” with resistive touch

G-ETQ570G0DH6 QVGA (320x240) 5.7” with resistive touch

G-ETQ570G2DH6 QVGA (320x240) 5.7” with resistive touch and

mounting lugs