NORITAKE ITRON CORPORATION

VFD with Capacitive Touch Switch

Capacitive
"Touch Switch Panel"
 

Transparent Touch Switch
on VFD module

Using our bright and easy-to-read VFD, the touch switch and built-in controller offers stable operation.
Switch status data can be read from the module both manually and automatically.

Easy to use for a variety of applications.
"Compatible with thick gloves / water spillage"

Reliable operation with gloves and water

We employ know-how from VFD production to achieve Sensitive and Stable touch operation. Operators can wear vaious gloves, and the touch panel can work through a glass front covering.

"Mutual capacitive" models can be made even more robust against water drops or even streams by appropriate fail-safe programming at the host controller.

Glass made
"Clear, Clean
and Long Lasting"

A glass substrate is implemented and results in excellent glass appearance and durability.
The glass also has chemical resistance and is easy to clean.

Touch sensor Controller is included.
"Easy to Control"

The on-board touch sensor controller makes the module easy to control. It's possible to send messages to the host when touch switches are operated.
The "Program Macro" processor is also able to read the touch switches.

"Program Macro" and "Macro"

BASIC like scripting language
"Program Macro"

Macro compiler is under development. Please contact sales office for Japanese version.

The GU-D series has a Program Micro Processor. Touch operations, I/O ports and the serial port can be read in to control the display's message. The program macro function allows for stand alone operation of the display module.

Repeat stored command "Macro"

Until a command is received
Repeat stored command

A sequence of commands are stored in the display and repeatedly executed. For example, if a set of commands to move the cursor and display a message are stored in the display, then sending the "start macro" command will make the display repeat the message.
Automatic program start at power-on can also be set. This may be used during display initialization, the idle screen or a demonstration screen.

World wide language "CJK and western fonts"
    

2 byte font

• More details of font data

11 regions are covered in the alpha numeric, Katakana and western fonts. Two byte CJK fonts are also included.

Images and Fonts
stored in Flash memory
  

Bit map image can be stored in Flash memory.
Display by Display command


User definable font

Images such as icons can be stored in flash memory (FROM). Stored images can be displayed on screen by commands which reduce the load for the host controller. A maximum of 16 character fonts can be stored in RAM and FROM.

Hardware

Four Pins of
"General Purpose I/O"

I/O port
control peripheral

Four Input/Output pins can control peripherals such as a lamp or a buzzer.

Environmental Friendly
"Power Save Mode"

It has low power consumption when the display is not in use. This will extend the display's lifetime.

Multi-drop connection
"I²C bus interface"

Multi-drop I²C bus interface.

The GU-D series supports the I²C bus interface.

Withstand harsh temperatures:
"Operation-Temp: -40 to 85 degrees C"

The VFD's structure is more stable than an LCD and its operational temperature range is very wide.
VFDs have a clear and stable message even in -40 degree C conditions.

Software

Easy to use
"Command Control"

Message and image shown by command


Touch can be controlled by command.

After power-on, send character code commands to show messages on the VFD. 

Decorating Message "Action Command"

Action commands are for visual effects.

Scroll

Blink

Decorate Characters "Character Command"
 

Character commands enhance appearance.

Magnify Size of Character

Propotional Character Font

Divide screen "User Window"

(1) Message window
(2) Animation window
(3) icon window
(4) Timer window

In order to manipulate multiple pieces of information on one screen, the user window functionality divides the screen into separate windows and allows the user to control the information easily and independently. The display consists of four user windows and one base window that is the same size as the display. Each user window has its own home position and the character scroll function is performed within the selected window.

Character Font

1 byte fonts for western cuntries and 2 byte CJK fonts are included as standard.

1 byte character code

Table on right hand side shows default font table.

20Hex to 7FHex are ASCII compliant.
"International font select" command replace pinc fonts with applicable characters.

80Hex to FFHex (light blue part) can be replaced by "Character table type select" command.
Factory default sitting is International font = 00h/America, Character table = 00h/ PC437(USA, Standard Europe).

International Font Table

This is a table to replace characters include language specific characters.

Character table type(80h-FFh)

Followings are font table to be replaced with default "PC437(USA, Standard Europe)".

Japanese Katakana	PC850 (Multilingual)	PC860 (Portuguese)
PC863 (Canadian-French)	PC865 (Nordic)	WPC1252
PC866 (Cyrillic #2)	PC852 (Latin 2)	PC858

2 byte character code

Japanese Kanji, Korean Hangle, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese are supported.

Japanese JIS Level1 and 2 (Excerpt)

Korean KSC5601(Excerpt)

Simplified Chinese GB2312(Excerpt)

Traditional Chinese Big-5(Excerpt)