Pervasive Displays EPD Extension Kit Gen 2 (EXT2)

Pervasive Displays (PDi) announces a second-generation extension kit to support evaluation and development of its e-paper displays (EPDs). The EPD Extension Kit Gen 2 (EXT2), with its powerful PDi Apps utility, allows equipment designers to explore EPD technology with features like global updates and fast partial updates. The kit can be also used as a bridge to replace an existing display while developing a new application, easing the design task and speeding time to market.

The EPD driving interface and open-source driving code provided by the kit expedite the design of EPDs, while the board provides FPC connector types that support the majority of PDi’s e-paper displays. The board also features a socket that allows it to be directly stacked on various Texas Instruments LaunchPad development kits through the BoosterPack plug-in module to enable different applications.

The kit supports connections to the MSP-EXP430F5529LP LaunchPad kit and MSP-EXP432P401R LaunchPad kit for ultralow power applications as well as the EK-TM4C123GXL LaunchPad kit. It will support the SimpleLink Wi-Fi CC3200 LaunchPad kit, the CC2650 Bluetooth Low Energy wireless LaunchPad kit and the SimpleLink Sub-1 GHz CC1310 LaunchPad kit for IoT-enabled e-paper designs soon. Designers can use the onboard headers of EXT2 to bridge with a current product design or any other development kit. Additionally, the product provides onboard driver circuits to support applications with EPDs that use external or internal timing controllers (eTC or iTC) and builds with different material films.