0.5 Pitch Connectors

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Rsocor01

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Hi all,

I want to start playing with the CFAF320240F-T-TS Crystalfontz touchscreen display. I will use a microcontroller to interface with the LCD display. The problem that I am having is that the connectors for this display, like the HFJ150CT-ND, have a 0.5mm pitch making it almost impossible to solder any cable leads to the pins.

So, how I am going to test the display if I can't solder any cables to the connector pins? Are there any pre-made boards for testing these LCDs? Do I need to design a PCB board and send it to a PCB manufacturer in order to test the display?

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help.

Robert
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Rsocor01

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Thank you cosmicvoid. That board seems to do the job. So, I got my credit card out and try to buy this board and to my surprise I was too late. A message saying "this listing has ended" is displayed on the link you posted. I tried to find a similar board in the web but I didn't find any. Do you have any other links that you could post?

Crystalfontz should have these adapters on sale for the poor souls like myself....

Thank you,

Robert
 
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v8dave

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Hi Robert,

With the number of low cost PCB places offering anything from 1+ boards at very competive prices, you could design your own PCB and then have something you can tinker with.

In Europe PCB pool has a very good pricing structure and with the min size of 100mm x 100mm you could design something on a 50 x 50 board and have 4 of them for a low cost price.

Your right though, Crystalfontz should be offering something along those lines but I guess there is not enough demand for them.

Regards
Dave...
 
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CF Support2

Administrator
Dave:

There isn't a big demand for breakout boards, which is why we have done a bit of research and found some sources - some that we've used ourselves even :). We are keeping an eye on demand and will adjust accordingly.

We are working on a demo / development board for our TFT modules. It will be similar to our CFA-10009 and CFA-10019 boards we currently have but with a beefier processor. The ATMEGA2561 can drive the TFTs, but not as fast as they are capable going by a long shot.
 
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v8dave

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Just for information, I am designing around the Netburner modules. A lot faster than the Atmel (of which I am a big fan already) and a 16 bit bus so ideal for some of the TFT displays to get max through put.

I found a good driver from www.ramtex.dk for software drivers. A bit expensive for most users but for those with commercial interests, it cuts down your dev time. If anyone knows of any other drivers out there with lots of features, I would love to know about them (preferably in C)?

Cheers,
Dave...
 
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Rsocor01

New member
Hi,

Thank you all for your repplies. Yes, like v8dave mentions in his first repply I could design my own breakout board and then send the gerber file to a manufacturing house. But, I was just hoping that I could buy an adapter board like the ones you guys have posted in this thread.

For my designs I use PIC microcontrollers with assembler and also basic language so the Crystalfontz development boards with Atmel microcontrollers won't work for me. Microchip has very good drivers with a lot of features for LCD designs. They use C language.

Robert
 
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