Dev tools & accessories
Dev tools and accessories are the hardware around the display — the demo and evaluation boards, control boards, connectors, cables, and PCBs that get a panel powered up, driven, and integrated into your product. This is the cross-technology home for that supporting hardware, whatever display technology sits in front of it.
Orient Display has designed and manufactured displays since 1996, from factories certified to ISO9001, ISO/IATF16949, ISO14001, and IECQ QC080000, backed by US-based engineering that stays with you from evaluation to production. The dev-tools range exists to shorten the distance between "I have a panel" and "it runs on my bench" — bring a display up on a supported board before you commit to a custom carrier, then move to production with the same engineering team.
Which dev tool do I need?
| Family | Best for | Typical form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demo & evaluation boards | Bringing a panel up and evaluating it | Self-contained demo / eval board | Before you design your own hardware | View → |
| Control boards | Running a display from a standard interface | Driver & control board, incl. ARM | Bench drive electronics onward | View → |
| Connectors & cables | Interconnect to your host hardware | FPC/FFC connectors, transfer boards, cable assemblies | Wiring the panel into your product | View → |
| PCB (custom design) | Display-related boards built to your design | Custom-designed printed circuit board | Matched to your panel at quote time | View → |
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The supporting hardware around any display — pick the group you need, or start a custom project and we will match it to your panel.
Demo & evaluation boards
Self-contained boards for bringing a panel up and evaluating it before you design your own hardware.
- Best forBench bring-up
- FormSelf-contained board
- StageEvaluation
Control boards
Driver and control boards that run a display from a standard interface, including the ARM control board.
- Best forDriving a panel
- FormDriver / control board
- IncludesARM control board
Connectors & cables
The interconnect between a display and your host hardware — FPC/FFC connectors, transfer boards, and cable assemblies.
- Best forInterconnect
- FormConnectors & cable assemblies
- IncludesFPC/FFC · transfer boards
PCB (custom design)
Display-related printed circuit boards, custom-designed and matched to your panel at quote time.
- Best forProduction hardware
- FormCustom-designed PCB
- MatchedTo your panel, at quote
How to choose
Start on the bench, then build for production. Start with a demo/eval or control board to prove the panel on your bench, then add the connectors, cables, and PCB your production design needs.
Not sure which fits? Talk to an engineer or start a custom project — we will match a board to your panel, or build one.
Building on Arduino or Raspberry Pi?
Maker platforms vs. platform-agnostic hardware. Two homes for boards on this site, split by what you are building on.
Dev tools & accessories (this pillar)
The platform-agnostic boards, interconnect, and PCBs that support any display — whatever technology sits in front of them.
Dev-board / maker TFT
For plug-and-play TFT panels wired for Arduino or Raspberry Pi, see Dev-board / maker TFT in the TFT pillar.
Start a custom project
Need a board, cable or PCB built to your spec? We will scope the board, connector or assembly against the display it has to drive. A US-based engineer replies within one business day, and there is no minimum order to start.
Start a custom projectTalk to an engineer
Not sure which board, connector or cable fits your panel? Our display engineers will help you scope the right part before you commit.
Talk to an engineerExplore standard products
Thousands of in-stock modules with published datasheets, drawings, and pricing — orderable from sample through production volume. Find a part you can design in today.
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