Embedded Displays
Embedded Displays
An embedded display pairs an LCD or TFT with an onboard controller, so the host drives it over serial, parallel or HDMI. Orient Display can also supply the controller board, software and enclosure.
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What Orient Display delivers at each layer
Driver & controller electronics
Interface and controller boards matched to the panel and your processor. A controller with GRAM lets a low-end MCU drive a panel that would otherwise need a full RGB host.
Software
Drivers, firmware and board-support code that run the display from your processor.
Display & GUI
Manufactured by Orient Display: LCD, TFT, OLED and e-paper, with touch, backlight, cover lens and optical bonding, built to your size, interface and operating environment, plus the on-screen interface your users see.
Enclosure
Mechanical design, materials and finish for the housing of the finished unit, with the touch sensor and cover lens tuned to the stack-up.
Which embedded display do I need?
| Family | Best for | Construction | Typical range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embedded LCD | Text or simple graphics at low cost and low power | Passive-matrix panel, typically TN / STN / FSTN, with its controller already onboard | Character 8×1 – 40×4 · graphic 122×32 – 320×240 | View → |
| Embedded TFT | A full color graphical UI on an MCU | Active-matrix color TFT panel, IPS or TN, with an onboard controller and optional onboard flash | 0.96″ – 32″, any resolution | View → |
| ARM boards | Running Linux or Android and driving a display from a processor board | System-on-module (SOM), SOM with expansion board, or single-board computer, on RK3566, RK3568, RK3576 or i.MX8M+ processors | Board only, no panel. Display outputs include HDMI, LVDS and eDP | View → |
| Industrial PCs & monitors | A complete touch-screen computer with HDMI, USB, LAN and RS232 ports | Capacitive-touch display with a built-in RK3568 or i.MX8M+ computer, Linux or Android | 7″ – 32″ · 1024×600 – 1920×1080 · 500 – 1000 nits | View → |
| HDMI / Raspberry Pi displays | Showing an HDMI source, including a Raspberry Pi, on a touch display or monitor | Display with touch and an HDMI input; the APV-N models are monitors supplied in a housing | 4.3″ – 32″ · 800×480 – 1920×1080 · 340 – 1000 nits | View → |
Browse by family
Embedded LCD
An embedded LCD module is a character or graphic liquid-crystal display (a passive-matrix panel, typically TN / STN / FSTN) with its controller already onboard, so you drive it over a simple parallel, I²C, or SPI bus.
- Character formats8×1 – 40×4
- Graphic resolutions122×32 – 320×240
- InterfacesParallel · I²C · SPI
Embedded TFT
An embedded TFT module is a color TFT panel with an onboard controller (and often onboard flash for UI assets), so you drive it over a simple serial or parallel interface instead of timing the raw panel yourself.
- Sizes0.96″ – 32″
- ResolutionsAny resolution
- InterfacesParallel · UART · SPI · HDMI
ARM boards
ARM processor boards for products that need their own Linux or Android computer behind the display: system-on-modules (SOM), SOM plus expansion board, and single-board computers.
- Form factorsSOM · SOM + expansion board · SBC
- ProcessorsRK3566 · RK3568 · RK3576 · i.MX8M+
- Operating systemsLinux · Android
Industrial PCs & monitors
Touch-screen computers with a built-in RK3568 or i.MX8M+ board running Linux or Android.
- Sizes7″ – 32″
- Resolutions1024×600 – 1920×1080
- TouchCapacitive
HDMI / Raspberry Pi displays
Displays with an HDMI input, many of them listed as compatible with Raspberry Pi, plus the APV-N monitors supplied in a housing.
- Sizes4.3″ – 32″
- TouchCapacitive · Resistive
- InterfacesHDMI · VGA · USB
Industries we serve
Automotive & Marine
Automotive · Marine Products
View industry →Medical
Medical Devices
View industry →Industrial & Telecom
Industrial Controls · Telecom & Networking
View industry →Appliances & Smart Home
Consumer Electronics · Appliances / White Goods · Smart Home & IoT
View industry →Retail & Signage
Retail, POS & Kiosks · Electronic Shelf Labels & Digital Signage
View industry →Spec to production as one engagement
Send your spec
A drawing, a datasheet or a plain description works.
Engineering review + DFM
Interface, stack-up, optical and mechanical constraints resolved before tooling is cut.
Quote with MOQ, tooling & lead time
Itemized numbers, not a black box.
Samples → production
Approve samples, then move to volume with a named contact.
Start a custom project
Need something outside these families? Orient Display builds custom displays to your specification: interface, backlight, touch, cover glass and more.
Start a custom projectTalk to an engineer
Not sure which family fits your design? Our display engineers will help you scope the right part before you commit.
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