Reach's 7-inch module provides wide-screen at low price point

FREMONT, USA: Reach Technology Inc. has announced a new 7-inch display module that gives customers access to the wide WVGA screen size that offers extended control area. The module uses a 7-inch LED backlight TFT panel suitable for industrial, long-life applications.

Reach Technology's 7-inch module comes complete with an SLCD5 controller board, LCD, backlight driver, and touch screen. Reach's display module technology and simple-to-use programming tools make GUI interface and integration easy. This helps customers reduce time-to-market and development costs. The company is in full production.

The 7-inch LCD is an ideal size for a broad range of control surfaces. The wide screen ratio creates an ideal user interface space and gives customers looking for a screen larger than 5.7-inches a good value. Even though the 7-inch module is nearly as wide as the 8.4-inch module, it costs 40 percent less.

“We created the 7-inch module when one of our medical customers needed a screen bigger than the 5.7-inch, but at a lower price point than the 8.4-inch," said Jonathan More, President for Reach Technology. “This 7-inch display module gives our customers good bang for the buck.”

Module specifications
The display resolution is 800x480 pixels (WVGA) with a luminance of 280cd/m2, contrast ratio of 400:1, and uniform viewing angle of 130 degrees. A high bright 400cd/m2 option is available.

The module has a steel mounting bracket with convenient mounting holes that makes the display easy to mount. Power requirement is 5VDC, and two serial interfaces are supplied.