1.
Introduction
This section describes Microchip maXTouch Curiosity Pro features and overview of the maXTouch Curiosity Pro kit.
1.1
Features
The following are key features of the Microchip maXTouch Curiosity Pro board:
• Display
– 3.5 inch display module
– ILI9488 LCD driver
– 320 x 480 resolution
– 30 ms maximum response time
– White back light
– Parallel interface (up to 18 bit)
– Parallel RGB interface
– 3-wire and 4-wire SPI interface
• Touch
– maXTouch capacitive touch screen controller
– Supports up to 4 touches
• Cover panel
– 1.1 mm soda-lime glass
• Xplained Pro hardware identification system
Kit contents
• One 3.5 inch display module
• One 50-way flexible flat cable (FFC)
• One 20-way ribbon cable (also known as multi-wire planar cable)
1.2
Kit Overview
The Microchip maXTouch Curiosity Pro is an extension board for the Xplained Pro platform with a 320 x 480 RGB
LCD and a capacitive touch sensor with a maXTouch controller. The LCD can be controlled using different interfaces,
such as 3-wire and 4-wire SPI, Parallel, and RGB Parallel interface mode using the DIP switch to select the interface.
The maXTouch Curiosity Pro kit can be connected to any Curiosity boards or Xplained Pro standard extension
header, any curiosity Pro or Ultra kit, and many other Microchip MCUs using the 20-pin header, but is limited to 3-wire
and 4-wire SPI mode.
The maXTouch Curiosity Pro also features a standard LCD connector (FFC), which enables using the parallel
interfaces. Both connectors, FFC and 20-pin header, feature a SPI interface for the LCD and I
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C for the maXTouch
device.
1.3
Additional Resources
For additional information, refer to these websites:
• ILI Technology Corp ILI9488 Driver IC (
)
• Precision Design Associates (
http://www.pdaatl.com/index.htm
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