NP-41 Emulator (may be)

[Chris Chung]

(09-04-2015 08:47 AM)Waon Shinyoe Wrote:  Goooood news!

I found one company which accepts MOQ of 300 and the set-up cost is 800 yuan!
I think it's perfect! And it's based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.

Their website: http://www.hzds-lcd.com/index.html


Another company pointed out that it's not suitable to use TN screen. I don't know much about that, but they suggest to use HTN or STN. Also I wonder if the screen type is 6Com 43-pin?

Great, thanks Waon.

HTN, STN will offer better viewable angle and contrast. HN is the cheapest. We might ask and see the cost differences.

The segments as I make out are 12 digits x 18. The 18 segments are the 14 of the character, plus 2 dots and 1 comma, plus the logos at the bottom. There are 216 segments, or 36 x 6. So there should be 42 pins.

The MSP430FR6989 that I intend to use does not have enough segment pins to drive at 4MUX, so have to use 5+MUX and 6MUX works best for mapping. Ideally you want to use lesser multiplexing to conserve power. I would let the factory to decide on the number of pins (whatever is easier for them to do layout) as long as it's 0.1" / 2mm standard.

What would be think would be the best approach? You can PM me with contact info from hzds-lcd and I can join your communication w/ them for more details? If so, please use email option (not forum message).

Did they mention / indicate the per unit price for a batch of 300? I hope it will not break one of my limbs.