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Embedded Systems: Fundamentals

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Microcontrollers and microprocessors are the central part of an embedded system. However, the display determines the system’s design, as it has demanding requirements in terms of (video) memory and data rate. In this chapter, the fundamentals of implementing displays into embedded systems are presented, including software approaches for the (graphical) user interface.

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Abbreviations

CPU:

Central processing unit

FPGA:

Field programmable gate array

GPIO:

General purpose (digital) inputs and outputs

LCD:

Liquid crystal display

LVDS:

Low-voltage differential signaling

PC:

Personal computer

QVGA:

Quarter video graphics array

R&D:

Research and development

RAM:

Random access memory

TTL:

Transistor–transistor logic

VGA:

Video graphics array

VRAM:

Video RAM

XGA:

Extended graphics array

μC:

Microcontroller

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  1. Display Lab, Pforzheim University, Tiefenbronner Str. 65, D-75175, Pforzheim, Germany

    Karlheinz Blankenbach

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  1. Industrial Technology Research Institute Display Technology Center, Hsin Chu, Taiwan

    Janglin Chen

  2. Nottingham Trent University School of Computing & Informatics, Nottingham, United Kingdom

    Wayne Cranton

  3. Veritas et Visus, Temple, TX, USA

    Mark Fihn

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Blankenbach, K. (2015). Embedded Systems: Fundamentals. In: Chen, J., Cranton, W., Fihn, M. (eds) Handbook of Visual Display Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35947-7_38-2

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