Ultra-thin OLED graphic displays by Display Vision

Display Vision has launched a series of miniature OLED graphic displays with a thickness comparable to that of a credit card. The high image quality and contrast combined with a wide operating temperature range and low power consumption make these products perfectly suited for use in battery-powered circuits such as portable devices – especially those designed for use in harsh environments.

With a thickness of 1.3mm and a screen size of 0.84″ or 1.18″, the compact Display Vision displays feature a 96x16 pixel matrix (0.22mm). The black background allowed the manufacturer to achieve a contrast ratio of 2000:1 while maintaining a wide viewing angle (which is 160°). Image brightness of 120cd/m² ensures good visibility of graphic images even in sunlight. The displays offer a fast response time (less than 10µs), and their wide operating temperature range (from -40°C to 80°C) makes them suitable for use in virtually all climatic conditions.

From a constructor's point of view, the products boast two more significant features: the display life declared by the manufacturer (minimum 20000h when operating at +25°C) and the guarantee of product availability for a minimum of 8 years.

The display control method also deserves attention. These solutions are equipped with a standardised SSD1306B driver supported by libraries that are available for most popular platforms and programming languages (Arduino, Python, etc.). The TME catalogue includes products in both variants offered by the supplier: the EAW096016-XALW equipped with a 10.5mm pitch FPC ribbon cable, supported by the I²C interface; and the EAW096016-XBLW with a ZIFF connector (0.3mm) and a FPC ribbon cable, designed to communicate using both the I²C and the SPI protocol.

OLED graphic displays  

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