Versatile new range of 2 x 16 modular OLED displays

Newhaven Display's new 2 x 16 organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display range offers designers of options to produce easy fits for diverse applications. Users can choose between three electrical interfaces and five connector options. The modulated characteristics were designed with a wide range project requirements in mind. The small-scale modules make it easy to incorporate all the benefits of OLED technology into existing and upcoming designs. The modules are two-row by sixteen-character (2 x 16) OLED displays which output blue coloured characters at a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, using three built-in font tables. Each of the six new OLED displays comes with a versatile combination of electrical interface and connection options. The available interfaces to choose from are Parallel, SPI, and I2C. Five distinct connection options are available: two dual-row pin headers in 2 x 18 (for Parallel interface only) or 2 x 8 sizes, two single-row through-hole pin outs (in either 1 x 7 or 1 x 8 sizes), and an RJ45 port. The versatile range of interface and connection options supports many different end-product designs, and the RJ45 connection port stands out from the rest. This port allows for connection via much longer cables than standard ribbon cables typically connected to a display. Users can connect the RJ45 display with Ethernet CAT cables, phone cables, or any other RJ45 compatible cable. This feature offers advantages for developmental stages and custom application designs alike. The two modules with single row through-hole connections are called 'Arduino-ready' modules. One has a 1 x 7 through-hole connector and uses an I2C interface. The other has a 1 x 8 connector and uses SPI interface. The Arduino-ready modular OLEDs can be utilized as-is to keep the profile of the display extremely thin, or a pin header version can be used for quick and easy connection to an Arduino or other microcontroller platform. The units have castellated mounting holes to keep the footprint small and still support a four-point mounting layout. They also support both standard 2.8V and 5V logic levels controlled by a jumper pad on each display's printed circuit board. A built-in sleep mode can optimize current draw even further by dropping below 1mA of power draw in sleep mode while the display image is turned off. In addition to the compact form factor and efficient power draw abilities, they have an extra-wide operating temperature range from -40C to +85C. The modular OLED displays feature all the benefits that OLED technology has to offer. Readability is far superior to similar standard LCD displays with a 10,000:1 contrast ratio. They have a 10µsec response time, any-angle readability, double-height OLED blue characters, and a crisp image, says the company.