FTDI Chip's CleO high-performance Arduino HMI Shield

FTDI Chip's CleO features an HVGA 320 × 480 pixel resolution, 3.5-inch TFT display with resistive touchscreen that enables smooth animation of anti-aliased graphics or video playback at rates of up to 60fps. An FTDI Chip FT810 embedded video engine (EVE) IC powers the HMI operation, while a low-power, 3.1 DMIPs/MHz FT903 Super-Bridge microcontroller offers access to an Arduino Uno over SPI and a central hub for fast interface accessories, such as a camera.

CleO incorporates 8 MBytes of eFlash memory for embedded data storage of display or audio objects, with a Micro-SD card socket for external storage up to 32 GBytes. Connectivity options include an SPI interface to the main system's processing resource, a parallel camera interface, FT903 input/output (I/O) expansion, and USB DFU port for firmware updates. The shield's PWM audio output and built-in speaker amplifier facilitate incorporation of sounds into the HMI implementation.

For optimum performance, engineers can drive CleO using FTDI Chip's NerO, an energy-efficient, Arduino Uno R3-compatible module, which can provide 1A at 5V without overheating. With the NerO, engineers can power CleO's display simultaneously with accessories like the CleO speaker and 5 megapixel CleO camera. The long pin version of the NerO allows engineers to mount it directly to CleO, leaving the shield headers fully exposed for further I/O expansion. If using a board other than NerO, engineers can use the CleO-RIO module, which provides pins and reverse-I/O capabilities necessary to connect an Arduino Uno-compatible board.

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