Expansion Board for µEZGUIs with full 70-pin breakout, 4-bit microSD card slot, and optional RS232 – µEZGUI-EXP-BRKOUT

Specifications

• Fine pitch 20-pin and 50-pin I/O Connection to uEZGUI host board
• 70 pin expansion breakout of all I/O from uEZGUI host board
• High-speed 4-bit microSD card breakout for use with LPC1788 based uEZGUI units
• RS232 Serial Communication via DB9 (optional)
• Power status LEDs (optional)
• DC Power Jack for external Wall Power (optional)

Current Documentation – Rev 1.1

FDI Software

μEZ® Source Files
μEZ® is an open source, embedded middleware platform providing underlying RTOS and processor abstraction features enhancing portability of application code to multiple ARM and Renesas platforms with high reusability.

FDI Bootloader
The μEZ+ Bootloader is perfect for upgrading your firmware in the field through mediums such as an SD card,USB flash drive, or even over a serial interface such as Ethernet or USB.

μEZGUI Realtime GUI Rotation
This document outlines the procedure for setting up a real-time GUI rotation demo based on readings from the accelerometer on a uEZGUI

μEZGUI Realtime GUI Rotation Video

Recommended 3rd Party Software

Rowley CrossWorks Compiler and Tool Suite
Crossworks compiler for ARM.

FreeRTOS
Developed in partnership with the world’s leading chip companies over a 12 year period, FreeRTOS is the market leading real time operating system (or RTOS), and the de-facto standard solution for microcontrollers and small microprocessors.

SafeRTOS
SAFERTOS is a safety certified Real Time Operating System (RTOS) for embedded processors. It delivers superior performance and pre-certified dependability, whilst utilizing minimal resources.

emWin
emWin is designed to provide an efficient, processor- and LCD controller-independent graphical user interface (GUI) for any application that operates with a graphical LCD. It is compatible with single-task and multitask environments, with a proprietary operating system or with any commercial RTOS. emWin is shipped as “C” source code. It may be adapted to any size physical and virtual display with any LCD controller and CPU.

Crank Software
Crank™ Software Inc. is an innovator in embedded user interface (UI) solutions. Compared to traditional electronic design automation tools, Crank’s products and services enable R&D teams to more quickly develop rich graphical displays—also called UIs or HMIs—for resource-constrained embedded devices. Applications include in-car graphical displays, animated GPS systems, and rich user interfaces on factory floors. Crank Software bridges the gap between UI design and embedded systems to deliver competitive advantage because streamlining the development lifecycle enables their customers to get products to market faster, with higher ROI and lower TCO, while delivering a superior customer experience. Crank Storyboard™ Designer enables user interface (UI) designers to easily prototype the look and feel of a product, and then deploy a production-ready interface directly to the embedded target. Designers maintain full control over the UI and user experience (UX) without having to perform a hand off to an embedded systems engineer for implementation.

J-Link Software Downloads
Various Various Download latest software and drivers from the Segger website.

Resources

J-Link Product Page
SEGGER J-Links are the most widely used line of debug probes available today. They’ve been proven for more than 10 years with over 250,000 units sold, including OEM versions and on-board solutions. This popularity stems from the unparalleled performance, extensive feature set, large number of supported CPUs, and compatibility with all popular development environments.

15FPS Video Demo
Demonstration of how uEZ GUI is able to provide fifteen frame per second video samples right on the device.

Support

Once you’ve picked up your µEZ GUI, FDI is with you every step of the way. We offer support and documentation on our forums.

µEZ Software

• Sourceforge download link for µEZ Software
  • Hello World emWin GUI Project Generator (Part of µEZ Source Files)
• Slide Show Creation Guide for μEZ GUI
• How to Create Videos for μEZ GUI
• µEZ+ Program
• µEZ+ Bootloader

Quick Start GUI Program

• Customer Provides Menu Inputs
• Photoshop, PowerPoint or even napkin drawings
• Simple Menus and Functions usually less than 8 screens
• 1-2 week turnaround for $5,000 or less
• Customer starts API level application development immediately

Expansion Boards

Do not forget to look at our expansion boards
Adds: Ethernet, USB Host, RS232/RS485, AC Power