VM801P Development Platform

Bridgetek/FTDI's VM801P "plus" provides a comprehensive, fully-integrated, ready-to-use development system, designed to provide engineers with everything necessary to create quality HMI solutions with display, audio, and capacitive touch functionality.

This fully-Arduino-compatible module features an FT801 chip for three-in-one operation (display, audio, and capacitive touch) controlled from an inbuilt ATMEGA328P microcontroller operating at 5 V/16 MHz. Programming and configuration is easily achieved via the Arduino IDE, using a pre-programmed Arduino-compatible bootloader, accessed from the on-board FT232R USB UART interface IC. The development system offers a high-quality system with an elegantly designed, precision-fit bezel that provides a capacitive touch panel sensor and component board in a rugged, plastic enclosure. Offered in black (-BK) or pearl (-PL) colors, the device provides the engineer a low-priced option which can shorten development time while enabling a production finished look for 4.3" or 5" color TFT display solutions.

An abundance of enhanced features are included in the "plus" module: a backlit LED driver, inbuilt audio amplifier and micro-speaker, Real Time Clock (RTC) with battery backup, on-board 3.3 V/5 V level shifters, e-Flash IC build option, and a Micro-SD Card socket for application storage plus 4GB SD card pre-loaded with 11 interactive application demonstrations and one library of free running apps, showcasing just a few examples of what this innovative device, designed primarily for industrial and commercial purposes, could be used for. The Arduino-compatible display system development platforms run off of a standard 5 V supply, delivered via a micro-USB or an auxiliary power connector. Furthermore, Micro-MaTch miniature connectors are provided to further extend functionality and plug-in card connectors are available to expand the IO capability to include GPIO, RS232, RS485, RELAY IO, Ethernet and POE, promoting improved connectivity and the ability to transmit over longer distances.