Introduction; Overview Description - Epson S1D13706 Technical Manual

Epson Research and Development
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1 Introduction

1.1 Scope

1.2 Overview Description

Hardware Functional Specification
Issue Date: 01/11/13
This is the Hardware Functional Specification for the S1D13706 Embedded Memory LCD
Controller. Included in this document are timing diagrams, AC and DC characteristics,
register descriptions, and power management descriptions. This document is intended for
two audiences: Video Subsystem Designers and Software Developers.
For additional documentation related to the S1D13706 see Section 17, "References" on
page 152.
This document is updated as appropriate. Please check the Epson Research and Devel-
opment Website at www.erd.epson.com for the latest revision of this document before
beginning any development.
We appreciate your comments on our documentation. Please contact us via email at
documentation@erd.epson.com.
The S1D13706 is a color/monochrome LCD graphics controller with an embedded 80K
byte SRAM display buffer. While supporting all other panel types, the S1D13706 is the
only LCD controller to directly interface to both the Epson D-TFD and the Sharp HR-TFT
family of products thus removing the requirement of an external Timing Control IC. This
high level of integration provides a low cost, low power, single chip solution to meet the
demands of embedded markets such as Mobile Communications devices and Palm-size
PCs, where board size and battery life are major concerns.
The S1D13706 utilizes a guaranteed low-latency CPU architecture providing support for
microprocessors without READY/WAIT# handshaking signals. The 32-bit internal data
path provides high performance bandwidth into display memory allowing for fast screen
updates.
Products requiring a rotated display image can take advantage of the SwivelView
which provides hardware rotation of the display memory transparent to the software appli-
cation. The S1D13706 also provides support for "Picture-in-Picture Plus" (a variable size
Overlay window).
The S1D13706 provides impressive support for Palm OS
tiality to CPU type or operating system makes it an ideal display solution for a wide variety
of applications.
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