Powering-Down Graphics

　　今天的用戶希望他們的移動(dòng)設(shè)備有出色的圖形功能，但仍然希望可以接受的電池壽命。顯示器的其他用戶也期望低功耗。這些標(biāo)準(zhǔn)顯然拉在不同的方向，但有低功耗微控制器，如果正確應(yīng)用，可以走很長(zhǎng)的路來(lái)解決這些問(wèn)題。本文將看看三個(gè)這樣的設(shè)備，詳細(xì)介紹了三個(gè)基于圖形的應(yīng)用程序。

　　第一個(gè)應(yīng)用程序?qū)⒂糜隍?qū)動(dòng)電子紙顯示器從Silicon Labs的EFM32微控制器。然后，文章將看看兩種不同的方式驅(qū)動(dòng)LCD使用標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的微控制器。在這些第一，從Microchip的PIC32單片機(jī)為開(kāi)發(fā)controllerless圖形化嵌入式應(yīng)用電路部分組成。第二，從意法半導(dǎo)體標(biāo)準(zhǔn)ST62單片機(jī)將用于驅(qū)動(dòng)LCD。

　　Electronic paper display

　　The growth in e-readers has created a demand for displays that look as if they are made from paper， to create a more book-like experience for the reader. Such displays are reflective in that they rely purely on ambient light; there is no backlight. They are bistable in that they will retain an image even if the power is disconnected. As well as e-readers， they are also used in industrial signage， electronic shelf labels and other applications where the image is not updated frequently. When showing a static image， they draw no current and thus battery life is extended. However， they need a lot of current to update the image， which can take one to two seconds.

　　Transparent capsules filled with dark-colored oil make up the pixels. Within the oil are white， negatively charged titanium dioxide particles. There are electrodes on the front and back of the capsules. If the front electrode is positively charged， the particles are drawn toward it and the pixel appears white. If the back electrode is positively charged， the particle goes toward that leaving the black oil visible， so the pixel appears black. This is illustrated in Figure 1.