Beyond Your Basic
LCD Controller
Graphical User
Interface Solutions
by Amulet
Technologies
empower designers
to utilize their LCDs
full design potential.
Visually Appealing.
BEYOND YOUR BASIC LCD
CONTROLLER
Amulet invented the Graphical Operating
System in Silicon™. The chip is a combination
LCD controller and microprocessor operating
a graphic OS. A dedicated microprocessor for
the GUI frees the host microprocessor. This
approach can be applied to new product
design, or to established products craving
a midlife remodel. Customers can create a
graphical UI or “skin,” without altering the
application’s microcontroller or code.
LOWER SYSTEM COSTS
Amulet’s software solution in silicon delivers
significant savings in overall system costs by
providing a product that uses less memory,
and frees up the host microprocessor to do its
job. Customers can now use low-cost 8-bit
microcontrollers for products that use feature-
rich, graphically robust UIs.
SCALABLE
PRODUCTION
SOLUTIONS
Amulet’s Graphical OS Chip™ is a
combination microprocessor, LCD
controller and graphic library,
significantly reducing memory
requirements and freeing the host
micro-processor to do its job more
effectively.
“Amulet’s Easy GUI chip freed up nearly
80% of our processor resources!”
- Mark
Doble, President, MD Designs, Tampa, FL
“The Amulet LCD controller is an effi-
cient solution. By offloading the graphical
interface to a dedicated coprocessor, the
embedded systems designer can focus on
real-world interface issues.”
- Jonathan
Somers, Senior Research Engineer
System Using Amulet
Host Processor
(Application)
Memory
(Application)
Contemporary System
Host Processor
(Application
&
GUI)
Memory
(Application
&
GUI)
Memory
(μ
HTML for GUI)
LCD Controller
Touch Panel
Touch Panel
“We have an innovative product
and we wanted a user interface
to match. It had to be great
looking and easy-to-use. The
HTML and graphics tools really
let us focus on that. Furthermore,
we didn’t anticipate our system
processor doing real-time
graphics, Amulet’s approach to
GUIs allowed us to create a GUI
with all the features we wanted
without impacting performance.”
– Hal Alles, President
Home Comfort Zones
LCD
THE AMULET WAY
• GUI Visually Created in HTML
• No Burden on the Host Micro to Run GUI
• Requirement for Memory and Micro is Less
• Time to Market is Much Shorter
• Straight From Prototype to Production
• 24/7 Reliability
• Design GUI
&
Application in Parallel
• Fosters Collaboration between Engineers and
Designers
LCD
THE OLD WAY
• GUI Requires Software Programming
• More Difficult to Create Using Code
• Requires Considerable Processing Power
• Memory for Application and GUI is Large
• Cost
&
Time to Develop GUI is High
• Recurring Cost (memory
&
micro) Higher
• Longer Time to Market
• Requires Simulation Phase in Development
Simply Reliable.
FULLY INTEGRATED
MODULES
Amulet’s fully integrated GUI
modules feature the Amulet
Graphical OS Chip™. These modules
are the best solution when time-to-
market is of top priority. Included
is on-board circuitry that allows
the contrast and backlight to be
controlled via the touch panel.
VISUALLY CREATE YOUR UI
Create an attractive, graphic-rich, robust and
intuitive GUI that improves the look, feel and
function of your product. The GUI is created
using HTML and graphics programs. Use drag-
and-drop tool sets instead of programming line
upon line of tedious code. Amulet has dramati-
cally shortened the GUI development cycle by
90%. This approach also fosters collaboration
between engineers and designers.
NO SIMULATION -
PROTOTYPE TO PRODUCTION
Amulet’s patented micro-HTML format enables
quick and easy on-display GUI programming that
allows users to skip the simulation phase. By
making the task of creating visually-appealing
UIs a painless process, iterative changes can take
place while developing the GUI without impact-
ing schedules. Time-to-market is drastically
accelerated, delivering great results faster!
CUSTOM PRODUCTS
Amulet Technologies can develop
custom production solutions to fit
your needs. Customized controller
boards or integrated modules can
be designed to fit any customer
requirement – no matter how large
or how small.
“Amulet has cool technology that is easy to
program. Our UI is now more robust, our
menus have come alive, and our end users love
it.”
- Eric Johnson, Design Engineer
“We were able to create product demos the
first day, and completed 90% of our UI devel-
opment the first week. Since prototype and
development use the same platform Amulet
probably saved me 1 to 2 months, full-time
development.”
- Andrew Wyer, Design
Engineer
INNOVATIVE GRAPHICS
Amulet’s entire product line is built around its
Graphical OS Chip™, an LCD controller and
dedicated microprocessor running a graphical
operating system. This chip renders GUI pages
containing graphic images, widgets and other
UI objects directly to the display, eliminating
the need for complex programming to draw
individual pixels. The chip supports any graphic
monochrome LCD up to full VGA resolution.
24/7 RELIABILITY
What other LCD controller will let you keep your
legacy hardware and software, won’t task your
8-bit microcontroller AND gives you optimum
24/7 proven reliability? The Amulet GUI architec-
ture was designed specifically for 24/7 operation.
Create a robust, good looking GUI that won’t
crash when you need to run it 24/7.
Scalable Production Solutions
AMULET GRAPHICAL OS CHIP™
The Amulet Graphical OS Chip™ is beyond your basic LCD controller, combining a graphical operating system, microprocessor and LCD
controller all in one. The technology makes it easy to integrate a graphic LCD into embedded products that use 8/16/32-bit micros
and DSPs. A built-in microprocessor manages all GUI functions, freeing up the host micro to run the application more efficiently. A
less expensive, less powerful micro can now be used for the application.
Create great looking, intuitive, graphically-rich GUIs with easy-to-use and inexpensive HTML and graphic editing programs. The chip
renders HTML pages into µHTML™ which uses much less memory. RoHS compliant part available.
AGB64LV01-QC
AGB64LV01-QC-E (RoHS)
AMULET OnBoard™ (AOB) 5.7” MODULE KITS
Amulet OnBoard™ (AOB) is a fully integrated display solution. Our Graphical OS Chip™ and all the other
parts to drive the LCD are mounted directly to the back of the display. Create great looking and robust
graphic user interfaces using HTML and graphic editing programs, compile
the project, and download it to the module.
• Three display types (FSTN Positive, FSTN Negative, STN Negative)
• Integrated touch panel
• White LED Backlight
• 4 Megabyte Serial Flash chip for storing µHTML™ pages
• Digital Potentiometers control contrast
&
backlight through the GUI
MK-AOB3202405T
MK-AOB3202405N
MK-AOB3202405B
AMULET 3.8” MODULE KITS
The MK-GT380 is a 3.8” LCD module (LCD with Controller Board). Our Graphical OS Chip™ and all
the other parts to drive the LCD are mounted to a custom PCB.
• Two display types (FSTN Positive, STN Negative)
• Integrated Touch Panel
• White LED Backlight
• 4 Megabyte Serial Flash chip for storing µHTML™ pages
• Digital Potentiometers control contrast
&
backlight through the GUI
MK-GT380B
MK-GT380T
STARTER KITS
The 5.7” and 3.8” starter kits include everything you need to begin
creating great looking graphic user interfaces fast.
Kits include:
• Production ready module
• Interface cable, Interface Board (5.7” Kit only)
• Power supply
• Stylus
• Amulet Software
CD includes compiler software with help documentation, a 45 day
trial license of NAMO (HTML editing software) and Docklight, a test
analysis and simulation tool for serial communication protocols.
5.7” Starter Kit
STK-AOB3202405
3.8” Starter Kit
STK-GT380
To see all of Amulet’s latest products and services, please visit our website
below. Contact us at Sales@AmuletTechnologies.com or (408) 244-0363.
Amulet Technologies, Amulet Graphical OS Chip and Amulet OnBoard are trademarks of Amulet Technologies, LLC
Protected by European Patent No. 1090344; US and Canadian Patents Pending
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