Frida Electronics Shenzen Ltd

Products

Small-sized LCDs: 1.4in, 1.7in, 3.5in, 4.3in, 7in and so on but they also can do 1024x600 and 1280x800 in up to a 10.1in IPS with LVDS. The smaller LCDs have driver ICs which have their own on-board memory, which makes them perfect for connecting to slow-speed ECs (including Arduino-style PICs and ARM Cortex M0/3/4 such ATSAM and STM32). Some of these have dual or triple configureable interfaces ("8080" style MCU, RGB/TTL and SPI) which makes it possible to potentially connect to two different input sources: one slower-style low-power EC (over SPI) and a faster more powerful SoC (over MCU or RGB/TTL) without requiring a multiplexer IC.

Their factory is 5,000 sq.m and they assemble the LCDs on-site, saving quite a lot of money compared to other LCD manufacturers as a result. MOQs are typically 1k and they can currently manufacture around 13,000 units a week.

Notes

Turns out that the slow internet speed between China-West is causing huge problems both ways. Copies of the datasheets for Frida's more popular products are here, please contact them direct for pricing (which is extremely good, please though remember that they manufacture on-demand, so you will need to respect the MOQs: if you want one-offs or very small quantities please do not waste their or your time, please look elsewhere).

Driver IC Datasheets and example drivers

All datasheets are available for all driver ICs, linux kernel or embedded controller source code is available without NDAs.

1.44in 128x128 RGB 65K 8-bit "8080" style parallel interface ST7735S

  • P/N FRD144A2701
  • Datasheet: http://hands.com/~lkcl/eoma/shenzen/frida/FRD144A2701.pdf
  • Size: 1.44in
  • Resolution: 128x128
  • Type: TFT Transmissive
  • Driver IC: ST7735S
  • Connector: 27 pin FPC 0.8mm pitch
  • Interface: 8-bit wide 8, 16, 9 or 8-bits "8080" style MCU parallel bus
  • Logic voltage: 3.2v typical
  • Backlight: LED (2 serial) 3.2v @ 30mA

1.5in 240x240 IPS RGB LCD, 262k 8-bit "8080" style MCU interface ST7789H

  • P/N FRD15424IPS
  • Datasheet: http://hands.com/~lkcl/eoma/shenzen/frida/FRD15424IPS.pdf
  • Size: 1.5in
  • Resolution: 240x240
  • Type: TFT Transmissive, IPS
  • Driver IC: ST7789H
  • Connector: 24 pin P/N DF37B-24DS-0.4V(51)
  • Interface: 8-bit wide, 8/9 bit "8080" style MCU parallel bus
  • Logic voltage: 2.8v typical
  • Backlight: LED (3 serial), 9v typical @ 15mA constant current

1.7in 128x160 RGB 65k, 8/16-bit "8080" style MCU interface ST7735S

  • P/N FRD1773301
  • Datasheet: http://hands.com/~lkcl/eoma/shenzen/frida/FRD1773301.pdf
  • Size: 1.7in
  • Resolution: 128x160
  • Type: a-SI TFT
  • Driver IC: ST7735S
  • Connector: 30 pin FPC 0.8mm pitch
  • Interface: 8/16-bit, "8080" style MCU parallel interface
  • Logic voltage: VCC 2.75v typical, VCI 2.75v typical, IOVCC 1.8v typical
  • Backlight: LED (2 parallel), 3.2v @ 30mA constant current

1.7in 128x160 RGB 262K, 8-bit "8080" style MCU interface ST7735S

2.0in 176x220 262K 8-bit MCU ILI9225-G

2.2in 176x220 262K 8/16-bit MCU ILI9225-G

2.4in 240x320 262K 8/16-bit MCU ILI9341

2.8in 240x320 262K 8/16-bit MCU or 3/4 SPI ILI9341

2.8in 240x320 262K 8/16-bit MCU or 3/4 SPI ILI9341 with CTP

3.0in 240x400 262K 8/16-bit MCU OTM4001

3.5in 320x480 RGB/TTL and SPI IL9488

  • Note: optional resistive panel available
  • P/N FRD3504503
  • Datasheet: http://hands.com/~lkcl/eoma/shenzen/frida/FRD3504503.pdf
  • Size: 3.5in
  • Resolution: 320x480
  • Type: TFT Transmissive
  • Driver IC: IL9488
  • Connector: 45 pin FPC 0.3mm pitch
  • Interface: 24 pin RGB/TTL, 8/16-bit "8080" style or SPI for LCD; 4-wire RTP
  • Logic voltage: 2.8v typical
  • Backlight: LED (6 parallel), 3.2v @ 90mA

3.5in 320x480 RGB/TTL and SPI IL9488 + CTP

  • P/N FRD350H45142-CT-Model
  • Datasheet: http://hands.com/~lkcl/eoma/shenzen/frida/FRD350H45142-CT-Model.pdf
  • Size: 3.5in
  • Resolution: 320x480
  • Type: TFT Transmissive
  • Driver IC: IL9488
  • Connector: 45 pin FPC 0.3mm pitch
  • Interface: 18 pin RGB/TTL, 8/16-bit "8080" style, or SPI for LCD; I2C for CTP
  • Logic voltage: 2.8v typical
  • Backlight: LED (6 parallel), 3.2v @ 90mA

3.9in 800x480 IPS 16.7M 24-bit MCU, RGB/TTL, SPI NT35510

  • Note: optional resistive panel available
  • P/N FRD39751040V
  • Datasheet: http://hands.com/~lkcl/eoma/shenzen/frida/FRD39751040V.pdf
  • Size: 3.97in
  • Resolution: 480x800
  • Type: a-SI TFT active matrix, IPS
  • Driver IC: NT35510
  • Connector: 51 pin dual-row 0.3mm pitch P/N FH26-45S-0.3SHW
  • Interface: SPI, 24-pin RGB/TTL, 8/16/24-bit "8080" style MCU
  • Logic voltage: VCI 2.3-4.8v (3.3v typical), IOVCC 1.65-3.3v (1.8v typical)
  • Backlight: LED (8 serial), 25v @ 20mA constant current

4.3in 480x272 RGB/TTL 24-bit ST7282

7in 800x480 RGB/TTL 24-bit

8in 800x480 RGB/TTL 24-bit

10.1in 1280x800 IPS RGB LCD, LVDS interface, 16.7M or 262K

  • P/N FRD101N940NAB19
  • Datasheet: http://hands.com/~lkcl/eoma/shenzen/frida/FRD101N940NAB19.pdf
  • Size: 10.1in
  • Resolution: 1280x800
  • Type: Si-colour TFT-LCD, IPS
  • Connector: 40 pin P/N 111A40-0000RA-G3 by CEMG, aka "IPEX-20455-040E-12"
  • Interface: LVDS, 24 bpp (4 lane + clock) or 18 bpp (3 lane + clock)
  • Logic voltage: 3.3v typical (0.83W typical power consumption)
  • Backlight: LED (30 @ 3 par / 10 ser) 200mA constant current (12v typical)