microOLED Display Modules

uOLED-160G2

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This enables the user to use their favourite

microcontroller or serial device as the Host, without

having to learn 4DGL or program in a separate IDE.

Once the display module is configured by the Serial

Environment (by downloading what is called the SPE

application to the module), commands can be sent

from the users host microcontroller to display

primitives, images, sound and video, and can even be

used to display ViSi generated graphics and widgets.

The Serial Environment should not be taken as being

basic in terms of its capabilities, as it has the full 4DGL

command set behind it, but available from the Host

rather than from programming the display module

itself using the Workshop4 IDE.

Virtually anything created in Designer or ViSi, can be

designed or controlled from the Serial Environment.

Please refer to the “Goldelox Serial Command Set

Reference Manual” from the Workshop 4 product

page on the 4D Systems website for a complete listing

of all the supported Serial commands

9.4. PmmC/Firmware Programming

The Goldelox processor on the uOLED-160G2 module

can be reprogrammed with the latest PmmC

configuration for updates and future proofing. The

chip-level configuration is available as a PmmC

(Personality-module-micro-Code)

file

and

the

programming must be performed over the serial

interface. The chip-resident internal 4DGL functions

are part of the GOLDELOX PmmC configuration file so

please check regularly for the latest updates and

enhancements.

The PmmC file is programmed into the device with the

aid of Workshop4, the 4D Systems IDE software (See

Section 10). To provide a link between the PC and the

ICSP interface, a specific 4D Programming Cable is

required and is available from 4D Systems.

Using a non4-D programming interface could damage

your display, and void your Warranty.

10. Starter kit

4D Systems highly recommends all first time buyers of

4D Systems’ displays, to purchase the Starter Kit when

purchasing their first 4D Systems display solution.

The Starter Kit provides all the hardware that is

required to get the User up and running.

Not all development environments and features will

be needed by every User. However, by purchasing the

display solution in a Starter Kit allows you to take full

advantage of all of the features of the 4D Systems

Display Solution and try out each of the 4D Woskshop4

Environments prior to settling with the preferred

feature-set.

The Designer environment can utilise every feature of

the display, however depending on the user

requirements, a micro-SD (uSD) card may not be

required. The uSD card is used when displaying

images/video/sound, along with datalogging to uSD,

and a programming cable or adaptor is required for

downloading compiled code and PmmC/Firmware

updates.

The ViSi environment is the same as Designer in terms

of feature utilisation, but is image based so requires a

uSD card, along with a programming cable.

The Serial environment does not require either a uSD

or Programming cable to be used once the module has

been configured as a Serial device, however can utilise

both depending on the user requirements. The uSD

card can be used for such things as storage and display

of multimedia files, datalogging, and the Programming

cable for PmmC/Firmware updates, or changing to one

of the other three programming environments.

Starter Kits typically include:



uOLED-160G2 Display Module



uUSB-PA5-II Programming Adaptor



4GB micro-SD Card



5-way Male to Male adaptor (for converting

the Female-Female cable to be Male-Female)



150mm 5 way Female-Female jumper cable,

for quick connection to another device or

breadboard



Quick Start Guide

Please refer to the 4D Systems website for current

components included in the Starter Kit.

Simply select the Starter Kit option when purchasing

the chosen display module on the 4D Systems

shopping cart, or from your local distributor.