Join ZETTLER Group on October 15th in Anaheim at the Future Electronics Tech Day!

Posted on September 25, 2019 by PR Contact

Location: DoubleTree
Suites by Hilton Anaheim Resort – Convention Center, 2085 S. Harbor Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92802

Event Date: Tuesday
October 15, 2019

RSVP: Register by Tuesday October 8, 2019

Join Zettler Group for this Free Event

Future Electronics invites you to attend the most advanced hands-on technical learning event in the region. This is a unique opportunity to gain exposure to new technology as you interact with over 50 of the industry’s top suppliers at the Technology Expo event. You can also choose to spend time in the classroom with deep-dive technical training taught by key technologists. Choose your own classes and customize your learning to your training needs.

Event Overview

Future Electronics is bringing together the largest group of leading technologists, from the industry’s top suppliers, to help you connect and learn about the latest technologies, tools, and services. The Technology Expo event will be open all day starting at 8:30am. We are offering 24 classes throughout the day ranging from the latest in edge computing, wireless, sensing, security, artificial intelligence, high performance analog, power, signal chain, connectors, IoT, and much more. We will be providing breakfast, lunch, and snacks throughout the day

Zettler Group

The Zettler Group will be exhibiting our latest product and service offerings for relays, magnetics, and customized LCD solutions. Meet our technical sales team and learn more about our products and latest offerings.

Turn-Key LCD Solutions for a Wide Array of Applications: HMI Value-Add (Part 2/3)

Posted on May 29, 2019 by PR Contact

Application Spotlight, May 2019

Human-Machine Interface (HMI) is a critical aspect of product design that comes in the form of keypads, membranes, phone applications, or touch panels. Today, many industrial, medical, HVAC and other markets utilize touch panels as the main form of HMI.

With so many environmental factors considered in product design, choosing the right technology is important to ensure a ruggedized solution that will outperform the environment that the product is exposed to.

In addition to off-the-shelf touch panel solutions for most sizes under 10.1″, AZ Displays specializes in customization of resistive and capacitive touch panels. With integration facilities in both southern California and China, AZ Displays can support a wide array of applications and display sizes (up to 65″ with consigned product). The following are amongst the most commonly designed value-added services for touch panels:

Optical Bonding	Custom Cover glass (up to 9H Hardness)	Silk Printing
Extended Cover glass	LED Logo Integration	Gaskets

Beyond optical enhancement, these value-added services help in counteracting environmental obstacles in applications that are exposed to harsh environments:

Optical Bonding	Suitable for outdoor applications, ideal for reducing refraction of light between the LCD and touch panel by eliminating air gap. Eliminates the possibility of condensation and humidity penetration between the LCD and touch panel.
Custom Cover Glass	Enhance strength for impact resistance, ideal for outdoor applications such as kiosks. Specialized glass chemistry to address medical application requirements to have non-shard glass.

To learn more about our integration services, please reach out to sales@azdisplays.com
Next Part of Release Series (3/3): Performance Value-Add (HDMI Boards, USB Touch Controllers)

Turnkey LCD Solutions for a Wide Array of Applications: Series Overview (Part 1/3)

Posted on March 25, 2019 by PR Contact

Application Spotlight, March 2019.

The continued evolution of the electronics industry has forced many hardware developers to adopt modular platform approaches in order to launch product into the market as swiftly and efficiently as possible. Today’s easily accessible world-wide market challenges companies to differentiate with features tailored to the audience or end customer.

AZ Displays has itself taken this approach with development of their turnkey LCD solutions, resulting in highly customizable display sub-systems ideally suited to developers of industrial, medical, pool/spa, HVAC, and irrigation systems. Our engineering team excels at taking our standard
product line (1.77″ – 10.4″) and integrating value-added features/services that include:

Optical Bonding	Custom Cover glass (up to 9H Hardness)	Silk Printing
Camera Integration	HDMI A/D Boards & USB-HID Ready Touch Controllers	Gaskets
Discrete Cap Touch	Consigned Material Assembly (Enclosures)	Custom Cables

By offering as many layers of the Human-Machine-Interface (HMI) possible, AZ Displays offers a solution for engineers to reduce the amount of design time required to integrate a Touch LCD solution into their product, and limits the number of vendors on a BOM. This reduces qualification time, improves tolerance stack up within the HMI components, and reduces software/firmware initialization design time. By saving engineers time and money, AZ Displays helps to keep their customers ahead of the curve and get product out into the market as efficiently as possible.

The subsequent parts of this application spotlight series will feature :
Part 2/3: Visual Value-Add (Optical Bonding, Silk Printing, Custom Cover glass)
Part 3/3: Performance Value-Add (HDMI Boards, USB Touch Controllers, Sealing/Gaskets).

To learn more about our integration services, please reach out to sales@azdisplays.com

High Contrast Graphic Module for Outdoor Instrument Applications

Posted on January 31, 2019 by PR Contact

Readability of LCD displays in outdoor human-machine interaction is becoming an increasingly critical factor in a variety of applications.

Traditional Mono LCD modules often run into the obstacle of poor readability in an outdoor ambiance due to brightness and viewing angle restrictions. Designers must then consider TFT LCD technology to overcome these obstacles, but with the trade-off of more expensive data logic controllers and the additional time/effort required to redesign the application.

Application: Environmental Monitoring Instruments
AZ Displays has recently been approached by a leading manufacturer of environmental monitoring instruments (air quality/ pollution monitoring) looking for improvement opportunities related to poor readability performance of mono LCDs in some of their outdoor products.

AZ Displays has developed a High Contrast Graphic Module with TFT LCD logic (3.5” and 5”), while utilizing a monochromatic LCD graphics driver. Integrated with ZETTLER’s patented driver logic technology, this HC Module can offer an easy connection and plug-in replacement for customers’ existing Mono LCD Module design while providing a much higher contrast, better viewing angles and more display color options compared to traditional Mono LCD products.

AZ Displays introduced the customer to the High Contrast Graphic Module (ATM2412 series) which is a perfectly fitted solution for their requirement. Adopting this plug-in-ready replacement option with a simple calibration adjustment, allowed the customer to quickly convert to a High Contrast Graphic solution, ideally suited for the customer’s outdoor portable product application

About AZ Displays, Inc.
AZ Displays Inc., a division of ZETTLER Group, manufactures and markets a broad
line of digital TFT panels and LCD modules, and is an industry leading provider
of top quality display solutions in a wide range of industry applications. AZ Displays
operates wholly owned engineering and manufacturing operations in Xiamen, China
and has sales, application engineering and distribution infrastructures in North
America, Hong Kong and Europe.

Contact the Author
Ricardo Anaya
AZD Engineering Support
949-305-3031
Ricardo.Anaya@azdisplays.com
www.azdisplays.com

Temperature and Humidity Resistant LCD Modules – Display Solutions for Solar Inverter or EV Charging Applications

Posted on October 26, 2018 by PR Contact

Application Spotlight, October 2018

AZ Displays has integrated high-end polarizers and liquid crystal fluid into a select list of LCD monochromatic modules, capable of passing stringent 85C /85% RH (Relative Humidity) 1000 hours reliability test conditions. These LCD modules have an enhanced operating temperature of -30C to 80C.
At low temperatures, the liquid crystal fluid maintains its viscosity, allowing the IC to refresh the data logic without any latency in the response time. At the high extreme of the operating temperature spectrum, the polarizer and adhesive materials are able to withstand the heat without warping the film and damaging the optical performance of the LCD module.
Application Example: Solar Inverters and/or EV Charging Stations
In the recent past, AZ Displays has supported a range of design activities in the Solar application and Electric Vehicle charging markets.
These applications call for compact and robust designs at competitive prices, which are supported by AZ Displays with the following LCD modules:

Series	Description	Viewing Area
ACM1602KW	16 x 2 alphanumeric LCD module	64.5 x 16.4 mm
ACM2004D	20 x 4 alphanumeric LCD module	76.0 x 25.2 mm
AQM2416	240 x 160 dot matrix LCD module	78.5 x 47.5 mm

In addition to meeting the stringent quality requirements to withstand high temperature and humidity exposure, our displays also support “smart management” features, in form of a visual interface designed to help control the overall PV or EV application.

Contact the Author
Ricardo Anaya
AZD Engineering Support
949-305-3031
Ricardo.Anaya@azdisplays.com
www.azdisplays.com

AZ Displays Introduces New Widespan 6.8″ LCD

Posted on August 31, 2018 by PR Contact

Product Spotlight August 2018

The Design
AZ Displays is pleased to announce the release of ATM0680L2, a widespan 6.8″ LCD with the following specifications:

Dimensions: 181mm x 66.6mm x 4.50mm
Resolution: 480 x 1280
Brightness: 500 nits
Interface: LVDS
Graphics Driver IC: 0TA7290B

Market Demand
Widespan LCD’s are becoming increasingly popular, with applications such as high-end equalizers, casino gaming systems and Internet of Things (IoT) driving much of the demand. As end users have become familiar with the wide span look and feel of modern smartphones, familiarity and ease of use are factors to consider when designing in LCD’s, even for industrial applications. This display can be programmed to be operated in landscape or portrait mode, making it easy to integrate into a variety of different applications with different enclosure parameters.

Datasheets and more information can be found online at

https://www.azdisplays.com/PDF/ATM0680L2.pdf

For more information please contact AZ Displays, Inc.

Contact the Author
Ricardo Anaya
General Manager
949-305-3031
Ricardo.Anaya@azdisplays.com
www.azdisplays.com

AZ Displays provides Medical Grade TFT LCD Solution for Blood Pressure Measurement Device

Posted on June 12, 2018 by PR Contact

Application Spotlight June 2018

The Design
AZ Displays helped a leading medical device manufacturer design in an energy efficient 7.0″ LCD display for their blood pressure measurement unit. The ATM0700D38B, is an 800 x 480 RGB, 24-bit LCD that utilizes an integrated DC to DC converter on the FPC, allowing a user to interface to the graphics driver with only 40 pins as opposed to the traditional 50 pin set up for 7.0″ TTL modules.

Supporting the Medical Application Market
Many medical applications require sustainability and long product lifecycles. AZ Displays supports the medical application market by offering a reliable and stable product that can be supported for up to 7 years. AZ Displays also offers extensive value-add options, including optical bonding, strengthened cover glass, gaskets and sealants (to consider IP ratings and fluid ingress), silk printing, discrete touch buttons, and more. For more information on our standard product and value add services, please visit our website at www.AZDISPLAYS.com or contact the author below.

Contact the Author
Ricardo Anaya
AZD Engineering Support
949-305-3031
Ricardo.Anaya@azdisplays.com
www.azdisplays.com

AZ Displays offers fully customizable segmented LCD glass modules

Posted on April 24, 2018 by PR Contact

Technology Spotlight April 2018

AZ Displays supports the industrial LCD market with several different technologies: TFT LCD, Monochrome, and Custom Segmented LCD Glass Modules. The Custom Glass LCD modules are a practical solution for the Human Machine Interface in industrial products. As the name entails, the modules are completely tailored to a design, from dimensions, colors, interface, segments, to the electrical characteristics.

Though completely custom, this technology is the lowest per unit cost when compared to monochrome and TFT displays and is the easiest to drive (static or multiplex drive options). Our dedicated production line allows us to turn concept designs into production volume orders in as little as 12 weeks, including a 4 week tooling lead time.

AZ Displays offers customizable glass between 1.5″ – 10″ diagonal, with TN, STN, FSTN and BTN (silk printed) options available.

For more information, or to get started on a design, visit custom glass page or contact the author.

About AZ Displays, Inc.
AZ Displays Inc., a division of ZETTLER Group, manufactures and markets a broad line of digital TFT panels and LCD modules, and is an industry leading provider of top quality display solutions in a wide range of industry applications. AZ Displays operates wholly owned engineering and manufacturing operations in Xiamen, China and has sales, application engineering and distribution infrastructures in North America, Hong Kong and Europe.

Contact the Author
Ricardo Anaya
AZD Engineering Support
949-305-3031
Ricardo.Anaya@azdisplays.com
www.azdisplays.com

AZ Displays provides 10.1 inch TFT solution for Industrial Touchpanel Controls

Posted on January 21, 2018 by PR Contact

Application Spotlight January 2018

Reliable and cost effective TFT displays for industrial controls applications continue to be in high demand.

Recently, a leading developer and manufacturer in this space collaborated with the AZ Displays engineering team to find an appropriate and customized display solution. Our ATM1010L21-CT2, a 10.1″ module with 350 nits and a robust life expectancy of 20,000 hours became the obvious choice for this industrial application.

The product features superior 1024×600 resolution and 600 contrast, along with a capacitive touch screen and LVDS interface. In addition, AZ Displays customized the glass cover to customer specifications, and delivers the product ready and prepared for a IP65 enclosure.

AZ Displays continues to work closely with customers from many industries and application areas to provide fast, cost effective and customized solutions to their industrial display requirements.

Datasheet for base display with projective capacitive (p-cap) touch panel: ATM1010L21-CT2
Datasheet for base display with no touch panel: ATM1010L21

The IP65 feature is a value added service, which can be added to the display.

Contact the Author
Ricardo Anaya
AZD Engineering Support
949-305-3031
Ricardo.Anaya@azdisplays.com
www.azdisplays.com

AZ Displays provides TFT display solution for e-mobility vehicle charging station

Posted on August 14, 2017 by PR Contact

Application Spotlight August 2017

Growth in the global development of rechargeable electric vehicles continues at an unabated pace, causing an exponential increase in the deployment of necessary infrastructure components, including high power charging stations.

An innovative design company recently developed a high- tech charging station for a leading manufacturer of electric vehicle charging technology.

AZ Displays provided a cost-effective and highly reliable visual interface solution with their ATM0500D19E, a 5” display with 520 nits luminance and a long life-time of 50,000 hours. By using O-film-polarization, improved readability at viewing angles of 160º vertical and 160º horizontal are being reached. Together with a high contrast ratio of 800:1 and a special anti-glare surface treatment, the 800×480 resolution of this display provides sharp contrast and a high level of functionality for this application.

For more information about products manufactured by ZETTLER Group that are used in e-mobility applications, please visit www.ZETTLEREVR.com or download our e-mobility PDF document.

Contact the Author
Ricardo Anaya
AZD Engineering Support
949-305-3031
Ricardo.Anaya@azdisplays.com
www.azdisplays.com