Can automotive displays and appliance panels deliver smoother graphics without adding external memory? A hardware and software combination can make that possible at lower system cost.
Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan (NTCJ) has teamed up with Qt Group to bring Nuvoton’s Gerda HMI controller platform together with Qt for MCUs so that automotive displays and home appliances can include rich graphical interfaces without requiring external memory. This is ideal for products like motorcycle dashboards, head-up displays and washing machine interfaces where manufacturers want touch screens that respond quickly with fluid graphics but without increasing hardware costs.
Gerda’s internal RAM and display, connectivity and control interfaces enable HMI applications to be created without external memory. Qt for MCUs provides a graphics engine, component library and development environment. The optimised graphics work with Gerda’s texture compression to reduce memory requirements when displaying graphics and animation. This reduces the number of components required and helps to reduce system costs, especially in high volume products.
The solution also offers Over-The-Air (OTA) updates, allowing manufacturers to update their graphics interfaces and add extra features. Gerda’s security features work with Qt for MCUs to enable this, becoming more important for connected vehicles, 2 Wheeler and home appliances.
Qt for MCUs allows developers to create GUIs quickly with pre-built components. It also includes a development environment and QML language to describe the user interface. It also provides simulation tools and AI driven tools to help reduce development effort.
Yoshihide Kanakubo, Vice President, Battery and Automotive BG, Nuvoton, says, “By combining Gerda with Qt for MCUs, customers can deliver premium graphical user experiences while balancing performance, memory efficiency, and system cost.”
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