Evaluating Embedded LCD Touch Screens for My Project

There will be a lot of questions to resolve before you can make a decision about working with a Reach embedded LCD touch screen. The following are common concerns.

Do I Buy or Build an Embedded LCD Touch Screen?

See the pros and cons of two approaches: building an in-house embedded LCD system from scratch, and buying the appropriate items from an LCD vendor. Find out about the risks involved in embedded LCD touch screen development and how to avoid them. See a discussion of industry-standard embedded operating systems, and the reasons for and against using them. A comparison chart will help you evaluate your situation. More

How Does it Work?

Find out about integration, programming, and product specs. Learn that no graphic library is needed, and how the Reach solution is operating system independent. More

Will it Work with my Product?

Get links to technical embedded LCD touch screen details, a set of the ten most-asked questions, and a database of frequently asked questions that will help you determine Reach’s compatibility with your project. More

Case Studies

Review a number of case studies that describe how Reach Technology has helped others meet their LCD-related challenges. More

Why Reach? 

Learn why Reach is an excellent choice for a long-term partner: true technical support, minimum complexity, lower costs, and reduced risk. More

How Can I Get Started with and Embedded LCD Touch Screen?

Watch an introductory video, check out technical manuals, download data sheets for particular products, work with a Reach development kit. More

Pricing and Availability

Reach offers competitive lead times and pricing. More 

Long Term Supply

Review Reach's long term product availability business practices. More

How Does it Work?

A standard asynchronous serial port connects your system's microcontroller to the serial LCD controller. Simple ASCII commands are used to draw images, text, controls, and other interface elements, on the screen. The controls report back over the serial line... More

“I could buy an LCD panel from one vendor, and buy other components from another vendor, but then I would have to spend the rest of my life getting the two to work together.”

- Reach Embedded LCD Touch Screen Customer

Get a Screen Up in Days

Within a week have something up and running. Development Kits start at $349 ... More

12-Page Report

Weigh three options for adding a touch screen or display to
a product.

“If we did three times the volume, we could justify actually doing our own microcontroller LCD design. In our situation, we are better off using Reach modules.” 

– Alan Gibson, Santa Barbara Infrared, the designers and manufacturers of the most technologically advanced infrared IR and Electro-Optical EO test instrumentation available

Have Questions?

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at 510-770-1417 or email us.
Call technical support at 503-675-6464 or email a Reach embedded LCD touch screen engineer.