by Reach Technology, a Novanta Company

Compare Simple vs. Advanced Product Lines

Reach offers two product lines whose main differences are hardware and the GUI development process.

	Simple	Advanced
How It Works	Smart Slave to Host Processor: Use standard, predefined call functions to interface your products. Standard Commands, BMPs stored in Flash, manual placement or use of GIMP scripts for layout. Host processor sends commands to display. Display returns reply. Details about How It Works.	Smart Slave to Host Processor: GUI Development: Use tools and languages familiar to you to design a user interface. Reach provides a drag-and-drop design tool in Qt Creator (QML/JavaScript, C++, C) and a library of design objects (buttons, sliders, meters, level bars, etc.). Develop your GUI on a PC and download to your module. System Architecture: Translate layer insulates core functions from GUI changes.
Interface (I/O Options)	RS232 3.3V CMOS UART USB¹	RS232 3.3V CMOS UART USB Ethernet GPIO RS422, RS485 CAN I2C RTC¹
Display Sizes	4.3”, 5.7″, 7”, 8.4”, 12.1”	4.3”, 5.7”, 7”, 10.1”, 12.1″
Touch Type	Resistive and Projected Capacitive options.	Resistive and Projected Capacitive options.
Technical Specifications	Compare by Technical Specifications	Compare By Technical Specifications
Processor	16/32 bit CISC or 266MHz ARM	i.MX28 or i.MX 6Solo
Price	$169² (4.3” Model: SLCD43R)	$269² (4.3” Model: G2C1-43R)
Controller Board Model	SLCD	G2
Family	Generation One (G1)	Generation Two (G2)
In Production³	Since 2007	Since 2014
Website	ReachTech.com See available simple display modules.	While our modules are Linux-based – you don’t need to be a Linux developer to use them. More LinuxTouchscreen.com See available advanced display modules.

¹ Some modules. ² Annual production volume of 100 units. ³ Five to seven years availability as a minimum. More about Long Term Supply.

Simple vs. Advanced Comparison Video

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