{"id":2359,"date":"2024-04-24T15:26:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T22:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/?p=2359"},"modified":"2026-04-01T06:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:28:10","slug":"new-products-spring-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/new-products-spring-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"New Products &#8211; Spring 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As always, the Crystalfontz team has been working to bring you new and exciting display solutions. This update includes a family of modules designed to integrate with the Raspberry Pi CM4, some transparent LCDs, a family of 2.8&Prime; TFTs, and a few updates to products to ensure long availability with minimal design changes required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 38%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Raspberry Pi CM4 Compatible Modules<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>New to our product line are two beautiful displays designed to work quickly and easily with the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4. These displays are crisp 5&Prime; displays with 720&times;1280 resolution and in-plane switching (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/glossary\/ips\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"IPS stands for In-Plane Switching. IPS displays are a type of TFT display in which the liquid crystals are arranged horizontally (in-plane) between glass plates. IPS displays have wider viewing angles and better color consistency than normal TN TFT displays. IPS displays can also be viewed from any direction.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">IPS<\/a>). These modules include easy mounting for compute module, and break out a ton of functionality onto a variety of headers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Features include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5 inch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/glossary\/tft\/\" target=\"_self\" title='TFT stands for Thin Film Transistor. TFTs are also known as \"Active Matrix TFT LCD modules\" and have an array of these thin film transistors fabricated on the glass that makes the LCD. There is one of these transistors for each pixel on the LCD. For a typical small color TFT LCD with a resolution&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">TFT<\/a>, 1280&times;720 high pixel density, high-brightness display<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multi-touch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/glossary\/capacitive\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Capacitive refers to a technology that uses the electrical properties of the human body (specifically, the ability to store an electrical charge) to detect touch. How it works: Transparent conductive layerA capacitive touchscreen has a glass surface coated with a transparent conductive material (commonly indium tin oxide, ITO). Electrostatic fieldThe conductive layer holds a uniform&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">capacitive<\/a> or non-touchscreen options<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.com\/products\/compute-module-4\/\">Raspberry Pi CM4<\/a>&nbsp;based (quad-core 64bit SoC @ 1.5GHz, 1\/2\/4\/8GB <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/glossary\/ram\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"RAM stands for Random Access Memory. This is memory that may be written to some value, then later read. RAM is the normal memory in a computer system. RAM only holds data when the RAM is powered. If power is interrupted, the data stored in the RAM is lost.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">RAM<\/a> options, microSD or 8\/16\/32GB eMMC storage options)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A full Raspberry Pi standard 40 pin IO header<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compact expansion header access to PCI-E, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/glossary\/hdmi\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"HDMI is an acronym for High-Definition Multimedia Interface. HDMI means it is able to send a lot of data, very quickly. However, HDMI isn't an analog communication like VGA, S-Video or parallel like 24-bit or 18-bit RGB TFTs. HDMI is actually a high-speed serial interface using a fancy TMDS (Transition Minimized Differential Signaling) protocol. Unlike&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">HDMI<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/glossary\/spi\/\" target=\"_self\" title='SPI stands for Serial Peripheral Interface. SPI is a simple serial bus that is often used by LCD or OLED controllers. SPI as implemented for OLED and LCD controllers typically uses a \"3-wire SPI\" or \"4-wire SPI\" scheme. Detailed Definition SPI was originally championed by Motorola (now Freescale). In its original \"pure\" form SPI uses&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">SPI<\/a> and Ethernet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An extra six GPIO lines from an on-board <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/glossary\/i2c\/\" target=\"_self\" title='I2C or IIC stands for \"Inter-Integrated Circuit,\" and was originally intended as a way to communicate from one IC to another, usually on the same PCB. I2C is a bi-directional serial bus that was originally created by Philips (now NXP). Detailed Definition In a typical I2C application, there will be one master, and one or&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">I2C<\/a> IO expander IC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Battery backed up real time clock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flexible power supply options (barrel-jack, Micro USB or PCB header)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Available both as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/cfa050a0pimbnt-5-inch-720x1280-compute-module-tft\">non-touch module<\/a> or a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/cfa050a0pimbct-5-inch-720x1280-rpi-cm4-compatible-tft\">capacitive touch module<\/a>, these display modules are a fantastic choice for your compute module based product!<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/cfa050a0pimbct-5-inch-720x1280-rpi-cm4-compatible-tft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFA050A0PIMBCT_In_Hand.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2369 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFA050A0PIMBCT_In_Hand.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFA050A0PIMBCT_In_Hand-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFA050A0PIMBCT_In_Hand-111x150.jpg 111w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 38%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transparent LCDs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Also new are our transparent LCDs. We offer these transparent LCDs in two sizes &ndash; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/cfag12864t4nfi-small-graphic-transparent-lcd-display\">1.1&Prime; transparent LCD <\/a>and the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/cfag12864u4nfi-128x64-transparent-graphic-lcd-display\"> 2.2&Prime; transparent LCD<\/a>. These displays hugely outperformed our expectations, so they are back ordered at the time of writing. We hope to be shipping them again in the next month or so!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&rsquo;ve seen our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/diy-transparent-display\/\">DIY transparent LCD tutorial<\/a>, these displays are like those, but done for you! These displays work with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/cfa10110-lcd-breakout-board\">graphic LCD adapter board<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/cfag12864u4nfi-128x64-transparent-graphic-lcd-display\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2372 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-11.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-11-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-11-120x88.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-11-768x563.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 38%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2.8&Prime; TFTs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming in on the diagonal between our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/cfaf240320a0024sn-240x320-sunlight-readable-tft\">popular 2.4&Prime;<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/cfaf240400c1030tn-240x400-3-inch-tft-display\"> 3&Prime; displays<\/a>, we are now offering a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/cfaf240320j0028tn-240x320-2-point-8-inch-ips-tft\">2.8&Prime; display family<\/a>. These displays are IPS, and support SPI interfacing in addition to 18-bit parallel and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/glossary\/rgb\/\" target=\"_self\" title='The RGB interface transfers image data using a separate parallel line for each bit of color information. For larger color depths, more lines have to be independently controlled. Each line represents a 2x multiplier on potential colors that can be described. Monochrome displays have just 1-bit color and pixels are either \"on\" or \"off\". A&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">RGB<\/a>. Plus, if you&rsquo;re already using our 2.4&Prime; displays, these displays use the same controller IC and have the same resolution, so it&rsquo;s easy to migrate to a slightly larger TFT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This family includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/cfaf240320j0028tn-240x320-2-point-8-inch-ips-tft\">non-touch version<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/cfaf240320j0028tr-resistive-touchscreen-240x320-ips-tft\">resistive touch version<\/a> as off-the-shelf offerings. If you&rsquo;re interested in a capacitive touch version, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/contact.php\">let us know<\/a>! Minimum order quantities may apply.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/cfaf240320j0028tn-240x320-2-point-8-inch-ips-tft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"754\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFAF240320J0-028TN_In_Hand.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2373 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFAF240320J0-028TN_In_Hand.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFAF240320J0-028TN_In_Hand-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFAF240320J0-028TN_In_Hand-120x113.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFAF240320J0-028TN_In_Hand-768x724.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Part Number Changes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As much as we try to avoid changing parts, sometimes it&rsquo;s inevitable. These parts have recently been updated to ensure they are available for the long run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 34%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>First up is this little <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/cfag12232d1nygvj-122x32-sunlight-readable-graphic-lcd\">122&times;32 pixel graphic LCD<\/a>. The controller IC went end-of-life forcing us to adopt a different controller IC. This new model is fully compatible with the previous version.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFAG12232J1_In_Hand.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2374 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFAG12232J1_In_Hand.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFAG12232J1_In_Hand-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFAG12232J1_In_Hand-120x76.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFAG12232J1_In_Hand-768x487.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 34%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Next is this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/cfah4004a1yyhjt\">large 40&times;4 character display<\/a>. The bezel on this display was updated to improve manufacturability.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/product\/cfah4004a1yyhjt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFAH4004AYYHJT_In_Hand.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2375 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFAH4004AYYHJT_In_Hand.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFAH4004AYYHJT_In_Hand-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFAH4004AYYHJT_In_Hand-120x55.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFAH4004AYYHJT_In_Hand-768x352.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Us<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">If you have any questions, we can be reached at support@crystalfontz.com, we also provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalfontz.com\/contact.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">chat and telephone support<\/a> Monday through Friday during our open hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">We love to hear about your projects! Find us around the web (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/CrystalfontzAmerica\/?mc_cid=364fa8437c&amp;mc_eid=%5BUNIQID%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CrystalfontzAmericaInc\/?mc_cid=364fa8437c&amp;mc_eid=%5BUNIQID%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/crystalfontz\/?mc_cid=364fa8437c&amp;mc_eid=%5BUNIQID%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/crystalfontz-america-inc\/?mc_cid=364fa8437c&amp;mc_eid=%5BUNIQID%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>, &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Crystalfontz?mc_cid=364fa8437c&amp;mc_eid=%5BUNIQID%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.crystalfontz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forum<\/a>) and let us know what you&rsquo;re working on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- Begin Mailchimp Signup Form -->\n<link href=\"\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/embedcode\/horizontal-slim-10_7.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t#mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; width:100%;}\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n<form action=\"https:\/\/crystalfontz.us17.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=8a880dec17face7992ae6ef10&amp;id=7268847031\" method=\"post\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" target=\"_blank\" novalidate=\"\">\n    <div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\">\n\t<label for=\"mce-EMAIL\">Subscribe to our Newsletter<\/label>\n\t<input type=\"email\" value=\"\" name=\"EMAIL\" class=\"email\" id=\"mce-EMAIL\" placeholder=\"email address\" required=\"\">\n    <!-- real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups-->\n    <div style=\"position: absolute; left: -5000px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"b_8a880dec17face7992ae6ef10_7268847031\" tabindex=\"-1\" value=\"\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"clear\"><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" name=\"subscribe\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" class=\"button\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n\n<!--End mc_embed_signup-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As always, the Crystalfontz team has been working to bring you new and exciting display solutions. This update includes a family of modules designed to integrate with the Raspberry Pi CM4, some transparent LCDs, a family of 2.8&#8243; TFTs, and a few updates to products to ensure long availability with minimal design changes required. 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