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Using PIC32 MCUs to Develop Low-Cost Controllerless (LCC) Graphics Solutions

From Microchip Technology, Inc.

As the demand for Graphical Embedded Applications
becomes more popular, so does the need for
developing cost effective solutions. Many companies
today offer solutions involving an additional internal or
external graphics controller as part of a system, which
may result in higher costs and more complicated
designs. In most cases, for a simple embedded Graphical
User Interface (GUI), these graphics controllers
are not necessary, but a suitable solution may not be
available. One solution that is becoming more popular
is to use a controllerless solution. This solution uses
microcontroller (MCU) peripherals to create a "virtual"
graphics controller for graphics rendering without
taking up large amounts of CPU time (in this solution
less than 5%).

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