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Are Panasonic’s Compact Full HD TFT Displays Still Available?
June 23, 2017
No. Panasonic’s 10-inch VVX10F087J00 and 11.6-inch VVX12F045J00, which packed full HD resolution into a compact display, are both discontinued. If one of them is designed into a product you still build, we can help you secure what you need and qualify a replacement. Here is what each offered, which is what a replacement has to match.
What did the Panasonic VVX10F087J00 offer?
Full HD (1920 × 1080) on a 10-inch diagonal, for a very sharp image with high contrast. IPS technology gave it a wide, symmetrical viewing angle, quoted at 178°/178° at launch and 170°/170° in a later description, and it was rated for -20 to +70°C. The LED backlight converter was built into the panel, and the display was still only 5.7 mm deep.
We developed a PCAP touchscreen, the TP-DD1000-A00, especially for it. It supported 10 touch points, had an HID-compatible USB touch controller integrated on the flat cable (chip-on-flex), and mounted directly on the display with an adhesive surface. Building a touchscreen to fit a specific display is still how we work; our PCAP touchscreens are the current range.
What did the Panasonic VVX12F045J00 offer?
Full HD (1920 × 1080) on an 11.6-inch diagonal in a compact panel with an integrated LED backlight converter, at 280 cd/m². A 170°/170° viewing angle and high contrast kept it readable from the side.
How were these eDP displays driven, and what still works today?
Both used an embedded DisplayPort (eDP) interface, which carries higher data rates at low power consumption with good EMC performance. We offered two ways to run them. The first, our LVDS2eDP adapter board, converts a dual LVDS signal into an eDP signal and is still current: it connects dual-lane eDP displays up to WUXGA (1920 × 1200). The second was a plug-and-play kit with our PrismaECO-eDP TFT controller, with HDMI and DisplayPort inputs, configured to the application and delivered tested with all the necessary cables. That controller is now discontinued too. Our post on how to drive an eDP display from an LVDS controller or SBC covers the current options, and high-resolution 8 to 13.3 inch TFTs covers current displays in this size range.
How do you replace a discontinued Panasonic display?
We shortlist candidates against the original’s size, resolution, outline, mounting, interface, brightness and temperature range, and tell you plainly where any gap would be. Where a candidate differs, we close the gap with an interface board, a matching touchscreen, or a mechanical or electrical customization, so the new display fits the existing design.
Send us the Panasonic part number and tell us about the product it goes into, and we will take it from there, drawing on the FORTEC Group where a project needs it. When a part receives an EOL notice, we tell you early and plan with you: a last-time buy to cover remaining builds, or qualifying a replacement before supply runs out. Our obsolescence management service covers the process, and our EOL products page lists other discontinued parts.
