SIM231 4.3″ HMI

SIM231 is a mature product — see the SIM252 for new designs.

SIM231 is an Extended Lifetime Product.

With a cost-effective 4.3″ 480×272 LCD and powered by a 96MHz Renesas RX631 MCU with Serious Gatling™ Technology for rapid-fire 24-bit color delivery and ambient light sensing, the SIM231 can deliver an outstanding front control panel experience for your product.

Standard high-speed UART, SPI, and power connectivity are provided by a 16-pin Power/Communications connector — perfect for simple wire-harness attachment to existing systems. A low-profile, high-density module-to-module 60-pin expansion connector supports easy daughter card development for proprietary system integration. Or, choose one of the Serious Communications Modules to provide the communications flexibility you need, including industrial, IT, and IoT connectivity.

Explore these options compared to the SIM231:
  • SIM152 for similar capabilities in a cost-effective, very compact 3.5″ form factor
  • SIM252 for more performance in a more cost-effective, modern product line
  • SIM352 for a larger, high resolution 5″ experience
  • SIM562 for higher performance, including video playback
  • SIM862 for higher performance, including video playback, with a big, bold 10.1″ LCD

FEATURES & VARIANTS

4.3″ 480×272 color TFT display
  • Serious Gatling™ Technology accelerated for rich 24-bit color performance
  • Various touch options
  • Ambient light sensing
  • Various LCD options, including Multi-Viewing Angle
96MHz 32-bit Renesas RX631 MCU
  • 128kB RAM, up to 512kB FLASH
On Module Memory
  • 8MB or 16MB SDRAM
  • 8MB or 16MB Serial FLASH
Extensive I/O
  • 60-pin Board-to-Board I/O Expansion(Power, GPIO, CAN, UART, I2C, I2S, SPI, USB Host, Device…)
  • 16-pin Wire Harness Expansion(Power, UART, I2C, I2S, SPI,…)
  • 0 FS Embedded Host
  • 0 FS Device
  • SHIP Programming Port
Wide Operating Range
  • -20 to 70°C operating temperature range
  • 6 to 5.5 VDC Input Power
SIM115A01A02A03A04
Processor & Memory
Processor96MHz Renesas RX631 MCU
MCU Flash/RAM (kB)512/128
DRAM (MB)161688
SPI NOR Flash (MB)161688
LCD & Touch
Touch TypesResistiveNoneResistiveNone
Ambient Light Sensing
Connectivity
16-Pin Serial/Power Expansion
60-Pin SCM Expansion
USB2.0 FS Device Logic
USB2.0 FS Device Micro B Connector  
USB2.0 FS Host with A Connector  
Peripherals
Front LED  
Piezo Sounder  
RTCC w/Battery Backup  
10-bit DAC Audio Output  

LCD OPTIONS

See LCD Options for definitions and codes. Additional options may be available; contact your local Serious representative for details.

Resistive Touch Options

LCD Option

R32ALM

Size (inches)

4.3

Pixels (w x h)

480×272

Touch

Resistive

Cover Glass

1mm+

Brightness (typ NITs)

300+

Backlight Life (typ hrs)

20,000

Viewing Technology

MVA

Color Depth (bits)

24

Operating Temp

-20/+70C

Ambient Sensor

 
Non-Touch Options

LCD Option

N32ALL

Size (inches)

4.3

Pixels (w x h)

480×272

Touch

None

Cover Glass

None

Brightness (typ NITs)

300+

Backlight Life (typ hrs)

20,000

Viewing Technology

Landscape

Color Depth (bits)

24

Operating Temp

-20/+70C

Ambient Sensor

 

DEVELOPMENT TOOLS AND SOFTWARE

SHIPTide GUI Development IDE

  • Pixel accurate page layout
  • Built-in media support: jpg, png, bmp, tif, ttf, wav, and more
  • Windows 10 based

SHIPEngine Runtime GUI Engine

  • Licensed with every SIM
  • Runs GUIs generated by SHIPTide
  • Handles graphics, touch, communications, events, and more

Older HMI modules, including SIM115SIM225SIM231SIM243SIM535SIM543 are all supported by SHIP v5.1. For the extra features in SHIP v5.2 and onwards, choose a newer “Gen5” HMI Module, including the SIMx52 and SIMx62  families.

Learn More about the Serious Human Interface™ Platform (SHIP)

 

 

DEVELOPMENT KITS

This product is not recommended for new designs and development kits are no longer broadly available.  

Contact your local Manufacturer’s Representative if you are an existing customer of this product and need an additional development kit for your team.

SHIPTide GUI Development IDE
  • Pixel accurate page layout
  • Built-in media support: jpg, png, bmp, tif, ttf, wav, and more
  • Windows tested
SHIPEngine Runtime GUI Engine
  • Licensed with every SIM
  • Runs GUIs generated by SHIPTide
  • Handles graphics, touch, communications, events, and more

Learn More

DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES

The Serious Documentation Zone has extensive SIM documentation, downloads, resources, training, and more.