Overview
Compact, High-Performance Front Panels
With a capacitive touch 4.3” 480x272 24-bit color LCD powered by a 240MHz Renesas Synergy™ S7G2 MCU, the SIM243 provides an excellent HMI experience for your system. Utilizing the power and versatility of SHIPEngine, the SIM243 delivers unprecedented performance for front panel applications in industrial and commercial applications.
Standard high speed UART, SPI, and power connectivity is 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 SIM243:
- SIM543 for similar performance in an expanded, 7" size
Features & Variants
SIM243 Features
4.3" 480x272 24-bit color TFT display
- Capacitive Touch
- Ambient Light Sensing
Renesas Synergy™ S7G2 MCU
- 240MHz 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4 Core
- 3MB FLASH, 640kB RAM
- LCD Controller with 2D Drawing Engine
On Module Memory
- Up to 16MB DRAM
- Up to 32MB 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)
- USB2.0 HS Device w/Optional Micro B Connector
- USB2.0 FS 150mA Embedded Host with A Connector
- SHIP Programming Port
Wide Operating Range
- -20 to 70°C operating temperature range
- 3.6 to 5.5 VDC Input Power
| SIM243 | A01 | A02 | A03 | A04 |
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| Renesas Synergy S7G2 MCU |
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| MCU FLASH/RAM (kB) |
3072/640 |
3072/640 |
3072/640 |
3072/640 |
| DRAM (MB) |
16 |
16 |
8 |
8 |
| e.MMC |
2 |
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1 |
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| Serial NOR FLASH (MB) |
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32 |
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16 |
| Ambient Light Sensing |
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| Front LED |
RGB |
RGB |
RGB |
RGB |
| Piezo Sounder |
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| 16-Pin Serial/Power Expansion |
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60-Pin SCM Expansion |
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| USB2.0 HS Device Logic |
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| USB2.0 FS Device Micro B Connector |
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| USB2.0 FS Host with A Connector |
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| RTCC w/Battery Backup |
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LCD Options
Available LCD Options*
| Option Code: |
C42ALM |
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| Size (diagonal, active, inches) |
4.3 |
| Resolution |
480x272 |
| Touch |
Capacitive |
| NITs (min typ) |
400+ |
| Backlight Life (min typ, hours) |
20k |
| Viewing Technology |
Multi-Viewing Angle |
| Color Depth (bits) |
24 |
| Temp Range (min) |
-20 to +70°C |
*See the LCD Option Descriptions for definitons and codes. Additional options may be available; contact your local Serious representative for details. See Variant Table for supported SIM243 features.
Dev Kits
The SIM243 Development Kit
The SIM243-A01-DEV-01 development kit contains everything you need to start working with SIM243 using SHIP*, including:
- SIM243-A01-C42ALM module
- Demo enclosure
- AC power adapter and 16-pin cable
- SHIP Programming Adapter 200 (SPA200) Kit
*C-based development and debugging requires a JTAG debugger (e.g. Segger JLink or IAR I-jet), a Tag-Connect TC2050 cable, and the Tag-Connect TC2050-ARM2010 adapter which are not included.
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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
