Digital micromirror device targets automotive, EV

This device is designed for automotive exterior light control and display applications that include ground projection in full colour with animated and dynamic content for automotive and EV applications.

The TI DLP2021-Q1 DLP DMD is designed for automotive exterior light control and display applications with full colour and animated dynamic content.

These tiny devices can be placed in many locations throughout the car, including inside the side mirror, door panel, taillight, front grill and more to facilitate vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) communication such as back-up, door-open, and other vehicle communication warning systems and vehicle personalization options.

Due to the device's small form factor and low-power operation, projectors with the DLP2021-Q1 chipset can support many projection applications.

The DLP2021-Q1 chipset can be coupled with LEDs or lasers to create highly saturated colours with over 125 percent of the National Television System Committee (NTSC) colour gamut. It can be used with either RGB or white illumination sources.

A DLP2021-Q1 field-programmable gate array (FPGA) configuration is provided and is used to drive the DLP2021-Q1 automotive DMD.

This controller architecture is designed for small form factor projectors and does not require a video bus or graphics processing unit (GPU) for content creation.

Video and image content is stored on local flash and can be played at power-up or on command.

The DLP2021-Q1 is supported by the DLP2021LEWQ1EVM evaluation module, also available from Mouser.

This brings together a set of components, including the DLP2021-Q1 DMD, the FPGA-based DMD controller, and the TPS65100 PMIC, to provide an efficient system for evaluation of dynamic ground projection technolog