Visual Display Unit

BY-
RADHIKA RAGHAV
A2305118020
6ECE1
• Data Presentation Element
is the last unit of a
measuring system.

• It receives processed signal

from data processing
element and presents the
data in a form readable by
humans.
 Visual Display Unit
• Data presentation element consists of display devices and recorders

• Visual Display Unit displays text and images generated by processing element,
without producing a permanent record
 Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages Disadvantages

Display devices provide They do not store previous

instantaneous value of quantity values of the quantity being
under measurement. measured

The on-screen display enables us to

see how applications are processing
They cannot help in predict
our data. trends

They are preferred if time invariant

quantity is being measured
 Working

Amplifier Transducer Decoder Display Screen

• To increase • To convert • Required • To present

amplitude data to a for digital data
of the signal suitable system
form

• All elements of the system, except the display screen, are optional and can be used in any order
 Types
• Display Unit can be Analog or Digital

• Analog units are further divided into:

 Quantitative- These provide information on a variable’s numerical value.
 Qualitative- They convey information about status or condition of variable
falling within limited number of predetermined ranges.
 Representational- These reproduce a scene to convey a visual impression.
• Based on the Format used, Digital Display Units can be classified into
planner and non planner

• Planner- entire read-out characters in same plane.

• These may be of illuminated segmental type, illuminated dot matrix type,
and rear projection type

• Non- Planner- characters displayed in different planes

• They include gaseous discharge tube like nixies and illuminated lucite
sheets
• Based on Pixel Technologies, Display Units can be classified into different families:

• Cathode Ray Tube - An electron gun circuit splits the signal into separate red, blue, and green
signals  through a ring of electromagnets

• Light Emitting Device- A display made of PN Junction devices which emit lights when current
passes through them

• Liquid Crystal Diodes - A display made of liquid crystals acts like an array of tiny shutters that
transmit or block light, creating thousands of tiny dots of red, blue and green combined form a
color image.
 Performance Parameters

 Resolution is the maximum under of horizontal and vertical dots (pixels) that
can be displayed without overlap on a monitor screen. It indicates how densely
the pixels are packed. Greater the number of pixels, better the resolution and
sharper the image.

 Refresh rate is (in CRTs) the number of times in a second that the display is
illuminated or the number of times the image can be changed per second,
expressed in hertz (Hz).

 Response time is the time it takes to display an image after receiving it.