Introduction
The IDM2040-7A is an intelligent display module featuring a 7” 800x480 capacitive touch panel. The module carries the latest generation EVE4 controller BT817 supported by a low-cost high performance RP2040 microcontroller. The on-board RS485 transceiver allows communication with Long Distance Sensor Bus (LDSBus) devices or DMX512 devices through Cat 5/6 cables over an RJ45 connector. The input power supply can be either a Type-C PD charger or a PSU via the DC-jack. The Type-C PD port is controlled by FTDI’s latest PD controller FT232HP, with PD sink profile programmable through the FTDI utility FT_PROG.

FEATUREs
• BT817 latest generation EVE controller.
• FT232HP: high speed USB connectivity with
   embedded USB PD support.
• RP2040 MCU with 8 MB on-board flash
   memory programmable with Circuit Python
   (libraries provided).
• BRT LDSBus connectivity to a wide range of
   long distance sensors and actuators
   (libraries provided).
• USB type C connectivity throughout for
   connection reliability.
• DMX512 supported for lighting control
   displays.
• Supports 7” 800x480 LCD with capacitive
   touch screen.
• On board 16MB NOR Flash for EVE assets.
• On board audio power amplifier and audio
   connector for external speaker and audio line
   in.
• RJ45 connector for controlling LDSBus or
   DMX512 devices.
• Type-C port for RP2040 USB DFU or debug.
• Type-C port for FT232HP USB serial
   converter.
• Type-C port for USB PD charger up to 20V.
• DC-jack for up to 24V PSU.
• Micro-SD card socket.
• 2x Stemma QT (QWIIC) I2C peripheral
   sockets.
• SPI pin headers for Adafruit Wi-Fi module or
   other peripherals.
• Hardware RESET button.
• RP2040 DFU button.