Product Review, LCD Backlight

End User/Market: Retail Customer

Background:

Consumer product requires a hand-held pendant for setting and displaying the air pressure in an inflatable chamber. Previous designer developed a pendant with a backlit LCD that had poor viewing qualities, including low backlight intensity, low contrast, and "washed out" color.

Opportunity:

An alternate pendant display is required immediately to insure timely completion of the design of the pendant.

Solution:

Convert existing pendant transflective LCD to transmissive LCD. Modify LED night light panel (purchased at Home Depot) to function as LCD backlight.

Results:

Proof of concept pendant LCD with excellent viewing qualities developed in less than two business days, insuring timely completion of the design of the pendant.

Technologies:

LCD, backlight, LED, rapid innovation