Building on its Embedded Video Engine (EVE) technology FTDI Chip is introducing a series of Arduino-compatible development platforms. The VM800P series (where P signifies PLUS) gives engineers ...

The hardware [Reimecker] used is a regular ‘ol 8-bit Arduino with an attached LCD touch screen displaying 320×240 pixels of a ray cast environment.

The arLCD “all-in-one” modular design unites a 3.5 inch color LCD, touchscreen, 16-bit GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) and mounting bracket, with the Arduino development environment.

If you’re looking to drive an LCD screen with an ESP8266 and Arduino, check this out for sure. As a testbed, [Jasper] ported his Tick Tock Timer project over to the new library.