Microchip Graphics Suite (MGS) Development Kits

Last modified by Microchip on 2026/07/06 15:39

Introduction

Microchip graphics development kits are hardware and software tools provided by Microchip Technology Inc. for the development of Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) on embedded systems. These kits are designed to help engineers and developers create sophisticated graphics for applications that run on Microchip microcontrollers (MCUs) or microprocessors (MPUs).

Hardware Configurations

Microchip offers scalable embedded graphics solutions to support a wide range of display interfaces and hardware configurations across different platforms.

Integrated Graphics

The following table lists graphics-enabled MCUs and MPUs with integrated display controllers, 2D GPU and memory:

Device	Display Interface	General Documentation	Microchip Graphics Suite (MGS) Linux^®	MGS Harmony	Light and Versatile Graphics Library (LVGL^®)
SAMA7D65	MIPI DSI^® Low-Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS) 8-bit Serial RGB		SAMA7D65 Curiosity Kit User's Guide	User guide Application Examples VS Code^® with MPLAB^® Extensions MPLAB^® X IDE	VS Code with MPLAB Extensions User guide Application examples
SAM9X75	MIPI DSI LVDS 24-bit RGB	SAM9X75 Curiosity LAN Kit	SAM9X75 Curiosity Kit User's Guide	User guide Application Examples VS Code with MPLAB Extensions MPLAB X IDE	VS Code with MPLAB Extensions User guide Application examples
SAM9X75	MIPI DSI	SAM9X75 Round Display Kit (RDK)		User guide Application examples
SAM9X60	24-bit RGB	SAM9X60 Curiosity Development Board	SAM9X60 Curiosity Kit User's Guide SAM9X60 Evaluation Kit User's Guide	Application Examples VS Code with MPLAB Extensions MPLAB X IDE	VS Code with MPLAB Extensions User guide Application examples
SAMA5D2	24-bit RGB	SAMA5D29 Curiosity Development Board	SAMA5D29 Curiosity Kit User's Guide	Application examples
PIC32MZ DA	24-bit RGB		Not Supported	User guide Application examples	VS Code with MPLAB Extensions User guide Application examples

Low-Cost Controllerless (LCC)

The following table lists general-purpose MCUs with a 16-bit controllerless interface to RGB displays:

Device	Display Interface	MGS Harmony	LVGL
PIC32CZ CA80	16-bit RGB	Application examples
PIC32CZ CA70	16-bit RGB	Application examples VS Code^® with MPLAB^® Extensions	VS Code with MPLAB Extensions User guide Application examples
PIC32MZ EF	16-bit RGB	Application examples
PIC32CK GC	16-bit RGB	Application examples	VS Code with MPLAB Extensions User guide Application examples
SAME70	16-bit RGB	Application examples
PIC32 BZ6	8-bit RGB	User guide Application example

Dedicated External Controllers

The following table lists general-purpose MCUs supporting 16- and 8-bit parallel 8080 or 4-wire Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) display interfaces:

Device	Display Interface	MGS Harmony
PIC32 BZ6	8-bit Parallel 8080	User guide Application example
PIC32CX GC/SG	8-bit Parallel 8080 4-wire SPI	Application examples
SAME5x/D5x	8-bit Parallel 8080 4-wire SPI	User guide Application examples
PIC32CM LE/LS	4-wire SPI	Application examples

ePaper Displays

ePaper or electrophoretic (EPD) displays are ideal for devices that need persistent content, excellent visibility, and minimal power use. Because they only consume power when updating, they are well-suited to battery-powered products, IoT devices, digital labels, dashboards, and industrial interfaces.

MGS Harmony provides the software layer for managing display content, refresh behavior, and hardware communication. With MGS, you can configure supported displays, render text and graphics, control updates, and optimize performance for your device.

The "ePaper GUI Development Using Microchip Graphics Suite (MGS)" guide helps developers use MGS with ePaper displays to build low-power, readable, and reliable display solutions.