Custom Segment LCD for Smart Water Meters

A 38-pin HTN positive segment LCD built for water meter registers: total volume in m3, volume in L and flow rate in m3/h on one glass, with battery, signal, water-drop, warning and plus/minus status icons.

Key Features

• 38-pin HTN positive segment display, 1/4 duty and 1/3 bias at 3.0 V
• Daylight readable with transmissive polarizer and reflective back film
• Operating range -20 C to +80 C, storage -30 C to +85 C
• Segment map and icons drawn to your register definition
• RoHS 2.0 and REACH compliant

Specifications

Applications

• Residential cold-water meters, prepaid and postpaid
• Bulk and industrial meters, district metering
• Heat and energy meters
• AMR / AMI retrofit and drive-by reading modules

Customisation

• Glass size and thickness 0.4 to 1.1 mm, outline up to 370 x 470 mm panel
• Connection: pin, FPC, heat seal or zebra connector to match your PCB
• Any unit set and icon combination: m3, L, m3/h, GPM, kWh, alarm and status icons
• Positive or negative mode, reflective, transflective or transmissive, optional backlight
• Extended temperature -40 C to +90 C on request

Quality and Delivery

• ISO9001 and ISO14001; 100% visual and electrical inspection on each lot
• Reliability: thermal shock, damp heat, high and low temperature, ESD, vibration, drop
• Samples 3 to 4 weeks after drawing approval, mass production 4 weeks
• Quotation within 6 working hours on a complete specification

FAQ

Q: What is the minimum order quantity?
A: 1000 pieces per model; trial orders can be discussed for standard glass sizes.

Q: Can you build to my segment layout?
A: Yes. Send a drawing or a sample and we return a counter-drawing in 2 working days.

Q: What is the lead time?
A: Samples 3 to 4 weeks after drawing approval, mass production 4 weeks.

Q: Which connection type should I choose?
A: 2.54 mm pins for through-hole PCB, FPC or heat seal for compact modules.

Q: Is the display readable in sunlight?
A: Yes, positive HTN mode with reflective back film is designed for outdoor meter cabinets.

Q: What certifications do you provide?
A: RoHS 2.0 and REACH declarations; ISO9001 and ISO14001 production.

Q: What is the warranty?
A: 12 months against manufacturing defects under normal operating conditions.

Q: How do you ship and what about payment?
A: EXW or FOB Shanghai by express, air or sea; T/T 30% deposit, balance before shipment, or Trade Assurance.

Company

Shanghai Best Display Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (BEST DISPLAY) has run display production since 2012 and was established in December 2019 with RMB 10 million registered capital. We make MONO LCD glass and LCM, TFT modules, PMOLED and AMOLED, mirror LCD, LCD shutter and industrial HMI.

• TFT module line: 3,100 sqm plant with a nearly 2,000 sqm clean workshop, 2 fully automatic COG/FPC lines, about 1,000,000 pcs per month
• MONO LCD line (De'an, Jiangxi): self-owned 33,000 sqm park with 22,000 sqm workshops, 1 fully automatic STN line, 95,000 pairs of 370 x 470 mm plates per year and 1,300,000 LCM pcs per month
• ISO9001 and ISO14001, incoming AQL 0.25 and outgoing AQL 0.65, full traceability

We are one of the world's TOP 5 smart water meter display suppliers.