Andreas Kopietz, Produktmanager für den Bereich Embedded Systeme bei der Elektrosil GmbH hielt während der Embedded World in Nürnberg vor einem internationalen Auditorium einen Fachvortrag zum Thema EPI – Embedded Panel Interface:

` The Embedded Panel Interface EPI, an open standard, allows for easy and direct control of all flat panel displays with maximum interchangeability.

One of the biggest advantages of COM‘s (Computer On Modules) is the inter-changeability of modules between different suppliers. The only weak point was the direct control of flat panel displays. Due to the lack of a uniform standard all manufacturers had to define their own interface strategy.

This problem is now solved with the use of Embedded Panel Interface EPI. EPI is based on the VESA standard EDID 1.3 and defines the software format for display properties and the scalable hardware interface.´