• Application direction: display type, resolution, FOV, brightness, single or binocular structure, target scenario.
• Customer experience requirements: clarity, brightness uniformity, thickness or light weight.
• This stage helps rule out incompatible display and optical solutions, narrowing the range early.

Determine the display type based on application requirements and choose the appropriate display size, resolution, brightness, contrast ratio, color gamut, refresh rate, interface, sample status, and whether it meets optical performance requirements.

• Confirm the drive signals (power, ground, reset, control) and ensure the display powers on.
• Verify that the interface signals are transmitting correctly and that the test pattern is stable.
• Check for issues such as flicker, abnormal colors, missing lines, or brightness anomalies.
• Use this stage to verify basic functionality and troubleshoot the internal circuit and content path.

• Use a camera or video source to input real images and evaluate clarity, contrast, and color accuracy.
• Test for distortion, blur, and noise in the full image.
• Verify issues such as moiré, text readability, and edge distortion.
• Evaluate comfort in motion (lag, smear, flicker sensitivity).
• Test for nighttime, high-contrast, and extreme AR/MR scenarios, and assess content path robustness.

• Assemble the display, driver board, and optical elements (e.g., Pancake or waveguide) for optical matching.
• Evaluate uniformity and brightness distribution, field of view (FOV), distortion, exit pupil position, and resolution uniformity.
• Check optical stray light, ghosting, color fringing, and edge blur.
• Measure optical efficiency and validate against target specifications.
• Display optical performance and potential visibility defects, and ensure no strain during eye use.

• Build structural samples and evaluate installation position.
• Assess rigidity, heat dissipation, and the impact of mechanical design on optics.
• Confirm card slot design, wiring layout, and the structural stability of the optical module.
• Evaluate tolerance alignment, external light leakage, and viewing window quality.
• Run aging tests: vibration, drop, temperature/humidity cycling, etc.
• Validate in extreme scenarios (e.g., high temperature, low temperature, strong vibration, high humidity) and ensure AR/MR application feasibility.

• Test in indoor, outdoor strong-light, and low-light environments.
• Evaluate brightness, contrast, and color performance.
• Assess system stability during prolonged use.
• Validate actual application scenarios and user experience.
• Test movement and head motion stability.
• Verify whether visible issues occur during dynamic movement.
• Confirm the terminal product can meet expected use and pass final validation.

• Define product solution, test conditions, uncover issues, iterate, and adjust; confirm risk closure before proceeding to the next stage.

• Micro-OLED displays: driver boards and basic bring-up support; controller input testing; cable and connector support.
• Waveguide, Pancake, and optical matching: optical matching support, sample alignment guidance.
• Support custom display solutions, controller development, and optical system design.
• Provide end-to-end display solutions, controller development, and optical system matching support across all project stages.

Following a structured flow—from basic bring-up to real images, optical matching, structural samples, and environmental validation—helps identify issues early, reduce iteration, and enhance the performance and reliability of optical systems. A staged approach improves development efficiency and project success.

The above flow can serve as the core verification path and reference for near-eye display product development.

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