MM58242 High Voltage Display Driver General Description Features The MM58242 is a monolithic MOS integrated circuit utilizing CMOS metal gate low threshold P and N-channel devices. It is available both in 28-pin molded dual-in-line packages or as dice. The MM58242 is particularly suited for driving high voltage (60V max) vacuum fluorescent (VF) displays (e.g., a 20-digit alphanumeric or dot matrix display). Y Applications Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y COPSTM or microprocessor-driven displays Instrumentation readouts Industrial control indicator Digital clock, thermostat, counter, voltmeter Word processor text displays Automotive dashboards Y Direct interface to high voltage display Serial data input No external resistors required Wide display power supply operation LSTTL compatible inputs Software compatible with NS display driver family Compatible with alphanumeric or dot matrix displays Display blanking control input Simple to cascade Block Diagram TL/F/7924 – 1 FIGURE 1 COPSTM is a trademark of National Semiconductor Corporation. C1995 National Semiconductor Corporation TL/F/7924 RRD-B30M105/Printed in U. S. A. MM58242 High Voltage Display Driver March 1991 Absolute Maximum Ratings Operating Conditions If Military/Aerospace specified devices are required, please contact the National Semiconductor Sales Office/Distributors for availability and specifications. Supply Voltage (VDD) VSS e 0V Voltage at Any Input Pin Display Voltage (VDIS) Temperature Range Min VDD a 0.3V to VSS b0.3V VDD to VDD b62.5V 62.5V b 65§ C to a 150§ C Voltage at Any Display Pin VDD a lVDISl Storage Temperature Power Dissipation at a 25§ C Molded DIP Package, Board Mount Molded DIP Package, Socket Mount Junction Temperature Max Units V V §C 4.5 5.5 b 55 b 25 b 40 a 85 2.03W* 1.83W** 130§ C Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10 sec.) 260§ C *Molded DIP Package, Board Mount, iJA e 52§ C/W, Derate 19.2 mW/§ C above a 25§ C. **Molded DIP Package, Socket Mount, iJA e 58§ C/W, Derate 17.2 mW/§ C above a 25§ C. DC Electrical Characteristics TA e b40§ C to a 85§ C, VDD e 5V g 0.5V, VSS e 0V unless otherwise specified Symbol IDD IDIS Parameter Power Supply Currents Conditions Min VIL VIH Input Logic Levels DATA IN, CLOCK ENABLE, BLANK Logic ‘0’ Logic ‘1’ (Note 1) VOL VOH VOH Data Output Logic Levels Logic ‘0’ Logic ‘1’ Logic ‘1’ IOUT e 400 mA IOUT e b10 mA IOUT e b500 mA VDDb0.5 2.8 VIN e 0V or VDD b 10 IIN Input Currents DATA IN, CLOCK ENABLE, BLANK CIN Input Capacitance DATA IN, CLOCK ENABLE, BLANK ROFF Display Output Impedances Output Off (Figure 3a) RON Output On (Figure 3b) VDOL Display Output Low Voltage Note 1: 74LSTTL VOH e 2.7V @ Typ VIN e VSS or VDD, VSS e 0V, VDIS Disconnected VDD e 5.5V, VSS e 0V, VDIS e 55V All Outputs Low Units 150 10 mA mA 0.8 V V 0.4 V V V 10 mA 15 pF 400 550 650 4.0 3.7 3.4 kX kX kX kX kX kX VDIS a 4 V 2.4 VDD e 5.5V, VSS e 0V VDIS e b25V VDIS e b40V VDIS e b55V VDIS e b25V VDIS e 40V VDIS e b55V VDD e 5.5V, IOUT e Open Circuit, b 55V s VDIS s b 25V IOUT e b 400 mA, TTL VOH e 2.4V Max @ IOUT e b 400 mA. 2 60 70 80 3.0 2.6 2.3 VDIS AC Electrical Characteristics TA e b40§ C to a 85§ C, VDD e 5V g 0.5V Parameter Conditions Clock Input Frequency, fC High Time, tH Low Time, tL Min Typ Max Units 800 300 300 kHz ns ns 100 100 ns ns 100 100 ns ns (Notes 3 and 4) Data Input Set-Up Time, tDS Hold Time, tDH Enable Input Set-Up Time, tES Hold Time, tEH (Note 2) Data Output CLOCK Low to Data Out Time, tCDO CL e 50 pF 500 ns Note 2: For timimg purposes, the signals ENABLE and BLANK can be considered to be totally independent of each other. Note 3: AC input waveform specification for test purposes: tr s 20 ns, tf s 20 ns, f e 800 kHz, 50% g 10% duty cycle. Note 4: Clock input rise and fall times must not exceed 5 ms. Connection Diagrams Plastic Chip Carrier Dual-In-Line Package TL/F/7924 – 8 Top View Order Number MM58242V See NS Package Number V28A TL/F/7924 – 2 Top View FIGURE 2 Order Number MM58242N See NS Package Number N28B 3 Functional Description To clear (reset) the display driver at ‘‘power on’’ or any time, the following flushing routine may be used. With the enable signal high, clock in 20 zeroes. Drive the enable signal low and the display will be blank. It is recommended to clear the driver at power on. In Figure 5 , the ENABLE signal acts as an envelope, and only while this signal is at a logic ‘1’ does the circuit accept CLOCK input signals. Data is transferred and shifted in the internal shift register on the rising clock edge, i.e., ‘0’ – ‘1’ transition. When the ENABLE signal goes low, the contents of the shift registers are latched, and the display will show new data. During data transfer, the display will show old data. DATA OUT is also provided on the MM58242 being output on the falling edge. At any time, the display may be blanked under processor control, using the BLANKING CONTROL input. This product is specifically designed to drive multiplexed or non-multiplexed high voltage alphanumeric or dot matrix vacuum fluorescent (VF) displays. Character generation is done externally in the microprocessor, with a serial data path to the display driver. The MM58242 uses three signals, DATA IN, CLOCK and ENABLE, where ENABLE acts as an external load signal. Display blanking can be achieved by means of the BLANKING CONTROL input, and a logic ‘1’ will turn off all sections of the display. A block diagram of the MM58242 is shown in Figure 1 . Figure 2 shows the pinout of the MM58242 device, where output 1 (pin 12) is equivalent to bit 1 (i.e., the first bit of data to be loaded into the shift register following ENABLE high). A logic ‘1’ at the input will turn on the corresponding display digit/segment/dot output. A significant reduction in discrete board components can be achieved by use of the MM58242, because external pulldown resistors are not required. Due to the nature of the output stage, both its on and off impedance values vary as a function of the display voltage applied, However, Figures 3a and 3b show that this output impedance will remain constant for a fixed value of display voltage. Figure 6 shows a schematic diagram of a microprocessorbased system where the MM58242 is used to provide the grid drive for a 40-digit 2 line 5 c 7 multiplexed vacuum fluorescent (VF) display. The anode drive in this example is provided by another member of the high voltage display driver family, namely the MM58248, which does not require an externally generated load signal. Figure 4 demonstrates the critical timing requirements between CLOCK and DATA IN for the MM58242. TL/F/7924 – 3 FIGURE 3a. Output Impedance Off TL/F/7924 – 4 FIGURE 3b. Output Impedance On 4 Timing Diagrams TL/F/7924 – 5 For the purposes of AC measurement, VIH e 2.4V, VIL e 0.8V. FIGURE 4. Clock and Data Timings TL/F/7924 – 6 FIGURE 5. MM58242 Timings (Data Format) Typical Application TL/F/7924 – 7 FIGURE 6. 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