OPTIONS & SELECTION GUIDES TN (Twisted Nematic) STN (Super Twisted Nematic) BACK LIGHT EL (Electro- luminescent) l Power efficient l STN type offers high contrast and wide viewing angle. LED with a choice of colors l STN type is available with different background colors; l l l l l Yellow-green w/black characters l Silver-gray w/dark blue characters l Dark blue w/white characters FSTN (Film STN) Bright and even back lighting Long life expectancy, more than 100,000 hours Simple to drive. Needs +5 volts only Brightness can be easily adjusted CCFL (Cold Cathode Florescent Light) l Paper white, best for large graphic displays l Less power consumption than LED’s l Black and white STN with very high contrast ratio for large graphic panels. DISPLAY TYPE l Positive image (Dark dots on light background) l Negative image (Light dots on dark background) TEMPERATURE RANGE OPPERATION (°C) STORAGE (°C) STANDARD 0 ~ +50 -20 ~ +70 EXTENDED -20 ~ +70 -30 ~ +80 VIEWING ANGLE l 12:00 (Top) Display is below eye level l 6:00 (Bottom) Display is above eye level SELECTION GUIDE DISPLAY/POLORIZER DISPLAY DESCRIPTION OUTDOORS OFFICE LIGHT SUBDUED LIGHT VERY LOW LIGHT COMMENTS REFLECTIVE POSITIVE DARK CHARACTERS ON A LIGHT GREY OR YELLOW BACKGROUND EXCELLENT VERY GOOD POOR UNUSABLE CAN’T BE BACK LIT TRANSFLECTIVE POSITIVE DARK CHARACTERS ON A LIGHT GREY OR YELLOW BACKGROUND EXCELLLENT VERY GOOD VERY GOOD EXCELLENT BEST CHOICE FOR GENERAL USE TRANSMISSIVE NEGATIVE LIGHT CHARACTERS ON A DARK BACKGROUND POOR GOOD VERY GOOD EXCELLENT MUST BE USED WITH A BACKLIGHT TRANSMISSIVE POSITIVE DARK CHARACTERS ON A LIGHT GRAY OR YELLOW BACKGROUND GOOD VERY GOOD EXCELENT EXCELLENT HIGH CONTRAST DISPLAY TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION & EL LIFE TIME VDD +5V THERMISTOR 272k @ 0°C LCD MODULE T 9.6k @ 100°C 56kΩ PNP hfe=≥200 VL VSS AMBIENT CONDITIONS 20°C 70% RH 100k @ 25°C INITIAL BRIGHTNESS RATIO 10mΩ 100% 100V 50Hz 50% 27kΩ 100V 400Hz 100V 700Hz -5V 1250 Page 3 2500 TIME (hours) 3750 5000