APD-240M026A Vishay Dale Plasma Panel Display Modules 240 Character Display with Drive Electronics FEATURES • 240 (6 x 40) alphanumeric characters (5 x 7 dot matrix) • 0.14 W x .26 H character size • High brightness (100 foot lamberts typical) • Controller Board available with parallel and RS232 inputs • Wide viewing angle (150°) • Easily interfaced • Compact size The APD-240M026A display module displays up to 240 alphanumeric 5 x 7 dot matrix characters arranged in 6 lines of 40 characters each. The module includes drive electronics and is easily interfaced to CRT controllers. ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS Operating Temperature: 0°C to + 55°C. Storage Temperature: - 55°C to + 85°C. Relative Humidity: 10 - 90% non-condensing. GENERAL DESCRIPTION Mechanical Shock: 50G 1/2 Sine Wave, 11 ms duration, 5 shocks in each of 6 directions. The APD-240M026A consists of a DC plasma panel display and drive circuitry to accept serially entered row data and generate the required cathode and anode signals to display the desired information. The module displays information in a row scanning mode; that is, row by row beginning at the top, with each character being 5 dots wide, and with 40 characters per row, 200 bits of dot information per row is supplied to the module as serial data. When all 200 bits of row information have been loaded, the data will be displayed. This process is repeated until all 42 rows have been scanned in succession. All inputs are TTL compatible. Vibration: 0.018" displacement amplitude from 10 to 50 Hz, 2G acceleration from 50 to 2000 Hz logarithmic sweep rate. 30 minute duration along each side of the 3 major axes. Number of Characters: 240. Character Size: 0.14" [3.56] W x 0.26" [6.60] H. Dot Pitch, Vertical: 0.040" [1.016]. Dot Pitch, Horizontal: 0.030" [0.762]. 11.00 [279.40] 10.60 [269.24] 10.22 [259.59] .190 [4.83] 8.33 [211.58] .930 [23.62] .900 [22.86] 2.26 [57.40] Viewing Area: 2.26" [57.40] W x 8.33" [211.58] L. Dot Size: 0.020" [0.508] diameter. DIMENSIONS in inches [millimeters] .590 [14.99] OPTICAL SPECIFICATIONS DISPLAY AREA 1.80 [45.72] Character Spacing: 2 blank columns of dots between successive characters. Brightness: 100 foot lamberts. Color: Neon orange. Viewing Angle: 150° cone. 4.30 [109.22] .213 [5.41] DIA. (4 holes) STANDARD ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS MIN. TYP. MAX. UNITS 4.75 11.40 5.0 5.25 V 12.0 12.60 V — 50.0 60.0 mA Logic Supply 2 Current — Panel Supply 1 Voltage 60.0 60.0 65.0 75.0 70.0 mA V Panel Supply 2 Voltage - 110.0 - 115.0 - 120.0 V Panel Supply 1 Current — — 60.0 128.0 mA 80.0 135.0 mA Logic Supply 1 Voltage Logic Supply 2 Voltage Logic Supply 1 Current 1.21 [30.73] MAX PIN 1 J3 CONTROL CONNECTOR PIN 1 J5 POWER CONNECTOR Mates with: Mates with: BELDON® 9543010 MOLEX® 09-50-3031 Housing (DALE 280253-01) or equivalent MOLEX® 08-50-0106 Contacts (DALE 280253-01) or equivalent www.vishay.com 2 Panel Supply 2 Current Document Number: 37050 Revision 05-Dec-00 APD-240M026A Vishay Dale INTERFACE SIGNAL DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION SERIAL DATA - The 200 bits of data that represent one row of character data is serially entered on this input. The information is entered at the 200th dot position (right side of display) and is advanced one column with each Data Shift pulse. DATA SHIFT - A negative going edge on this input enters the row data bit present at the Serial Data input. This input requires 200 pulses to enter the 200 bits of row data. SCAN CLOCK - Much like horizontal sync on a CRT, this signal is used to advanced the the row pointer vertically down the display, one row at at time. This input must be continually pulsed whenever the display is on to prevent damage to the panel. SCAN SYNC - This pulse is applied after each complete scan to begin a new scan at the top row of the panel, similar to vertical sync on a CRT. CONNECTOR J3 J5 PIN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A B C SIGNAL DATA SHIFT GROUND N/C + 12 VDC SCAN SYNC SCAN CLOCK + 5 VDC SCAN MONITOR GROUND SERIAL DATA - 115 VDC GROUND + 65 VDC SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM PANEL SCAN DC-DC CONVERTER + 12 VDC MONITOR SCAN SYNC 8 BIT DATA BUS VIDEO CONTROLLER SYSTEM SELECT INITALIZE CURSOR DISABLE READY DATA TAKEN DATA STROBE ERROR MAIN CONTROLLER RECEIVE DATA TRANSMIT DATA CLEAR TO SEND DATA TERMINAL READY READY TO SEND REFRESH RAM CHARACTER GENERATOR PROGRAM STORAGE ROM DOT AND CHARACTER CLOCK SCAN CLOCK SCAN MONITOR CIRCUIT SHIFT REGISTERS CATHODE DRIVERS 240 CHARACTER PLASMA PANEL ANODE DRIVERS SERIAL DATA DATA SHIFT CLOCK OPTIONAL CONTROL BOARD APD-240M026A APD-240M026A-1 ORDERING INFORMATION DESCRIPTION PART NO. Display and Drive Electronics ......................................................................................................................................... APD-240M026A Display and Drive Electronics plus Controller Board (includes DC-DC high voltage converter) ................................. APD-240M026A-1 DC-DC High Voltage Converter ................................................................................................................................................. PDS-400 Data Connector Kit ................................................................................................................................................................... 280253-01 Power Connector Kit ................................................................................................................................................................. 280108-01 Non-Glare Filter (amber circularly polarized) - other filters available - contact factory ............................................................. 280109-03 Document Number: 37050 Revision 05-Dec-00 www.vishay.com 3