PCF8576D Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 Product data sheet 1. General description The PCF8576D is a peripheral device which interfaces to almost any Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)1 with low multiplex rates. It generates the drive signals for any static or multiplexed LCD containing up to four backplanes and up to 40 segments. It can be easily cascaded for larger LCD applications. The PCF8576D is compatible with most microcontrollers and communicates via the two-line bidirectional I2C-bus. Communication overheads are minimized by a display RAM with auto-incremented addressing, by hardware subaddressing and by display memory switching (static and duplex drive modes). * PCF8576DT/2 should not be used for new design-ins. Replacement part is PCF85176T/1 for industrial applications * PCF8576DT/S400/2 should not be used for new design-ins. Replacement part is PCA85176T/Q900/1 for automotive applications 2. Features and benefits 1. AEC-Q100 compliant (PCF8576DT/S400/2) for automotive applications Single chip LCD controller and driver Selectable backplane drive configuration: static or 2, 3, 4 backplane multiplexing Selectable display bias configuration: static, 12, or 13 Internal LCD bias generation with voltage-follower buffers 40 segment drives: Up to 20 7-segment numeric characters Up to 10 14-segment alphanumeric characters Any graphics of up to 160 elements 40 x 4-bit RAM for display data storage Auto-incremented display data loading across device subaddress boundaries Display memory bank switching in static and duplex drive modes Versatile blinking modes Independent supplies possible for LCD and logic voltages Wide power supply range: from 1.8 V to 5.5 V Wide logic LCD supply range: From 2.5 V for low-threshold LCDs Up to 6.5 V for high-threshold twisted nematic LCDs Low power consumption 400 kHz I2C-bus interface The definition of the abbreviations and acronyms used in this data sheet can be found in Section 20. PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates May be cascaded for large LCD applications (up to 2560 elements possible) No external components required Compatible with chip-on-glass and chip-on-board technology Manufactured in silicon gate CMOS process 3. Ordering information Table 1. Ordering information Type number Package Name Description Version PCF8576DT/2[1] TSSOP56 plastic thin shrink small outline package, 56 leads; body width 6.1 mm SOT364-1 PCF8576DT/S400/2[2] TSSOP56 plastic thin shrink small outline package, 56 leads; body width 6.1 mm SOT364-1 PCF8576DU/DA/2 wire bond die 59 bonding pads[3] PCF8576DU/DA PCF8576DU/2DA/2 bare die 59 bumps[4] PCF8576DU/2DA [1] Not to be used for new designs. Replacement part is PCF85176T/1 for industrial applications. [2] Not to be used for new designs. Replacement part is PCA85176T/Q900/1 for automotive applications. [3] Chips in tray. [4] Chips with bumps in tray. 4. Marking Table 2. Marking codes Type number PCF8576D Product data sheet Marking code PCF8576DT/2 PCF8576DT PCF8576DT/S400/2 PCF8576DT/S400 PCF8576DU/DA/2 PC8576D-2 PCF8576DU/2DA/2 PC8576D-2 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 2 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 5. Block diagram BP0 BP2 BP1 BP3 S0 to S39 40 VLCD DISPLAY SEGMENT OUTPUTS BACKPLANE OUTPUTS LCD VOLTAGE SELECTOR DISPLAY REGISTER OUTPUT BANK SELECT AND BLINK CONTROL DISPLAY CONTROLLER LCD BIAS GENERATOR VSS CLK SYNC OSC DISPLAY RAM 40 x 4-BIT PCF8576D CLOCK SELECT AND TIMING BLINKER TIMEBASE OSCILLATOR POWER-ON RESET INPUT FILTERS I2C-BUS CONTROLLER COMMAND DECODER WRITE DATA CONTROL DATA POINTER AND AUTO INCREMENT VDD SCL SDA SA0 SUBADDRESS COUNTER A0 A1 A2 001aai900 Fig 1. Block diagram of PCF8576D PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 3 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 6. Pinning information 6.1 Pinning BP2 1 56 BP0 BP1 2 55 VLCD BP3 3 54 VSS S0 4 53 SA0 S1 5 52 A2 S2 6 51 A1 S3 7 50 A0 S4 8 49 OSC S5 9 48 VDD S6 10 47 CLK S7 11 46 SYNC S8 12 45 SCL S9 13 44 SDA S10 14 S11 15 43 S39 PCF8576DT 42 S38 S12 16 41 S37 S13 17 40 S36 S14 18 39 S35 S15 19 38 S34 S16 20 37 S33 S17 21 36 S32 S18 22 35 S31 S19 23 34 S30 S20 24 33 S29 S21 25 32 S28 S22 26 31 S27 S23 27 30 S26 S24 28 29 S25 001aaf646 Top view. For mechanical details, see Figure 25. Fig 2. PCF8576D Product data sheet Pinning diagram for PCF8576DT (TSSOP56) All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 4 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors S17 S16 S15 S14 S13 S12 S11 S10 S9 S8 S7 S6 S5 S4 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 21 S3 S18 36 20 S2 S19 37 19 S1 S20 38 18 S0 S21 39 17 BP3 S22 40 16 BP1 S23 41 15 BP2 S24 42 14 BP0 S25 43 S26 44 13 VLCD S27 45 S28 46 S29 47 12 VSS S30 48 S31 49 11 SA0 S32 50 10 A2 S33 51 9 A1 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 S35 S36 S37 S38 S39 SDA SDA SDA SCL SCL SYNC CLK VDD OSC A0 C1 52 S34 C2 PCF8576DU 001aag424 Viewed from active side. C1 and C2 are alignment marks. For mechanical details, see Figure 26 and Figure 27. Fig 3. PCF8576D Product data sheet Pinning diagram for PCF8576DU (bare die) All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 5 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 6.2 Pin description Table 3. Symbol Product data sheet Pin Description PCF8576DT PCF8576DU SDA 44 1, 58, 59 I2C-bus serial data input and output SCL 45 2, 3 I2C-bus serial clock input CLK 47 5 external clock input or output VDD 48 6 supply voltage SYNC 46 4 cascade synchronization input or output OSC 49 7 internal oscillator enable input A0 to A2 50 to 52 8 to 10 subaddress inputs SA0 53 11 I2C-bus address input; bit 0 VSS 54 12[1] ground supply voltage VLCD 55 13 LCD supply voltage BP0, BP2, BP1, BP3 56, 1, 2, 3 14 to 17 LCD backplane outputs S0 to S39 4 to 43 18 to 57 LCD segment outputs n.c. - - not connected [1] PCF8576D Pin description The substrate (rear side of the die) is connected to VSS and should be electrically isolated. All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 6 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 7. Functional description The PCF8576D is a versatile peripheral device designed to interface between any microcontroller to a wide variety of LCD segment or dot matrix displays (see Figure 4). It can directly drive any static or multiplexed LCD containing up to four backplanes and up to 40 segments. The possible display configurations of the PCF8576D depend on the number of active backplane outputs required. A selection of display configurations is shown in Table 4. All of these configurations can be implemented in the typical system shown in Figure 5. dot matrix 7-segment with dot 14-segment with dot and accent 013aaa312 Fig 4. Example of displays suitable for PCF8576D Table 4. Selection of possible display configurations Number of Backplanes PCF8576D Product data sheet Icons Digits/Characters 7-segment[1] 14-segment[2] Dot matrix/ Elements 4 160 20 10 160 (4 x 40) 3 120 15 7 120 (3 x 40) 2 80 10 5 80 (2 x 40) 1 40 5 2 40 (1 x 40) [1] 7 segment display has 8 elements including the decimal point. [2] 14 segment display has 16 elements including decimal point and accent dot. All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 7 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates VDD R tr 2CB VDD VLCD SDA HOST MICROPROCESSOR/ MICROCONTROLLER 40 segment drives SCL PCF8576D OSC 4 backplanes A0 A1 A2 LCD PANEL (up to 160 elements) SA0 VSS VSS mdb079 The resistance of the power lines must be kept to a minimum. For chip-on-glass applications, due to the Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) track resistance, each supply line must be routed separately between the chip and the connector. Fig 5. Typical system configuration The host microcontroller maintains the 2-line I2C-bus communication channel with the PCF8576D. The internal oscillator is enabled by connecting pin OSC to pin VSS. The appropriate biasing voltages for the multiplexed LCD waveforms are generated internally. The only other connections required to complete the system are to the power supplies (VDD, VSS, and VLCD) and the LCD panel chosen for the application. 7.1 Power-On Reset (POR) At power-on the PCF8576D resets to the following starting conditions: * * * * * * * All backplane and segment outputs are set to VLCD The selected drive mode is: 1:4 multiplex with 13 bias Blinking is switched off Input and output bank selectors are reset The I2C-bus interface is initialized The data pointer and the subaddress counter are cleared (set to logic 0) The display is disabled (bit E = 0, see Table 11) Remark: Do not transfer data on the I2C-bus for at least 1 ms after a power-on to allow the reset action to complete. 7.2 LCD bias generator Fractional LCD biasing voltages are obtained from an internal voltage divider of three impedances connected between pins VLCD and VSS. The center impedance is bypassed by switch if the 12 bias voltage level for the 1:2 multiplex drive mode configuration is selected. The LCD voltage can be temperature compensated externally using the supply to pin VLCD. PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 8 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 7.3 LCD voltage selector The LCD voltage selector coordinates the multiplexing of the LCD in accordance with the selected LCD drive configuration. The operation of the voltage selector is controlled by the mode-set command from the command decoder. The biasing configurations that apply to the preferred modes of operation, together with the biasing characteristics as functions of VLCD and the resulting discrimination ratios (D) are given in Table 5. Discrimination is a term which is defined as the ratio of the on and off RMS voltage across a segment. It can be thought of as a measurement of contrast. Table 5. Biasing characteristics LCD drive mode Number of: LCD bias Backplanes Levels configuration V off ( RMS ) ------------------------V LCD V on ( RMS ) -----------------------V LCD V on ( RMS ) D = -----------------------V off ( RMS ) static 1 2 static 0 1 3 1 2 0.354 0.791 2.236 1:2 multiplex 2 4 1 3 0.333 0.745 2.236 1:3 multiplex 3 4 1 3 0.333 0.638 1.915 1:4 multiplex 4 4 1 3 0.333 0.577 1.732 1:2 multiplex 2 A practical value for VLCD is determined by equating Voff(RMS) with a defined LCD threshold voltage (Vth(off)), typically when the LCD exhibits approximately 10 % contrast. In the static drive mode a suitable choice is VLCD > 3Vth(off). Multiplex drive modes of 1:3 and 1:4 with 12 bias are possible but the discrimination and hence the contrast ratios are smaller. 1 Bias is calculated by ------------- , where the values for a are 1+a a = 1 for 12 bias a = 2 for 13 bias The RMS on-state voltage (Von(RMS)) for the LCD is calculated with Equation 1: V on ( RMS ) = V LCD a 2 + 2a + n -----------------------------2 n x (1 + a) (1) where the values for n are n = 1 for static drive mode n = 2 for 1:2 multiplex drive mode n = 3 for 1:3 multiplex drive mode n = 4 for 1:4 multiplex drive mode The RMS off-state voltage (Voff(RMS)) for the LCD is calculated with Equation 2: V off ( RMS ) = V LCD a 2 - 2a + n -----------------------------2 n x (1 + a) (2) Discrimination is the ratio of Von(RMS) to Voff(RMS) and is determined from Equation 3: PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 9 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates V on ( RMS ) D = ---------------------- = V off ( RMS ) 2 a + 2a + n --------------------------2 a - 2a + n (3) Using Equation 3, the discrimination for an LCD drive mode of 1:3 multiplex with 1 2 bias is 1 2 21 bias is ---------- = 1.528 . 3 3 = 1.732 and the discrimination for an LCD drive mode of 1:4 multiplex with The advantage of these LCD drive modes is a reduction of the LCD full scale voltage VLCD as follows: * 1:3 multiplex (12 bias): V LCD = 6 x V off ( RMS ) = 2.449V off ( RMS ) 4 x 3) - = 2.309V off ( RMS ) * 1:4 multiplex (12 bias): V LCD = (--------------------3 These compare with V LCD = 3V off ( RMS ) when 13 bias is used. It should be noted that VLCD is sometimes referred as the LCD operating voltage. 7.3.1 Electro-optical performance Suitable values for Von(RMS) and Voff(RMS) are dependent on the LCD liquid used. The RMS voltage, at which a pixel will be switched on or off, determine the transmissibility of the pixel. For any given liquid, there are two threshold values defined. One point is at 10 % relative transmission (at Vth(off)) and the other at 90 % relative transmission (at Vth(on)), see Figure 6. For a good contrast performance, the following rules should be followed: V on ( RMS ) V th ( on ) (4) V off ( RMS ) V th ( off ) (5) Von(RMS) and Voff(RMS) are properties of the display driver and are affected by the selection of a, n (see Equation 1 to Equation 3) and the VLCD voltage. Vth(off) and Vth(on) are properties of the LCD liquid and can be provided by the module manufacturer. Vth(off) is sometimes just named Vth. Vth(on) is sometimes named saturation voltage Vsat. It is important to match the module properties to those of the driver in order to achieve optimum performance. PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 10 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 100 % Relative Transmission 90 % 10 % Vth(off) OFF SEGMENT Vth(on) GREY SEGMENT VRMS [V] ON SEGMENT 013aaa494 Fig 6. PCF8576D Product data sheet Electro-optical characteristic: relative transmission curve of the liquid All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 11 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 7.4 LCD drive mode waveforms 7.4.1 Static drive mode The static LCD drive mode is used when a single backplane is provided in the LCD. The backplane (BPn) and segment drive (Sn) waveforms for this mode are shown in Figure 7. Tfr LCD segments VLCD BP0 VSS state 1 (on) VLCD state 2 (off) Sn VSS VLCD Sn+1 VSS (a) Waveforms at driver. VLCD state 1 0V -VLCD VLCD state 2 0V -VLCD (b) Resultant waveforms at LCD segment. mgl745 (1) Vstate1(t) = VSn(t) - VBP0(t). (2) Von(RMS) = VLCD. (3) Vstate2(t) = VSn+1(t) - VBP0(t). (4) Voff(RMS) = 0 V. Fig 7. PCF8576D Product data sheet Static drive mode waveforms All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 12 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 7.4.2 1:2 Multiplex drive mode The 1:2 multiplex drive mode is used when two backplanes are provided in the LCD. This mode allows fractional LCD bias voltages of 12 bias or 13 bias as shown in Figure 8 and Figure 9. Tfr VLCD BP0 LCD segments VLCD / 2 VSS state 1 VLCD BP1 state 2 VLCD / 2 VSS VLCD Sn VSS VLCD Sn+1 VSS (a) Waveforms at driver. VLCD VLCD / 2 state 1 0V -VLCD / 2 -VLCD VLCD VLCD / 2 state 2 0V -VLCD / 2 -VLCD (b) Resultant waveforms at LCD segment. mgl746 (1) Vstate1(t) = VSn(t) - VBP0(t). (2) Von(RMS) = 0.791VLCD. (3) Vstate2(t) = VSn+1(t) - VBP1(t). (4) Voff(RMS) = 0.354VLCD. Fig 8. PCF8576D Product data sheet Waveforms for the 1:2 multiplex drive mode with 12 bias All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 13 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates Tfr VLCD BP0 LCD segments 2VLCD / 3 VLCD / 3 VSS state 1 VLCD BP1 state 2 2VLCD / 3 VLCD / 3 VSS VLCD Sn 2VLCD / 3 VLCD / 3 VSS VLCD 2VLCD / 3 Sn+1 VLCD / 3 VSS (a) Waveforms at driver. VLCD 2VLCD / 3 VLCD / 3 state 1 0V -VLCD / 3 -2VLCD / 3 -VLCD VLCD 2VLCD / 3 VLCD / 3 state 2 0V -VLCD / 3 -2VLCD / 3 -VLCD (b) Resultant waveforms at LCD segment. mgl747 (1) Vstate1(t) = VSn(t) - VBP0(t). (2) Von(RMS) = 0.745VLCD. (3) Vstate2(t) = VSn+1(t) - VBP1(t). (4) Voff(RMS) = 0.333VLCD. Fig 9. PCF8576D Product data sheet Waveforms for the 1:2 multiplex drive mode with 13 bias All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 14 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 7.4.3 1:3 Multiplex drive mode When three backplanes are provided in the LCD, the 1:3 multiplex drive mode applies (see Figure 10). Tfr VLCD BP0 LCD segments 2VLCD / 3 VLCD / 3 VSS state 1 VLCD BP1 state 2 2VLCD / 3 VLCD / 3 VSS VLCD BP2 2VLCD / 3 VLCD / 3 VSS VLCD Sn 2VLCD / 3 VLCD / 3 VSS VLCD Sn+1 2VLCD / 3 VLCD / 3 VSS VLCD Sn+2 2VLCD / 3 VLCD / 3 VSS (a) Waveforms at driver. VLCD 2VLCD / 3 VLCD / 3 state 1 0V -VLCD / 3 -2VLCD / 3 -VLCD VLCD 2VLCD / 3 VLCD / 3 state 2 0V -VLCD / 3 -2VLCD / 3 -VLCD (b) Resultant waveforms at LCD segment. mgl748 (1) Vstate1(t) = VSn(t) - VBP0(t). (2) Von(RMS) = 0.638VLCD. (3) Vstate2(t) = VSn+1(t) - VBP1(t). (4) Voff(RMS) = 0.333VLCD. Fig 10. Waveforms for the 1:3 multiplex drive mode with 13 bias PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 15 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 7.4.4 1:4 Multiplex drive mode When four backplanes are provided in the LCD, the 1:4 multiplex drive mode applies (see Figure 11). Tfr VLCD BP0 LCD segments 2VLCD / 3 VLCD / 3 VSS state 1 VLCD BP1 state 2 2VLCD / 3 VLCD / 3 VSS VLCD BP2 2VLCD / 3 VLCD / 3 VSS VLCD BP3 2VLCD / 3 VLCD / 3 VSS VLCD Sn 2VLCD / 3 VLCD / 3 VSS VLCD Sn+1 2VLCD / 3 VLCD / 3 VSS VLCD Sn+2 2VLCD / 3 VLCD / 3 VSS VLCD Sn+3 2VLCD / 3 VLCD / 3 VSS (a) Waveforms at driver. VLCD 2VLCD / 3 VLCD / 3 state 1 0V -VLCD / 3 -2VLCD / 3 -VLCD VLCD 2VLCD / 3 VLCD / 3 state 2 0V -VLCD / 3 -2VLCD / 3 -VLCD (b) Resultant waveforms at LCD segment. mgl749 (1) Vstate1(t) = VSn(t) - VBP0(t). (2) Von(RMS) = 0.577VLCD. (3) Vstate2(t) = VSn+1(t) - VBP1(t). (4) Voff(RMS) = 0.333VLCD. Fig 11. Waveforms for the 1:4 multiplex drive mode with 13 bias PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 16 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 7.5 Oscillator 7.5.1 Internal clock The internal logic of the PCF8576D and its LCD drive signals are timed either by its internal oscillator or by an external clock. The internal oscillator is enabled by connecting pin OSC to pin VSS. If the internal oscillator is used, the output from pin CLK can be used as the clock signal for several PCF8576Ds in the system that are connected in cascade. 7.5.2 External clock Pin CLK is enabled as an external clock input by connecting pin OSC to VDD. The LCD frame signal frequency is determined by the clock frequency (fclk). Remark: A clock signal must always be supplied to the device; removing the clock may freeze the LCD in a DC state, which is not suitable for the liquid crystal. 7.6 Timing The PCF8576D timing controls the internal data flow of the device. This includes the transfer of display data from the display RAM to the display segment outputs. In cascaded applications, the correct timing relationship between each PCF8576D in the system is maintained by the synchronization signal at pin SYNC. The timing also generates the LCD frame signal whose frequency is derived from the clock frequency. The frame signal frequency is a fixed division of the clock frequency from either the internal or an external f clk clock: f fr = ------. 24 7.7 Display register The display latch holds the display data while the corresponding multiplex signals are generated. 7.8 Segment outputs The LCD drive section includes 40 segment outputs S0 to S39 which should be connected directly to the LCD. The segment output signals are generated in accordance with the multiplexed backplane signals and with data residing in the display latch. When less than 40 segment outputs are required, the unused segment outputs should be left open-circuit. PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 17 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 7.9 Backplane outputs The LCD drive section includes four backplane outputs BP0 to BP3 which must be connected directly to the LCD. The backplane output signals are generated in accordance with the selected LCD drive mode. If less than four backplane outputs are required, the unused outputs can be left open-circuit. * In 1:3 multiplex drive mode, BP3 carries the same signal as BP1, therefore these two adjacent outputs can be tied together to give enhanced drive capabilities. * In 1:2 multiplex drive mode, BP0 and BP2, respectively, BP1 and BP3 all carry the same signals and may also be paired to increase the drive capabilities. * In static drive mode the same signal is carried by all four backplane outputs and they can be connected in parallel for very high drive requirements. 7.10 Display RAM The display RAM is a static 40 x 4-bit RAM which stores LCD data. There is a one-to-one correspondence between * the bits in the RAM bitmap and the LCD elements * the RAM columns and the segment outputs * the RAM rows and the backplane outputs. A logic 1 in the RAM bitmap indicates the on-state of the corresponding LCD element; similarly, a logic 0 indicates the off-state. The display RAM bit map, Figure 12, shows the rows 0 to 3 which correspond with the backplane outputs BP0 to BP3, and the columns 0 to 39 which correspond with the segment outputs S0 to S39. In multiplexed LCD applications the segment data of the first, second, third and fourth row of the display RAM are time-multiplexed with BP0, BP1, BP2, and BP3 respectively. display RAM addresses (columns)/segment outputs (S) 0 1 2 3 4 35 36 37 38 39 0 display RAM bits 1 (rows)/ backplane outputs 2 (BP) 3 mbe525 The display RAM bitmap shows the direct relationship between the display RAM column and the segment outputs; and between the bits in a RAM row and the backplane outputs. Fig 12. Display RAM bit map When display data is transmitted to the PCF8576D, the received display bytes are stored in the display RAM in accordance with the selected LCD drive mode. The data is stored as it arrives and depending on the current multiplex drive mode the bits are stored singularly, PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 18 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates in pairs, triples, or quadruples. To illustrate the filling order, an example of a 7-segment display showing all drive modes is given in Figure 13; the RAM filling organization depicted applies equally to other LCD types. The following applies to Figure 13: * In static drive mode the eight transmitted data bits are placed into row 0 as one byte. * In 1:2 multiplex drive mode the eight transmitted data bits are placed in pairs into row 0 and 1 as two successive 4-bit RAM words. * In 1:3 multiplex drive mode the eight bits are placed in triples into row 0, 1, and 2 as three successive 3-bit RAM words, with bit 3 of the third address left unchanged. It is not recommended to use this bit in a display because of the difficult addressing. This last bit may, if necessary, be controlled by an additional transfer to this address, but care should be taken to avoid overwriting adjacent data because always full bytes are transmitted (see Section 7.10.3). * In 1:4 multiplex drive mode, the eight transmitted data bits are placed in quadruples into row 0, 1, 2, and 3 as two successive 4-bit RAM words. PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 19 of 56 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxx x x x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xx xx xxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx x x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx Sn+2 Sn+3 static display RAM filling order b f Sn+1 BP0 rows display RAM 0 rows/backplane 1 outputs (BP) 2 3 g e Sn+6 Sn Sn+7 c DP d n n+1 n+2 n+3 n+4 n+5 n+6 n+7 c x x x b x x x a x x x f x x x g x x x e x x x d x x x DP x x x Sn a b f g multiplex Sn+2 BP1 e Sn+3 c Sn+1 1:3 Sn+2 DP d a b Sn multiplex BP1 c b f BP0 g 20 of 56 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. Sn+1 BP1 c d g e d DP n n+1 n+2 n+3 a b x x f g x x e c x x d DP x x MSB a b LSB f g e c d DP n rows display RAM 0 b rows/backplane 1 DP outputs (BP) 2 c 3 x n+1 n+2 a d g x f e x x MSB LSB b DP c a d g f e DP BP2 n rows display RAM 0 a rows/backplane 1 c BP3 outputs (BP) 2 b 3 DP n+1 f e g d MSB a c b DP f LSB e g d 001aaj646 x = data bit unchanged. Fig 13. Relationship between LCD layout, drive mode, display RAM filling order and display data transmitted over the I2C-bus PCF8576D multiplex e f columns display RAM address/segment outputs (s) byte1 byte2 byte3 byte4 byte5 a Sn 1:4 BP2 DP d c b a columns display RAM address/segment outputs (s) byte1 byte2 byte3 g e rows display RAM 0 rows/backplane 1 outputs (BP) 2 3 BP0 f LSB Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Sn+1 MSB columns display RAM address/segment outputs (s) byte1 byte2 BP0 1:2 transmitted display byte columns display RAM address/segment outputs (s) byte1 a Sn+4 Sn+5 LCD backplanes NXP Semiconductors PCF8576D Product data sheet LCD segments drive mode PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 7.10.1 Data pointer The addressing mechanism for the display RAM is realized using the data pointer. This allows the loading of an individual display data byte, or a series of display data bytes, into any location of the display RAM. The sequence commences with the initialization of the data pointer by the load-data-pointer command (see Table 12). Following this command, an arriving data byte is stored at the display RAM address indicated by the data pointer. The filling order is shown in Figure 13. After each byte is stored, the content of the data pointer is automatically incremented by a value dependent on the selected LCD drive mode: * * * * In static drive mode by eight. In 1:2 multiplex drive mode by four. In 1:3 multiplex drive mode by three. In 1:4 multiplex drive mode by two. If an I2C-bus data access terminates early then the state of the data pointer is unknown. Consequently, the data pointer must be rewritten prior to further RAM accesses. 7.10.2 Subaddress counter The storage of display data is determined by the contents of the subaddress counter. Storage is allowed only when the content of the subaddress counter match with the hardware subaddress applied to A0, A1, and A2. The subaddress counter value is defined by the device-select command (see Table 13). If the content of the subaddress counter and the hardware subaddress do not match then data storage is inhibited but the data pointer is incremented as if data storage had taken place. The subaddress counter is also incremented when the data pointer overflows. The storage arrangements described lead to extremely efficient data loading in cascaded applications. When a series of display bytes are sent to the display RAM, automatic wrap-over to the next PCF8576D occurs when the last RAM address is exceeded. Subaddressing across device boundaries is successful even if the change to the next device in the cascade occurs within a transmitted character. The hardware subaddress must not be changed while the device is being accessed on the I2C-bus interface. 7.10.3 RAM writing in 1:3 multiplex drive mode In 1:3 multiplex drive mode, the RAM is written as shown in Table 6 (see Figure 13 as well). Table 6. Standard RAM filling in 1:3 multiplex drive mode Assumption: BP2/S2, BP2/S5, BP2/S8 etc. are not connected to any elements on the display. PCF8576D Product data sheet Display RAM bits (rows)/ backplane outputs (BPn) Display RAM addresses (columns)/segment outputs (Sn) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : 0 a7 a4 a1 b7 b4 b1 c7 c4 c1 d7 : 1 a6 a3 a0 b6 b3 b0 c6 c3 c0 d6 : 2 a5 a2 - b5 b2 - c5 c2 - d5 : 3 - - - - - - - - - - : All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 21 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates If the bit at position BP2/S2 would be written by a second byte transmitted, then the mapping of the segment bits would change as illustrated in Table 7. Table 7. Entire RAM filling by rewriting in 1:3 multiplex drive mode Assumption: BP2/S2, BP2/S5, BP2/S8 etc. are connected to elements on the display. Display RAM bits (rows)/ backplane outputs (BPn) Display RAM addresses (columns)/segment outputs (Sn) 0 1 2 0 a7 a4 a1/b7 b4 b1/c7 c4 1 a6 a3 a0/b6 b3 2 a5 a2 b5 b2 3 - - - - 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : c1/d7 d4 d1/e7 e4 : b0/c6 c3 c0/d6 d3 d0/e6 e3 : c5 c2 d5 d2 e5 e2 : - - - - - - : In the case described in Table 7 the RAM has to be written entirely and BP2/S2, BP2/S5, BP2/S8 etc. have to be connected to elements on the display. This can be achieved by a combination of writing and rewriting the RAM like follows: * In the first write to the RAM, bits a7 to a0 are written. * In the second write, bits b7 to b0 are written, overwriting bits a1 and a0 with bits b7 and b6. * In the third write, bits c7 to c0 are written, overwriting bits b1 and b0 with bits c7 and c6. Depending on the method of writing to the RAM (standard or entire filling by rewriting), some elements remain unused or can be used, but it has to be considered in the module layout process as well as in the driver software design. 7.10.4 Writing over the RAM address boundary In all multiplex drive modes, depending on the setting of the data pointer, it is possible to fill the RAM over the RAM address boundary. If the PCF8576D is part of a cascade the additional bits fall into the next device that also generates the acknowledge signal. If the PCF8576D is a single device or the last device in a cascade the additional bits will be discarded and no acknowledge signal will be generated. 7.10.5 Output bank selector The output bank selector (see Table 14) selects one of the four rows per display RAM address for transfer to the display register. The actual row selected depends on the selected LCD drive mode in operation and on the instant in the multiplex sequence. * In 1:4 multiplex mode, all RAM addresses of row 0 are selected, these are followed by the contents of row 1, 2, and then 3 * In 1:3 multiplex mode, rows 0, 1, and 2 are selected sequentially * In 1:2 multiplex mode, rows 0 and 1 are selected * In static mode, row 0 is selected The PCF8576D includes a RAM bank switching feature in the static and 1:2 multiplex drive modes. In the static drive mode, the bank-select command may request the contents of row 2 to be selected for display instead of the contents of row 0. In the 1:2 multiplex PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 22 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates mode, the contents of rows 2 and 3 may be selected instead of rows 0 and 1. This gives the provision for preparing display information in an alternative bank and to be able to switch to it once it is assembled. 7.10.6 Input bank selector The input bank selector loads display data into the display RAM in accordance with the selected LCD drive configuration. Display data can be loaded in row 2 in static drive mode or in rows 2 and 3 in 1:2 multiplex drive mode by using the bank-select command (see Table 14). The input bank selector functions independently to the output bank selector. 7.11 Blinking The display blinking capabilities of the PCF8576D are very versatile. The whole display can blink at frequencies selected by the blink-select command (see Table 15). The blink frequencies are derived from the clock frequency. The ratio between the clock and blink frequencies depends on the blink mode selected (see Table 15). An additional feature is for an arbitrary selection of LCD elements to blink. This applies to the static and 1:2 multiplex drive modes and can be implemented without any communication overheads. By means of the output bank selector, the displayed RAM banks are exchanged with alternate RAM banks at the blink frequency. This mode can also be specified by the blink-select command. In the 1:3 and 1:4 multiplex modes, where no alternative RAM bank is available, groups of LCD elements can blink by selectively changing the display RAM data at fixed time intervals. The entire display can blink at a frequency other than the nominal blink frequency. This can be effectively performed by resetting and setting the display enable bit E at the required rate using the mode-set command (see Table 11). Table 8. Blink mode Normal operating mode ratio Nominal blink frequency off - blinking off 1 f clk --------768 2 Hz 2 f clk -----------1536 1 Hz 3 f clk -----------3072 0.5 Hz [1] PCF8576D Product data sheet Blinking frequencies[1] Blink modes 1, 2 and 3 and the nominal blink frequencies 0.5 Hz, 1 Hz and 2 Hz correspond to an oscillator frequency (fclk) of 1536 Hz (see Section 12). All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 23 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 7.12 Command decoder The command decoder identifies command bytes that arrive on the I2C-bus. The commands available to the PCF8576D are defined in Table 9. Table 9. Definition of PCF8576D commands Command Operation code Reference Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 mode-set C 1 0 -[1] E B M[1:0] load-data-pointer C 0 P[5:0] device-select C 1 1 Table 11 Table 12 0 0 A[2:0] Table 13 bank-select C 1 1 1 1 0 I blink-select C 1 1 1 0 AB BF[1:0] [1] 0 O Table 14 Table 15 Not used. All available commands carry a continuation bit C in their most significant bit position as shown in Figure 19. When this bit is set logic 1, it indicates that the next byte of the transfer to arrive will also represent a command. If this bit is set logic 0, it indicates that the command byte is the last in the transfer. Further bytes will be regarded as display data (see Table 10). PCF8576D Product data sheet Table 10. C bit description Bit Symbol 7 C Value Description continue bit 0 last control byte in the transfer; next byte will be regarded as display data 1 control bytes continue; next byte will be a command too All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 24 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates Table 11. Mode-set command bit description Bit Symbol Value Description 7 C 0, 1 see Table 10 6, 5 - 10 fixed value 4 - - unused 3 E display status[1] 0[2] disabled (blank)[3] 1 2 enabled LCD bias configuration[4] B 1 to 0 0[2] 1 3 bias 1 1 2 bias M[1:0] LCD drive mode selection 01 static; BP0 10 1:2 multiplex; BP0, BP1 11 1:3 multiplex; BP0, BP1, BP2 00[2] 1:4 multiplex; BP0, BP1, BP2, BP3 [1] The possibility to disable the display allows implementation of blinking under external control. [2] Default value. [3] The display is disabled by setting all backplane and segment outputs to VLCD. [4] Not applicable for static drive mode. Table 12. Load-data-pointer command bit description See Section 7.10.1. Bit Symbol Value Description 7 C 0, 1 see Table 10 6 - 0 fixed value P[5:0] 000000[1] 5 to 0 100111 [1] to 6 bit binary value, 0 to 39; transferred to the data pointer to define one of forty display RAM addresses Default value. Table 13. Device-select command bit description See Section 7.10.2. Bit Symbol Value Description 7 C 0, 1 see Table 10 6 to 3 - 1100 fixed value A[2:0] 000[1] 2 to 0 [1] PCF8576D Product data sheet to 111 3 bit binary value, 0 to 7; transferred to the subaddress counter to define one of eight hardware subaddresses Default value. All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 25 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates Table 14. Bank-select command bit description See Section 7.10.5 and Section 7.10.6. Bit Symbol Value Description Static 7 C 0, 1 see Table 10 6 to 2 - 11110 fixed value 1 I 0 1:2 multiplex[1] input bank selection; storage of arriving display data 0[2] RAM row 0 RAM rows 0 and 1 1 RAM row 2 RAM rows 2 and 3 O output bank selection; retrieval of LCD display data 0[2] RAM row 0 RAM rows 0 and 1 1 RAM row 2 RAM rows 2 and 3 [1] The bank-select command has no effect in 1:3 and 1:4 multiplex drive modes. [2] Default value. Table 15. Blink-select command bit description See Section 7.11. Bit Symbol Value Description 7 C 0, 1 see Table 10 6 to 3 - 1110 fixed value 2 AB 1 to 0 blink mode selection 0[2] normal blinking[1] 1 alternate RAM bank blinking[3] BF[1:0] blink frequency selection 00[2] off 01 1 10 2 11 3 [1] Normal blinking is assumed when the LCD multiplex drive modes 1:3 or 1:4 are selected. [2] Default value. [3] Alternate RAM bank blinking does not apply in 1:3 and 1:4 multiplex drive modes. 7.13 Display controller The display controller executes the commands identified by the command decoder. It contains the device's status registers and coordinates their effects. The display controller is also responsible for loading display data into the display RAM in the correct filling order. PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 26 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 8. Characteristics of the I2C-bus The I2C-bus is for bidirectional, two-line communication between different ICs or modules. The two lines are a Serial DAta line (SDA) and a Serial CLock line (SCL). Both lines must be connected to a positive supply via a pull-up resistor when connected to the output stages of a device. Data transfer may be initiated only when the bus is not busy. 8.1 Bit transfer One data bit is transferred during each clock pulse. The data on the SDA line must remain stable during the HIGH period of the clock pulse as changes in the data line at this time will be interpreted as a control signal (see Figure 14). SDA SCL data line stable; data valid change of data allowed mba607 Fig 14. Bit transfer 8.1.1 START and STOP conditions Both data and clock lines remain HIGH when the bus is not busy. A HIGH-to-LOW transition of the data line while the clock is HIGH is defined as the START condition - S. A LOW-to-HIGH transition of the data line while the clock is HIGH is defined as the STOP condition - P. The START and STOP conditions are illustrated in Figure 15. SDA SDA SCL SCL S P START condition STOP condition mbc622 Fig 15. Definition of START and STOP conditions 8.2 System configuration A device generating a message is a transmitter, a device receiving a message is the receiver. The device that controls the message is the master and the devices which are controlled by the master are the slaves. The system configuration is shown in Figure 16. PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 27 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates MASTER TRANSMITTER/ RECEIVER SLAVE TRANSMITTER/ RECEIVER SLAVE RECEIVER MASTER TRANSMITTER/ RECEIVER MASTER TRANSMITTER SDA SCL mga807 Fig 16. System configuration 8.3 Acknowledge The number of data bytes transferred between the START and STOP conditions from transmitter to receiver is unlimited. Each byte of eight bits is followed by an acknowledge cycle. * A slave receiver, which is addressed, must generate an acknowledge after the reception of each byte. * A master receiver must generate an acknowledge after the reception of each byte that has been clocked out of the slave transmitter. * The device that acknowledges must pull-down the SDA line during the acknowledge clock pulse, so that the SDA line is stable LOW during the HIGH period of the acknowledge related clock pulse (set-up and hold times must be taken into consideration). * A master receiver must signal an end of data to the transmitter by not generating an acknowledge on the last byte that has been clocked out of the slave. In this event, the transmitter must leave the data line HIGH to enable the master to generate a STOP condition. Acknowledgement on the I2C-bus is illustrated in Figure 17. data output by transmitter not acknowledge data output by receiver acknowledge SCL from master 1 2 8 9 S START condition clock pulse for acknowledgement mbc602 Fig 17. Acknowledgement of the I2C-bus PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 28 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 8.4 I2C-bus controller The PCF8576D acts as an I2C-bus slave receiver. It does not initiate I2C-bus transfers or transmit data to an I2C-bus master receiver. The only data output from the PCF8576D are the acknowledge signals of the selected devices. Device selection depends on the I2C-bus slave address, on the transferred command data and on the hardware subaddress. In single device applications, the hardware subaddress inputs A0, A1, and A2 are normally tied to VSS which defines the hardware subaddress 0. In multiple device applications A0, A1, and A2 are tied to VSS or VDD using a binary coding scheme, so that no two devices with a common I2C-bus slave address have the same hardware subaddress. 8.5 Input filters To enhance noise immunity in electrically adverse environments, RC low-pass filters are provided on the SDA and SCL lines. 8.6 I2C-bus protocol Two I2C-bus slave addresses (0111 000 and 0111 001) are used to address the PCF8576D. The entire I2C-bus slave address byte is shown in Table 16. Table 16. I2C slave address byte Slave address Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 MSB 0 0 LSB 1 1 1 0 0 SA0 R/W The PCF8576D is a write-only device and will not respond to a read access, therefore bit 0 should always be logic 0. Bit 1 of the slave address byte that a PCF8576D will respond to, is defined by the level tied to its SA0 input (VSS for logic 0 and VDD for logic 1). Having two reserved slave addresses allows the following on the same I2C-bus: * Up to 16 PCF8576D for very large LCD applications * The use of two types of LCD multiplex drive The I2C-bus protocol is shown in Figure 18. The sequence is initiated with a START condition (S) from the I2C-bus master which is followed by one of two possible PCF8576D slave addresses available. All PCF8576Ds whose SA0 inputs correspond to bit 0 of the slave address respond by asserting an acknowledge in parallel. This I2C-bus transfer is ignored by all PCF8576Ds whose SA0 inputs are set to the alternative level. PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 29 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates acknowledge by A0, A1 and A2 selected PCF8576D only acknowledge by all addressed PCF8576Ds R/W slave address S S 0 1 1 1 0 0 A 0 A C COMMAND A DISPLAY DATA A P 0 n 1 byte(s) 1 byte n 0 byte(s) update data pointers and if necessary, subaddress counter mdb078 Fig 18. I2C-bus protocol After an acknowledgement, one or more command bytes follow, that define the status of each addressed PCF8576D. The last command byte sent is identified by resetting its most significant bit, continuation bit C, (see Figure 19). The command bytes are also acknowledged by all addressed PCF8576D on the bus. MSB C LSB REST OF OPCODE msa833 Fig 19. Format of command byte After the last command byte, one or more display data bytes may follow. Display data bytes are stored in the display RAM at the address specified by the data pointer and the subaddress counter. Both data pointer and subaddress counter are automatically updated and the data directed to the intended PCF8576D device. An acknowledgement after each byte is asserted only by the PCF8576Ds that are addressed via address lines A0, A1, and A2. After the last display byte, the I2C-bus master asserts a STOP condition (P). Alternately a START may be asserted to restart an I2C-bus access. PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 30 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 9. Internal circuitry VDD VDD VSS VSS SA0 VDD CLK SCL VSS VDD VSS OSC VSS VDD SDA SYNC VSS VSS VDD A0, A1 A2 VSS VLCD BP0, BP1, BP2, BP3 VSS VLCD VLCD S0 to S39 VSS VSS mdb076 Fig 20. Device protection circuits PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 31 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 10. Limiting values CAUTION Static voltages across the liquid crystal display can build up when the LCD supply voltage (VLCD) is on while the IC supply voltage (VDD) is off, or vice versa. This may cause unwanted display artifacts. To avoid such artifacts, VLCD and VDD must be applied or removed together. Table 17. Limiting values In accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 60134). Symbol Parameter Product data sheet Min Max Unit VDD supply voltage -0.5 +6.5 V VLCD LCD supply voltage -0.5 +7.5 V VI input voltage on each of the pins CLK, SDA, SCL, SYNC, SA0, OSC, A0 to A2 -0.5 +6.5 V VO output voltage on each of the pins S0 to S39, BP0 to BP3 -0.5 +7.5 V II input current -10 +10 mA IO output current -10 +10 mA IDD supply current -50 +50 mA IDD(LCD) LCD supply current -50 +50 mA ISS ground supply current -50 +50 mA Ptot total power dissipation - 400 mW Po output power - 100 mW VESD electrostatic discharge voltage HBM [1] - 5000 V MM [2] - 200 V CDM [3] - 1500 V latch-up current [4] - 200 mA Tstg storage temperature [5] -65 +150 C Tamb ambient temperature -40 +85 C Ilu PCF8576D Conditions operating device [1] Pass level; Human Body Model (HBM) according to Ref. 8 "JESD22-A114". [2] Pass level; Machine Model (MM), according to Ref. 9 "JESD22-A115". [3] Pass level; Charged-Device Model (CDM), according to Ref. 10 "JESD22-C101". [4] Pass level; latch-up testing according to Ref. 11 "JESD78" at maximum ambient temperature (Tamb(max)). [5] According to the NXP store and transport requirements (see Ref. 13 "NX3-00092") the devices have to be stored at a temperature of +8 C to +45 C and a humidity of 25 % to 75 %. For long-term storage products, divergent conditions are described in that document. All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 32 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 11. Static characteristics Table 18. Static characteristics VDD = 1.8 V to 5.5 V; VSS = 0 V; VLCD = 2.5 V to 6.5 V; Tamb = -40 C to +85 C; unless otherwise specified. Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit Supplies VDD supply voltage VLCD LCD supply voltage IDD supply current 1.8 - 5.5 V [1] 2.5 - 6.5 V [2] - 6 20 A - 2.7 - A - 18 30 A - 17.5 - A 1.0 1.3 1.6 V VSS - 0.3VDD V 0.7VDD - VDD V on pins CLK and SYNC 1 - - mA on pin SDA 3 - - mA fclk(ext) = 1536 Hz VDD = 3.0 V; Tamb = 25 C IDD(LCD) LCD supply current fclk(ext) = 1536 Hz [2] VDD(LCD) = 3.0 V; Tamb = 25 C Logic[3] VP(POR) power-on reset supply voltage VIL LOW-level input voltage on pins CLK, SYNC, OSC, A0 to A2, SA0, SCL, SDA VIH HIGH-level input voltage on pins CLK, SYNC, OSC, A0 to A2, SA0, SCL, SDA IOL LOW-level output current output sink current; VOL = 0.4 V; VDD = 5 V [4][5] IOH(CLK) HIGH-level output current on pin CLK output source current; VOH = 4.6 V; VDD = 5 V 1 - - mA IL leakage current VI = VDD or VSS; on pins CLK, SCL, SDA, A0 to A2 and SA0 -1 - +1 A IL(OSC) leakage current on pin OSC VI = VDD -1 - +1 A - - 7 pF -100 - +100 mV on pins BP0 to BP3 - 1.5 - k on pins S0 to S39 - 6.0 - k [6] input capacitance CI LCD outputs VO output voltage variation on pins BP0 to BP3 and S0 to S39 RO output resistance VLCD = 5 V [7] [1] VLCD > 3 V for 13 bias. [2] LCD outputs are open-circuit; inputs at VSS or VDD; external clock with 50 % duty factor; I2C-bus inactive. [3] The I2C-bus interface of PCF8576D is 5 V tolerant. [4] When tested, I2C pins SCL and SDA have no diode to VDD and may be driven to the VI limiting values given in Table 17. [5] Propagation delay of driver between clock (CLK) and LCD driving signals. [6] Periodically sampled, not 100 % tested. [7] Outputs measured one at a time. PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 33 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 12. Dynamic characteristics Table 19. Dynamic characteristics VDD = 1.8 V to 5.5 V; VSS = 0 V; VLCD = 2.5 V to 6.5 V; Tamb = -40 C to +85 C; unless otherwise specified. Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit Clock [1] fclk(int) internal clock frequency 1440 1850 2640 Hz fclk(ext) external clock frequency 960 - 2640 Hz tclk(H) HIGH-level clock time 60 - - s tclk(L) LOW-level clock time 60 - - s - 30 - ns 1 - - s - - 30 s Synchronization tPD(SYNC_N) SYNC propagation delay tSYNC_NL SYNC LOW time tPD(drv) driver propagation delay VLCD = 5 V [2] I2C-bus[3] Pin SCL fSCL SCL clock frequency - - 400 kHz tLOW LOW period of the SCL clock 1.3 - - s tHIGH HIGH period of the SCL clock 0.6 - - s tSU;DAT data set-up time 100 - - ns tHD;DAT data hold time 0 - - ns Pin SDA Pins SCL and SDA tBUF bus free time between a STOP and START condition 1.3 - - s tSU;STO set-up time for STOP condition 0.6 - - s tHD;STA hold time (repeated) START condition 0.6 - - s tSU;STA set-up time for a repeated START condition 0.6 - - s tr rise time of both SDA and SCL signals fSCL = 400 kHz - - 0.3 s tf fall time of both SDA and SCL signals Cb capacitive load for each bus line fSCL < 125 kHz tw(spike) spike pulse width on the I2C-bus - - 1.0 s - - 0.3 s - - 400 pF - - 50 ns [1] Typical output duty factor: 50 % measured at the CLK output pin. [2] Not tested in production. [3] All timing values are valid within the operating supply voltage and ambient temperature range and are referenced to VIL and VIH with an input voltage swing of VSS to VDD. PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 34 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 1 / fCLK tclk(L) tclk(H) 0.7 VDD CLK 0.3 VDD 0.7 VDD SYNC 0.3 VDD tPD(SYNC_N) tSYNC_NL 0.5 V BP0 to BP3, and S0 to S39 (VDD = 5 V) 0.5 V tPD(drv) 001aai163 Fig 21. Driver timing waveforms SDA tBUF tLOW tf SCL tHD;STA tr tHD;DAT tHIGH tSU;DAT SDA tSU;STA tSU;STO mga728 Fig 22. I2C-bus timing waveforms PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 35 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 13. Application information 13.1 Cascaded operation In large display configurations, up to 16 PCF8576Ds can be differentiated on the same I2C-bus by using the 3-bit hardware subaddresses (A0, A1 and A2) and the programmable I2C-bus slave address (SA0). Table 20. Addressing cascaded PCF8576D Cluster Bit SA0 Pin A2 Pin A1 Pin A0 Device 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 5 1 1 0 6 1 1 1 7 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 9 0 1 0 10 0 1 1 11 1 0 0 12 1 0 1 13 1 1 0 14 1 1 1 15 2 1 PCF8576Ds connected in cascade are synchronized to allow the backplane signals from only one device in the cascade to be shared. This arrangement is cost-effective in large LCD applications since the backplane outputs of only one device need to be through-plated to the backplane electrodes of the display. The other cascaded PCF8576Ds contribute additional segment outputs but their backplane outputs are left open-circuit (see Figure 23). All PCF8576Ds connected in cascade are correctly synchronized by the SYNC signal. This synchronization is guaranteed after the power-on reset. The only time that SYNC is likely to be needed is if synchronization is lost accidentally, for example, by noise in adverse electrical environments, or if the LCD multiplex drive mode is changed in an application using several cascaded PCF8576Ds, as the drive mode cannot be changed on all of the cascaded devices simultaneously. SYNC can be either an input or an output signal; a SYNC output is implemented as an open-drain driver with an internal pull-up resistor. The PCF8576D asserts SYNC at the start of its last active backplane signal and monitors the SYNC line at all other times. If cascade synchronization is lost, it is restored by the first PCF8576D to assert SYNC. The timing relationship between the backplane waveforms and the SYNC signal for each LCD drive mode is shown in Figure 24. PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 36 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates The contact resistance between the SYNC on each cascaded device must be controlled. If the resistance is too high, the device is not able to synchronize properly; this is particularly applicable to chip-on-glass applications. The maximum SYNC contact resistance allowed for the number of devices in cascade is given in Table 21. Table 21. SYNC contact resistance Number of devices Maximum contact resistance 2 6 k 3 to 5 2.2 k 6 to 10 1.2 k 10 to 16 700 The PCF8576D can be cascaded with the PCF8562. This allows optimal drive selection for a given number of pixels to display. Figure 21 and Figure 22 show the timing of the synchronization signals. VDD VLCD 6 SDA 1, 58, 59 SCL 2, 3 SYNC 4 13 40 segment drives LCD PANEL PCF8576DU CLK 5 OSC 7 8 9 10 11 12 A0 A1 A2 SA0 VSS (up to 2560 elements) BP0 to BP3 (open-circuit) VLCD VDD R HOST MICROPROCESSOR/ MICROCONTROLLER tr 2CB V DD LCD 6 13 SDA 1, 58, 59 SCL 2, 3 SYNC 4 PCF8576DU CLK 5 OSC 7 8 VSS V A0 9 A1 10 A2 11 40 segment drives 4 backplanes BP0 to BP3 mdb077 12 SA0 VSS Fig 23. Cascaded PCF8576D configuration PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 37 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates Tfr = 1 ffr BP0 SYNC (a) static drive mode. BP0 (1/2 bias) BP0 (1/3 bias) SYNC (b) 1:2 multiplex drive mode. BP0 (1/3 bias) SYNC (c) 1:3 multiplex drive mode. BP0 (1/3 bias) SYNC (d) 1:4 multiplex drive mode. mgl755 Fig 24. Synchronization of the cascade for the various PCF8576D drive modes 14. Test information The following quality information corresponds with the product type: PCF8576DT/S400/2 14.1 Quality information This product has been qualified in accordance with the Automotive Electronics Council (AEC) standard Q100 - Failure mechanism based stress test qualification for integrated circuits, and is suitable for use in automotive applications. PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 38 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 15. Package outline TSSOP56: plastic thin shrink small outline package; 56 leads; body width 6.1 mm SOT364-1 E D A X c HE y v M A Z 56 29 Q A2 (A 3) A1 pin 1 index A Lp L 1 detail X 28 w M bp e 2.5 0 5 mm scale DIMENSIONS (mm are the original dimensions). UNIT A max. A1 A2 A3 bp c D (1) E (2) e HE L Lp Q v w y Z mm 1.2 0.15 0.05 1.05 0.85 0.25 0.28 0.17 0.2 0.1 14.1 13.9 6.2 6.0 0.5 8.3 7.9 1 0.8 0.4 0.50 0.35 0.25 0.08 0.1 0.5 0.1 8o o 0 Notes 1. Plastic or metal protrusions of 0.15 mm maximum per side are not included. 2. Plastic interlead protrusions of 0.25 mm maximum per side are not included. OUTLINE VERSION SOT364-1 REFERENCES IEC JEDEC JEITA EUROPEAN PROJECTION ISSUE DATE 99-12-27 03-02-19 MO-153 Fig 25. Package outline SOT364-1 (TSSOP56) PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 39 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 16. Bare die outline Wire bond die; 59 bonding pads PCF8576DU/DA D A 35 (1) 22 21 e 36 x 0 E 0 y X 51 9 C2 52 59 1 8 C1 P4 P3 P2 P1 detail X 0 0.5 1 mm scale Notes 1. Marking code: PC8576D-2 Outline version pcf8576du_da_do References IEC JEDEC JEITA European projection Issue date 08-12-10 10-12-20 PCF8576DU/DA Fig 26. Bare die outline PCF8576DU/DA (for dimensions see Table 22) PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 40 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates Bare die; 59 bumps PCF8576DU/2DA D 35 (1) 22 21 Y e 36 x 0 E 0 y 51 9 C2 52 59 1 8 C1 X L A b detail X A2 A1 detail Y 0 0.5 1 mm scale Notes 1. Marking code: PC8576D-2 Outline version pcf8576du_2da_do References IEC JEDEC JEITA European projection Issue date 08-12-10 10-12-20 PCF8576DU/2DA Fig 27. Bare die outline PCF8576DU/2DA (for dimensions see Table 23) PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 41 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates Table 22. Dimensions of PCF8576DU/DA Original dimensions are in mm. Unit (mm) A D max - - - nom 0.38 2.2 2.0 min - - - [1] Dimension not drawn to scale. [2] Pad size. [3] Passivation opening. P1[2] P2[3] P3[2] - - - - - - 0.09 0.08 0.066 0.056 0.072 - - - - e[1] E P4[3] Table 23. Dimensions of PCF8576DU/2DA Original dimensions are in mm. Unit (mm) A A1 A2 b D E e[1] L max - - - - - - - - nom 0.40 0.015 0.381 0.052 2.2 2.0 - 0.077 min - - - - - - 0.072 - [1] Dimension not drawn to scale. Table 24. Bonding pad location for PCF8576DU/x All x/y coordinates represent the position of the center of each pad with respect to the center (x/y = 0) of the chip (see Figure 3, Figure 26 and Figure 27). PCF8576D Product data sheet Symbol Pad X (m) Y (m) Description SDA 1 -34.38 -876.6 I2C-bus serial data input/output SCL 2 109.53 -876.6 I2C-bus serial clock input SCL 3 181.53 -876.6 SYNC 4 365.58 -876.6 cascade synchronization input/output CLK 5 469.08 -876.6 external clock input/output VDD 6 577.08 -876.6 supply voltage OSC 7 740.88 -876.6 internal oscillator enable input subaddress inputs A0 8 835.83 -876.6 A1 9 1005.48 -630.9 A2 10 1005.48 -513.9 SA0 11 1005.48 -396.9 VSS 12 1005.48 -221.4 ground supply voltage VLCD 13 1005.48 10.71 LCD supply voltage BP0 14 1005.48 156.51 LCD backplane outputs BP2 15 1005.48 232.74 BP1 16 1005.48 308.97 BP3 17 1005.48 385.2 S0 18 1005.48 493.2 S1 19 1005.48 565.2 S2 20 1005.48 637.2 S3 21 1005.48 709.2 I2C-bus address input; bit 0 LCD segment outputs All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 42 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates Table 24. Bonding pad location for PCF8576DU/x ...continued All x/y coordinates represent the position of the center of each pad with respect to the center (x/y = 0) of the chip (see Figure 3, Figure 26 and Figure 27). PCF8576D Product data sheet Symbol Pad X (m) Y (m) Description S4 22 347.22 876.6 LCD segment outputs S5 23 263.97 876.6 S6 24 180.72 876.6 S7 25 97.47 876.6 S8 26 14.22 876.6 S9 27 -69.03 876.6 S10 28 -152.28 876.6 S11 29 -235.53 876.6 S12 30 -318.78 876.6 S13 31 -402.03 876.6 S14 32 -485.28 876.6 S15 33 -568.53 876.6 S16 34 -651.78 876.6 S17 35 -735.03 876.6 S18 36 -1005.5 625.59 S19 37 -1005.5 541.62 S20 38 -1005.5 458.19 S21 39 -1005.5 374.76 S22 40 -1005.5 291.33 S23 41 -1005.5 207.9 S24 42 -1005.5 124.47 S25 43 -1005.5 41.04 S26 44 -1005.5 -42.39 S27 45 -1005.5 -125.8 S28 46 -1005.5 -209.3 S29 47 -1005.5 -292.7 S30 48 -1005.5 -376.1 S31 49 -1005.5 -459.5 S32 50 -1005.5 -543 S33 51 -1005.5 -625.6 S34 52 -735.03 -876.6 S35 53 -663.03 -876.6 S36 54 -591.03 -876.6 S37 55 -519.03 -876.6 S38 56 -447.03 -876.6 S39 57 -375.03 -876.6 SDA 58 -196.38 -876.6 SDA 59 -106.38 -876.6 I2C-bus serial data input/output All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 43 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates Table 25. Alignment marks All x/y coordinates represent the position of the center of each alignment mark with respect to the center (x/y = 0) of the chip (see Figure 3, Figure 26 and Figure 27). Symbol Location Dimension X (m) Y (m) Diameter (m) C1 930.42 -870.3 72 C2 -829.98 -870.3 72 17. Handling information All input and output pins are protected against ElectroStatic Discharge (ESD) under normal handling. When handling Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (MOS) devices ensure that all normal precautions are taken as described in JESD625-A, IEC 61340-5 or equivalent standards. 18. Packing information 18.1 Tray information G A C H 1.1 2.1 1.2 2.2 x.1 3.1 D 1.3 F B 1.y y E x 013aaa508 Fig 28. Tray details PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 44 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates Table 26. Tray dimensions (see Figure 28) Symbol Description Value Unit A pocket pitch in x direction 5.59 mm B pocket pitch in y direction 6.35 mm C pocket width in x direction 3.16 mm D pocket width in y direction 2.91 mm E tray width in x direction 50.8 mm F tray width in y direction 50.8 mm G cut corner to pocket 1.1 center 5.83 mm H cut corner to pocket 1.1 center 6.35 mm x number of pockets, x direction 8 - y number of pockets, y direction 7 - marking code 013aaa509 Fig 29. Tray alignment PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 45 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 18.2 Carrier tape information 4 A0 K0 pin 1 index W B0 P1 direction of feed 001aaj314 Fig 30. Tape details Table 27. PCF8576D Product data sheet Carrier tape dimensions Symbol Description Value Unit A0 pocket width in x direction 8.6 mm B0 pocket width in y direction 14.5 mm K0 pocket height 1.8 mm P1 sprocket hole pitch 12 mm W tape width in y direction 24 mm All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 46 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 19. Soldering of SMD packages This text provides a very brief insight into a complex technology. A more in-depth account of soldering ICs can be found in Application Note AN10365 "Surface mount reflow soldering description". 19.1 Introduction to soldering Soldering is one of the most common methods through which packages are attached to Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), to form electrical circuits. The soldered joint provides both the mechanical and the electrical connection. There is no single soldering method that is ideal for all IC packages. Wave soldering is often preferred when through-hole and Surface Mount Devices (SMDs) are mixed on one printed wiring board; however, it is not suitable for fine pitch SMDs. Reflow soldering is ideal for the small pitches and high densities that come with increased miniaturization. 19.2 Wave and reflow soldering Wave soldering is a joining technology in which the joints are made by solder coming from a standing wave of liquid solder. The wave soldering process is suitable for the following: * Through-hole components * Leaded or leadless SMDs, which are glued to the surface of the printed circuit board Not all SMDs can be wave soldered. Packages with solder balls, and some leadless packages which have solder lands underneath the body, cannot be wave soldered. Also, leaded SMDs with leads having a pitch smaller than ~0.6 mm cannot be wave soldered, due to an increased probability of bridging. The reflow soldering process involves applying solder paste to a board, followed by component placement and exposure to a temperature profile. Leaded packages, packages with solder balls, and leadless packages are all reflow solderable. Key characteristics in both wave and reflow soldering are: * * * * * * Board specifications, including the board finish, solder masks and vias Package footprints, including solder thieves and orientation The moisture sensitivity level of the packages Package placement Inspection and repair Lead-free soldering versus SnPb soldering 19.3 Wave soldering Key characteristics in wave soldering are: * Process issues, such as application of adhesive and flux, clinching of leads, board transport, the solder wave parameters, and the time during which components are exposed to the wave * Solder bath specifications, including temperature and impurities PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 47 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 19.4 Reflow soldering Key characteristics in reflow soldering are: * Lead-free versus SnPb soldering; note that a lead-free reflow process usually leads to higher minimum peak temperatures (see Figure 31) than a SnPb process, thus reducing the process window * Solder paste printing issues including smearing, release, and adjusting the process window for a mix of large and small components on one board * Reflow temperature profile; this profile includes preheat, reflow (in which the board is heated to the peak temperature) and cooling down. It is imperative that the peak temperature is high enough for the solder to make reliable solder joints (a solder paste characteristic). In addition, the peak temperature must be low enough that the packages and/or boards are not damaged. The peak temperature of the package depends on package thickness and volume and is classified in accordance with Table 28 and 29 Table 28. SnPb eutectic process (from J-STD-020C) Package thickness (mm) Package reflow temperature (C) Volume (mm3) < 350 350 < 2.5 235 220 2.5 220 220 Table 29. Lead-free process (from J-STD-020C) Package thickness (mm) Package reflow temperature (C) Volume (mm3) < 350 350 to 2000 > 2000 < 1.6 260 260 260 1.6 to 2.5 260 250 245 > 2.5 250 245 245 Moisture sensitivity precautions, as indicated on the packing, must be respected at all times. Studies have shown that small packages reach higher temperatures during reflow soldering, see Figure 31. PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 48 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates maximum peak temperature = MSL limit, damage level temperature minimum peak temperature = minimum soldering temperature peak temperature time 001aac844 MSL: Moisture Sensitivity Level Fig 31. Temperature profiles for large and small components For further information on temperature profiles, refer to Application Note AN10365 "Surface mount reflow soldering description". 20. Abbreviations Table 30. PCF8576D Product data sheet Abbreviations Acronym Description CDM Charged-Device Model CMOS Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor HBM Human Body Model ITO Indium Tin Oxide LCD Liquid Crystal Display LSB Least Significant Bit MM Machine Model MSB Most Significant Bit MSL Moisture Sensitivity Level PCB Printed Circuit Board RAM Random Access Memory RMS Root Mean Square SCL Serial CLock line SDA Serial DAta line SMD Surface Mount Device All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 49 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 21. References [1] AN10170 -- Design guidelines for COG modules with NXP monochrome LCD drivers [2] AN10365 -- Surface mount reflow soldering description [3] AN10706 -- Handling bare die [4] AN10853 -- ESD and EMC sensitivity of IC [5] IEC 60134 -- Rating systems for electronic tubes and valves and analogous semiconductor devices [6] IEC 61340-5 -- Protection of electronic devices from electrostatic phenomena [7] IPC/JEDEC J-STD-020D -- Moisture/Reflow Sensitivity Classification for Nonhermetic Solid State Surface Mount Devices [8] JESD22-A114 -- Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Sensitivity Testing Human Body Model (HBM) [9] JESD22-A115 -- Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Sensitivity Testing Machine Model (MM) [10] JESD22-C101 -- Field-Induced Charged-Device Model Test Method for Electrostatic-Discharge-Withstand Thresholds of Microelectronic Components [11] JESD78 -- IC Latch-Up Test [12] JESD625-A -- Requirements for Handling Electrostatic-Discharge-Sensitive (ESDS) Devices [13] NX3-00092 -- NXP store and transport requirements [14] UM10204 -- I2C-bus specification and user manual PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 50 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 22. Revision history Table 31. Revision history Document ID Release date Data sheet status Change notice Supersedes PCF8576D v.13 20120510 Product data sheet - PCF8576D v.12 - PCF8576D v.11 Modifications: * Fixed typos PCF8576D v.12 20120413 Product data sheet PCF8576D v.11 20110627 Product data sheet PCF8576D v.10 20110214 Product data sheet - PCF8576D_9 PCF8576D_9 20090825 Product data sheet - PCF8576D_8 PCF8576D_8 20090319 Product data sheet - PCF8576D_7 PCF8576D_7 20081218 Product data sheet - PCF8576D_6 PCF8576D_6 20081202 Product data sheet - PCF8576D_5 PCF8576D_5 20041222 Product specification - PCF8576D_4 PCF8576D_4 20041008 Product specification - PCF8576D_3 PCF8576D_3 20040617 Product specification - PCF8576D_2 PCF8576D_2 20030623 Product specification - PCF8576D_1 PCF8576D_1 20030401 Objective specification - - PCF8576D Product data sheet PCF8576D v.10 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. 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All die sales are conditioned upon and subject to the customer entering into a written die sale agreement with NXP Semiconductors through its legal department. 23.4 Trademarks Notice: All referenced brands, product names, service names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. I2C-bus -- logo is a trademark of NXP B.V. 24. Contact information For more information, please visit: http://www.nxp.com For sales office addresses, please send an email to: salesaddresses@nxp.com PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 53 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 25. Tables Table 1. Table 2. Table 3. Table 4. Table 5. Table 6. Table 7. Table 8. Table 9. Table 10. Table 11. Table 12. Table 13. Table 14. Table 15. Table 16. Table 17. Table 18. Table 19. Table 20. Table 21. Table 22. Table 23. Table 24. Table 25. Table 26. Table 27. Table 28. Table 29. Table 30. Table 31. Ordering information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Marking codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Pin description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Selection of possible display configurations . . . .7 Biasing characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Standard RAM filling in 1:3 multiplex drive mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Entire RAM filling by rewriting in 1:3 multiplex drive mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Blinking frequencies[1] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Definition of PCF8576D commands . . . . . . . .24 C bit description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Mode-set command bit description . . . . . . . . .25 Load-data-pointer command bit description . . .25 Device-select command bit description . . . . . .25 Bank-select command bit description . . . . . . .26 Blink-select command bit description . . . . . . . .26 I2C slave address byte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Limiting values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Static characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Dynamic characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Addressing cascaded PCF8576D . . . . . . . . . .36 SYNC contact resistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Dimensions of PCF8576DU/DA . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Dimensions of PCF8576DU/2DA . . . . . . . . . . .42 Bonding pad location for PCF8576DU/x . . . . .42 Alignment marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Tray dimensions (see Figure 28) . . . . . . . . . . .45 Carrier tape dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 SnPb eutectic process (from J-STD-020C) . . .48 Lead-free process (from J-STD-020C) . . . . . .48 Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 13 -- 10 May 2012 (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. 54 of 56 PCF8576D NXP Semiconductors Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates 26. Figures Fig 1. Fig 2. Fig 3. Fig 4. Fig 5. Fig 6. Fig 7. Fig 8. Fig 9. Fig 10. Fig 11. Fig 12. Fig 13. Fig 14. Fig 15. Fig 16. Fig 17. Fig 18. Fig 19. Fig 20. Fig 21. Fig 22. Fig 23. Fig 24. Fig 25. Fig 26. Fig 27. Fig 28. Fig 29. Fig 30. Fig 31. Block diagram of PCF8576D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Pinning diagram for PCF8576DT (TSSOP56) . . . .4 Pinning diagram for PCF8576DU (bare die) . . . . .5 Example of displays suitable for PCF8576D . . . . .7 Typical system configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Electro-optical characteristic: relative transmission curve of the liquid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Static drive mode waveforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Waveforms for the 1:2 multiplex drive mode with 12 bias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Waveforms for the 1:2 multiplex drive mode with 13 bias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Waveforms for the 1:3 multiplex drive mode with 13 bias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Waveforms for the 1:4 multiplex drive mode with 13 bias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Display RAM bit map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Relationship between LCD layout, drive mode, display RAM filling order and display data transmitted over the I2C-bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Bit transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Definition of START and STOP conditions. . . . . .27 System configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Acknowledgement of the I2C-bus . . . . . . . . . . . .28 I2C-bus protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Format of command byte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Device protection circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Driver timing waveforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 I2C-bus timing waveforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Cascaded PCF8576D configuration . . . . . . . . . .37 Synchronization of the cascade for the various PCF8576D drive modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Package outline SOT364-1 (TSSOP56) . . . . . . .39 Bare die outline PCF8576DU/DA (for dimensions see Table 22) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Bare die outline PCF8576DU/2DA (for dimensions see Table 23) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Tray details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Tray alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Tape details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Temperature profiles for large and small components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 PCF8576D Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. 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Contents 1 General description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 Features and benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 Ordering information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Pinning information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6.1 Pinning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6.2 Pin description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7 Functional description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7.1 Power-On Reset (POR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7.2 LCD bias generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7.3 LCD voltage selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 7.3.1 Electro-optical performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 7.4 LCD drive mode waveforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7.4.1 Static drive mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7.4.2 1:2 Multiplex drive mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7.4.3 1:3 Multiplex drive mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 7.4.4 1:4 Multiplex drive mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 7.5 Oscillator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 7.5.1 Internal clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 7.5.2 External clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 7.6 Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 7.7 Display register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 7.8 Segment outputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 7.9 Backplane outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 7.10 Display RAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 7.10.1 Data pointer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 7.10.2 Subaddress counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 7.10.3 RAM writing in 1:3 multiplex drive mode. . . . . 21 7.10.4 Writing over the RAM address boundary . . . . 22 7.10.5 Output bank selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 7.10.6 Input bank selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7.11 Blinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7.12 Command decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 7.13 Display controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 8 Characteristics of the I2C-bus . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 8.1 Bit transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 8.1.1 START and STOP conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 8.2 System configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 8.3 Acknowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 8.4 I2C-bus controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 8.5 Input filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 8.6 I2C-bus protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 9 Internal circuitry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 10 Limiting values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 11 Static characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 12 13 13.1 14 14.1 15 16 17 18 18.1 18.2 19 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 20 21 22 23 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 24 25 26 27 Dynamic characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cascaded operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Test information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quality information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Package outline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bare die outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Handling information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Packing information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tray information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carrier tape information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soldering of SMD packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction to soldering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wave and reflow soldering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wave soldering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reflow soldering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Legal information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data sheet status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disclaimers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contact information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 36 36 38 38 39 40 44 44 44 46 47 47 47 47 48 49 50 51 52 52 52 52 53 53 54 55 56 Please be aware that important notices concerning this document and the product(s) described herein, have been included in section `Legal information'. (c) NXP B.V. 2012. All rights reserved. For more information, please visit: http://www.nxp.com For sales office addresses, please send an email to: salesaddresses@nxp.com Date of release: 10 May 2012 Document identifier: PCF8576D