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REVISION HISTORY
Version Date Page Description
1.0 2012/4/16 All Preliminary specification ver.1.0 was first issued.
2.0 2012/05/08 All Approval specification ver.2.0 was first issued.
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1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
1.1 OVERVIEW
N173FGE-LA3 is a 17.3” (17.3” diagonal) TFT Liquid Crystal Display module with LED Backlight
unit and 40 pins LVDS interface. This module supports 1600 x 900 HD+ mode and can display
262,144 colors. The optimum viewing angle is at 6 o’clock direction.
1.2 GENERAL SPECIFICATI0NS
Item Specification Unit Note
Screen Size 17.3 diagonal
Driver Element a-si TFT active matrix - Pixel Number 1600 x R.G.B. x 900 pixel Pixel Pitch 0.2388 (H) x 0.2388(V) mm Pixel Arrangement RGB vertical stripe - Display Colors 262,144 color Transmissive Mode Normally white - Surface Treatment Hard coating (3H), AG - Luminance, White 220 Cd/m2
Power Consumption Total 5.74 W (Max.) @ cell 1.24 W (Max.), BL 4.5 W (Max.) (1)
Note (1) The specified power consumption (with converter efficiency) is under the conditions at VCCS =
Note (1) Please refer to the attached drawings for more information of front and back outline dimensions.
Vertical (V) 232.3 232.8 233.3 mm
Thickness (T) - 5.5 5.8 mm
Horizontal 386.58 386.88 387.18 mm
Vertical 218.02 218.32 218.62 mm
Horizontal - 382.08 - mm
Vertical - 214.92 - mm
Weight - 530 545 g
2.1 CONNECTOR TYPE
Pin1Pin40
(1)
Please refer Appendix Outline Drawing for detail design.
Connector Part No.: IPEX-20455-040E-12 or equivalent
User’s connector Part No: IPEX-20453-040T-01 or equivalent
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3. ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
3.1 ABSOLUTE RATINGS OF ENVIRONMENT
Item Symbol
Storage Temperature TST -20 +60 ºC (1)
Operating Ambient Temperature TOP 0 +50 ºC (1), (2)
Note (1) (a) 90 %RH Max. (Ta <= 40 ºC).
(b) Wet-bulb temperature should be 39 ºC Max. (Ta > 40 ºC).
(c) No condensation.
Note (2) The temperature of panel surface should be 0 ºC min. and 60 ºC max.
Relative Humidity (%RH)
100
90
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Value
Min. Max.
Unit Note
80
60
Operating
40
20
10
Storage Range
Temperature (ºC)
3.2 ELECTRICAL ABSOLUTE RATINGS
3.2.1 TFT LCD MODULE
Item Symbol
Power Supply Voltage VCCS -0.3 +4.0 V
Logic Input Voltage VIN -0.3 VCCS+0.3 V
Converter Input Voltage
Converter Control Signal Voltage
Converter Control Signal Voltage
LED_VCCS
LED_PWM,
LED_EN
Value
Min. Max.
-0.3 28 V (1)
-0.3 5.5 V (1)
-0.3 5.5 V (1)
Unit Note
8060-20 40 0 20 -40
(1)
Note (1) Stresses beyond those listed in above “ELECTRICAL ABSOLUTE RATINGS” may cause
permanent damage to the device. Normal operation should be restricted to the conditions
described in “ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS”..
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4. ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
4.1 FUNCTION BLOCK DIAGRAM
LVDS Display
Data & Clock
INPUT CONNECTOR
VCCS
GND
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SCAN DRIVER IC
TIMING ONTROLLER
TFT LCD
PANEL
DC/DC CONVERTER &
REFERENCE VOLTAGE
GENERATOR
Data
EDID
CLK
EDID
V
EDID
Converter
Input Signals
EDID
EEPROM
LED CONVERTER BACKLIGHT UNIT
DATA DRIVER IC
4.2. INTERFACE CONNECTIONS
PIN ASSIGNMENT
Pin Symbol Description Remark
1 NC Loop or No Connection
2 VCCS Power Supply (3.3V typ.)
3 VCCS Power Supply (3.3V typ.)
4 VEDID DDC 3.3V power
5 BIST Panel self test
6 CLKEDID DDC clock
7 DATAEDID DDC data
8 RXO0- LVDS Differential Data Input (Odd)
9 RXO0+ LVDS Differential Data Input (Odd)
10 VSS Ground
11 RXO1- LVDS Differential Data Input (Odd)
12 RXO1+ LVDS Differential Data Input (Odd)
13 VSS Ground
14 RXO2- LVDS Differential Data Input (Odd)
15 RXO2+ LVDS Differential Data Input (Odd)
16 VSS Ground
17 RXOC- LVDS Clock Data Input (Odd)
18 RXOC+ LVDS Clock Data Input (Odd)
19 VSS Ground
20 RXE0- LVDS Differential Data Input (Even)
21 RXE0+ LVDS Differential Data Input (Even)
22 VSS Ground
23 RXE1- LVDS Differential Data Input (Even)
24 RXE1+ LVDS Differential Data Input (Even)
R0-R5, G0
G1~G5, B0, B1
B2-B5,HS,VS, DE
LVDS CL K
R0-R5, G0
G1~G5, B0, B1
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25 VSS Ground
26 RXE2- LVDS Differential Data Input (Even)
27 RXE2+ LVDS Differential Data Input (Even)
28 VSS Ground
29 RXEC- LVDS Clock Data Input (Even)
30 RXEC+ LVDS Clock Data Input (Even)
31 LED_GND LED Ground
32 LED_GND LED Ground
33 LED_GND LED Ground
34 NC Loop or No Connection
35 LED_PWM PWM Control Signal of LED Converter
36 LED_EN Enable Control Signal of LED Converter
37 NC No Connection (Reserve)
38 LED_VCCS LED Power Supply
39 LED_VCCS LED Power Supply
40 LED_VCCS LED Power Supply
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PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
B2-B5,HS,VS, DE
LVDS CL K
Note (1) The first pixel is odd as shown in the following figure.
1,1
(odd)
2,1
1,2
(even)
2,2
1,3
(odd)
1,4
(even)
3,1
Pitch
1,Xmax
Pitch
Ymax,1
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4.3 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
4.3.1 LCD ELETRONICS SPECIFICATION
Parameter Symbol
Power Supply Voltage VCCS 3.0 3.3 3.6 V (1)-
Ripple Voltage VRP - 50 - mV (1)-
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Value
Unit Note
Min. Typ. Max.
Inrush Current I
- - 1.5 A (1),(2)
RUSH
Mosaic - 340 375 mA (3)a
Power Supply Current
Black
Power per EBL WG P
lcc
- 450 500 mA (3)b
- 2.315 - W (4)
EBL
Note (1) The ambient temperature is Ta = 25 ± 2 ºC.
Note (2) I
: the maximum current when VCCS is rising
RUSH
I
: the maximum current of the first 100ms after power-on
IS
Measurement Conditions: Shown as the following figure. Test pattern: black.
(High to Low)
(Control Signal)
SW
+12V
+3.3V
R1
47K
R2
1K
Q1 2SK1475
Q2
2SK1470
FUSE
C3
1uF
VCCS
(LCD Module Input)
47K
VR1
C1
1uF
C2
0.01uF
VCCS rising time is 0.5ms
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Note (3) The specified power supply current is under the conditions at VCCS = 3.3 V, Ta = 25 ± 2 ºC, DC
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Current and f
a. Mosaic Pattern
Note (4) The specified power are the sum of LCD panel electronics input power and the converter input
power. Test conditions are as follows.
(a) VCCS = 3.3 V, Ta = 25 ± 2 ºC, f
(b) The pattern used is a black and white 32 x 36 checkerboard, slide #100 from the VESA file
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4.5 DISPLAY TIMING SPECIFICATIONS
The input signal timing specifications are shown as the following table and timing diagram.
Signal Item SymbolMin. Typ. Max. Unit Note
DCLK Frequency 1/Tc 51.2153.9 56.59 MHz -
Vertical Total Time TV 907 926 932 TH -
Vertical Active Display Period TVD 900 900 900 TH -
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DE
Note (1) Because this module is operated by DE only mode, Hsync and Vsync are ignored.
DE
DCLK
DE
Vertical Active Blanking Period TVB TV-TVD26 TV-TVD TH -
Horizontal Total Time TH 169019402025 Tc -
Horizontal Active Display Period THD 160016001600 Tc -
Horizontal Active Blanking Period THB
INPUT SIGNAL TIMING DIAGRAM
TC
TH-THD
HD
T
340
TH-THD
Tc -
DATA
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4.6 POWER ON/OFF SEQUENCE
The power sequence specifications are shown as the following table and diagram.
Symbol
t1 0.5 - 10 ms
t2 0 - 50 ms
t3 0 - 50 ms
t4 500 - - ms
t5 200 - - ms
t6 200 - - ms
t7 0.5 - 10 ms
tA 0.5 - 10 ms
t
B
tC 10 - - ms
tD 10 - - ms
tE 10 - - ms
tF 10 - - ms
Min. Typ. Max.
0 10 ms
Value
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Unit Note
- Power Supply
for LCD, VCCS
- Interface Signal
(LVDS Signal of
Transmitter), V
- Power Supply for
LED Converter,
LED_VCCS
- LED Converter
Dimming Signal,
LED_PWM
- LED Converter
Enable Signal,
LED_EN
I
0V
0V
0V
0V
Power On Power Off
90%
10%
t1
t2
Valid Data
t6t5
90%
10%
t
A
t
D
F
0V
t
C
PWM Signal
tE t
90%
t
B
90%
10%
t7
10%
t3
10%
t4
Note (1) Please don’t plug or unplug the interface cable when system is turned on.
Note (2) Please avoid floating state of the interface signal during signal invalid period.
Note (3) It is recommended that the backlight power must be turned on after the power supply for LCD and the
interface signal is valid.
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5. OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS
5.1 TEST CONDITIONS
Item Symbol Value Unit
Ambient Temperature Ta
Ambient Humidity Ha
Supply Voltage VCC 3.3 V
Input Signal According to typical value in "3. ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS"
LED Light Bar Input Current IL 125 mA
The measurement methods of optical characteristics are shown in Section 5.2. The following items
should be measured under the test conditions described in Section 5.1 and stable environment shown in
Note (5).
5.2 OPTICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Item Symbol Condition Min. Typ. Max. UnitNote
Contrast Ratio CR 500 650 - -
Response Time
Average Luminance of White
Red
Color
Chromaticity
Viewing Angle
White Variation of 5 and 13
Points
Green
Blue
White
Horizontal
Vertica l
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o
25r2
50r10
TR - 3 8 ms
T
- 7 12 ms
F
L
AVE
185 220 - cd/m
Rx -
=0q, TY =0q
T
Ry -
x
Viewing Normal Angle
Gx-
Gy-
Typ –
0.03
Typ +
0.03
Bx-
By-
Wx 0.313 -
0.329
ˋ˃ʳ
- - %
- - - %
TY+
GW
GW
Wy
Tx+
T
T
Y
-
x
-
5p
13p
CRt10
T
=0q, TY =0q
x
Tx=0q, TY =0q
60 70
60 70 50 60 50 60 -
C
%RH
-
Deg.
2
(2), (5)
(7)
(3),(7)
(4), (6)
(7)
(1),(7)
(1),(5)
(7)
(5),(6)
(7)
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Note (1) Definition of Viewing Angle (Tx, Ty):
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Normal
Tx = Ty = 0º
Ty-Ty
TX- = 90º
6 o’clock
T
y- = 90º
x-
y-
Note (2) Definition of Contrast Ratio (CR):
The contrast ratio can be calculated by the following expression.
Contrast Ratio (CR) = L63 / L0
L63: Luminance of gray level 63
L 0: Luminance of gray level 0
CR = CR (1)
CR (X) is corresponding to the Contrast Ratio of the point X at Figure in Note (6).
Note (3) Definition of Response Time (T
R
, TF):
Tx
Tx
12 o’clock direction
y+
T
y+ = 90º
x+
TX+ = 90º
100%
90%
Optical
Response
10%
0%
Time
T
R
66.67 ms
Note (4) Definition of Average Luminance of White (L
AVE
):
T
F
66.67 ms
Measure the luminance of gray level 63 at 5 points
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(
)
L
= [L (1)+ L (2)+ L (3)+ L (4)+ L (5)] / 5
AVE
L (x) is corresponding to the luminance of the point X at Figure in Note (6)
Note (5) Measurement Setup:
The LCD module should be stabilized at given temperature for 20 minutes to avoid abrupt
temperature change during measuring. In order to stabilize the luminance, the measurement
should be executed after lighting Backlight for 20 minutes in a windless room.
LCD Module
LCD Panel
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USB2000
or equivalent
Center of the Screen
500 mm
Note (6) Definition of White Variation (GW):
Measure the luminance of gray level 63 at 5 points