digits to 16-segments & 6-digits)
Programming dimming step
˙
High-voltage output (V
˙
4 channels LED ports.
˙
4-pin General-purpose input port
˙
Built-in oscillator
˙
No external resistor necessary for driver outputs
˙
Pin Assignments
-35V max).
DD
5
Grid
6
Grid
7
/ Grid
16
Seg
8
/ Grid
15
Seg
9
/ Grid
14
Seg
10
/ Grid
13
Seg
AD6312
General Description
The AD6312 is a VFD (Vacuum Fluorescent
Display) controller/driver that is driven on a 1/4- to
1/11 duty factor (include key scan). It consists of 5
segment output lines, 6 segment/key scan output
lines, 6 grid output lines, 5 segment/grid output
drive lines, a display memory, a control circuit, and
a key scan circuit. Serial data is input to the
AD6312 through a four-line serial interface.
11
/ Grid
12
EE
V
Seg
9
Seg11Seg10Seg
Use all power pins.
Grid
Grid
Grid
Grid
V
LED
LED
LED
LED
V
OSC
33
34
4
35
3
2
36
1
37
DD
SS
38
39
4
40
3
2
41
1
42
43
44
3
2
1
4
4Sw3Sw2Sw1
Sw
5
OUT
D
6
IN
D
9
8
7
SS
V
CLK
STB
10
1
Key
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
2
Key
Seg
8
Seg
7
Seg6 / KS
Seg5 / KS
Seg4 / KS
Seg3 / KS
Seg2 / KS
Seg1 / KS
DD
V
4
Key
Key
3
6
5
4
3
2
1
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
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Pin Descriptions
Symbol Name No. Description
DIN Data input 6
D
Data output 5
OUT
STB Strobe 9
CLK Clock input 8
OSC Oscillator pin 44
Seg7 to Seg11 High-voltage output (Segment) 21 to 25 Segment output pins
Seg1/KS1 to
Seg
/KS6
6
Grid1 to Grid6 High-voltage output (Grid) 32 to 37 Grid output pins
Seg12/Grid11 to
Seg
/Grid7
16
LED1 to LED4 LED output 39to 42 CMOS output
High-voltage output 15 to 20
High-voltage output (Segment/grid)
26,
28 to 31
Input serial data at rising edge of shift clock,
starting from the low order bit.
Output serial data at the falling edge of the shift
clock, starting from low order bit. This is N-ch
open-drain output pin.
Initializes serial interface at the rising or falling
edge of the AD6312. It then waits for reception of
a command. Data input after STB falling is
processed as a command. While command data
is processed, current processing is stopped, and
the serial interface is initialized. While STB is
high, CLK is ignored.
Reads serial data at the rising edge, and outputs
data at the falling edge.
Connect resistor in between this pin and Vss to
set up the oscillation frequency.
Multi-function pins, Segment output pins (Dual
function as key scan source)
These pins are selectable for segment or grid
driving.
AD6312
KEY1 to KEY4 Key data input 10 to 13
VDD Logic power 14, 38 Logic power supply
VSS Logic ground 7, 43 Connect this pin to system GND.
VEE Pull-down level 27 Driver power supply
SW1 to SW
4
Switch input 1 to 4
Data input to these pins is latched at the end of
the display cycle.
These pins constitute a 4-bit general-purpose
input port.
Ordering Information
AD6312 X X X
PackageLead
Blank: Normal
L: LQFP-44L
F: Lead Free
Packing
Blank : TrayQ: QFP-44L
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AD6312
Block Diagram
Dimming
circuit
16
16-bit
5
output latch
11
6
Segment/
5
Segment
5
Data selector
OUT
D
CLK
STB
V
D
DD
Command
decoder
IN
Serial
I/F
R
OSC
Display memory
×
16 bits
11 Words
Timing generator
key scan
Segment/grid
KEY
Key data memory
×
6)
1
4
(4
5
to
Vss
(0V)
611
EE
V
(-30V)
Grid driver
KEy
SW
to
SW
4
1
4
4-bit
4
latch
4-bit latch
1
LED
LED
11-bit shift register
DD
4
V
(+5V)
Key data memory (4x6)
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key scan
driver
driver
Seg1/KS1
Seg6/KS6
Seg7
Seg11
12
/Grid
Seg
Seg16/Grid
1
Grid
6
Grid
11
7
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AD6312
Absolute Maximum Ratings
(TA=25oC,VSS=0V )
Parameter Symbol Rating Unit
Logic Supply Voltage VDD -0.5 to +7.0 V
Driver Supply Voltage VEE V
+0.5 to VDD -40 V
DD
Logic Input Voltage VI1 -0.5 to VDD +0.5 V
VFD Driver Output Voltage VO2 V
-0.5 to VDD +0.5 V
EE
LED Driver Output Current IO1 +15 mA
VFD Driver Output Current IO2
Operating Ambient Temperature T
Storage Temperature T
OPT
STG
-25 to +85
-50 to +125
-40 (grid)
-15 (segment)
mA
o
C
o
C
Operating Conditions
(TA=0 to +70 oC,VSS=0V)
Parameter Symbol Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit
Logic Supply Voltage VDD 4.5 5 5.5 V
High-Level Input Voltage VIH 0.7·VDD VDD V
Low-Level Input Voltage VIL 0 0.3·VDD V
Driver Supply Voltage VEE 0 VDD-35 V
DC Characteristics
Parameter Symbol Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit
High-Level Output Voltage V
Low-Level Output Voltage V
Low-Level Output Voltage V
High-Level Output Current I
High-Level Output Current I
Driver Leakage Current I
Output Pull-Down Resistor RL Driver output 50 100 150
High-Level Input Voltage VIH 0.7VDD V
Low-Level Input Voltage VIL 0.3VDD V
AC Characteristics
Parameter Symbol Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit
Oscillation Frequency f
Maximum Clock Frequency f
Clock Pulse Width PW
Strobe Pulse Width PW
Data Setup Time t
Data Hold Time t
Clock-Strobe Time t
Wait Time t
Note : Refer to page 8.
(TA=0 to 70 oC, VDD=4.5 to 5.5V, VSS=0V, VEE=VDD-35V)
LED1-LED4, I
OH1
LED1-LED4, I
OL1
D
OL2
VO=VDD-2V, Seg1 to Seg11 -3 mA
OH21
OH22
VO=VDD-35V, driver off -10
OLEAK
, I
OUT
OL2
O=VDD
-2V, Grid
V
Seg12/Grid11 to Seg16/Grid7
(Ta=0 to +70 oC,VDD=4.5 to 5.5 V, VEE=-30V)
OSC
max.
SETUP
HOLD
CLK-STB
WAIT
R=51 kΩ
Duty=50% 1 MHZ
500 ns
CLK
1 µs
STB
100 ns
100 ns
CLK↑→STB↑
CLK↑→CLK↓(Note)
=-1mA 0.9VDD V
OH1
=12mA 1 V
OL1
=2mA 0.4 V
to Grid
1
6
-15 mA
350 500 650 KHZ
1 µs
1 µs
μ
kΩ
A
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AD6312
Function Descriptions
1.0 Commands
Commands set the display mode and status of the VFD driver. The first 1 byte input to the AD6312 through
pin after the STB pin has fallen is regarded as a command. If STB is set high while a commands/data
the D
IN
are transmitted, serial communication is initialized, and the commands/data being transmitted are invalid
(however, the commands/data previously transmitted remain valid).
1.1 Display mode setting commands
These commands initialize the AD6312 and select the number of segments and the number of grids (4 grids
& 16 segments to 11 grids & 11 segments to). When these commands are executed, the display is forcibly
turned off, and key scanning is also stopped. To resume display, the display command “ON” must be
executed. If the same mode is selected, however, nothing happens.
On power application, the 11-digit, 11-segment mode is selected.
1.2 Data setting commands
These commands set data write and data read modes. On power application, the normal
operation and address increment modes are set.
MSBLSB
0 1 - - b3 b2 b1 b0
Irrelevant
Data write and read mode settings.
00: Write data to display memory.
01: Write data to LED port.
10: Read key data.
11: Read SW data.
Address increment mode settings (display memory).
0: Incremenets address after data has been written.
1: Fixes address.
Test mode settings
0: Normal operation
1: Test mode
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AD6312
1.3 Address setting commands
These commands set an address of the display memory. If address 16H or higher is set, data is ignored,
until a valid address is set. On power application, the address is set to 00H.
MSBLSB
11-b3 b2 b1 b0
b4
Address (00H-15H)
1.4 Display control commands
MSBLSB
10-b3b2b1b0
-
Irrelevant
Dimming quantity settings
000: Sets pulse width to 1/16.
001: Sets pulse width to 2/16.
010: Sets pulse width to 4/16.
011: Sets pulse width to 10/16.
100: Sets pulse width to 11/16.
101: Sets pulse width to 12/16.
110: Sets pulse width to 13/16.
111: Sets pulse width to 14/16.
Tums on/off display.
0: Display off (key scan continues)
1: Display on
On power application, the 1/16-pulse width is set, the display is turned off and key scanning is stopped.
2.0 Display RAM Address and Display Mode
The display RAM stores the data transmitted from an external device to the AD6312 through the serial
interface, and is assigned addresses as follows, in 8 bits unit:
Seg
Seg4 Seg8 Seg12 Seg
1
00 H
02 H
04 H
06 H
08 H
0 AH
0 CH
0 EH
10 H
12 H
14 H
00 H
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
02 H
04 H
06 H
08 H
0 AH
0 CH
0 EH
10 H
12 H
14 H
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
01 H
L
03 H
L
05 H
L
07 H
L
09 H
L
0 BH
L
0 DH
U
0 FH
11 H
13 H
15 H
L
L
L
L
L
01 HU DIG
03 HU DIG
05 HU DIG
07 HU DIG
09 HU DIG
0 BHU DIG
0 DHU DIG
0 FHU DIG
11 HU DIG
13 HU DIG
15 HU DIG
16
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
b0 b3 b4 b7
XX H
Lower 4 bits Higher 4 bits
XXHU
L
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AD6312
3.0 LED Port
Data is written to the LED port with the write command, starting from the least port’s least significant bit.
When a bit of this port is 0, the corresponding LED lights; when the bit is 1, the LED turns off. The data of
bits 5 through 8 are ignored. On power application, all LEDs are unlit.
MSBLSB
---- b3 b2 b1 b0
Don't care
LED1
LED2
LED3
LED4
4.0 Key Matrix and Key-Input data Storage RAM
The key matrix is made up of a 6×4 matrix, as shown below.
1
KEY
2
KEY
3
KEY
4
KEY
1
2
3
4
5
6
/KS
/KS
/KS
/KS
/KS
1
Seg
2
Seg
3
Seg
4
Seg
5
Seg
/KS
6
Seg
The data of each key is stored as illustrated below, and is read with the read command, starting
from the least significant bit.
...
KEY1
Seg1/KS
Seg3/KS
Seg5/KS
KEY4KEY1
1
3
5
...
Seg2/KS
Seg4/KS
Seg6/KS
b4--------b7b0--------b3
KEY4
2
4
Reading sequence
6
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5.0 SW Data
SW data is read with the read command, starting from the least significant bit. Bits 5 through 8 of
the SW data are 0.
MSBLSB
000 0 b3 b2 b1 b0
SW1
SW2
SW3
SW4
Timing Diagram
(1) Serial Communication Format
Reception (command/write data)
STB
If data continues
AD6312
D
IN
b7b6b2b1b0
87321CLK
Transmission (read data)
STB
b7b6b5b4b3b2b1b0
87654321
WAIT
t
(Note)
b0b1b2b3b4b5
Data is read.A data read command is set.
654321
CLK
D
D
OUT
IN
Because the D
pin is an N-ch, open-drain output pin, be sure to connect an external pull-up resistor to
OUT
this pin (1kΩ to 10 kΩ).
Note : When data is read, a wait time t
falling of the first clock that has read the data.
of 1 μs is necessary since the rising of the eighth clock that has set the command, until the
WAIT
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(2) Key Scanning and Display Timing
On cycle of key scanning consists of one frame, and data in a 6×4 matrix is stored in RAM.
DISP
T
≅
500μs
Key scan data
AD6312
SEG Output
Grid1
Grid2
Grid3
Gridn
DIG1DIG2DIG3
1/16
DISP
T
Switching characteristic waveforms
OSC
50%
STB
fosc
1 frame = T
DISP
×
(n+1)
DIGn
123456
PW
DIG1
STB
90%
10%
PW
t
CLK
HOLD
t
THZ
t
PZL
t
CLK-STB
t
PLZ
t
TZH
CLK
D
IN
D
OUT
Sn/Gn
PW
t
SETUP
CLK
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Applications
Updating display memory by incrementing address
STB
CLK
AD6312
IN
Command 4Data nCommand 3Command 2Command 1Data 1D
Command 1: sets display mode
Command 2: sets data(write data to display memory)
Command 3: sets address
Data 1 to n: transfers display data (22bytes max.)
Command 4: controls display
Updating specific display memory
STB
CLK
IN
DataCommand 2Command 2DataCommand 1D
Command 1: sets data
Command 2: sets address
Data: display data
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Package Information
(1) Package Type: QFP-44L
Dimension in millimeter (mm.)
±
0.5
13.2
±
0.5
10.0
3323
AD6312
2.7(MAX.)
34
44
111
22
12
1.6 TYP.
10.0
±
0.5
13.2
±
0.5
0.15 TYP.
0.88 TYP.0.8 TYP.0.3 TYP.
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