Mitsubishi AA121SN01 Specification

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All information in this technical data sheet is tentative

TENTATIVE

and subject to change without notice.

12.1” SVGA

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

AA121SN01

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Corp.

Date: Nov.24,’05

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CONTENTS

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No. Item Page

-- COVER 1

-- CONTENTS 2

1 APPLICATION 3

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2 OVERVIEW 4

3 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS 5

4 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS 5, 6, 7

5 INTERFACE PIN CONNECTION 8, 9

6 INTERFACE TIMING 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

7 BLOCK DIAGRAM 15

8 MECHANICAL SPECIFICATION 16, 17

9 OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS 18, 19

10 RELIABILITY TEST CONDITION 20

11 HANDLING PRECAUTIONS FOR TFT-LCD MODULE 21, 22, 23

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1. APPLICATION

This specification applies to color TFT-LCD module, AA121SN01.

These specification papers are the proprietary product of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
(“MITSUBISHI) and include materials protected under copyright of MITSUBISHI. No part of this
document may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the express written permission
of MITSUBISHI.

MITSUBISHI does not assume any liability for infringement of patents, copyrights or other
intellectual property rights of third parties by or arising from use of a product specified in this
document. No license, express, implied or otherwise, is granted under any patents, copyrights or
other intellectual property rights of MITSUBISHI or of others.

MITSUBISHI classifies the usage of the TFT-LCD module as follows. Please confirm the usage
before using the product.

(1) Standard Usage

Computers, office equipment, factory automation equipment, test and measurement
equipment, communications, transportation equipment(automobiles, ships, trains, etc.),
provided, however, that operation is not influenced by TFT-LCD directly.

(2) Special Usage

Medical equipment, safety equipment, transportation equipment, provided, however, that
TFT-LCD is necessary to its operation.

(3) Specific Usage

Cockpit Equipment, military systems, aerospace equipment, nuclear reactor control
systems, life support systems and any other equipment. MITSUBISHI should make a
contract that stipulate apportionment of responsibilities between MITSUBISHI and our
customer.

The product specified in this document is designed for “Standard Usage” unless otherwise specified
in this document. If customers intend to use the product for applications other than those specified
for “Standard Usage”, they should contact MITSUBISHI sales representative in advance.

MITSUBISHI has been making continuous effort to improve the reliability of its products.
Customers should implement sufficient reliability design of their application equipments such as
redundant system design, fail-safe functions, anti-failure features.

MITSUBISHI assumes no responsibility for any damage resulting from the use of the product that
does not comply with the instructions and the precautions specified in this document.

Please contact and consult a MITSUBISHI sales representative for any questions regarding this
product.

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2. OVERVIEW

AA121SN01 is 12.1” color TFT-LCD (Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display) module
composed of LCD panel, driver ICs, control circuit, and backlight unit.

By applying 6 bit or 8 bit digital data, 800u 600, 262 K-color or 16.7 M-color images are displayed
on the 12.1” diagonal screen. Input power voltage is 3.3V for LCD driving.
The type of data and control signals are digital and transmitted via LVDS interface per Typ.
40MHz clock cycle.

Inverter for backlight is not included in this module. General specifications are summarized in the
following table:

ITEM SPECIFICATION

Display Area (mm)

Number of Dots

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246.0(H) u 184.5(V)

(12.106-inch diagonal)

800 u3 (H) u 600 (V)

Pixel Pitch (mm)

Color Pixel Arrangement RGB vertical stripe

Display Mode Normally white TN

Number of Color 262 K(6 bit/color), 16.7 M(8 bit/color)

Brightness (cd/m2) 1000

Wide Viewing Angle Technology Optical Compensation Film

Viewing Angle (CR t10)

Surface Treatment Antiglare and hard-coating 3H

Electrical Interface LVDS(6 bit/8 bit)

Optimum Viewing Angle(Contrast ratio) 6 o’clock

Module Size (mm)

Module Mass (g) 1150

Backlight Unit CCFL, 4-tubes, edge-light, replaceable

Characteristic value without any note is typical value.

0.3075 (H) u 0.3075 (V)

-65~65° (H) -75~45° (V)

280.0 (W) u 219.0 (H) u 17.8 (D)

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3. ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS

ITEM SYMBOL MIN. MAX UNIT

Power Supply Voltage for LCD VCC 0 4.0 V

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Logic Input Voltage VI

0.3 VCC0.3

V

Lamp Voltage VL 0 2000 Vrms

Lamp Current IL 0 18 mArms

Lamp Frequency FL -- 80 kHz

Operation Temperature(Panel)

Operation Temperature(Ambient)

Storage Temperature

Note 1,2)

T

Note 2)

T

Note 2)

T

op(Panel)

op(Ambient)

stg

20

20

20

70 °C

70 °C

80 °C

[Note]

1) Measured at the center of active area and at the center of panel back surface

2) Top,Tstgd 40qC : 90%RH max. without condensation
Top,Tstg > 40qC : Absolute humidity shall be less than the value of 90%RH at 40qC without

condensation.

4. ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS

(1) TFT-LCD

Ambient temperature: Ta = 25

ITEM SYMBOL

Power Supply Voltages for LCD VCC 3.0 3.3 3.6 V

Power Supply Currents for LCD ICC -- 300 450 mA VCC = 3.3 V

MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT Remarks

*1)

*2)

Permissive Input Ripple Voltage VRP -- -- 100 mVp-p VCC = 3.3V

*1) Power and signals sequence:

t1 d10ms 200 ms d t4
0 < t2 d 50 ms 200 ms d t5
0 < t3 d 50 ms 0 d t6

LCD Power Supply

Logic Signal

Backlight Power Supply

0.9VCC

0.1VCC

t1

t2

VCC

data

Backlight

t3

0.9VCC

0.1VCC

t4

0.1VCC

t5 t6

data: RGB DATA, DCLK, DENA

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VCC-dip conditions:

1) When 2.6 V

d VCC < 3.0 V, td d 10 ms

2) When VCC < 2.6 V
VCC-dip conditions should also follow the power and signals sequence.

VCC

3.0V

2.6V

td

*2) Typical current condition:

64-gray-bar pattern

600 line mode

VCC = +3.3 V , f

=37.9 kHz, fV=60.0 Hz, f

H

= 40 MHz

CLK

(2) Backlight
Ta = 25

ITEM

SYMBOL

MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT Remarks

Lamp Voltage VL -- 540 -- Vrms IL = 13.0 mArms

Lamp Current IL 6.0 13.0 14.5 mArms

Lamp Frequency FL 30 -- 60 kHz

* 2), *6)

* 3)

1000 -- -- Ta = 25°C

Starting Lamp Voltage VS

1200 -- -- Ta = 0°C

Vrms

1290 -- --

Lamp Life Time LT 50,000 -- -- h

Ta = 20°C

* 4), *5)

IL = 13.0mArms,

Continuous operation

[Note]
*1)Please use synchronous inverter.

*2) Lamp Current measurement method (The current meter is inserted in low voltage line.)

LCD

Mod ule

CTL

CTH

CTH

CTH
CTH

A

Inverter

Power

Supply

CTL

A

*3) Lamp frequency of inverter may produce interference with horizontal synchronous frequency,

and this may cause horizontal beat on the display. Therefore, please adjust lamp frequency, and
keep inverter as far from module as possible or use electronic shielding between inverter and
module to avoid the interference.

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*4) Lamp life time is defined as the time either when the brightness becomes 50% of the initial

value, or when the starting lamp voltage does not meet the value specified in this table.

*5) The life time of the backlight depends on the ambient temperature. The life time will decrease

under low/high temperature.

*6) Please use the inverter which has symmetrical current wave form as follows,

The degree of unbalance: less than 10%

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The ratio of wave height: less than

I

PH

I

PL

IPH: High side peak

I

: Low side peak

PL

±10%

2

The degree of unbalance = |IPH - IPL| / Irms

(or IPL) / Irms

The ratio of wave height =

I

PH

100(%)

u

CURRENT WAVE FORM

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