Noritake GU280x16G-7806A technology data

280x16 Dot Graphic (2x40 characters)

The module includes the Vacuum Fluorescent Display glass, VF drivers

C

N1 - PARALLEL INTERFACE

CN2 – SERIAL

INTERFACE

ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION

SOFTWARE COMMAND SUMMARY

46H =

43H = Clear Area

4FH = Set Outline Box

6FH = Clear Outline Box

FFH

OPTICAL and ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS

18.47

137.0

175.0

182.0 3.5

11.0

26.5

33.5

3.5

165.0 8.6 max

5.0 max

1.6

Pin 1

CN2

CN4 Pin 1

Parallel Interface type (M68 / i80)

SERIAL MODE

International Font

5x7 & 10x14 Font LCD Font

Dot Graphic VFD Module GU280x16G-7806A

q
q Single 5V Supply
q High Brightness Blue Green Display
q Operating Temp -40°C to +85°C
q 3 Multi Sized Fonts
q 4/8 Bit Parallel LCD & Serial Interfaces

CN1

Pin
1

and micro-controller ICs with refresh RAM, character generator and
interface logic. The 4/8 bit parallel & serial bi-directional interfaces are
5V TTL/CMOS compatible. The command set is LCD compatible with
extended graphic functions.

Pin Async SPI

1 5V 5V
2 NC SCK
3 RXD /SS
4 LINK1 SIN
5 0V 0V
6 LINK2 SOUT
7 TXD NC
8 /RES /RES
9 MB MB

10 HB HB

NC = Do Not Connect

Pin Sig Pin Sig

1 GND 2 VCC
3 NC* 4 RS
5 R/W 6 E
7 D0 8 D1
9 D2 10 D3

11 D4 12 D5

Dimensions in mm & subject to tolerances.

Mounting holes 3.5mm dia.

Parameter Symbol Value Condition

Power Supply Voltage VCC 5.0VDC +/- 5% GND=0V
Power Supply Current ICC 400mADC typ. VCC=5V
Logic High Input VIH 0.8VDC min. Vcc max. VCC=5V
Logic Low Input VIL 0VDC min. 0.2VDC max. VCC=5V
Logic High Output VOH 3.8VDC min. Vcc max. IOH = 1.5mA
Logic Low Output VOL 0VDC min. 0.6VDC max. IOL =1.6mA

Parameter Value
Display Area (XxY mm) 137.05 x 11..00
Dot Size/Pitch (XxY mm) 0.34 x 0.5 / 0.49 x 0.7
Luminance 500 cd/m2 Typ.
Colour of Illumination Blue-Green (Filter for colours)
Operating Temperature
Storage Temperature
Operating Humidity (non condensing)

-40°C to +85°C

-40°C to +85°C
20 to 80% RH @ 25°C

Instruction R/W RS D0-D7

Clear Display L L 01H
Cursor Return Home L L 02H
Entry Mode Set L L 04H-07H
Display ON/OFF L L 08H-0FH
Cursor Shift Left L L 10H
Cursor Shift Right L L 14H
Display Shift Left L L 18H
Display Shift Right L L 1CH
Select 4/8 bit interface L L 20H (4Bit) / 30H (8Bit) + luminance
Display Luminance L H 00H-03H (must follow above command)
Set CG RAM Addr. L L 40H-7FH
Set DD RAM Addr. L L 80H-E7H
Read BUSY/Addr. H L 00H-FFH D7 Busy = High
Read Data from RAM H H 00H-FFH
Set Graphic Cursor L L F0H + xpos + ypos
Set Area Commands

L L
L H
L H
L H
L H

F1H + x1 + y1 + x2 + y2 + cmd
where cmd 49H = Invert Area

Fill Area

L H
Write Graphic Image L L F1H + x1 + y1 + x2 + y2 + cmd + data
Set Font / Spacing L L F2H + font style
Set RS Low 0FH Serial Comms. only
Read Data FEH Serial Comms. only
Read Cursor Position

Serial Comms. only

CHARACTER SET

UDF1

UDF2

UDF3

UDF4

UDF5

UDF6

UDF7

UDF8

UDF1

UDF2

UDF3

UDF4

UDF5

UDF6

UDF7

UDF8

NOTE: UDF characters are available using 5x7 font only.

Proportional Mini Font

Serial / Parallel Selection

J5 Interface

Open Sync Serial / Parallel (default)

Link Asynchronous Serial

J3 J6 Mode

Signals

1-2 1-2 i80 Pin 5 = /WR, Pin 6 = /RD
2-3 2-3 M68 Pin 5 = R/W, Pin 6 = E

J7

Configuration

1 2 8

O O O 9600, N, 8, 1

L O O 19200, N, 8, 1
O L O 38400, N, 8, 1
X X L Self Test Mode

Copyright 2007 Noritake Itron Corp. Japan

13 D6 14 D7

Pin 3 can be changed to /RESET or
BUSY terminal and selectable by jumper
J2 (2-3) or J2 (1-2)

CN1 Pin 3 Function

J2 Font

2 & 3 / Reset

1 & 2 Busy
All J7 links & J5 should be open for
Parallel operation.

CONTACT

Noritake Sales Office Tel Nos

Nagoya Japan: [phone]

Canada: [phone]

Chicago USA: [phone]

Munchen (D): [phone]

Itron UK: [phone]

Rest Europe: [phone]

www.noritake-itron.com

Subject to change without notice.

IUK Doc Ref: 10405 Iss:5 09Oct07

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Dot Graphic VFD Module GU280x16G-7806A

SOFTWARE COMMANDS

Instruction Data Format (RS = 1) Description

UDF Write 00H – 0FH Write user defined character 1-8 to the current cursor location on the display.
Data Write

(40us – LCD compatible mode)
(250us – Graphic mode)

Data Read

(40us – LCD compatible mode)

00H – FFH Write data to the display. In normal (LCD compatible) mode of operation, data is written to the display data (DD

00H – FFH Read data from the display. In normal (LCD compatible) mode of operation, data is read from the display data

RAM) or character generator (CG RAM).
When using the graphical data commands (F0H, F1H & F2H), data is written direct to the display and is not
stored in DD RAM. Data write busy times will increase when using the graphic functions.

(DD RAM) or character generator (CG RAM).

Instruction Data Format (RS = 0) Description

Status / Cursor Position
Read

(40us – LCD compatible mode)

Display Clear

(150µs)

Cursor Home

(500µs)

Entry Mode

(40µs)

Display Control

(50us)

Cursor Shift Left

(40us)

Cursor Shift Right

(40us)

Display Shift Left

(150us)

Display Shift Right

(150us)

Select 4 bit interface

(40µs)

Select 8 bit interface

(40µs)

Set CG Address

(40us)

Set DD Address

(40us)

Set Graphic Cursor

(40us)

*Note

Set Area

(40us + 500us[cmd byte])

Write Graphic Image

(40us + 500us[cmd byte])

Set Font

(40us)

*Note

Port Configure F4H + byte Bit 7 High = I/O Port, Low = Serial Port. See extended port and serial commands.
Read Port Status F5H The current port status is read with RS high. See extended port and serial commands.
Port Out / Serial Send F6H + byte byte is output from the port. In serial mode check the busy status before sending again.
Port In / Serial Read F7H The current port levels or buffered received data can be read with RS high.
Port Buffer Send F8H + size + data Up to 128 bytes of data can be buffered before being transmitted from the serial port.

00H - FFH D0 – D6 of read data corresponds to the current cursor position. D7 shows the status of busy.

01H Fills all locations in the display data (DD) RAM with 20H (blank character). The address counter is set to 0 in the

DD RAM. The address counter is set to increment on each data read/write. Any display offset (using the display
shift command) is removed.

02H The address counter is set to 0 in the DD RAM. Any display offset (using the display shift command) is removed.
04H – 07H Bit 1 is used to select the direction of the address counter on each data read or write. If set to ‘1’, the address

08H-0FH Bit 2 is used to enable or disable the display. If this bit is set to ‘0’ the VFD’s power supply is turned off to reduce

counter is incremented. If set to ‘0’, the address counter is decremented.
Bit 0 enables the display to shift on each data read/write. If this bit is set to ‘1’, the display is shifted with the
cursor. The display shift direction depends upon the address counter direction (bit1). If this is set to increment,
the display is shifted left, if the address counter is set to decrement, the display is shifted right.
Note: When display shift is enabled, the data write busy time can increase by 300us.

power consumption.
Bit 0 enables the flashing block cursor.
Note: If the cursor is enabled, busy times can increase by 20us.

10H Shift the cursor position (address counter) one position to the left.
14H Shift the cursor position (address counter) one position to the right.
18H Shift the display left, one character position.
1CH Shift the display right, one character position.
20H + lum (RS=1) Enables 4-bit communications. Data is received on DB4-DB7 only. Two writes are required to send one data

30H + lum (RS=1) Enables 8-bit communications. Data is received on DB0-DB7. The lum value sets the displays brightness, and
40H – 7FH Set the character generator address (CG RAM). All written data is placed within the user definable character

byte. The most significant nibble should be sent first. Refer to the ‘Parallel Communications’ section for more
information. The lum value sets the displays brightness, and must be sent with the RS line high: ­00H = full brightness, 01H = 75%, 02H = 50% & 03H = 25%.

must be sent with the RS line high: - 00H = full brightness, 01H = 75%, 02H = 50% & 03H = 25%.
area.

80H – E7H Set the display data address (DD RAM). 80H – A7H = top line. C0H – E7H = bottom line.

*Note

F0H + xpos + ypos Set the absolute cursor position. xpos = 0 – 279, ypos = 0 – 15.

F1H + x1 + y1 + x2 + y2 +
cmd

*Note

F1H + x1 + y1 + x2 + y2 +
cmd

2-bytes are required to send the horizontal position xpos. The upper byte precedes the lower byte.
Co-ordinates should be written with RS line set high.
Area Commands: - ‘I’ - invert area, ‘F’ – fill area, ‘C’ = clear area, ‘O’ – set outline, ‘o’ – clear outline.

All area commands should be preceded with the area co-ordinates. X1 Y1 left top X2 Y2 bottom right.
Co-ordinates and command should be written with RS line set high.
2-bytes are required to send the horizontal positions X1 & X2. The upper byte precedes the lower byte.
Image Commands: - ‘H’ – write horizontal graphical data with horizontal cursor movement.
‘V’ – write vertical graphical data with horizontal cursor movement.
‘h’ – write horizontal graphical data with vertical cursor movement.
‘v’ – write vertical graphical data with vertical cursor movement.
Graphical data should immediately follow the ‘H’,’h’,’V’ and ‘v’ commands.
Co-ordinates, command and graphical data should be written with RS line set high.
2-bytes are required to send the horizontal positions X1 & X2. The upper byte precedes the lower byte.

F2H + font Select font type, font size and font spacing.

Font commands: - ‘A’ or ‘a’ = proportional 64 character mini-font.
‘B’ = 5x7 LCD compatible font with Katakana characters.
‘C’ = 10x14 LCD compatible font with Katakana characters.
‘b’ = 5x7 international font with European characters.
‘c’ = 10x14 international font with European characters.
‘1’ = set the inter-character pixel spacing to 1 pixel.
‘2’ = set the inter-character pixel spacing to 2 pixels.
Font command should be written with RS line set high.

Instruction Data Format Additional Serial Data Commands

Set RS Low 0FH Set the RS line low for the following byte only. Used in serial communications only.
Read Data FEH Read data at current cursor position. This command is used with serial communications only.
Read Cursor Position FFH Read current cursor position. This command is used with serial communications only.

After these commands are executed, the cursor will be disabled and any character data will be written to the display only, and not the DD RAM. Any subsequent LCD compatible command

-enable the cursor and allow for DD RAM writing.

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X1, Y1

DATA

DATA

X1, Y1

DATA

X1, Y1

MSB DATA

UPPER NIBBLE

LOWER NIBBLE

from CN1 pin 3 if link J2

is set to 2&3.

Dot Graphic VFD Module GU280x16G-7806A

GRAPHICAL DATA WRITES

X1, Y1

DIRECTION

MSB

MSB

DIRECTION

DIRECTION

DIRECTION

MSB

Vertical Data & Horizontal

Movement

Vertical Data & Vertical

Movement

PARALLEL COMMUNICATIONS

This module has a fast latching 8-bit data bus. The ‘RS’ and ‘R/W’
control lines should be set prior to the rising edge of the ‘E’ enable line.
Data is clocked in on the falling edge of the enable line. The busy line
should be checked before sending data.

HOST
SYSTEM

I/O

I/O
I/O
I/O
I/O

D0-7

E
RS
R/W
BUSY

The busy state can be monitored on D7 when reading the DDRAM
address (RS line low). The busy state can also be monitored directly

GU280x16G-7806A

VDD GND VDD GND

Horizontal Data & Horizontal

Movement

8-Bit Data Write Timing Diagram.

R/W

RS

>30ns

E

D0-D7

BUSY

>25ns

8-Bit Data Read Timing Diagram.

R/W

>30ns

RS

>200ns

E

<65ns >50ns

D0-D7

>20ns

VALID

Horizontal Data & Vertical

Movement

>30ns

<25ns

tBUSY

HOST
SYSTEM

I/O

I/O
I/O
I/O
I/O

D4-7

E
RS
R/W
BUSY

GU280x16G-7806A

VDD GND VDD GND

The data bus width can be selected for 4-bit operation, using data lines
D4-D7. Within this mode, two writes are required to send one data byte.
The high nibble (bits 4-7) should be sent first, followed by the low nibble
(bits 0-3). The busy state is not triggered between nibbles. It is
important that the status is NOT read within 40us of sending the
command to set either 4 or 8 bit mode.

4-Bit Data/Command Write Timing Diagram.

R/W

RS

>30ns

E

D4-D7

BUSY

>25ns

>20ns

>100ns

>100ns

>25ns

>20ns

<120ns

>100ns

tBUSY

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