TLC59401 Datasheet, PDF (1/29 Pages) Texas Instruments – 16-CHANNEL LED DRIVER WITH DOT CORRECTION AND GRAYSCALE PWM CONTROL

TLC59401
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SBVS137 – DECEMBER 2009
16-CHANNEL LED DRIVER WITH DOT CORRECTION AND GRAYSCALE PWM CONTROL
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FEATURES
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•23 16 Channels
• 12-Bit (4096 Steps) Grayscale PWM Control
• Dot Correction
– 6-Bit (64 Steps)
• Drive Capability (Constant-Current Sink)
– 0 mA to 80 mA (V_CC ≤ 3.6 V)
– 0 mA to 120 mA (V_CC > 3.6 V)
• LED Power-Supply Voltage up to 17 V
• V_CC = 3.0 V to 5.5 V
• Serial Data Interface
• Controlled Inrush Current
• 30-MHz Data Transfer Rate
• CMOS Level I/O
• Error Information
– LOD: LED Open Detection
– TEF: Thermal Error Flag
APPLICATIONS
• Monocolor, Multicolor, Full-Color LED Displays
• LED Signboards
• Display Back-Lighting
DESCRIPTION
The TLC59401 is a 16-channel, constant-current sink,
LED driver. Each channel has an individually
adjustable 4096-step grayscale PWM brightness
control and a 64-step constant-current sink (dot
correction). The dot correction adjusts the brightness
variations between LED channels and other LED
drivers. Both grayscale control and dot correction are
accessible via a serial interface. A single external
resistor sets the maximum current value of all 16
channels.
The TLC59401 features two error information circuits.
The LED open detection (LOD) indicates a broken or
disconnected LED at an output terminal. The thermal
error flag (TEF) indicates an over-temperature
condition.
VCC GND
SCLK
SIN
XLAT
IREF
Max. OUTn ^VREF
Current
=1.24V
GSCLK
BLANK
GS Counter CNT
0
Status
Information:
LOD,
TED,
DC DATA
191
96
192
96
Temperature
Error Flag
(TEF)
LED Open
Detection
(LOD)
XERR
MODE
10
0
MODE
10
GS Register
11
0
DC Register
5
0
Input
Shift
Register
192
95
96
10
MODE
96
GS Register
23
12
DC Register
11
6
Input
Shift
Register
191
GS Register
191
180
DC Register
95
90
CNT
12−Bit Grayscale
PWM Control
6−Bit Dot Correction
LED Open Detection
Constant-Current
Driver
Delay
x0
OUT0
CNT
12−Bit Grayscale
PWM Control
6−Bit Dot Correction
Constant-Current
Driver
Delay
x1
OUT1
LED Open Detection
CNT
12−Bit Grayscale
PWM Control
6−Bit Dot Correction
Constant-Current
Driver
Delay
x15
OUT15
LED Open Detection
SOUT
Figure 1. Functional Block Diagram
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