Philips Semiconductors
Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates
Product specification
PCF8576
6.4 LCD drive mode waveforms
The static LCD drive mode is used when a single
backplane is provided in the LCD. Backplane and segment
drive waveforms for this mode are shown in Fig.4.
When two backplanes are provided in the LCD, the 1 : 2
multiplex mode applies. The PCF8576 allows use of
1⁄2bias or 1⁄3bias in this mode as shown in Figs 5 and 6.
When three backplanes are provided in the LCD, the 1 : 3
multiplex drive mode applies, as shown in Fig.7.
When four backplanes are provided in the LCD, the 1 : 4
multiplex drive mode applies, as shown in Fig.8.
T frame
V DD
LCD segments
BP0
V LCD
V DD
Sn
V LCD
state 1
(on)
state 2
(off)
Sn 1
VDD
V LCD
(a) waveforms at driver
V op
state 1
0
Vop
V op
state 2
0
Vop
(b) resultant waveforms
at LCD segment
MBE539
Vstate1(t) = VSn(t) – VBP0(t)
Von(rms) = Vop
Vstate2(t)
=
VSn
+
(t)
1
–
VBP0(t)
Voff(rms) = 0 V
Fig.4 Static drive mode waveforms (Vop = VDD − VLCD).
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