LH1594/LH1595
80-Segment and 17-Common Outputs
LCD Driver IC with A Built-in CGROM
LH1594/LH1595
• Abundant command functions
– Display of 2 lines by 16 characters
– Display ON/OFF
– Normal/reverse display control
– Busy flag readout
– Cursor display
– Blinking : per character
– Display double fonts lengthwise
– Power saving mode
• LCD drive power circuit
– Built-in booster circuit : Two or three times
voltage boost is possible
– Built-in voltage converter : Generates LCD
drive voltages (V0, V1, V2, V3 and V4) based
on the boosted voltage
DESCRIPTION
The LH1594/LH1595 are LCD drivers with a built-in
character ROM suitable for driving small scale dot-
matrix LCD panels, and which are capable of being
directly connected to the bus line of
a
microcomputer. The 8-bit parallel or serial data
transferred from a microcomputer is used to
generate LCD drive signals for displaying characters.
Incorporating a character ROM which has font
characters configured in the format of 5 x 8 dots and
a character RAM which allows the user to define
characters, the LH1594/LH1595 provide a higher
freedom of display. Since the LH1594/LH1595 have
80 output pins for a segment drive circuit and 17
output pins for a common drive circuit in a single
chip, a display system for 16 characters x 2 lines
can be implemented easily. The LH1594/LH1595
enable an LCD system for battery-operated, hand-
carrying information equipment by securing lower
power consumption and wider operating voltage
range.
– Built-in power bias ratio :
1/4 or 1/5 bias (selectable by command)
– Built-in electronic volume : Controllable in 16
steps
– Supply voltages
Logic system : +2.2 to +5.5 V
LCD drive system : +4.0 to +11.0 V
• Operating temperature : –30 to +85 ˚C
• Package : 151-pin TCP (Tape Carrier Package)
FEATURES
• Built-in CGROM : 240 characters
(5 x 8 x 240 = 9 600 bits)
• Built-in CGRAM : 8 characters
(5 x 8 x 8 = 320 bits)
• Built-in SEGRAM : 80 segments
(16 x 7 = 112 bits)
* Purchase of I2C components of Sharp Corporation, or one
of its sublicensed Associated Companies conveys a
license under the Philips I2C Patent Rights to use these
components in an I2C system, provided that the system
conforms to the I2C Standard Specification as defined by
Philips.
• Built-in display data RAM : 32 characters
(32 x 8 = 256 bits)
• Format of font character : 5 x 8 dots including 1
dot which also serves to display a cursor
• General 8-bit MPU interface : Possible to directly
connect 80-family or 68-family MPU to bus line
• Possible to make serial interface
(I2C BUS* format is for LH1594)
• Ratio of display duty cycle :
1/8, 1/9, 1/16 or 1/17 (selectable by command)
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