19-2227; Rev 1; 12/01
S e ria lly In t e rfa c e d , +2 .7 V t o +5 .5 V,
5 - a n d 8 -Dig it LED Dis p la y Drive rs
Ge n e ra l De s c rip t io n
Fe a t u re s
The MAX6950/MAX6951 are compact common-cath-
ode display drivers that interface microprocessors to
individual 7-segment numeric LED digits, bar graph, or
discrete LEDs through an SPI™-, QSPI™-MICROWIRE™-
compatible serial interface. The supply voltage can be
as low as 2.7V.
♦ High-speed 26MHz SPI-, QSPI-, MICROWIRE-
Compatible Serial Interface
♦ +2.7V to +5.5V Operation
♦ Individual LED Segment Control
♦ Segment Blinking Control that Can Be
The MAX6950 drives up to five 7-segment digits or 40
discrete LEDs. The MAX6951 drives up to eight 7-seg-
ment digits or 64 discrete LEDs.
Synchronized Across Multiple Drivers
♦ Hexadecimal Decode/No-Decode Digit Selection
♦ Digital Brightness Control
Included on-chip are hexadecimal character decoders
(0–9, A–F), multiplex scan circuitry, segment and digit
drivers, and a static RAM that stores each digit. The
user may select hexadecimal decoding or no-decode
for each digit to allow any mix of 7-segment digits, bar
graph, or discrete LEDs to be driven. The segment cur-
rent for the LEDs is set by an internal digital brightness
control. The segment drivers are slew-rate limited to
reduce EMI.
♦ Display Blanked on Power-Up
♦ Drives Common-Cathode LED Digits
♦ Multiplex Clock Syncronizable to External Clock
♦ Slew-Rate Limited Segment Drivers for Low EMI
♦ 75µA Low-Power Shutdown (Data Retained)
♦ Small 16-Pin QSOP Package
Individual digits may be addressed and updated with-
out rewriting the entire display. The devices include a
low-power shutdown mode, digital brightness control, a
scan-limit register that allows the user to display from
one to eight digits, segment blinking that can be syn-
chronized across drivers, and a test mode that forces
all LEDs on.
Ord e rin g In fo rm a t io n
PART
TEMP. RANGE
0°C to +70°C
PIN-PACKAGE
16 QSOP
MAX6950CEE
MAX6950EEE
MAX6951CEE
MAX6951EEE
Ap p lic a t io n s
-40°C to +85°C
0°C to +70°C
16 QSOP
Set-Top Boxes
16 QSOP
Panel Meters
-40°C to +85°C
16 QSOP
White Goods
Bar Graphs and Matrix Displays
Industrial Controllers and Instrumentation
Professional Audio Equipment
Medical Equipment
P in Co n fig u ra t io n
TOP VIEW
DIN
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
16 V+
CLK
15
CS
Functional Diagram appears at end of data sheet.
Typical Application appears at end of data sheet.
DIG3/SEG3
DIG2/SEG2
DIG1/SEG1
DIG0/SEG0
ISET
14 DIG4/SEG4
13 (DIG5)/SEG5
MAX6950
MAX6951
(DIG6)/SEG6
12
SPI and QSPI are trademarks of Motorola, Inc.
MICROWIRE is a trademark of National Semiconductor Corp.
11 (DIG7)/SEG7
10 SEG8
GND
9 OSC
QSOP
( ) MAX6951 ONLY
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