19-2460; Rev 1; 10/02
4 -Wire In t e rfa c e d , 2 .7 V t o 5 .5 V LED Dis p la y
Drive r w it h I/O Ex p a n d e r a n d Ke y S c a n
Ge n e ra l De s c rip t io n
Fe a t u re s
The MAX6954 is a compact display driver that inter-
faces microprocessors to a mix of 7-segment, 14-seg-
ment, and 16-segment LED displays through an SPI™-
or QSPI™-compatible 4-wire serial interface. The serial
interface may be cascaded through multiple devices.
The MAX6954 drives up to 16 digits 7-segment, 8 digits
14-s e g me nt, 8 d ig its 16-s e g me nt, or 128 d is c re te
LEDs, while functioning from a supply voltage as low as
2.7V. The driver includes five I/O expander (or GPIO)
lines, some or all or which may be configured as a key-
s witc h re a d e r, whic h a utoma tic a lly s c a ns a nd
debounces a matrix of up to 32 switches.
ꢀ High-Speed 26MHz SPI/QSPI/MICROWIRE™-
Compatible Serial Interface
ꢀ 2.7V to 5.5V Operation
ꢀ Drives Up to 16 Digits 7-Segment, 8 Digits
14-Segment, 8 Digits 16-Segment, 128 Discrete
LEDs, or a Combination of Digit Types
ꢀ Drives Common-Cathode Monocolor and Bicolor
LED Displays
ꢀ Built-In ASCII 104-Character Font for 14-Segment
and 16-Segment Digits and Hexadecimal Font for
7-Segment Digits
Included on chip are full 14- and 16-segment ASCII
104-character fonts, a hexadecimal font for 7-segment
displays, multiplex scan circuitry, anode and cathode
drivers, and static RAM that stores each digit. The max-
imum segment current for the display digits is set using
a single external resistor. Digit intensity can be inde-
pendently adjusted using the 16-step internal digital
brightness control. The MAX6954 includes a low-power
shutdown mode, a scan-limit register that allows the
user to display from 1 to 16 digits, segment blinking
(synchronized across multiple drivers, if desired), and a
test mode, which forces all LEDs on. The LED drivers
are slew-rate limited to reduce EMI.
ꢀ Automatic Blinking Control for each Segment
ꢀ 10µA (typ) Low-Power Shutdown (Data Retained)
ꢀ 16-Step Digit-by-Digit Digital Brightness Control
ꢀ Display Blanked on Power-Up
ꢀ Slew-Rate Limited Segment Drivers for Lower EMI
ꢀ Five GPIO Port Pins Can Be Configured as Key-
Switch Reader to Scan and Debounce Up to 32
Switches with n-Key Rollover
ꢀ IRQ Output when a Key Input Is Debounced
ꢀ 36-Pin SSOP and 40-Pin DIP Packages
ꢀ Automotive Temperature Range Standard
For a 2-wire interfaced version, refer to the MAX6955*
data sheet. An evaluation kit* (EV kit) for the MAX6955
is available.
Fu n c t io n a l Dia g ra m
*Future product—contact factory for availability.
Ap p lic a t io n s
P0 TO P4
GPIO
AND KEY-SCAN
CONTROL
Set-Top Boxes
Panel Meters
White Goods
Automotive
Bar Graph Displays
Audio/Video Equipment
PWM
BRIGHTNESS
CONTROL
CURRENT
SOURCE
ISET
O0 TO O23
LED
DRIVERS
DIGIT
MULTIPLEXER
OSC
Ord e rin g In fo rm a t io n
DIVIDER/
COUNTER
NETWORK
OSC_OUT
PART
TEMP RANGE
-40°C to +125°C
-40°C to +125°C
PIN-PACKAGE
36 SSOP
CHARACTER
GENERATOR
ROM
MAX6954AAX
MAX6954APL
MAX6954
40 PDIP
BLINK
CONTROL
BLINK
Pin Configurations and Typical Operating Circuits appear
at end of data sheet.
CONFIGURATION
REGISTER
RAM
SPI and QSPI are trademarks of Motorola, Inc.
MICROWIRE is a trademark of National Semiconductor Corp.
CLK
CS
4-WIRE SERIAL INTERFACE
DIN
DOUT
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