MIC10939/10942/10943
Micrel
MIC10939/10942/10943
V. F. Dot Matrix Display Controller
Summary Information*—Not Recommended for New Designs
General Description
Features
The MIC10939, MIC10942, and MIC10943 Dot Matrix Dis-
play Controller is a three-chip MOS/LSI general purpose
display controller system designed to interface to dot matrix
displays (vacuum fluorescent or LED).
• 20-character display driver cascadable to 80 characters
• Standard 5 × 12 character font
• Separate cursor driver output
• Two 128 × 23 PLAs provides segment decoding for full
96-character ASCII set, plus 32 special characters
• Serial or parallel data input for 8-bit display mode
controls
• Brightness, refresh rate, and display mode controls
• 40-pin DIP or 44-pin PLCC (MIC10939)
• 28-pin DIP (MIC10942 and MIC10943)
The three-chip set will drive displays with up to 46 anodes
(dots)andupto20grids(characters)plusacursor. Thechips
can be cascaded to drive larger displays of up to 80 charac-
ters.
An internal PLA-type decoder provides character decoding
and dot pattern generation for the full 96-character ASCII set
and an additional 32 special characters.
Ordering Information
Part Number
Temperature Range
0°C to +70°C
Package
Micrel has received the rights from Rockwell International to
manufacture and market this product and reproduce the
specifications, including references to Rockwell.
MIC10939J-50
MIC10939P-50
MIC10939PE-50
MIC10942P-50
MIC10942PE-50
MIC10943P-50
MIC10943PE-50
44-Pin PLCC
40-pin P-DIP
40-pin P-DIP
40-pin P-DIP
40-pin P-DIP
40-pin P-DIP
40-pin P-DIP
0°C to +70°C
–40°C to +85°C
0°C to +70°C
–40°C to +85°C
0°C to +70°C
Block Diagram
–40°C to +85°C
20-CHARACTER 5 × 12 DOT MATRIX DISPLAY
23
SG01-SG23
23
SG01-SG23
8
ANODE DRIVERS AND LATCHES
ANODE DRIVERS AND LATCHES
INVERSION
LOGIC
INVERSION
LOGIC
DATA-
LOAD
LEVEL
DETECT
LEVEL
DETECT
128 × 35 PLA
128 × 23 PLA
SCLK
-DIS
8-BIT SHIFT
REGISTER
8-BIT SHIFT
REGISTER
LEVEL
DETECT
LEVEL
DETECT
MIC10942
MIC10943
CURSOR
CONTROL
LOGIC
GRID
DRIVERS
20 × 8
RAM
20 STR00–STR19
MIC10939
* Contact Micrel for more information.
HOST
August 1998
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