TLC5903
LED DRIVER
SLLS383 – DECEMBER 1999
80 mA x 16 Bits and 120 mA x 8 Bits
Drive Capability and Output Counts
Protection
– WDT Function
– TSD Function
5 mA to 80 mA/10 mA to 120 mA Constant
Current Output Range
Clock Synchronized 8-Bit Parallel Input
Anode Common LED Type Applied
Constant Currency Accuracy of ±4%
(Maximum Error Between Bits)
CMOS Input Signal Level
(Schmitt-Triggered Input for All Input
Terminals)
Constant Current Output Terminals
– 0.4 V (Output Current 0 to 40 mA)
– 0.7 V (Output Current 40 to 80 mA)
4.5 V to 5.5 V Power Supply Voltage
15 V Maximum Output Voltage
256 Gray Scale Display With Pulse Width
Control 256 Steps
15 MHz Maximum Data Transfer Rate
Brightness Adjustment
8 MHz Maximum Gray Scale Clock
Frequency
– Output Current Adjustment for 32 Steps
(Adjustment for Brightness Deviation
Between LEDs)
– 8 Steps Brightness Control by 8 Times
Speed Gray Scale Control Clock
(Brightness Adjustment for Panel)
–20°C to 85°C Operating Free-Air
Temperature Range
100-Pin HTQFP Package
(PD = 4.7 W, T = 25°C)
A
description
The TLC5903 is a constant current driver that incorporates shift register, data latch, and constant current
circuitry with an adjustable current value and a 256 gray scale display that uses pulse width control. The output
current can be selected at a maximum of 80 mA with 16 bits or 120 mA with 8 bits. The current value of the
constant current output is set by one external register. After this device is mounted on a printed-circuit board
(PCB), the brightness deviation between LEDs (ICs) can be adjusted by using an external data input. The
brightness control for the panel can be adjusted using the brightness adjustment circuitry. Moreover, the device
incorporates watchdog timer (WDT) circuitry, which turns the constant current output off when the scan signal
is stopped during the dynamic scanning operation, and thermal shutdown (TSD) circuitry, which turns the
constant current output off when the junction temperature exceeds the limit.
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Copyright 1999, Texas Instruments Incorporated
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