TLC5941-Q1
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16-CHANNEL LED DRIVER WITH DOT CORRECTION AND GRAYSCALE PWM CONTROL
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FEATURES
APPLICATIONS
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Monocolor, Multicolor, Full-Color LED Displays
LED Signboards
Display Back-Lighting
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Qualified for Automotive Applications
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16 Channels
12-Bit (4096 Steps) Grayscale PWM Control
Dot Correction: 6 Bit (64 Steps)
DESCRIPTION
Drive Capability (Constant-Current Sink):
0 mA to 60 mA
The TLC5941 is a 16-channel, constant-current sink,
LED driver. Each channel has an individually
adjustable 4096-step grayscale PWM brightness
control and a 64-step constant-current sink (dot
correction). The dot correction adjusts the brightness
variations between LED channels and other LED
drivers. Both grayscale control and dot correction are
accessible via a serial interface. A single external
resistor sets the maximum current value of all 16
channels.
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LED Power Supply Voltage up to 17 V
VCC = 3.0 V to 5.5 V
Serial Data Interface
Controlled In-Rush Current
30-MHz Data Transfer Rate
CMOS Level I/O
Error Information
The TLC5941 features two error information circuits.
The LED open detection (LOD) indicates a broken or
disconnected LED at an output terminal. The thermal
error flag (TEF) indicates an overtemperature
condition.
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LOD: LED Open Detection
TEF: Thermal Error Flag
VCC
GND
SCLK
SIN
XLAT
CNT
12−Bit Grayscale
PWM Control
MODE
Constant-Current
Driver
1
0
GS Register
OUT0
V
IREF
REF
=1.24
MODE
Max. OUTn
Current
11
5
0
1
0
Delay
x0
V
0
DC Register
6−Bit Dot Correction
LED Open Detection
0
GSCLK
BLANK
GS Counter
CNT
Input
Shift
Register
CNT
0
96
Status
Information:
Constant-Current
Driver
12−Bit Grayscale
PWM Control
192
192
GS Register
12
OUT1
23
11
LOD,
TED,
DC DATA
Delay
x1
95
96
96
DC Register
6−Bit Dot Correction
LED Open Detection
191
1
0
6
MODE
96
Temperature
LED Open
Detection
(LOD)
CNT
Error Flag
(TEF)
Input
Shift
Register
Constant-Current
Driver
12−Bit Grayscale
PWM Control
GS Register
180
OUT15
191
95
Delay
x15
XERR
DC Register
90
6−Bit Dot Correction
LED Open Detection
191
SOUT
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