TLC5949
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SBVS219A –DECEMBER 2012–REVISED DECEMBER 2012
16-Channel, 12-Bit, ES-PWM, Full Self-Diagnosis LED Driver for
7-Bit Global BC LED Lamp
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FEATURES
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16 Constant-Current Sink Output Channels
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Pre-Thermal Warning (PTW)
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Sink Current Capability with
Maximum BC Data: 2 mA to 45 mA
Four-Channel Grouped Delay Switching to
Prevent Inrush Current
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Global Brightness Control (BC):
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Operating Temperature: –40°C to +85°C
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7-Bit (128 Steps) with 25% to 100% Range
APPLICATIONS
Grayscale Control (GS) with Enhanced
Spectrum or Conventional PWM:
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LED Video Displays
LED Signboards
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12-Bit (4096 Steps)
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LED Power-Supply Voltage: Up to 10 V
VCC: 3.0 V to 3.6 V
DESCRIPTION
The TLC5949 is a 16-channel, constant-current sink
LED driver. Each channel has an individually-
adjustable, pulse width modulation (PWM) grayscale
(GS) brightness control with 4096 steps. All channels
have a 128-step global brightness control (BC). BC
adjusts brightness deviation with other LED drivers.
GS and BC data are accessible with a serial interface
port.
Constant-Current Accuracy:
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Channel-to-Channel: ±0.6% (typ), ±2% (max)
Device-to-Device: ±1% (typ), ±4% (max)
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Data Transfer Rate: 33 MHz
Grayscale Control Clock: 33 MHz
Auto Display Repeat and Auto Data Refresh
Display Timing Reset
The TLC5949 has six error flags: LED open detection
(LOD), LED short detection (LSD), output leakage
detection (OLD), reference current terminal short flag
detection (ISF), pre-thermal warning (PTW), and
thermal error flag (TEF). The error detection results
can be read with a serial interface port.
Power-Save Mode to Minimize VCC Current
LOD and LSD with Invisible Detection
Mode (IDM)
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Output Leakage Detection (OLD)
Current Reference Terminal Short Flag (ISF)
Thermal Shutdown (TSD) and Error Flag (TEF)
VLED
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OUT0
SIN
OUT15
OUT0
SIN
OUT15
SOUT
DATA
SCLK
LAT
SOUT
VCC
VCC
SCLK
LAT
SCLK
LAT
Device 1
Device n
VCC
GND
VCC
GND
GSCLK
GSCLK
IREF
GSCLK
IREF
Controller
RIREF
RIREF
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Data Read
Typical Application Circuit (Multiple Daisy-Chained TLC5949s)
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