NXP Semiconductors
PCA85176
40 x 4 automotive LCD driver for low multiplex rates
7.1.1 Command: mode-set
The mode-set command allows configuring the multiplex mode, the bias levels and
enabling or disabling the display.
Table 7.
Bit
7
6 to 5
4
3
2
1 to 0
Mode-set command bit description
Symbol Value
Description
C
0, 1
see Table 6
-
10
fixed value
-
-
unused
E
display status[1]
0[2]
disabled (blank)[3]
1
enabled
B
LCD bias configuration[4]
0[2]
1
M[1:0]
1⁄3 bias
1⁄2 bias
LCD drive mode selection
01
static; BP0
10
1:2 multiplex; BP0, BP1
11
1:3 multiplex; BP0, BP1, BP2
00[2]
1:4 multiplex; BP0, BP1, BP2, BP3
[1] The possibility to disable the display allows implementation of blinking under external control.
[2] Default value.
[3] The display is disabled by setting all backplane and segment outputs to VLCD.
[4] Not applicable for static drive mode.
7.1.2 Command: load-data-pointer
The load-data-pointer command defines the display RAM address where the following
display data will be sent to.
Table 8. Load-data-pointer command bit description
See Section 7.6.1.
Bit
Symbol Value
Description
7
C
0, 1
see Table 6
6
-
0
fixed value
5 to 0
P[5:0]
000000[1] to 6 bit binary value, 0 to 39; transferred to the data pointer to
10 0111
define one of forty display RAM addresses
[1] Default value.
PCA85176
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Rev. 6 — 7 April 2015
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