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Operational Considerations
Electrical
Thesedevicesuseamodified4x7dotmatrixlightemit-
ting diode to display decimal/hexadecimal numeric
information.ThehighefficiencyredandyellowLEDsare
GaAsPepitaxiallayeronaGaPtransparentsubstrate.The
greenLEDsareGaPepitaxiallayeronaGaPtransparent
substrate.TheLEDsaredrivenbyconstantcurrentdrivers,
BCDinformationisacceptedbythedisplaymemorywhen
the enable line is at logic low and the data is latched
whentheenableisatlogichigh.Usingtheenablepulse
widthanddatasetupandholdtimeslistedintheRecom-
mendedOperatingConditionsallowsdatatobeclocked
intoanarrayofdisplaysata6.7MHzrate.
Thedecimalpointinputisactivelowtrueandthisdata
islatchedintothedisplaymemoryinthesamefashion
astheBCDdata.ThedecimalpointLEDisdrivenbythe
on-boardIC.
Theblankingcontrolinputonthehexadecimaldisplays
blanks(turnsoff)thedisplayedinformationwithoutdis-
turbingthecontentsofdisplaymemory.Thedisplayis
blankedataminimumthresholdlevelof2.0volts.When
blanked,thedisplaystandbypowerisnominally250mW
atTA=25°C.
Mechanical
Theprimarythermalpathforpowerdissipationisthrough
thedeviceleads.Therefore,toinsurereliableoperation
uptoanambienttemperatureof+85°C,itisimportant
tomaintainacase-to-ambientthermalresistanceofless
than35°Cwatt/deviceasmeasuredontopofdisplaypin
3.
Forinformationonsolderingandpostsoldercleaningsee
ApplicationNote1027,Soldering LED Components.
Contrast Enhancement
These display devices are designed to provide an
optimumON/OFFcontrastwhenplacedbehindanap-
propriatecontrastenhancementfilter.Forfurtherinfor-
mation,pleaserefertoApplicationNote1015,Contrast
Enhancement Techniques for LED Displays.
Over Range Display
Theoverrangedevicesdisplay“±1”anddecimalpoint.
Thecharacterheightandpackageconfigurationarethe
sameasthenumericandhexadecimaldevices.Character
selection is obtained via external switching transistors
andcurrentlimitingresistors.
Package Dimensions
Pin
Character
1
2,3
4
8
+
1
X
1
-
0
X
1
X
1
X
DecimalPoint
X
1
X
Blank
0
Notes:
0: LineswitchingtransistorinFigure7cutoff.
1: LineswitchingtransistorinFigure7saturated.
X:‘don’tcare’
13.5
(0.53)
3.3
(0.13)
10.2
(0.400)
1.9
(0.075)
1.5
(0.06)
4.8
(0.19)
4.8
(0.19)
7.4
(0.29)
8
7
6
5
MAX.
PIN
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
FUNCTION
Plus
Numeral One
DP
Open
VCC
Minus/Plus
NOTE: DIMENSIONS IN MILLIMETERS AND (INCHES).
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FRONT VIEW
1
2
3
4