MAX6960–MAX6963
4-Wire Serially Interfaced
8 x 8 Matrix Graphic LED Drivers
19-3696; Rev 4; 11/12
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General Description
The MAX6960–MAX6963 are compact cathode-row dis-
play drivers that interface microprocessors to 8 x 8 dot-
matrix red, green, and yellow (R,G,Y) LED displays
through a high-speed 4-wire serial interface.
The MAX6960–MAX6963 drive two monocolor 8 x 8
matrix displays, or a single RGY 8 x 8 matrix display with
no external components. The driver can also be used
with external pass transistors to control red, green, blue
(RGB) and other displays at higher currents and voltages.
The MAX6960–MAX6963 feature open- and short-circuit
LED detection, and provide both analog and digital tile
segment current calibration to allow 8 x 8 displays from
different batches to be compensated or color matched.
A local 3-wire bus synchronizes multiple interconnected
MAX6960–MAX6963s and automatically allocates memory
map addresses to suit the user’s display-panel
architecture.
The MAX6960–MAX6963s’ 4-wire interface connects mul-
tiple drivers, with display memory mapping shared and
allocated among the drivers. A single global write opera-
tion can send a command to all MAX6960s in a panel.
The MAX6963 drives monocolor displays with two-step
intensity control. The MAX6962 drives monocolor displays
with two-step or four-step intensity control. The MAX6961
drives monocolor or RGY displays with two-step intensity
control. The MAX6960 drives monocolor or RGY displays
with two-step or four-step intensity control.
Features
o 2.7V to 3.6V Operation
o High-Speed 20MHz Serial Interface
o Trimmed 40mA or 20mA Peak Segment Current
o Directly Drives Either Two Monocolor or One RGY
Cathode-Row 8 x 8 Matrix Displays
o Analog Digit-by-Digit Segment Current Calibration
o Digital Digit-by-Digit Segment Current Calibration
o 256-Step Panel Intensity Control (All Drivers)
o Four Steps per Color Pixel-Level Intensity Control
o Open/Short LED Detection
o Burst White to Display Memory Planes
o Global Command Access All Devices
o Can Control RGB Panels or Higher
Current/Voltage Panels with External Pass
Transistors
o Multiple Display Data Planes Ease Animation
o Automatic Plane Switching from 63 Planes per
Second to One Plane Every 63s, with Interrupt
o Slew-Rate-Limited Segment Drivers for Lower EMI
o Driver Switching Timing Can Be Spread Between
Multiple Drivers to Flatten Power-Supply Peak
Demand
o Low-Power Shutdown with Full Data Retention
o -40°C to +125°C Temperature Range
Ordering Information
Pin Configurations continued at end of data sheet.
PART TEMP RANGE PIN-PACKAGE
M AX6960ATH -40°C to +125°C 44 TQFN - E P *
M A X6 9 6 1AM H -40°C to +125°C 44 MQFP
M AX6961ATH -40°C to +125°C 44 TQFN - E P *
M A X6 9 6 2AM H -40°C to +125°C 44 MQFP
M AX6962ATH -40°C to +125°C 44 TQFN - E P *
M A X6 9 6 3AM H -40°C to +125°C 44 MQFP
M AX6963ATH -40°C to +125°C 44 TQFN - E P *
COL13
COL12
COL11
COL10
COL9
V+
COL8
COL7
COL6
COL5
COL4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
44
43
42
41
40
39
38
37
36
35
34
33
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
GND
OSC
CS
DIN
DOUT
CLK
RST
COL1
COL2
COL3
V+
GND
RISET1
RISET0
ADDCLK
ADDIN
ADDOUT
V+
COL16
COL15
COL14
V+
MQFP
MAX6960-MAX6963
TOP VIEW
Pin Configurations
Applications
Message Boards Industrial Controls
Gaming Machines Audio/Video Equipment
*
EP = Exposed pad.
MAX6960–MAX6963
4-Wire Serially Interfaced
8 x 8 Matrix Graphic LED Drivers
2
Maxim Integrated
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(V+ = 2.7V to 3.6V, T
A
= T
MIN
to T
MAX
, typical values at V+ = 3.3V, T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 1)
Stresses beyond those listed under “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only, and functional
operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated in the operational sections of the specifications is not implied. Exposure to
absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
(Voltage with respect to GND.)
V+ .............................................................................-0.3V to +4V
All Other Pins................................................-0.3V to (V+ + 0.3V)
ROW1–ROW8 Sink Current ..............................................750mA
COL1–COL16 Source Current ...........................................48mA
Continuous Power Dissipation (T
A
= +70°C)
44-Pin MQFP
(derate 12.7 mW/°C over +70°C)...............................1012mW
44-Pin TQFN
(derate 27mW/°C over +70°C)...................................2162mW
Operating Temperature Range
(T
MIN
to T
MAX
) ..............................................-40°C to +125°C
Junction Temperature......................................................+150°C
Storage Temperature Range .............................-65°C to +150°C
Lead Temperature (soldering, 10s) .................................+300°C
Soldering Temperature (reflow) .......................................+240°C
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
Operating Supply Voltage V+ 2.7 3.6 V
T
A
= +25°C 250 375
T
A
= T
MIN
to +85°C 500Shutdown Supply Current I
SHDN
Shutdown mode, all
digital inputs at V+
or GND
T
A
= T
MIN
to T
MAX
600
µA
T
A
= +25°C 7.5 9
T
A
= T
MIN
to +85°C 10Operating Supply Current I+
Intensity set to full,
no display load
connected
T
A
= T
MIN
to T
MAX
11
mA
Master Clock Frequency f
OSC
1.0 8.5 MHz
Dead-Clock Protection
Frequency
f
OSC
50 90.5 200 kHz
OSC High Time t
CH
40 ns
OSC Low Time t
CL
40 ns
T
A
= +25°C 38 40 42
T
A
= T
MIN
to +85°C 37 43
V
LED
= 2.3V, V+ =
3.15V to 3.6V,
current = high
T
A
= T
MIN
to T
MAX
37 44
T
A
= +25°C 19 20 21
T
A
= T
MIN
to +85°C 18.5 21.5
Anode Column Source Current
COL1–COL16
I
SEG
V
LED
= 2.3V, V+ =
2.7V to 3.6V, current
= low
T
A
= T
MIN
to T
MAX
18.5 22.0
mA
V
LED
= 2.3V, V+ = 3.15V to 3.6V,
current = high
200
Anode Column Source-Current
Temperature Variation
COL1–COL16
I
TC
V
LED
= 2.2V, V+ = 2.7V to 3.3V,
current = low
200
ppm/°C
Segment Current Slew Rate I
SEG
/tT
A
= +25°C 30 mA/µs
MAX6960–MAX6963
4-Wire Serially Interfaced
8 x 8 Matrix Graphic LED Drivers
3
Maxim Integrated
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
(V+ = 2.7V to 3.6V, T
A
= T
MIN
to T
MAX
, typical values at V+ = 3.3V, T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
LOGIC INPUTS AND OUTPUTS
Input Leakage Current
DIN, CLK, CS, OSC, ADDIN,
ADDCLK, RST
I
IH
, I
IL
-100 5 +100 nA
Logic-High Input Voltage
DIN, CLK, CS, OSC, ADDIN,
ADDCLK, RST
V
IHI
0.7 x
V+
V
Logic-Low Input Voltage
DIN, CLK, CS, OSC, ADDIN,
ADDCLK, RST
V
ILO
0.3 x
V+
V
DOUT Output Rise and Fall Times t
FTDO
C
LOAD
= 100pF 10 ns
DOUT Output High Voltage V
OHDO
I
SOURCE
= 20mA
V+ -
0.3
V
DOUT Output Low Voltage V
OLDO
I
SINK
= 20mA 0.3 V
ADDOUT Output High Voltage V
OHADO
I
SOURCE
= 500µA
V+ -
0.3
V
ADDOUT Output Low Voltage V
OLADO
I
SINK
= 500µA 0.3 V
ADDCLK Output High Voltage V
OHACK
I
SOURCE
= 2.5mA
V+ -
0.3
V
ADDCLK Output Low Voltage V
OLACK
I
SINK
= 2.5mA 0.3 V
TIMING CHARACTERISTICS
CLK Clock Period t
CP
50 ns
CLK Pulse-Width High t
CH
22 ns
CLK Pulse-Width Low t
CL
22 ns
CS Fall to CLK Rise Setup Time t
CSS
12.5 ns
CLK Rise to CS Rise Hold Time t
CSH
0ns
DIN Setup Time t
DS
12.5 ns
DIN Hold Time t
DH
10 ns
Output Data Propagation Delay t
DO
22 ns
Minimum CS Pulse High t
CSW
25 ns
Note 1: All parameters are tested at T
A
= +25°C. Specifications over temperature are guaranteed by design.

MAX6961ATH+T

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LED Display Drivers 8x8 Matrix Graphic LED Driver
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