MAX6921/MAX6931
20-Output, 76V, Serial-Interfaced
VFD Tube Drivers
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PIN
TSSOP
WIDE
SO/PLCC
MAX6921 MAX6931 MAX6921
NAME FUNCTION
—9—V
SS
Filament Bias Supply Voltage. Bypass to GND with a 100nF capacitor.
10–19 10–19 —
OUT19 to
OUT10
VFD Anode and Grid Drivers. OUT19 to OUT10 are push-pull outputs swinging from
V
BB
to GND (MAX6921 only), and from V
BB
to V
SS
(MAX6931 only).
— — 3-12
OUT19 to
OUT10
VFD Anode and Grid Drivers. OUT19 to OUT10 are push-pull outputs swinging from
V
BB
to GND.
20 20 13 BLANK
Blanking Input. High forces outputs OUT0 to OUT19 low, without altering the
contents of the output latches. Low enables outputs OUT0 to OUT19 to follow the
state of the output latches.
21 21 14 GND Ground
22 22 15 CLK S er i al - C l ock Inp ut. D ata i s l oad ed i nto the i nter nal shi ft r eg i ster on C LK’ s r i si ng ed g e.
23 23 16 LOAD
Load Input. Data is loaded transparently from the internal shift register to the output
latch while LOAD is high. Data is latched into the output latch on LOAD’s rising
edge, and retained while LOAD is low.
24–28 24–28 —
OUT9 to
OUT5
VFD Anode and Grid Drivers. OUT9 to OUT5 are push-pull outputs swinging from
V
BB
to GND (MAX6921 only), and from V
BB
to V
SS
(MAX6931 only).
— — 17-26
OUT9 to
OUT0
VFD Anode and Grid Drivers. OUT9 to OUT0 are push-pull outputs swinging from
V
BB
to GND.
Pin Description (continued)
SERIAL-TO-PARALLEL SHIFT REGISTER
LATCHES
CLK
DIN
LOAD
BLANK
OUT0 OUT1 OUT2
OUT19
DOUT
MAX6921 ONLY
MAX6921
MAX6931
Figure 1. MAX6921/MAX6931 Functional Diagram