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LCD row/column driver for
dot matrix graphic displays
PCF8578
5 BLOCK DIAGRAM
Fig.1 Block diagram.
(1) Operates at LCD voltage levels, all other blocks operate at logic levels.
The pin numbers given in parenthesis refer to the LQFP64 package.
V
SS
C39 - C32
R31/C31 - R8/C8
R7 - R0
17 - 56
(29 to 35, 37, 38 to 46
48 to 62, 63, 64, 1 to 6)
MSA842
V
DD
PCF8578
V
LCD
V
2
V
3
V
4
V
5
9 (20)
10 (21)
11 (22)
12 (23)
13 (24)
14 (25)
6 (12)
OUTPUT
CONTROLLER
ROW/COLUMN
DRIVERS
(1)
DISPLAY
MODE
CONTROLLER
Y DECODER
AND SENSING
AMPLIFIERS
32 x 40-BIT
DISPLAY RAM
X DECODER
DISPLAY
DECODER
RAM DATA POINTER
SUBADDRESS
COUNTER
TIMING
GENERATOR
I C-BUS
CONTROLLER
2
INPUT
FILTERS
COMMAND
DECODER
POWER-ON
RESET
OSCILLATOR
TEST
2 (8)
1 (7)
SCL
SDA
n.c. n.c.
SA0
15, 16
(14, 15, 17 to 19
26 to 28 36, 47)
7 (13)
(16) 8
(11) 5
(10) 4
(9) 3
R
OSC
OSC
CLK
SYNC
YX
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LCD row/column driver for
dot matrix graphic displays
PCF8578
6 PINNING
SYMBOL
PIN
DESCRIPTION
VSO56 LQFP64
SDA 1 7 I
2
C-bus serial data input/output
SCL 2 8 I
2
C-bus serial clock input
SYNC 3 9 cascade synchronization output
CLK 4 10 external clock input/output
V
SS
5 11 ground (logic)
TEST 6 12 test pin (connect to V
SS
)
SA0 7 13 I
2
C-bus slave address input (bit 0)
OSC 8 16 oscillator input
V
DD
9 20 positive supply voltage
V
2
to V
5
10 to 13 21 to 24 LCD bias voltage inputs
V
LCD
14 25 LCD supply voltage
n.c. 15, 16 14, 15, 17 to 19,
26 to 28, 36, 47
not connected
C39 to C32 17 to 24 29 to 35, 37 LCD column driver outputs
R31/C31 to R8/C8 25 to 48 38 to 46, 48 to 62 LCD row/column driver outputs
R7 to R0 49 to 56 63, 64, 1 to 6 LCD row driver outputs
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Philips Semiconductors Product specification
LCD row/column driver for
dot matrix graphic displays
PCF8578
Fig.2 Pin configuration (VSO56).
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
44
43
42
41
40
39
38
37
36
35
34
33
32
31
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
22
23
24
25
26
21
46
45
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
27
28
30
29
MSA839
R27/C27
R26/C26
R25/C25
R24/C24
R23/C23
R22/C22
R21/C21
R20/C20
R19/C19
R18/C18
R17/C17
R16/C16
R15/C15
R14/C14
R13/C13
R12/C12
R11/C11
R10/C10
R9/C9
R8/C8
R7
R6
R5
R4
R3
R2
R1
R0
R28/C28
R29/C29
R30/C30
R31/C31
C32
C33
C34
C35
C36
C37
C38
C39
n.c.
n.c.
V
LCD
V
2
V
3
V
4
V
5
V
DD
OSC
SA0
TEST
CLK
SYNC
SCL
SDA
V
SS
PCF8578T

PCF8578T/1,118

Mfr. #:
Manufacturer:
NXP Semiconductors
Description:
LCD Drivers DOT MATRIX LCD DRIVER (R/COLM)
Lifecycle:
New from this manufacturer.
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