General Description

The MAX6960–MAX6963 are compact cathode-row display 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

Features

♦ 2.7V to 3.6V Operation

♦ High-Speed 20MHz Serial Interface

♦ Trimmed 40mA or 20mA Peak Segment Current

♦ Directly Drives Either Two Monocolor or One RGY Cathode-Row 8 x 8 Matrix Displays

♦ Analog Digit-by-Digit Segment Current Calibration

♦ Digital Digit-by-Digit Segment Current Calibration

♦ 256-Step Panel Intensity Control (All Drivers)

♦ Four Steps per Color Pixel-Level Intensity Control

♦ Open/Short LED Detection

♦ Burst White to Display Memory Planes

♦ Global Command Access All Devices

♦ Can Control RGB Panels or Higher Current/Voltage Panels with External Pass Transistors

♦ Multiple Display Data Planes Ease Animation

♦ Automatic Plane Switching from 63 Planes per Second to One Plane Every 63s, with Interrupt

♦ Slew-Rate-Limited Segment Drivers for Lower EMI

♦ Driver Switching Timing Can Be Spread Between Multiple Drivers to Flatten Power-Supply Peak Demand

♦ Low-Power Shutdown with Full Data Retention

♦ -40°C to +125°C Temperature Range

Applications

Message Boards

Industrial Controls

Gaming Machines

Audio/Video Equipment