PCF85176
Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates
Rev. 01 — 14 April 2010
Product data sheet
1. General description
The PCF85176 is a peripheral device which interfaces to almost any Liquid Crystal
Display (LCD)1 with low multiplex rates. It generates the drive signals for any static or
multiplexed LCD containing up to four backplanes and up to 40 segments. It can be easily
cascaded for larger LCD applications. The PCF85176 is compatible with most
microprocessors or microcontrollers and communicates via a two-line bidirectional
I2C-bus. Communication overheads are minimized by a display RAM with
auto-incremented addressing, by hardware subaddressing, and by display memory
switching (static and duplex drive modes).
2. Features and benefits
Single chip LCD controller and driver
Selectable backplane drive configuration: static, 2, 3, or 4 backplane multiplexing
Selectable display bias configuration: static, 1⁄2, or 1⁄3
Internal LCD bias generation with voltage-follower buffers
40 segment drives:
Up to twenty 7-segment alphanumeric characters
Up to ten 14-segment alphanumeric characters
Any graphics of up to 160 elements
40 × 4-bit RAM for display data storage
Auto-incremented display data loading across device subaddress boundaries
Display memory bank switching in static and duplex drive modes
Versatile blinking modes
Independent supplies possible for LCD and logic voltages
Wide power supply range: from 1.8 V to 5.5 V
Wide logic LCD supply range:
From 2.5 V for low-threshold LCDs
Up to 6.5 V for guest-host LCDs and high-threshold twisted nematic LCDs
Low power consumption
400 kHz I2C-bus interface
May be cascaded for large LCD applications (up to 2560 elements possible)
No external components required
Manufactured in silicon gate CMOS process
1. The definition of the abbreviations and acronyms used in this data sheet can be found in Section 16.