NXP Semiconductors
PCF8533
Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates
7.4.3 1:3 multiplex drive mode
The 1:3 multiplex drive mode is used when three backplanes are provided in the LCD as
shown in Figure 7.
BP0
BP1
BP2
Sn
Sn+1
Sn+2
VLCD
2VLCD / 3
VLCD / 3
VSS
VLCD
2VLCD / 3
VLCD / 3
VSS
VLCD
2VLCD / 3
VLCD / 3
VSS
VLCD
2VLCD / 3
VLCD / 3
VSS
VLCD
2VLCD / 3
VLCD / 3
VSS
VLCD
2VLCD / 3
VLCD / 3
VSS
state 1
state 2
VLCD
2VLCD / 3
VLCD / 3
0V
−VLCD / 3
−2VLCD / 3
−VLCD
VLCD
2VLCD / 3
VLCD / 3
0V
−VLCD / 3
−2VLCD / 3
−VLCD
Tfr
LCD segments
state 1
state 2
(a) Waveforms at driver.
(b) Resultant waveforms
at LCD segment.
mgl748
Fig 7.
Vstate1(t) = VSn(t) − VBP0(t).
Von(RMS) = 0.638VLCD.
Vstate2(t) = VSn(t) − VBP1(t).
Voff(RMS) = 0.333VLCD.
Waveforms for the 1:3 multiplex drive mode with 1⁄3 bias
PCF8533_4
Product data sheet
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Rev. 04 — 5 March 2010
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