Features: ` Eight Constant-Current Output Channels
` Output Current Adjusted Through External Resistor
` Constant Output Current Range: 5 mA to 120 mA
` Constant Output Current Invariant to Load Voltage Change
` Open Load, Short Load and Overtemperature Detection
` 256-Step Programmable Global Current Gain
` Excellent Output Current Accuracy:
Between Channels: < ±3% (Max)
Between ICs: < ±6% (Max)
` Fast Response of Output Current
` 30-MHz Clock Frequency
` Schmitt-Trigger Input
` 3.3-V or 5-V Supply Voltage
` Thermal Shutdown for Overtemperature ProtectionApplication· General LED Lighting Applications
· LED Display Systems
· LED Signage
· Automotive LED Lighting
· White Goods
· Gaming Machines/EntertainmentPinout
Specifications
| |
|
MIN |
MAX |
UNIT |
| VDD |
Supply voltage range |
0 |
7 |
V |
| VI |
Input voltage range |
0.4 |
VDD + 0.4 |
V |
| VO |
Output voltage range |
0.5 |
20 |
V |
| fclk |
Clock frequency |
|
25 |
MHz |
| IOUT |
Output current |
|
120 |
mA |
| IGND |
GND terminal current |
|
960 |
mA |
| TA |
Operating free-air temperature range |
40 |
125 |
|
| TJ |
Operating junction temperature range |
40 |
150 |
|
| Tstg |
Storage temperature range |
55 |
150 |
|
| ESD |
Electrostatic discharge capability, V(HBMESD) |
100 pF, 1.5 k |
|
1.5 |
kV |
DescriptionThe TLC5916/TLC5917 is designed for LED displays and LED lighting applications with constant-current control and open-load, shorted-load, and overtemperature detection. The TLC5916/TLC5917 contains an 8-bit shift register and data latches, which convert serial input data into parallel output format. At the output stage, eight regulated current ports are designed to provide uniform and constant current for driving LEDs within a wide range of VF variations. Used in system design for LED display applications, e.g., LED panels, it provides great flexibility and device performance. Users can adjust the output current from 5 mA to 120 mA through an external resistor, Rext, which gives flexibility in controlling the light intensity of LEDs. The TLC5916 are designed for up to 17 V at the output port. The high clock frequency, 30 MHz, also satisfies the system requirements of high-volume data transmission.
The TLC5916/TLC5917 provides a Special Mode in which two functions are included, Error Detection and Current Gain Control. There are two operation modes and three phases: Normal Mode phase, Mode Switching transition phase, and Special Mode phase. The signal on the multiple function pin OE(ED2) is monitored to determine the mode. When an one-clock-wide pulse appears on OE(ED2), the device enters the Mode Switching phase. At this time, the voltage level on LE(ED1) determines the mode to which the TLC5916/TLC5917 switches.
In the Normal Mode phase, the serial data can be transferred into TLC5916/TLC5917 via the pin SDI, shifted in the shift register, and transferred out via the pin SDO. LE(ED1) of TLC5916 can latch the serial data in the shift register to the output latch. OE(ED2) enables the output drivers to sink current.
In the Special Mode phase, the low-voltage-level signal OE(ED2) can enable output channels and detect the status of the output current, to determine if the driving current level is sufficient. The detected Error Status is loaded into the 8-bit shift register and shifted out via the pin SDO along with the CLK signal. The system controller can read the error status and determine whether or not the LEDs are properly lit.
In the Special Mode phase, the TLC5916/TLC5917 allows users to adjust the output current level by setting a runtime-programmable Configuration Code. The code is sent into the TLC5916/TLC5917 via SDI. The positive pulse of LE(ED1) latches the code in the shift register into a built-in 8-bit configuration latch, instead of the output latch. The code affects the voltage at the terminal R-EXT and controls the output-current regulator. The output current can be finely adjusted by a gain ranging from 1/12 to 127/128 in 256 steps. Therefore, the current skew between ICs TLC5916 can be compensated within less than 1%. This feature is suitable for white balancing in LED color display panels.
TLC5916 Data Sheet
