3. Contrast Control (Voltages referenced to VDD)
Software control of the 64 contrast voltage levels at each voltage regulator feedback gain. The equation of calculating the LCD driving
voltage is given as:
where
and
VL6 −VDD = Gain∗ (1 + Contrast) ∗Vref
β
Vref = (VBE + R ∗ (VDD −VSS) )
1+ R
Int.Reg.Resistor 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ext.
Ratio Setting
Resistor
Gain
-3.36 -3.84 -4.38 -4.93 -5.50 -5.89 -6.54 -7.10 -(1+R2/R1)
β
90.54 89.95 89.32 88.69 88.04 87.59 86.77 86.01 96.68
TC
0
2
4
7
(-0.01%/°C) (-0.10%/°C) (-0.18%/°C) (-0.25%/°C)
VBE
0.025
0.523
0.520
0.517
R
0.72
0.423
0.272
0.121
*Note: There may be a calculation error of max. 6% when comparing with measurement values.
-3
0
-5
-7
-9
-11
-13
-15
VL6 vs Contrast Settings
10
20
30
40
50
60
contrast level at VDD = 2.775V
Figure 6 Voltage Regulator Output for Different Gain/Contrast Settings
SSD181X Series
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Rev 3.1
08/2001
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