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SPECIFICATION
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LCD MODULE TYPE
MODEL NUMBER:MDLSI6268BE-14

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Elank : Standard-5'C lo +50'C
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E H T : 3 0 " Cl o r 8 0 ' C S T NM O D E G :Green
F:Red
DRIVE VOLTACE OPTION'
S : Silvsr LEDSTYLE'
- L V : + 5 V o n l ys u p p l y
- H V : + 5 / - 5 Vs u p p l y B i Blue (Negative)
0 1 ,0 2 ,0 3 o r 0 4
F : B/W FSTN" Blank for EL option
D:B/W OSTN,'
SACKLICHT OPTION
LEDColoravallabl€In green.Olharcolorsavailableon r6questwrthminjmumordsrquantilyoi 500 pjeces. LED : LEDtype
N4odulethickness:11mmMaximumwithoutLED.1smmMaximumwilh LED. EL : EL lype
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S T NO P T I O N
F I V ED I F F E R E NM
T O D E SA R EA V A I L A B L E
N,A M E L Y
1 ) G F E E NM O D E Black digit on yellow- green background.
2) S I L V E RM O D E Blue digit on light blue to near while background.
3) ErUE MOOE Clear digit on dark blue background(negativemode).
.1) FSTN Black digit on white background,lilm componsationversion
5) DSTN Black digit on white background,double STN version.

CONTROLLER OPTION OR EQUIVALENT

1) StandardHD44780or equival€nt with English/ Japanssecharacters

2) l o n t r o l l eVr L 1 0 3
S p e c i aC with English/ Europeancharacters

E A X I M U MR A T T N C1S
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ITEM SYMEOL OPTION
MIN MAX
P o w e rs u p p l yf o rc o n t r o l l e r (VDo-Vss) 0 7.0v
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.20 r70"C HV model )
.30 t80'C HT model )
.40 +80"C EHT model )
T Ny'inimum mechanical
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ELECTRICA
CTHARACTERISTICS
ITEM SYMBOL CONDITION MIN TYP MAX UNIT
I n p u tV o l l a g e- H r g h 2.2 volls
l o p u tV o l t a g e- L o w 0.6 volls

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P o w e rS u p p yC u r r e n t lDo 0.5 2.0
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CONTENTS
PageNo.

l. GENERALDESCRIPTION A
a

2. MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS 4

INTERFACESIGNALS 6

ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS 7

ELECTRICALMAXIMUM RATINGS- FOR IC ONLY 7
ENVIRONMENTALCONDITION 7

ELECTRICALSPECIFICATIONS 8
TYPICAL ELECTRICALCHARACTERISTICS 8
TIMING SPECIFICATIONS 9
TIMING DIAGRAM OF VCC AGAINST VO ll
INSTRUCTIONTABLE t2

cHARACTER GENERATORROM (KS0066U_t

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REMARK t4
LCD COSMETICCONDITIONS t5

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Specification
of
LCD Module Type
Model No.: MDLS16268BD-14

l. General Description

l6 characters
(5 x 8 dots)x 2 linesSTN NegativeBlue Tramsmissive
LCD CharacterModule.
ViewingAngle:6 O'clock.
Drivingscheme:l/16 Duty, l/5 bias.
'slrRoNIX'sr7066u-0A-B
(dieform) LCD controller& Driveror equivalent.
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sr7065c (die form) LCD SegmentDriveror equivarent.
Yellow-GreenLED04 backlisht.
"RoHS" compliance.

2. MechanicalSpecifications

The mechanicaldetailis shown in Fig. I and summarizedin Table I below.

TableI
Parameter Specifications Unit
Outlinedimensions p ? . O ( w )x 4 3 . 0 ( Hx) 1 5 . 0M A X . ( D ) mm
ewlng area ee.0(w)x ?3.0(H) rnm
D splay format l6 characters
x 2 lines
Charactersize .lj4(W) x9.22(H) (5 x 8 dots) mm
Characterspacins L l 6 ( w )x 0 . 5 3 ( H ) tnm
Characteroitch 6 . 0 0 ( w x) e . 7 5 ( H ) mm
Dot size 0 . 9 2 ( w x) I . 1 0 ( H ) fflm
Dot spacins 0 . 0 6 ( w x) 0 . 0 6 ( H ) rltm
Dot pitch 0 . e 8 ( wx) I . 1 6 ( H ) ITIITI
Weieht Approx.:66.0 grams
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3. Interfacesignals

Table2

PinNo. Svmbol Description

I VSS Ground(0V).
")
VDD Powersupplyfor logic.
J VO Powersupplyfor LCD driver.
A
RS RegisterSelectInput:
'High'for Data
register(for readand write).
'Low" for Instruction
register(for write),
Busy flag, addresscounter(for read).
5 R/W Read/Writesignal:
'High'for
Readmode.
'Low'for Write
mode.
6 E Enable.
Startsignal fbr data read/write.
7 DBO Datainput/output(LSB)
8 DBI Data nput/output
9 DB2 Da a nput/output
0 D83 Da a nput/output
D84 Da a nput/output
2 DB5 Da a !put/output
J D86 Data nput/output
4 DB7 Data nput/output(MSB)
A LED(+) Anodeof LED Backlisht.
K LED(-) Cathodeof LED Backlisht.
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4. AbsoluteMaximumRatings

4.1 ElectricalMaximumRatings- for IC Onty

Table3

Parameter Svmbol Min. Max. Unit

PowerSupplyvoltase(Losic) VDD-VSS -0.3 +7.0
PowerSupplyvoltage VLCD -0.3 +10.0
(LCD drive) :VDD-VO
Inputvoltage Vin -0.3 VDD+0.3
Note:
The modulesmay be destroyedif they are usedbeyondthe absolutemhximumratinss.
to VSS : 0V.
All voltagevaluesare referenced

4.2 Environmental Condition

Table4

Operating Storage
Item Temperature Temperature Remark
(Top0 (Tstg)
(Note I )
Min. Max. Min. Max.
\mbient Temperature 0'c +500c I 0'c +60'c Dry
-Iumidity(Note l) 90Yomax. RH for Ta < 40oC no condensation
<50%RHfor 40"C < Ta < Maximum
operatingtemperature
V i b r a t i o(nl E C 6 8 - 2 - 6 ) Frequency: l0 - 55 Hz 3 directions
:ellsmustbe mounted Amplitude:0.75mm
ln a suitableconnector Duration:20 cyclesin eachdirection.
i h o c k( l E C 6 8 - 2 - 2 7 ) P u l s e d u r a t i ol n
lm: s 3 directions
-{alf-sine pulseshape Peakacceleration: 981 m/s2: 100g
Numberof shocks:3 shocksin 3
mutuallyperpendicular axes.
NoteI : Productcannotsustainat extremestorageconditionsfor long time.
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5. Electrical Specifications

5.1 TypicalElectricalCharacteristics

At Ta = 25"C, VDD = 5vt57o. VSS:0V.

Table5

Parameter Symbol Conditions Min. TVp. Max. Unit

Supplyvoltage(Loeic) VDD-VSS 4 . 75 5.0 5.25
Supplyvoltage(LCD) VLCD T a : 0 " C ,V D D : 5 V 4.6
=VDD.VO Character mode.Notel
Ta:+25"C,VDD=5V 4.0 +.) 4.6
Character mode,Notel
Ta:+50'C,VDD:5V 4.1
Character mode.NoteI
Inputsignalvoltage Vrrr "H" level
O.7VDD VDD V
tor E.DBO-DB7.R/W.RS. V u L" level -0.3 0.6
SupplyCurrent IDD Charactermode, 0.8 t.2 mA
(Logic & LCD) VDD:5V.
Checkerboardmode, 1.4 2.1 mA
VDD:5V.
SupplyCurrent(LCD) IO Charactermode, 0.2 0.3 mA
V D D : 5 V N o t el
Checkerboardmode. 0.2 0.3 mA
V D D : 5 V N o t eI
SupplyVoltageof VLED Forwardcurrent 3.9 4.1 4.3
yellow-green
LED04 : 2 1 0m A
backlight No.of LEDchips
:2 x2l
= 42 dies

Note l: Thereis tolerancein optimumLCD drivingvoltageduringproduction

a1d it will be within
the specifiedrange.
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5.2 TimingSpecifications

A t T a : 0 " C T o + 5 0 ' C , V D D : 5 y + 5 y oV
, SS:0V.

Referto Fie.2, the bustiming diagramfor write mode.

Table6

Parameter Svmbol Min. Max. Unit

EnableCycle Time tc I 200 NS
EnablePulseWidth tpw 140 NS
EnableRise/FallTime tn,tp 25 NS
AddressSetupTime tns 0 NS
AddressHold Time tnu t0 NS
DataSetupTime tosw 40 NS
DataHold Time tr t0 NS

Referto Fig. 3, the bustiming diagramfor readmode.

Thble7

Parameter Symbol Min. Max. Unit

EnableCycle Time tc | 200 NS
EnablePulseWidth tpw 140 NS
E n a b l eR i s e / F a l l T i m e tn,tr 25 NS
AddressSetupTime tas 0 NS
AddressHold Time tas l0 NS
DataSetupTime tnnn r00 NS
DataHold Time ts l0 NS
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Figure2: Write Mode Timing Diagram

Figure3: ReadMode Timing Diagram

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5.3 TimingDiagramof VDDAgainstV0.

Poweron sequence
shallmeettherequirement
of Figure4, thetimingdiagramof VDD againstV0.

VDD

L O G I CS U P P L Y
VOLTAGE

VO

L C DS U P P L Y
VOLTAGE

Figure4: Timing Diagramof VDD AgainstV0.

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5.5. InstructionTable
Instruction Code Description
Instruction Description Time
RS R/W DB7 D86 DB5 D84 DB3 DB2 DB1 DBO
(270KHz)

clear Write"20H"to DDRAM.and

o o o 0 0 o 0 0 set DDRAMaddressto 1 .52 mS
Display "00H'from
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Return and refurn
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iome X .52 mS
if shifted.The contents of
DDRAMare not changed.
Sets cursor move direction
EntryMode and specifiesdisplayshift.
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 UD Theseoperationsare
Set S 37 US
performedduring data write
and read.
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shift the direction.without
changingDDRAMdata.
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0 0 0 0 1 DL N F x x N:numberof line is 2/1 37 US
Set
F:fontsize is 5xl 1i5x8
Set CGRAM Set CGRAMaddressin
address
0 0 0 AC5 AC4 AC3 AC2 AC1 AC0
addresscounter
37 us
Set DDRAM Set DDMM addressin
address 0 0 1 AC6 AC5 AC3 AC2 A C I AC0
addresscounter
37 us
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flagand o 1 r , AC6 ACs AC4 AC3 AC2 A C I AC0 (nownby readingBF. The 0us
address :ontentsof address counter
:an also be read.
y'Vritedata fr'rite data into intemal
:o RAM 1 0 D 7 UO D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 DO RAM 37 us
'DDRA[4/CGRAM)

Read data lead data from internal

'rom RAM 1 1 D 7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 DO tAM 37 us
'DDRAM/CGRAM)

Note:
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ST7066U lf an instructionis sentwithoutcheckingthe busyflag,the time betweenthe first insfuctionand next
instructionwll take much longerthanthe instruction
time itself.Referto Instruction
Tablefor the list of each
instructionexecutiontime.
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6. Character Generator ROM (7066-0A)

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