LM3914DWF National Semiconductor Corporation, LM3914DWF Datasheet - Page 16

• Manufacturer Part Number: LM3914DWF
• Description: LM3914 - Dot/bar Display Driver, Package: Mdip, Pin Nb=18
• Manufacturer: National Semiconductor Corporation

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Application Hints
Adjusting Linearity of Several Stacked Dividers
Non-Interacting Adjustments for Expanded Scale Meter (4.5V to 5V, Bar or Dot Mode)
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Other Applications
• “Slow” — fade bar or dot display (doubles resolution)
• 20-step meter with single pot brightness control
• 10-step (or multiples) programmer
• Multi-step or “staging” controller
• Combined controller and process deviation meter
• Direction and rate indicator (to add to DVMs)
• Exclamation point display for power saving
• Graduations can be added to dot displays. Dimly light ev-
• Electronic “meter-relay” — display could be circle or
• Moving “hole” display — indicator LED is dark, rest of bar
• Drives vacuum-fluorescent and LCDs using added pas-
ery other LED using a resistor to ground
semi-circle
lit
sive parts
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