MAX6975 Maxim Integrated Products, MAX6975 Datasheet - Page 16
MAX6975
Manufacturer Part Number
MAX6975
Description
(MAX6974 / MAX6975) 24-Output PWM LED Drivers
Manufacturer
Maxim Integrated Products
Datasheet
1.MAX6975.pdf
(23 pages)
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The serial interface uses the continuously running
clock, CLKI, to synchronously transfer and latch data
(33MHz max). The MAX6974/MAX6975 sample inputs
DIN and LOADI on the rising edge of CLKI and update
outputs DOUT and LOADO on the rising edge of CLKI.
The MAX6974/MAX6975 specifications guarantee that
cascaded devices observe setup and hold timing from
device to device, making external buffers and clock
trees unnecessary, even in very large systems.
The high-speed CLKI, CLKO, DIN, and DOUT signals
use low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS), and the
less frequently changing control signals, LOADI and
LOADO, use standard CMOS. The differential signals
are generally referred to in unipolar shorthand; for
example, the statement “CLKI rising edge” means that
CLKI+ is rising, and CLKI- is falling.
24-Output PWM LED Drivers
for Message Boards
Figure 6. Serial-Interface Timing
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CLKI+
CLKI-
CLKO+
CLKO-
DIN+
DIN-
DOUT+
DOUT-
LOADI
LOADO
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t
SU-LOADI
t
SU-DIN
t
PD-LOADO
t
t
PD-DOUT
PD-CLKO
t
HD-LOADI
t
HD-DIN
The MAX6974/MAX6975 use LVDS drivers with differential
signaling (300mV nominal logic swing around a +1.2V
bias) and cascaded CMOS control signals to minimize
signal-path EMI and simplify interface timing and PC
board layout. Note the differential inputs for the first dri-
ver can be driven from +3.3V CMOS using LVDS level
translators, such as the MAX9112 terminated with 110Ω
(see Figure 12).
A 25MHz to 33MHz clock frequency is recommended
to keep the display refresh rate high. When using the
MAX6975 in reduced global-intensity mode (GLB4 = 1
in configuration register), the recommended clock
frequency range is 6MHz to 33MHz.
The MAX6974/MAX6975 serial interface transfers all
data and control functions using a protocol structure
consisting of header, data, and optional tail segments
transmitted in this sequence. The header and tail
Serial-Interface Protocol Structure