NXP Semiconductors
PCF8578
LCD row/column driver for dot matrix graphic displays
R0
a
fg b
e
c
R7
d dp
R8
LCD
PCF8578: Segment Driver
Application
one line of 24 digits 7 segment
one line of 12 digits star-burst
(mux 1:16)
Total: 384 segments
R15
1
12
(Using 1:16 mux, the first C16
C17
character data must be
loaded in bank 0 and 1
starting at byte number 16)
0
16 17
DISPLAY
RAM
PCF8578
FREE RAM
ALTERNATE DISPLAY BANK (1)
ALTERNATE DISPLAY BANK
C39
39
Bank
0
1
2
3
1-byte
Fig 24. Segment driver application for up to 384 segments
a LSB
b
f
g
c
e
d
dp MSB
mlb423
PCF8578_6
Product data sheet
Rev. 06 — 5 May 2009
© NXP B.V. 2009. All rights reserved.
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