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Operation Manual 

EL640.400-C2, -C3 and -

CD3 Display

 

 

Beneq Products Oy 

 

 

Olarinluoma 9

 

Tel. +358 9 7599 530

 

VAT ID FI25115461

 

FI-02200 Espoo

 

Fax +358 9 7599 5310

 

www.beneq.com

 

Finland

 

[email protected]

 

www.lumineq.com

 

 

 

 

Date: September 23, 2014

 

Document number: ED000821B

 

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Ordering information 

Product 

Part Number 

Description 

EL640.400–C2 

997-3217-00LF 

EL640.400 non-ICE, dimming, 

 0 ºC - +55 ºC 

EL640.400–C2 FRA 

997-3218-00LF 

EL640.400-C2 with aluminum mounting 

frame 

EL640.400–C3 

996-5056-00LF 

EL640.400 non-ICE, dimming, -25 ºC - +65 

ºC 

EL640.400–C3 FRA 

996-5062-00LF 

EL640.400-C3 with aluminum mounting 

frame 

EL640.400–CD3 

996-5082-00LF 

EL640.400-C3 with ICE  

EL640.400–CD3 FRA  996-5082-01LF 

EL640.400-C3 with ICE and aluminum 

mounting frame 

 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. 

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Support and service 

Beneq Products is a Finnish company based in Espoo, Finland, with a world-wide sales 
distribution network. Full application engineering support and service are available to make 
the integration of Lumineq

®

 displays as simple and quick as possible for our customers. 

RMA Procedure:

 For a Returned Material Authorization number, please contact Beneq 

Products Oy by email ([email protected]) with the model number(s), serial number(s) 
and brief description of the problem. When returning goods for repair, please include a brief 
description of the problem, and mark the outside of the shipping container with the RMA 
number. 

 
 
 
 

This document is compiled and kept up-to-date as conscientiously as possible. Beneq cannot, however, guarantee that the data are free of errors, accurate 
or  complete  and,  therefore,  assumes  no  liability  for  loss  or  damage  of  any  kind  incurred  directly  or  indirectly  through  the  use  of  this  document.  The 
information in this document is subject to change without notice. All texts, pictures, graphics and any other contents of this document and their layout are 
protected  by  copyright  and  other  protective  laws.  The  aforementioned  contents  may  not  be  duplicated,  modified  or  used  in  other  electronic  or  printed 
publications  without  the  prior  consent  of  Beneq.  Unless  otherwise  stated,  all  trademarks  are  protected  under  trademark  laws,  especially  the  Beneq 
trademarks, logos, emblems and nameplates. The patents and trademarks presented in this document are the intellectual property of Beneq Oy. Beneq and 
Lumineq are registered trademarks of Beneq Oy. ICEBrite is a trademark of Beneq 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for EL640.400-C2

Page 1: ...neq Products Oy Olarinluoma 9 Tel 358 9 7599 530 VAT ID FI25115461 FI 02200 Espoo Fax 358 9 7599 5310 www beneq com Finland lumineq beneq com www lumineq com Date September 23 2014 Document number ED000821B Page 1 EL640 400 C2 C3 and CD3 Operation Manual ...

Page 2: ...description 7 3 8 Input specifications 8 4 Display features 9 4 1 Display operation modes 9 4 2 Support timing modes 10 4 3 Display enable 11 4 4 200 rows mode 11 4 5 Two bits parallel data 11 4 6 Brightness control 11 4 7 Self test 11 5 Installation and handling 12 5 1 Video input timing 12 5 2 Setup and hold timing 15 6 Operational specifications 16 6 1 Environmental 16 6 2 Reliability 16 6 3 EM...

Page 3: ...350 and 400 line standard VGA modes They may be driven at frame rates up to 80 Hz The displays require 5 VDC and 11 VDC 30 VDC power input and four to five basic input signals to operate Video Data or pixel information Video Clock pixel clock or dot clock Horizontal Sync Vertical Sync Blanking in VGA timing modes 2 TFEL technology A display consists of an electroluminescent glass panel and a mount...

Page 4: ... the luminance contrast of the display in bright ambient The ICEBrite also removes the halo around the lit pixels in dark ambient making the appearance of each pixel extremely crisp and clear In the EL640 400 C2 C3 and CD3 the 640 column electrodes and 400 row electrodes are arranged in an X Y formation with the intersecting areas performing as pixels Voltage is applied to both the correct row ele...

Page 5: ... data TVID Second data input for two bits parallel mode The TVID input is for odd columns and the VID for even ones 9 Vertical Sync VS The vertical sync signal VS controls the vertical position of the picture 11 Horizontal Sync HS The horizontal sync signal HS controls the internal row counter and in the NORMAL mode the horizontal position of the picture 13 Video Clock VCLK The VCLK signal shifts ...

Page 6: ...n at the maximum level 2 Luminance Pot 2 LUMPOT2 3 Reserved Reserved for future use 4 Reserved Reserved for future use 3 3 Control basics The TFEL panel has 640 transparent column electrodes crossing 400 row electrodes in an X Y fashion Light is emitted when an AC voltage is applied at a row column intersection The display operation is based on the symmetric line at a time data addressing scheme w...

Page 7: ...splay automatically determines the mode of operation The connector J2 contains two control inputs the LOWPWR input is used to minimize the power consumption of the display and the ENABLE input is used to shut off the display when it is not accessed screensaver function If the ENABLE or _LOWPWR functions are not in use and the power is connected via J1 the connector J2 can be left disconnected The ...

Page 8: ...er When shipped from the factory the jumpers PS2 1 2 and 3 are set 3 8 Input specifications Table 4 Input specifications Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Absolute max rating Logic input HIGH 2 V Vcc1 0 5 V Logic input LOW 0 8 V 0 5 V Logic supply voltage Vcc1 4 75 V 5 0 V 5 25 V 6 V Logic supply current at 5 V Icc1 0 2 A Display Supply voltage Vcc2 11 V 30 V 33 V Supply current at 12 V Icc2 0 8 A 1 6 ...

Page 9: ...varies from one VGA controller to another Therefore the image may not be centered properly using those modes The image is centered automatically and in text modes with 720 pixels horizontally every ninth pixel is omitted for compatibility The non displayed pixel is in the space region of the character matrix and therefore no information is lost The borders are normally eliminated because of the ce...

Page 10: ...aph 80 x 25 8 x 8 70 640 x 200 Yes 8 7 7 text 80 x 25 9 x 14 70 720 x 350 No 9 6 7 text 80 x 25 9 x 16 70 720 x 400 No 9 7 D graph 40 x 25 8 x 8 70 320 x 200 Yes 0 7 E graph 80 x 25 8 x 8 70 640 x 200 Yes 8 7 F graph 80 x 25 8 x 14 70 640 x 350 No 8 6 10 graph 80 x 25 8 x 14 70 640 x 350 No 8 6 13 graph 40 x 25 8 x 8 70 320 x 200 Yes 0 7 Normal mode graphics 72 max 640 x 400 NOTES The top and righ...

Page 11: ...wo bits parallel data To reduce the input data frequency in the normal mode the video data can be input two bits per clock cycle The two data inputs are organized so that the data for the odd columns numbered from left to the right at the viewer side is input at the TVID J1 pin 7 and the data for the even columns at VID J1 pin 15 The two bits parallel mode is selected by removing the jumper 3 of t...

Page 12: ...he display or allow hard objects to strike its surface NOTE For trouble free data transfer a maximum cable length of 300 mm 12 in from data transmitter to display input connector is recommended If longer cables up to 2m 80 in length are needed a serial resistor of approximately 47 could be placed at each of the four signal line outputs of the transmitter in order to lower signal reflections ELECTR...

Page 13: ...A modes Description Unit T1 Vertical Border 6 tHS T2 Vertical Front Porch 31 tHS T3 VS Pulse Width 2 tHS T4 Vertical Back Porch 54 tHS T5 Vertical Border 6 tHS HS pulses VS 449 VS frequency 70 Hz Description 320 640 720 Unit T6 Horizontal Border 0 8 9 tVCLK T7 Horizontal Front Porch 8 8 9 tVCLK T8 HS Pulse Width 48 96 108 tVCLK T9 Horizontal Back Porch 24 40 45 tVCLK T10 Horizontal Border 0 8 9 tV...

Page 14: ...cription Unit T1 Vertical Border 7 tHS T2 Vertical Front Porch 5 tHS T3 VS Pulse Width 2 tHS T4 Vertical Back Porch 28 tHS T5 Vertical Border 7 tHS HS pulses VS 449 VS frequency 70 Hz Description 320 360 640 720 Unit T6 Horizontal Border 0 0 8 9 tVCLK T7 Horizontal Front Porch 8 9 8 9 tVCLK T8 HS Pulse Width 48 54 96 108 tVCLK T9 Horizontal Back Porch 24 27 40 45 tVCLK T10 Horizontal Border 0 0 8 ...

Page 15: ... T4 HS setup to VS 9 tVCLK T5 Vertical Back Porch 2 µs T6 HS Low Time 5 4 tVCLK T7 HS High Time 6 640 640 tVCLK T8 HS period 31 µs NOTES 1 Needed to display the last row and to change the frame 2 Only rising edge is used 3 If vertical positioning is needed please contact Beneq 4 If horizontal positioning is needed please contact Beneq 5 Video Clock VCLK should be kept running 6 The number of VCLK ...

Page 16: ... damage C3 40 C 65 C no permanent damage Test duration 24 h at 65 C without condensation C2 C3 24 h at 20 C 24 h at 50 C Humidity Relative humidity 40 C 93 RH operating IEC 68 2 3 Damp heat 25 C 55 C 95 RH non operating IEC 68 2 30 Altitude Operating 15 000 m 50 000 ft above sea level Vibration 20 500 Hz ASD level 0 05 g2 Hz Random vibration wide band IEC 68 2 36 Test Fdb Shock Magnitude Duration ...

Page 17: ... 5 1 Display color Wide band amber Zn Mn Table 11 Optical characteristics Areal luminance On luminance typ On luminance min C2 C3 CD3 C2 C3 CD3 53 cd m2 16 fL 21 cd m2 6 4 fL 45 cd m2 13 fL 17 cd m2 5 0 fL Measured at the center and the four corners of the screen Luminance non uniformity 35 1 min luminance max luminance x 100 Maximum difference between any two of five points center and four corner...

Page 18: ...ke the reflective electrodes of the display darker and improve the contrast ratio The anti reflective coating on the filter should face the user 7 Mechanical characteristics 7 1 Display external dimensions Figure 7 shows the mechanical dimensions of the standard EL640 400 C2 C3 and CD3 display unit The display can also be delivered with optional FRA aluminium frames see Figure 7 See Ordering Infor...

Page 19: ...mber ED000821B Page 19 CAUTION The ambient temperature of the display should not be allowed to exceed the environmental specifications see Table 10 In most applications an air gap of approximately 5 mm is recommended see mechanical drawings Some applications may require however a larger air gap or cooling of the display unit in the system Note that this may slightly increase the total depth of the...

Page 20: ...Olarinluoma 9 Tel 358 9 7599 530 VAT ID FI25115461 FI 02200 Espoo Fax 358 9 7599 5310 www beneq com Finland lumineq beneq com www lumineq com Date September 23 2014 Document number ED000821B Page 20 Figure 8 EL640 400 C2 C3 and CD3 back and side views dimensions in mm ...

Page 21: ...luoma 9 Tel 358 9 7599 530 VAT ID FI25115461 FI 02200 Espoo Fax 358 9 7599 5310 www beneq com Finland lumineq beneq com www lumineq com Date September 23 2014 Document number ED000821B Page 21 Figure 9 EL640 400 C2 FRA C3 FRA and CD3 FRA back and side views dimensions in mm ...

Page 22: ...s failure to properly store install operate handle or maintain the goods are not within this warranty Repair or replacement of goods is seller s sole obligation and buyer s exclusive remedy for all claims of defects If that remedy is adjudicated insufficient Seller shall refund buyer s paid price for the goods and have no other liability to buyer All warranty repairs must be performed at seller s ...

Page 23: ...a Returned Material Authorization number please contact Beneq Products Oy by email rma lumineq beneq com with the model number s serial number s and brief description of the problem When returning goods for repair please include a brief description of the problem and mark the outside of the shipping container with the RMA number This document is compiled and kept up to date as conscientiously as p...

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