
Operation Manual
EL320.240-FA3 Display
Beneq Oy
Olarinluoma 9
Tel. +358 9 7599 530
VAT ID FI19563372
FI-02200 Espoo
Fax +358 9 7599 5310
www.beneq.com
Finland
www.lumineq.com
Date: February 13, 2017
Document number: ED000813B
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2.5
Power supply and video sequencing and overcurrent protection
Any combination or sequencing in the application or removal of V
H
(12 V
DC
input power)
and/or video signals will not result in abnormal display operation or display failure.
There is no overcurrent protection on V
H
, the 12 V power input. To protect against
catastrophic faults, Beneq recommends the use of a fuse or similar protection on the V
H
input
to the display.
2.6
Internal frame buffer
This display includes an internal frame buffer, which is required to transform the incoming
video data into the desired displayed data. The display frame rate (the rate at which the
phosphor is scanned) and thus the display brightness are independent of the frame rate of
the user-supplied input data. Video data need not be continuously sent to the display since
previously sent data is stored indefinitely until new data is received.
CAUTION:
Some third-party video controllers use frame dithering algorithms to produce
gray scale images. If such algorithms are used, the internal frame buffer may cause
objectionable visual artifacts.
2.7
Color bit-mapping and color considerations
The EL320.240-FA3 utilizes standard AMLCD-type video interface timing. Thus, it is possible
that a video source will be chosen. This provides 18 bits of data per pixel (6 bits each for red,
green, and blue) as is common for AMLCD displays. Because the EL320.240-FA3 requires just
4 bits (two each for red and green) of data per pixel, the 18 bits would need to be mapped
into 4 bits.
One option is to use just the two most significant bits of red and green and leave the rest
open or terminated. This is the easiest approach and will work well if the user is developing
their own content and can refrain from using patterns containing dim colors since these
would be displayed as black. Another option is to electrically “OR” the 3 red MSBs together
and route the result to R1, OR the 3 red LSBs together and route to R0, and do the same for
G1 and G0. Additionally, the bits of blue could be ORd together with either the red or green
bits depending on the characteristics of the images that need to be displayed.
If upgrading from a monochrome EL320.240 display model and using the SGD timing mode,
some engineering effort will be required to map the monochrome SGD data into the color
data required by the EL320.240-FA3. SGD data is one bit per pixel, and 4 pixels of data are
latched per video clock edge. The EL320.240-FA3 is 4 bits per pixel with one pixel of data
latched per clock edge.
Note that care must be taken when selecting colors for a given application to ensure that the
selected colors are differentiated as desired. Although all fifteen colors and black are unique,
some color levels are similar in chromaticity and/or luminance and typically should not be
used together.