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Section 13 LCD Controller/Driver
13.1 Overview
The H8/3867 Series and H8/3827 Series has an on-chip segment type LCD control circuit, LCD
driver, and power supply circuit, enabling it to directly drive an LCD panel.
13.1.1
Features
1.
Features
Features of the LCD controller/driver are given below.
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Display capacity
Duty Cycle
Internal Driver
Segment External Expansion Driver
Static
32 seg
256 seg
1/2
32 seg
128 seg
1/3
32 seg
64 seg
1/4
32 seg
64 seg
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LCD RAM capacity
8 bits
×
32 bytes (256 bits)
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Word access to LCD RAM
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All eight segment output pins can be used individually as port pins.
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Common output pins not used because of the duty cycle can be used for common double-
buffering (parallel connection).
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Display possible in operating modes other than standby mode
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Choice of 11 frame frequencies
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Built-in power supply split-resistance, supplying LCD drive power
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Use of module standby mode enables this module to be placed in standby mode independently
when not used.
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Built-in step-up constant-voltage (5 V) power supply allows LCD display even at low
voltages. (H8/3867 Series)
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A or B waveform selectable by software