51

RED

DLR2416

HIGH EFFICIENCY RED

DLO2416

GREEN

DLG2416

.200 4-Character 5x7 Dot Matrix
Alphanumeric IntelligentDisplay

with Memory/Decoder/Driver

FEATURES
Dot Matrix Replacement for DL2416T
0.200" 5 x 7 Dot Matrix Characters
128 Special ASCII Characters for English, German,
Italian, Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian
Languages
Wide Viewing Angle: X Axis 50

Maximum,
Y Axis

75

Maximum
Close Multi-line Spacing, 0.8" Centers
Fast Access Time, 110 ns at 25

C
Full Size Display for Stationary Equipment
Built-in Memory
Built-in Character Generator
Built-in Multiplex and LED Drive Circuitry
Direct Access to Each Digit Independently
and Asynchronously
Independent Cursor Function
Memory Function: Clears Character and Cursor
Memory Simultaneously
True Blanking for Intensity Dimming Applications
End-Stackable, 4-Character Package
Intensity Coded for Display Uniformity
Extended Operating Temperature Range:
40

C to +85

C
Superior ESD Immunity
Wave Solderable
TTL Compatible over Operating Temperature
Range
Interdigit Blanking

DESCRIPTION

The D LR /D LO /D LG 2416 is a four digit 5x7 dot m atrix display m odule
w ith a built-in C M O S integrated circuit. This display is X/Y stackable.
The integrated circuit contains m em ory, A SC II R O M decoder, m ulti-
plexing circuitry and drivers. D ata entry is asynchronous and can be
random . A display system can be built using any num ber of D LX2416s
since each digit can be addressed independently and w ill continue to
display the character last stored until replaced by another.
System interconnection is very straightforw ard. The least signi cant
tw o address bits (A 0, A 1) are norm ally connected to the like-nam ed
inputs of all displays in the system . W ith tw o chip enables (C E1 and
C E2) four displays (16 characters) can easily be interconnected w ith-
out a decoder.
D ata lines are connected to all D LX2416s directly and in parallel, as is
the w rite line (W R). The display w ill then behave as a w rite-only m em -
ory.
The cursor function causes all dots of a digit position to illum inate at
half brightness. The cursor is not a character, and w hen rem oved the
previously displayed character w ill reappear.
The D LX2416 has several features superior to com petitive devices.
True blankingallow s the designer to dim the display for m ore exibil-
ity of display presentation. Finally the C LR clear function w ill clear the
cursor R A M and the A SC II character R A M sim ultaneously.
The character set consists of 128 special A SC II characters for English,
G erm an, Italian, Sw edish, D anish, and N orw egian.
A ll products are subjected to out-going A Q Ls of 0.25% for brightness
m atching, visual alignm ent and dim ensions, 0.065% for electrical and
functional.
.198
(5.03)
.800
(20.32)
max.
.600.020
(15.24 .51)
.1.00 max.
(25.4)
.260 (6.60)
.100 16 pl.
(2.54) at Seating Plane
.260
(6.60) ref.
.012 (.30)
.002 (.05)
18 pl.
.031
(.79)
.031
(.79)
.250
(6.35)
.136
(3.45)
.050 4 pl.
(1.27)
.010 (.25) 8 pl.
Part No.
.Pin 1
Indicator
EIA Date Code
.070 (1.78) .003 (.08)
Luminous
Intensity Code
.160 .020
(4.06 .51)
DLX2416
SIEMENS YYWW
Z
.018
(.46)
.002 (.05) 18 pl.
.095
(2.41)
ref.
TO LER A N C E: XXX.01 (.25)
Package D im ensions in inches (m m )

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D LR /D LO /D LG 2416

Maximum Ratings

D C Supply Voltage ........................................0.5 V to + 7.0 Vdc
Input Voltage, R espect to G N D
(all inputs)..........................................0.5 V to V

C C

+ 0.5 Vdc
O perating Tem perature .....................................40

C to + 85

C
Storage Tem perature .......................................40

C to + 100

C
R elative H um idity at 85

C ....................................................85%
M axim um Solder Tem perature, 0.063" (1.59 m m )
below Seating Plane, t< 5 sec ......................................260

C

Optical Characteristics

Spectral Peak W avelength
R ed ......................................................................660 nm typ.
H ER .....................................................................630 nm typ.
G reen ..................................................................565 nm typ.
C haracter H eight.............................................0.200" (5.08 m m )
Tim e Averaged Lum inous Intensity

(1)

at V

C C

= 5 V
R ed................................................................60

cd/LED typ.
H ER .............................................................100

cd/LED typ.
G reen ..........................................................120

cd/LED typ.
LED to LED Intensity M atching at V

C C

= 5 V .............1.8:1.0 m ax.
LED to LED H ue M atching (G reen only)
at V

C C

= 5 V ...........................................................

2 nm m ax.
View ing A ngle (off norm al axis)
H orizontal ...............................................................

50

m ax.
Vertical . .................................................................

75

m ax.

N ote 1: Peak lum inous intensity values can be calculated by m ultiply-
ing these values by 7.

Figure 1. Top View
18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
digit 3 digit 2 digit 1 digit 0

Pins and Functions
Figure 2. Timing characteristics Write Cycle waveforms
Pin Function Pin Function

1 C E1 C hip Enable 10 G N D
2 C E2 C hip Enable 11 D 0 D ata Input
3 C LR C lear 12 D 1 D ata Input
4
C U E C ursor En-
able
13 D 2 D ata Input
5 C U C ursor Select 14 D 3 D ata Input
6 W R W rite 15 D 6 D ata Input
7 A 1 D igit Select 16 D 5 D ata Input
8 A 0 D igit Select 17 D 4 D ata Input
9 V

C C

18 B L D isplay B lank
TD S TD H
TW
TA C C
TA H TA S
TC EH
TC U H
TC ES
TC U S
TC LR D
2.0 V
0.8 V
C E1, C E2
C U , C LR
A 0, A 1
D 0-D 6
W R
2.0 V
0.8 V
2.0 V
0.8 V
2.0 V
0.8 V
N ote: These w aveform s are not edge triggered.

DC Characteristics
Parameter
40

C +25

C +85

C
Units Condition
Min. Typ. Max. Min. Typ. Max. Min. Typ. Max.

I

C C

80 dots on 135 160 110 130 95 115 m A V

C C

= 5 V
I

C C

C ursor all dots at 50% 135 100 100 m A V

C C

= 5 V
I

C C

B lank 2.8 4.0 2.3 3.0 2.0 2.5 m A V

C C

= 5 V, B L= 0.8 V
I

IL

(all inputs) 30 60 120 25 50 100 20 40 80

A V

IN

= 0.8 V, V

C C

= 5 V
V

IH

(all inputs) 2.0 2.0 2.0 V V

C C

= 5 V

0.5 V
V

IL

(all inputs) 0.8 0.8 0.8 V V

C C

= 5 V

0.5 V
V

C C

4.5 5.0 5.5 4.5 5.0 5.5 4.5 5.0 5.5 V

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D LR /D LO /D LG 2416

AC Characteristics

Guaranteed Minimum Timing, Parameters at V

C C

=5.0 V

0.5 V

N ote: T

A C C

= Set U p Tim e + W rite Tim e + H old Tim e.

Loading Data Table

X= dont care

Loading Cursor Table

X= dont care

I

= all dots on

Parameter Symbol 40

C +25

C +85

C Unit

C hip Enable Set U p Tim e T

C ES

0 0 0 ns
A ddress Set U p Tim e T

A S

10 10 10 ns
C ursor Set U p Tim e T

C U S

10 10 10 ns
C hip Enable H old Tim e T

C EH

0 0 0 ns
A ddress H old Tim e T

A H

20 30 40 ns
C ursor H old Tim e T

C U H

20 30 40 ns
C lear D isable Tim e T

C LR D

1 1 1

s
W rite Tim e T

W

60 70 90 ns
D ata Set U p Tim e T

D S

20 30 50 ns
D ata H old Tim e T

D H

20 30 40 ns
C lear Tim e T

C LR

1 1 1

s
A ccess Tim e T

A C C

90 110 140 ns

Control Address Data Display Digit

B L C E1 C E2 C U E C U W R C LR A 1 A 0 D 6 D 5 D 4 D 3 D 2 D 1 D 0 3 2 1 0
H X X L X H H previously loaded display G R E Y
H H X L X X H X X X X X X X X X G R E Y
H X H L X X H X X X X X X X X X G R E Y
H L L L H L H L L H L L L H L H G R E E
H L L L H L H L H H L H L H L H G R U E
H L L L H L H H L H L L H H L L G L U E
H L L L H L H H H H L L L L H L B L U E
L X X X X H H X X blank display
H L L L H L H H H H L L L H H H G L U E
H X X L X H L X X clears character displays
H L L L H L L X X see character code see character set

Digit

B L C E1 C E2 C E3 C E4 C U E C U W R C LR A 1 A 0 D 6 D 5 D 4 D 3 D 2 D 1 D 0 3 2 1 0
H X X X X L X H H previously loaded display B E A R
H X X X X H X H H display previously stored cursors B E A R
H H H L L H L L H L L X X X X X X H B E A

I

H H H L L H L L H L H X X X X X X H B E

I I

H H H L L H L L H H L X X X X X X H B

I I I

H H H L L H L L H H H X X X X X X H

I I I I

H H H L L H L L H H L X X X X X X L

I

E

I I

H X X X X L X H H disable cursor display B E A R
H H H L L L L L H H H X X X X X X L B E A R
H X X X X H H X H display stored cursors B E

I I

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Loading Data

Setting the chip enable (C E1, C E2) to their true state w ill enable
data loading. The desired data code (D 0-D 6) and digit address
(A 0, A 1) m ust be held stable during the w rite cycle for storing
new data.
D ata entry m ay be asynchronous and random . D igit 0 is
de ned as right hand digit w ith A 1= A 2= 0.`
To clear the entire internal four-digit m em ory hold the clear
(C LR ) low for 1

s. A ll illum inated dots w ill be turned off w ithin
one com plete display m ultiplex cycle, 1 m sec m inim um . The
clear function w ill clear both the A SC II R A M and the cursor
R A M .
Setting the chip enables (C E1, C E2) and cursor select (C U ) to
their true state w ill enable cursor loading. A w rite (W R) pulse
w ill now store or rem ove a cursor into the digit location
addressed by A 0, A 1, as de ned in data entry. A cursor w ill be
stored if D 0= 1 and w ill rem oved if D 0= 0. The cursor (C U) pulse
w idth should not be less than the w rite (W R) pulse or erroneous
data m ay appear in the display.
If the cursor is not required, the cursor enable signal (C U E)
m ay be tied low to disable the cursor function. For a ashing
cursor, sim ply pulse C U E. If the cursor has been loaded to any
or all positions in the display, then C U E w ill control w hether the
cursor(s) or the characters w ill appear. C U E does not affect the
contents of cursor m em ory.

Loading Cursor

Setting the chip enables (C E1, C E2) and cursor select (C U ) to
their true state w ill enable cursor loading. A w rite (W R) pulse
w ill now store or rem ove a cursor into the digit location
addressed by A 0, A 1, as de ned in data entry. A cursor w ill be
stored if D 0= 1 and w ill rem oved if D 0= 0. The cursor (C U) pulse
w idth should not be less than the w rite (W R) pulse or erroneous
data m ay appear in the display.
If the cursor is not required, the cursor enable signal (C U E)
m ay be tied low to disable the cursor function. For a ashing
cursor, sim ply pulse C U E. If the cursor has been loaded to any
or all positions in the display, then C U E w ill control w hether the
cursor(s) or the characters w ill appear. C U E does not affect the
contents of cursor m em ory.

Display Blanking

B lanking the display m ay be accom plished by loading a blank
or space into each digit of the display or by using the (B L) dis-
play blank input.
Setting the (B L) input low does not affect the contents of either
data or cursor m em ory.
A ashing circuit can easily be constructed using a 555 astable
m ultivibrator. Figure 3 illustrates a circuit in w hich varying R 2
(100K ~ 10K ) w ill have a ash rate of 1 H z~ 10 H z.
The display can be dim m ed by pulse w idth m odulating the
(B L) at a frequency suf ciently fast to not interfere w ith the
internal clock. The dim m ing signal frequency should be 2.5
K H z or higher. D im m ing the display also reduces pow er con-
sum ption.
A n exam ple of a sim ple dim m ing circuit using a 556 is illus-
trated in Figure 4. A djusting potentiom eter R 3 w ill dim the dis-
play by changing the blanking pulse duty cycle.

Figure 3. DLX2416Flashing circuit using a 555
and Flashing (Blanking) timing
Figure 4. DLX2416Dimming circuit using a 556
and Dimming (Blanking) timing
555
Timer
R 1
4.7 K
R 2
100 K
C 4
0.01 F
C 3
10 F
V
C C
= 5.0 V
To B L
Pin on
D isplay
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
B lanking Pulse W idth
50% D uty Factor
500 m s
2 H z B lanking Frequency
1
0
~
~
~
~
1
0
200 s
B lanking Pulse W idth
4 s m in., 196 s m ax.
5 K H z B lanking Frequency ~
~
~
~
C 3
1000 pF
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
556
Dual Timer
R 2
47 K
R 1
200
C 1
4700 pF
C 4
0.01 F
R 3
500 K
V
C C
= 5.0 V
D im m ing (B lanking)
C ontrol
C 2
0.01 F
To B L Pin
on D isplay

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Figure 5. Internal block diagram
Figure 6. Typica schematic16-character system
3 2 1 0
D isplay
R ow s 0 to 6
Tim ing and C ontrol Logic
R ow C ontrol Logic
&
R ow D rivers
R ow D ecoder
R A M R ead Logic
R A M
M em ory
R O M
7 B it A SC II C ode
C olum n D ata
D 6
D 5
D 4
D 3
D 2
D 1
D 0 4480 bits
C U E
O SC
128
C ounter
7
C ounter
C olum n Enable
Latches and
C olum n D rivers
L
a
t
c
h
e
s
C
o
l
u
m
n

D
e
c
o
d
e
r
W R
A 0
A 1
W rite
4 X 7 bit
C olum ns 0 to 19
A ddress Lines

B L
128 X 35 B it
A SC II
C haracter
D ecode

C ursor
M em ory
4 X 1 bit
C ursor M em ory B its 0 to 3
D ecoder
A ddress
C E2
C E1
C E2
C E2
D
0
-D
6
+ 5
G N D
B L
D
15
D
12
D
11
D
8
D
7
D
4
D
3
D
0
C LR
W R
C U
C U E
A A
0

1
7
14
2
C E1
C E1

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D LR /D LO /D LG 2416

Design Considerations

For details on design and applications of the D LX2416 using
standard bus con gurations in m ultiple display system s, or
parallel I/O devices, such as the 8255 w ith an 8080 or m em ory
m apped addressing on processors such as the 8080, Z80,
6502, or 6800, refer to A ppnote 15 in the current Siem ens
O ptoelectronics D ata B ook.

Electrical and Mechanical Considerations
Voltage Transient Suppression

W e recom m end that the sam e pow er supply be used for the
display and the com ponents that interface w ith the display to
avoid logic inputs higher than V

C C

. A dditionally, the LED s m ay
cause transients in the pow er supply line w hile they change
display states. The com m on practice is to place .01 m F capac-
itors close to the displays across VC C and G N D , one for each
display, and one 10 m F capacitor for every second display.

ESD Protection

The silicon gate C M O S IC of the D LX2416 is quite resistant to
ESD dam age and capable of w ithstanding discharges greater
than 2 K V. H ow ever, take all the standard precautions, norm al
for C M O S com ponents. These include properly grounding per-
sonnel, tools, tables, and transport carriers that com e in con-
tact w ith unshielded parts. If these conditions are not, or
cannot be m et, keep the leads of the device shorted together
or the parts in anti-static packaging.

Soldering Considerations

The D LX2416 can be hand soldered w ith SN 63 solder using a
grounded iron set to 260

C .
W ave soldering is also possible follow ing these conditions:
Preheat that does not exceed 93C on the solder side of the PC
board or a package surface tem perature of 85C . W ater solu-
ble organic acid ux (except carboxylic acid) or resin-based
R M A ux w ithout alcohol can be used.
W ave tem perature of 245C 5C w ith a dw ell betw een 1.5
sec. to 3.0 sec. Exposure to the w ave should not exceed tem -
peratures above 260C for ve seconds at 0.063" below the
seating plane. The packages should not be im m ersed in the
w ave.
Post Solder Cleaning Procedures
The least offensive cleaning solution is hot D .I. w ater (60C ) for
less than 15 m inutes. A ddition of m ild saponi ers is accept-
able. D o not use com m ercial dishw asher detergents.
For faster cleaning, solvents m ay be used. C arefully select any
solvent as som e m ay chem ically attack the nylon package.
M axim um exposure should not exceed tw o m inutes at elevated
tem peratures. A cceptable solvents are TF (trichorotribluore-
thane), TA , 111 Trichloroethane, and unheated acetone.
N ote: A cceptable com m ercial solvents are: B asic TF, A rklone,
P. G enesolv, D . G enesolv D A , B laco-Tron TF, B laco-Tron TA ,
and Freon TA .
U nacceptable solvents contain alcohol, m ethanol, m ethylene
chloride, ethanol, TP35, TC M , TM C , TM S+ , TE, or TES. Since
m any com m ercial m ixtures exist, contact a solvent vendor for
chem ical com position inform ation. Som e m ajor solvent m anu-
facturers are: A llied C hem ical C orportation, Specialty C hem ical
D ivision, M orristow n, N J; B aron-B lakeslee, C hicago, IL; D ow
C hem ical, M idland, M I; E.I. D uPont de N em ours & C o., W ilm -
ington, D E.
For further inform ation refer to Siem ens A ppnotes 18 and 19.
A n alternative to soldering and cleaning the display m odules
is to use sockets. Standard pin D IP sockets .600" w ide w ith
0.100" centers w ork w ell for single displays. M ultiple display
assem blies are best handled by longer SIP sockets or D IP
sockets w hen available for uniform package alignm ent.
Socket m anufacturers are A ries Electronics, Inc., French-
tow n, N J; G arry M anufacturing, N ew B runsw ich, N J; R obin-
son-N ugent, N ew A lbany, IN ; and Sam tec Electronic
H ardw are, N ew A lbany, IN .
For further inform ation refer to Siem ens A ppnote 22.
Optical Considerations
The 0.200" high characters of the D LX2416 gives readability
up to eight feet. Proper lter selection enhances readability
over this distance.
Filters enhance the contrast ratio betw een a lit LED and the
character background intensifying the discrim ination of differ-
ent characters. The only lim itation is cost. Take into consider-
ation the am bient lighting environm ent for the best cost/
bene t ratio for lters.
Incandescent (w ith alm ost no green) or uorescent (w ith
alm ost no red) lights do not have the at spectral response of
sunlight. Plastic band-pass lters are an inexpensive and
effective w ay to strengthen contrast ratios.
The D LR 2416 is a standard red display and should be
m atched w ith long w avelength pass lter in the 600 nm to
620 nm range. The D LO 2416 is a high ef ciency red display
and should be m atched w ith a long w avelength pass lter in
the 470 nm to 590 range. The D LG 2416 should be m atched
w ith a yellow -green band-pass lter that peaks at 565 nm . For
displays of m ultiple colors, neutral density gray lters offer
the best com prom ise.
A dditional contrast enhancem ent is gained by shading the
displays. Plastic band-pass lters w ith built-in louvers offer
the next step up in contrast im provem ent. Plastic lters can
be im proved further w ith anti-re ective coatings to reduce
glare. The trade-off is fuzzy characters. M ounting the lters
close to the display reduces this effect. Take care not to over-
heat the plastic lter by allow ing for proper air ow .
O ptim al lter enhancem ents are gained by using circular
polarized, anti-re ective, band-pass lters. C ircular polariz-
ing further enhances contrast by reducing the light that trav-
els through the lter and relfects back off the display to less
than 1% .
Several lter m anufacturers supply quality lter m aterials.
Som e of them are: Panelgraphic C orporation, W . C aldw ell,
N J; SG L H om alite, W ilm ington, D E; 3M C om pany, Visual
Products D ivision, St. Paul, M N ; Polaroid C orporation, Polar-
izer D ivision, C am bridge, M A ; M arks Polarized C orporation,
D eer Park, N Y, H oya O ptics, Inc., Frem ont, C A .
O ne last note on m ounting lters: recessing displays and
bezel assem blies is an inexpensive w ay to provide a shading
effect in overhead lighting situations. Several B ezel m anufac-
turers are: R .M .F. Products, B atavia, IL; N obex C om ponents,
G rif th Plastic C orp., B urlingam e, C A ; Photo C hem ical Prod-
ucts of C alifornia, Santa M onica, C A ; .E.E.-A tlas, Van N uys,
C A .
R efer to Siem ens A ppnote 23 for further inform ation.
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D LR /D LO /D LG 2416
Character Set
A SC II
C O D E
D 0
D 1
D 2
D 3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
4
1
0
1
0
5
0
1
1
0
6
1
1
1
0
7
0
0
0
1
8
1
0
0
1
9
0
1
0
1
A
1
1
0
1
B
0
0
1
1
C
1
0
1
1
D
0
1
1
1
E
1
1
1
1
F
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
D 6 D 5 D 4 H EX
1. H igh= 1 level. 2. Low = 0 level. 3. U pon pow er up, device w ill initialize in a random state.
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