Data Sheet AS1100

Revision 1.32, Oct. 2004

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Decode-Mode Register

In the AS1100 a BCD decoder is included. Every digit can

be selected via register 09h to be decoded. The BCD code

consists of the numbers 0-9, E,H, L,P and -. In register 09h

a logic high enables the decoder for the appropriate digit. In

case that the decoder is bypassed (logic low) the data Bits

D7-D0 correspond to the segment lines of the AS1100. In

table 4 some possible settings for register 09h are shown.

Bit D7, which corresponds to the decimal point, is not

affected by the settings of the decoder. Logic high means

that the decimal point is displayed. In table 5 the font of the

Code B decoder is shown. In table 6 the correspondence of

the register to the appropriate segments of a 7 segment

display is shown (see figure 2)

Intensity Control and Interdigit Blanking

Brightness of the display can be controlled in an analog way

Ω,

which corresponds to 40mA segment current. The

brightness of the display can also be controlled digitally via

register 0Ah. The brightness can be programmed in 16

steps and is shown in table 7. An internal pulse width

modulator controls the intensity of the display.

Scan-Limit Register

The scan limit register 0Bh selects the number of digits

displayed. When all 8 digits are displayed the update

frequency is typically 800Hz. If the number of digits

displayed is reduced, the update frequency is reduced as

well. The frequency can be calculated using 8fOSC/N,

where N is the number of digits. Since the number of

should be adjusted accordingly. Table 9 shows the

maximum allowed current, when fewer than 4 digits are

used. To avoid differences in brightness the scan limit

register should not be used to blank portions of the display

(leading zeros).

Address

Register

D15–D12 D11 D10 D9 D8

Hex

Code

No-Op

X

0

0

0 0

0xX0

Digit 0

X

0

0

0 1

0xX1

Digit 1

X

0

0

1 0

0xX2

Digit 2

X

0

0

1 1

0xX3

Digit 3

X

0

1

0 0

0xX4

Digit 4

X

0

1

0 1

0xX5

Digit 5

X

0

1

1 0

0xX6

Digit 6

X

0

1

1 1

0xX7

Digit 7

X

1

0

0 0

0xX8

Decode

Mode

X

1

00 10xX9

Intensity

X

1

0

1 0

0xXA

Scan Limit

X

1

0

1 1

0xXB

Shutdown

X

1

1

0 0

0xXC

Not used

X

1

1

0 1

0xXD

Reset and

ext. Clock

X1

1

1 0

0xXE

Display

Test

X1

1

1 1

0xXF

Table 2: Register address map

Register Data

Mode

Address Code

(Hex)

D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0

Shutdown

Mode

0xXC

XXX XXXX 0

Normal

Operation

0xXC

XXX XXXX 1

Table 3: Shutdown register format (address (hex) = 0xXC)