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2416 Dot Matrix Display

Information Board
User’s Guide

Product Name ： 2416 Dot Matrix Display

Information Board
Product ID ： DE-DP016

Product Version ： Ver 1.1

Document Version ： Ver 1.0

Copyright 2004-2008 Sure Electronics Inc

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Contents
Chapter1 Overview and Main Feature ..................................................................... 2

1-1 Gallery ........................................................................................................... 2

1-2 Main Feature ................................................................................................. 2

Chapter 2 Hardware Detail....................................................................................... 4

2-1 Schematic...................................................................................................... 4

2-2 Physical Dimension ....................................................................................... 5

2-3 Electric Characters ........................................................................................ 5

2-4 Port Definition ................................................................................................ 6

Chapter 3 Application Notes .................................................................................. 8

3-1 Display Memory............................................................................................. 8

3-2 Command Format.......................................................................................... 9

3-3 Command Summary.....................................................................................11

Chapter 4 Contact Information ............................................................................. 13

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Chapter1 Overview and Main Feature

2416 Dot Matrix Display Information Boards is manufactured by Sure Electronics. It
can be driven by SPI like interface. It an be easy interfaced to any Microcontrollers. It can
be widely used in panel meter, big clocks and any other information display usage.
It’s a memory mapping LED display board and driven by HT1632 LED display
controller. The device supports 16-gradation LEDs for each outline using PWM control
with software instructions. A serial interface is conveniently provided for the command
mode and data mode. Only three or four signals are required for the interface between
the host controller and the information board. The display can be extended by cascading
the information board for wider applications.
1-1 Gallery

Figure 1
1-2 Main Feature
z Size: 4inch×2.5inch display area.
z 2416 dot matrix on each board.

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z Operating voltage and current: 5V, 350mA (Max.), 200mA(Avg.)
z 16-level PWM brightness control.
z Each board contains 6 pieces of 8*8 LED dot matrix boards.
z Serial MCU interface----CS, RD*(optional), WR, DATA.
z Cascading function for extended applications (up to 4 boards possible).
z Power can be supplied and command data can be transmitted by IDC sockets from
microcontrollers.
z Auxiliary power supply terminal blocks may be needed when connected to next LED
matrix board.

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Chapter 2 Hardware Detail

2-1 Schematic
Anode[0..15]

D1 D2 D3

Anode0 22 23 R1 33R Cathode0 Anode0 22 23 R33 33R Cathode8 Anode0 22 23 R65 33R Cathode16
Anode1 19 LED 20 R2 33R Cathode1 Anode1 19 LED 20 R34 33R Cathode9 Anode1 19 LED 20 R66 33R Cathode17
Anode2 16 17 R3 33R Cathode2 Anode2 16 17 R35 33R Cathode10 Anode2 16 17 R67 33R Cathode18
Anode3 13 14 R4 33R Cathode3 Anode3 13 14 R36 33R Cathode11 Anode3 13 14 R68 33R Cathode19
Anode4 3 2 R5 33R Cathode4 Anode4 3 2 R37 33R Cathode12 Anode4 3 2 R69 33R Cathode20
Anode5 6 5 R6 33R Cathode5 Anode5 6 5 R38 33R Cathode13 Anode5 6 5 R70 33R Cathode21
Anode6 9 8 R7 33R Cathode6 Anode6 9 8 R39 33R Cathode14 Anode6 9 8 R71 33R Cathode22
Anode7 12 11 R8 33R Cathode7 Anode7 12 11 R40 33R Cathode15 Anode7 12 11 R72 33R Cathode23

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R9 33R Cathode0 R41 33R Cathode8 R73 33R Cathode16
R10 33R Cathode1 R42 33R Cathode9 R74 33R Cathode17
R11 33R Cathode2 R43 33R Cathode10 R75 33R Cathode18
R12 33R Cathode3 R44 33R Cathode11 R76 33R Cathode19
R13 33R Cathode4 R45 33R Cathode12 R77 33R Cathode20
R14 33R Cathode5 R46 33R Cathode13 R78 33R Cathode21
R15 33R Cathode6 R47 33R Cathode14 R79 33R Cathode22
R16 33R Cathode7 R48 33R Cathode15 R80 33R Cathode23

D4 D5 D6

Anode8 22 23 R17 33R Cathode0 Anode8 22 23 R49 33R Cathode8 Anode8 22 23 R81 33R Cathode16
Anode9 19 LED 20 R18 33R Cathode1 Anode9 19 LED 20 R50 33R Cathode9 Anode9 19 LED 20 R82 33R Cathode17
Anode10 16 17 R19 33R Cathode2 Anode10 16 17 R51 33R Cathode10 Anode10 16 17 R83 33R Cathode18
Anode11 13 14 R20 33R Cathode3 Anode11 13 14 R52 33R Cathode11 Anode11 13 14 R84 33R Cathode19
Anode12 3 2 R21 33R Cathode4 Anode12 3 2 R53 33R Cathode12 Anode12 3 2 R85 33R Cathode20
Anode13 6 5 R22 33R Cathode5 Anode13 6 5 R54 33R Cathode13 Anode13 6 5 R86 33R Cathode21
Anode14 9 8 R23 33R Cathode6 Anode14 9 8 R55 33R Cathode14 Anode14 9 8 R87 33R Cathode22
Anode15 12 11 R24 33R Cathode7 Anode15 12 11 R56 33R Cathode15 Anode15 12 11 R88 33R Cathode23
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R25 33R Cathode0 R57 33R Cathode8 R89 33R Cathode16
R26 33R Cathode1 R58 33R Cathode9 R90 33R Cathode17
R27 33R Cathode2 R59 33R Cathode10 R91 33R Cathode18
R28 33R Cathode3 R60 33R Cathode11 R92 33R Cathode19
R29 33R Cathode4 R61 33R Cathode12 R93 33R Cathode20
R30 33R Cathode5 R62 33R Cathode13 R94 33R Cathode21
R31 33R Cathode6 R63 33R Cathode14 R95 33R Cathode22
R32 33R Cathode7 R64 33R Cathode15 R96 33R Cathode23

J1
BR1 BR2 +5V 1
Cathode[0..23] CS1 CS2 CS1 CS2
CS3 1 2 CS4 CS3 1 2 CS4 2
WR 3 4 RD WR 3 4 RD
U1 MSV2
DATA 5 6 DATA 5 6
OSC 7 8 OSC 7 8
SY NC SY NC
Cathode0 Anode0 9 10 9 10
13 22
Cathode1 OUTBIT0 COM0 Anode1 11 12 11 12
12 23 J2
Cathode2 OUTBIT1 COM1 Anode2 13 14 13 14
11 24
Cathode3 OUTBIT2 COM2 Anode3 15 16 +5V 15 16 +5V +5V 1
10 25
Cathode4 OUTBIT3 COM3 Anode4 2
8 26 MSV8X2 MSV8X2
Cathode5 7 OUTBIT4 COM4 27 Anode5 MSV2
Cathode6 6 OUTBIT5 COM5 28 Anode6
Cathode7 5 OUTBIT6 COM6 29 Anode7
Cathode8 4 OUTBIT7 COM7 30 Anode8
Cathode9 3 OUTBIT8 OUTBIT31/COM8 31 Anode9
Cathode10 2 OUTBIT9 OUTBIT30/COM9 32 Anode10
Cathode11 1 OUTBIT10 HT1632 OUTBIT29/COM10 33 Anode11 ChipCS
Cathode12 51 OUTBIT11 OUTBIT28/COM11 35 Anode12
Cathode13 50 OUTBIT12 OUTBIT27/COM12 36 Anode13
Cathode14 49 OUTBIT13 OUTBIT26/COM13 37 Anode14
Cathode15 48 OUTBIT14 OUTBIT25/COM14 38 Anode15 +5V +5V +5V +5V +5V +5V +5V +5V +5V
Cathode16 47 OUTBIT15 OUTBIT24/COM15
Cathode17 46 OUTBIT16
OUTBIT17
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Cathode18 45
Cathode19 44 OUTBIT18 SW1 + C6 + C9 + C7 + C8
Cathode20 OUTBIT19 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
42 R99 R100 R101 R102
Cathode21 OUTBIT20 SW DIP-4 104 104 104 104 104
41 21 16V 22uFtan 16V 22uFtan 16V 100uF 16V 100uF
Cathode22 OUTBIT21 VDD +5V
40 120R 120R 120R 120R

2
Cathode23 39 OUTBIT22
OUTBIT23
1
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4

DATA 16 14
WR 17 DATA VSS CS1
RD 18 WR 9
ChipCS 19 RD LED_VSS1 34 CS2
SY NC R98 120R 20 CS LED_VSS2 43
OSC R97 120R 15 SY NC LED_VSS3 52 CS3
OSC LED_VSS4
CS4

Figure 2

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2-2 Physical Dimension

Figure 3 Physical Dimension

2-3 Electric Characteristics
D.C. Characteristics
Parameter Symbol Absolute Maximum Rating Units
Working Voltage Vin 5 V
Operating Temperature Topr -20~+80 ℃
Storage Temperature Tstg -25~+85 ℃
LED work current Iw 30mA on each LED, 1/8 duty

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A.C. Characteristics
Dot Scan: More than 1024Hz
Row Scan, Column Scan: More than 128Hz

2-4 Port Definition

Top Bottom
Figure 4 PCB Layout
Port Definition
Part Pin Name Function
BR1, 1 CS1 Chip Select. Close CS1 on Switch, SW1, to
BR2 Enable the First Information Board in the serial.
2 CS2 Chip Select. Close CS2 on Switch, SW1, to
Enable the Second Information Board in the
serial.
3 CS3 Chip Select. Close CS3 on Switch, SW1, to
Enable the Third Information Board in the serial.
4 CS4 Chip Select. Close CS4 on Switch, SW1, to
Enable the fourth Information Board in the serial.
5 WR Write Clock Input from Microcontroller (on BR1)
or output to Next board (on BR2).
6 RD Read Clock Input from Microcontroller (on BR1)
or output to Next board (on BR2). Optional.
7 DATA Serial Data Input from Microcontroller (on BR1)
or output to Next board (on BR2).

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8,11,13,15 GND Ground reference.
9 OSC If the System Clock is Sourced from an External
Clock Source, the External Clock Source should
be Connected to this Pad. If the On-Chip RC
Oscillator is Selected, this Pad can be connected
to a High or Low level. If the Cascade Mode is
Selected, this Pad is the Driver of Clock Signal.
10 SYNC Cascade Synchronization Input and Output.
12,14,16 +5v Positive Power Supply, +5V only.
J1 --- --- Auxiliary Power Supply, +5V only.
J2 --- --- Auxiliary Power Supply, +5V only.

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Chapter 3 Application Notes

3-1 Display Memory
The static display memory, RAM, is organized into 96×4 bits and stores the displayed data. The
contents of the RAM are directly mapped to the contents of LED driver. Data in the RAM can be
accessed by the READ, WRITE, and READ-MODIFY-WRITE commands. The following table
shows the mapping from the RAM to the LED pattern:
Com15 Com14 Com13 Com12 Addr. ….. Com3 Com2 Com1 Com0 Addr.
Out0 03H 00H
Out1 07H 04H
Out2 0BH 08H
Out3 0FH 0CH
Out4 13H 10H
Out5 17H 14H
Out6 1BH 18H
Out7 1FH 1CH
Out8 23H 20H
Out9 27H 24H
Out10 2BH 28H
…..
Out11 2FH 2CH
Out12 33H 30H
Out13 37H 34H
Out14 3BH 38H
Out15 3FH 3CH
Out16 43H 40H
Out17 47H 44H
Out18 4BH 48H
Out19 4FH 4CH
Out20 53H 50H
Out21 57H 54H
Out22 5BH ….. 58H
Out23 5FH 5CH
D3 D2 D1 D0 Data D3 D2 D1 D0 Data

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The corresponding relation of dot on LED dot matrix board between LED RAM is as follow:

Figure 5
3-2 Command Format
The command mode consists of a system configuration command, a system frequency selection
command, a LED configuration command, and an operating command. The data mode, on the
other hand, includes READ, WRITE, and READ-MODIFY-WRITE operations.
The mode of command should be issued before the data or command is transferred. If successive
commands have been issued, the command mode ID, namely 1 0 0, can be omitted. While the
system is operating in the non-successive command or the non-successive address data mode, the
CS pin should be set to “1” and the previous operation mode will be reset also. Once the CS pin
returns to “0”, a new operation mode ID should be issued first.
Timing Diagrams
READ Mode---Command Code=1 1 0

READ Mode --- Successive Address Reading

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WRITE Mode --- Command Code= 1 0 1

WRITE Mode --- Successive Address Reading

READ-MODIFY-WRITE Mode --- Command Code=1 0 1

READ-MODIFY-WRITE Mode --- Successive Address Accessing

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Command Mode --- Command Code= 1 0 0

3-3 Command Summary

Name ID Command Code D/C Function
READ 110 A6A5A4A3A2A1A0D0D1D2D3 D Read data from the RAM
WRITE 101 A6A5A4A3A2A1A0D0D1D2D3 D Write data to the RAM
READ-MODIFY- Read and Write data to
101 A6A5A4A3A2A1A0D0D1D2D3 D
WRITE RAM
Turn off both system
SYS DIS 100 0000-0000-X C oscillator and LED duty
cycle generator
SYS EN 100 0000-0001-X C Turn off system oscillator
Turn off LED duty cycle
LED OFF 100 0000-0010-X C
generator
Turn on LED duty cycle
LED ON 100 0000-0011-X C
generator
BLINK OFF 100 0000-1000-X C Turn off blinking function
BLINK ON 100 0000-1001-X C Turn on blinking function
Set slave mode and clock
SLAVE MODE 100 0001-00XX-X C
source from external clock
Set master mode and clock
MASTER MODE 100 0001-01XX-X C source on-chip RC
oscillator
RC 100 0001-10XX-X C System clock
System clock source,
EXT CLK 100 0001-11XX-X C
external clock source
COMMONS P-MOS open drain output
100 0010-11XX-X C
OPTION and 16 common option
PWM Duty 100 101X-0000-X C PWM 1/16 duty
101X-0001-X C PWM 2/16 duty
101X-0010-X C PWM 3/16 duty
101X-0011-X C PWM 4/16 duty

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101X-0100-X C PWM 5/16 duty
101X-0101-X C PWM 6/16 duty
101X-0110-X C PWM 7/16 duty
101X-0111-X C PWM 8/16 duty
101X-1000-X C PWM 9/16 duty
101X-1001-X C PWM 10/16 duty
101X-1010-X C PWM 11/16 duty
101X-1011-X C PWM 12/16 duty
101X-1100-X C PWM 13/16 duty
101X-1101-X C PWM 14/16 duty
101X-1110-X C PWM 15/16 duty
101X-1111-X C PWM 16/16 duty

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Chapter 4 Contact Information

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