Main features

 LED driver with 14 outputs (8 segments / 6 digits)

 40mA load current capability to each segment
V 1.0
 Output pins connected directly to the LEDs or can be open-drain
 Key-scanning 8 x 2 matrix
 3-wired serial bus interface (CLK, STB, DIN/DOUT)
 8-step dimming circuit to control the overall display brightness
 Single external resistor for output current set
 Inputs with Schmitt trigger give superior noise immunity
 A single LED digit output (DIG0_LED) can be used to drive up to 8
discrete LEDs
 8-step dimming circuit to control brightness of individual LEDs for
LED digit
 4.5V~5.5V for Vcc
 Drives common-anode LED digits
 Built-in power on reset and soft-start circuits
 Available in 24SOP package

 -40°C to 85°C operating temperature range

 Application

– Set-top-boxes
– White goods
– Home appliances
– DVD players and VCRs

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Revision history

Version Date Revision list

0.0 2013.12.25 Initial version
0.1 2014.05.09 Arial characteristic selestion
0.2 2014.05.30 Output pin structure
0.3 2014.06. 25 Operating Voltage 2.5V~5.5V
0.4 2014.08.26 Update Electric Characteristics
0.5 2014.09.17 Update interface packet explaination
0.6 2014.10.17 Update control interface format
0.7 2014.12.16 Internal RC Oscillator frequency is 450kHz typical.
1.0 2014.12.30 Operating Voltage 4.5V~5.5V

Version 0.0
Published by FAE team
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Additional information of this manual may be served by ABOV Semiconductor offices in Korea or distributors.

ABOV Semiconductor reserves the right to make changes to any information here in at any time without notice.

The information, diagrams and other data in this manual are correct and reliable;
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1 Overview

1.1. Description

The MC2701 is a compact LED controller and driver that interface microprocessors to LED display throuth a serial 3-
wire interface. It drives LED connected in common anode configuration. The MC2701 drives up to 48 discreete LEDs
in 8 segment / 6 digit configuration while functioning from a supply voltage 4.5V~5.5V. Additionally it can be used to
drive 8 discrete LEDs which form a part of LED digit. The individual LEDs are wired as segment of a digit and
brightness of individual LEDs can be controlled digitally. The maximum segment current for the display digits is set
through a single external resisteor. Individual digits may be addressed and updated without re-writing the entire display.
Additionally it includes key scanning for an 8 x 2 key matrix which automatically scans a matrix of up to 16 switches.
MC2701 supports numeric-type displays and reduces the overall BOM costs through high integration. Also it provides
ESD protection of greater than 4KV HBM.
The LED controller /driver is ideal as a peripheral device to interface the display with a singlechip microcomputer.

Device Name Segment Grid Key Scan Brightness Package

MC2701D 8 7 16 key matrix 8 steps 24SOP

Table 1.1 Ordering Information of MC2701

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1.2 Features

 Display Capacity
– 8 Segment and key-scan pin SEG0/KS0~SEG7/KS7
– 6 Grid pin DGT0_LED, DGT1~DGT6
– Customer configurable display capacity
– Common anode type FND drive

 Key Scan
– 2 Key scan input
– 8 x 2 Key matrix max.
– Interrupt signal generation at key detecting

 Interface
– 3-wired serial bus CLK, STB, DIN/DOUT

 Brightness Control
– Ouput current set by external resistor at ISET pin
– 8 step duty control
– Each discrete LED and FND brightness control

 Noise Immunity
– Schmitt trigger circuit at 3-wired bus line

 Built-in Reset
– POR (Power-On Reset) 1.2V
– LVR (Low Voltage Detect Reset) 1.9V
 Operating Frequency
– 450 kHz
 Operating Voltage
– 4.5V ~ 5.5V (CLK speed is limited under 4.5V)
 Operating Temperature : –40 ~ +85℃
 Package Type
– 24SOP
– Pb free package

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2 Block diagram

Current POR Internal

Interrupt IRQ_N
Output
ISET Vcc reset generation
source segments LVR

Command
decoder

SEG0/KS0
SEG1/KS1
SEG2/KS2
8-bit
Display 8 SEG3/KS3
DIN/DOUT Serial output SEG4/KS4
CLK
Memory
interface (7 x 8) latch SEG5/KS5
STB
SEG6/KS6
SEG7/KS7

Timing
Internal
generation
Clock DGT0_LED
Keyscan
generator
dimming
DGT1
7-bit DGT2
7 DGT3
shift DGT4
Key data register DGT5
DGT6
memory
(2x8)

2
KEY0-KEY1

Vcc Vss
(5.0V) (0V)

Figure 1.1 Block diagram of MC2701

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3 Pin assignment

DIN/DOUT 1 24 ISET

CLK 2 23 KEY0

STB 3 22 KEY1

IRQ_N 4 21 SEG0/KS0

MC2701D
DGT0_LED 5 20 SEG1/KS1

DGT1 6 19 SEG2/KS2

DGT2 7 18 SEG3/KS3

DGT3 8 17 VSS

VCC 9 16 SEG4/KS4

DGT4 10 15 SEG5/KS5

DGT5 11 14 SEG6/KS6

DGT6 12 13 SEG7/KS7

NOTE)

Figure 2.1 MC2701 24SOP pin assignment

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4 Package Diagram

Figure 4.1 24-Pin SOP Package

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5 Pin Description

PIN Name I/O Function @RESET Shared with

Output serial data at falling edge of shift clock,
starting from lower bit. Input serial data is clocked in
DIN/DOUT I/O Input DOUT
at rising edge of the shift clock, starting from lower
bit.
Read serial data at rising edge, and outputs data at
CLK I
falling edge.
Initialize serial interface at rising or falling edge to
make MC2701 wait for eception of command. Data
input after the falling edge of STB are processed as
STB I a command. While command data are processed,
current prcessing is stopped, and the serial
interface is initialized. While STB is high,
instructions are ignored.
Interupt output (active low) to interrupt MCU when
IRQ_N O
there is a key pressed.
Single output LED used together with 8 segments to
DGT0_LED O
drive up to 8 discrete LEDs
DGT1 Digit output pins
DGT2
DGT3
O
DGT4

DGT5

DGT6
5.0V Core main supply voltage. Bypass to VSS
Vcc through a 0.1uF capacitor as close to the pin as
possible.
SEG0/KS0 Segment output pns and dual function as key KS0
source.
SEG1/KS1 KS1
SEG2/KS2 KS2
SEG3/KS3 KS3
O
SEG4/KS4 KS4
SEG5/KS5 KS5
SET6/KS6 KS6
SEG7/KS7 KS7
KEY0 Key input pins, Input data to these pins from
I external keyboard are latched at the end of the
KEY1 display cycle (maximum key matrix is 8 x 2)

Segment current set. Connected to Vss through a

ISET I
resistor to set peak segment current.
Table 5.1 Normal Pin Description

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6 Port Structures

6.1 DGT Pin and SEG/GS pin

Figure 6.1 DGT pin and SEG/KS pin

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6.2 Digital Interface pin ( STB/CLK, DIO, IRQ)

Figure 6.2 3 Wired bus Port and IRQ

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6.3 Key In pin (KEY0, KEY1)

Figure 6.3 KEYIN pin

6.4 ISET pin

Figure 6.4 ISET pin

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7 Electrical Characteristics

7.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings

Parameter Symbol Rating Unit

Supply Voltage to Vss Vcc -0.5 ~ +7.0 V
Logic input voltage VI -0.5 ~ Vcc+0.5 V
(1)
Power dissipation PD 1200 mW
Operating amient temperature TA -40 ~ 85 ℃
Junction temperature TJ 150 ℃
Storage temperature TSTG -65 ~ +150 ℃
Lead temperature (10 sec) TL 300 ℃
(2)
Electrostatic discharge voltage on ll pins
VESD -4 ~ +4 kV
HBM (Human Body Model)
Table 7.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings

NOTE)
1. De-rate at -9.6 mW/℃ at TA= 25℃
2. In accordance with the JEDEC standard

7.2 DC electrical characteristics

Parameter Symbol Condition MIN TYP MAX Unit

Logic supply voltage VCC 4.5 5.0 5.5 V
High level input voltage VIH Digital pin 0.57VCC VCC ℃
Low level input voltage VIL Digital pin - 0.3 VCC V
Input Current IIH, IIL VIN=VCC or VSS -2 2 uA
Hysteresys voltage
VHYS 1.0 V
(DIN, CLK, STB pins)
Low level output voltage VOL DOUT, IOL2=4mA 0.4 V
Segment drive LED sink VLED=2.5V
ISEG -30 -40 -50 mA
current VDIGIT=VCC-1.0V
Digit drive LED source current IDGT VDIGIT=VCC-1.0V 240 320 400 mA
Segment drive current
ITOLSEG VCC = 5.0V, TA=25℃ 3 %
matching
External current set reference
resistor RSET ISEG = 40mA 360 Ω
(precision = ±1% tolerance)
Table 7.2 DC electrical characteristics

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7.3 Dynamic switching characteristics

Parameter Symbol Condition MIN TYP MAX Unit

Internal oscillator frequency fOSC TA = 25°C 450 kHz
Clock (CLK) frequency fMAX VCC=5V, Duty = 50% 1 MHz
CLK to DOUT
Propagation delay tPLZ 300 ns
RL=10KΩ, CL=15pF
tPZL 100 ns
Table 7.3 Dynamic switchingl characteristic

7.4 Timing characteristics

(TA=-40°C~+85°C, Vcc=5.0V±10%, Typical values are at 25°C)

Parameter Symbol Condition MIN TYP MAX Unit

Clock pulse width PW CLK 400 ns
Strobe pulse width PW STB 1 us
Data setup time tSETUP 100 ns
Data hold time tHOLD 100 ns
CLK rising edge to STB
Clock strobe time tCLK-STB 1 us
rising edge
Table 7.4 Timing characteristics

7.5 Power supply characteristics

(TA=-40°C~+85°C)

Parameter Symbol Condition MIN TYP MAX Unit

Vcc = 5.5V,
Quiescent power supply current ISTBY 50 1000 uA
All inputs = Vcc or GND
All segment ON, all digits
Operating power supply current scanned, intensity set to full,
ICC 10 15 mA
(display on) internal oscillator, no display
load connected
Table 7.5 Power supply characteristics

7.6 Typical Characteristics

These graphs and tables provided in this section are for design guidance only and are not tested or guaranteed. In
some graphs or tables the data presented are outside specified operating range (e.g. outside specified VDD range).
This is for information only and devices are guaranteed to operate properly only within the specified range.
The data presented in this section is a statistical summary of data collected on units from different lots over a period of
time. “Typical” represents the mean of the distribution while “max” or “min” represents (mean + 3σ) and (mean - 3σ)
respectively where σ is standard deviation.

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8 Functional description
The MC2701 is a common-anode LED driver controller which can be used to drive red, green or blue LEDs as the
current is adjustable through the external resistor. In the common anode configuration, the segment outputs sink the
current from the cathodes while the digit outputs source the current to the anodes. The configurable output current can
be used to drive LEDs with different current ratings (red, green or blue). The brightness of the whole display can be
controlled through the serial interface as described later. The outputs can be connected together in parallel to drive a
single LED. In this case, two parallel current sources of equal value drive a single LED. The external resistor value can
be set accordingly to determine the desired output current thus controlling the display brightness. Soft-start limits the
inrush current during power-up. The display is blanked (LEDs are turned off or in high-Z state) on power-up.

8.1 Low Power mode of operation

Upon initial power up or when not configured or when not used, the MC2701 will be in low power mode of operation
wherein the current consumption drops to less than 1mA. During this mode, the data configured is maintained as long
as the supply voltage is still present (the contents of the internal RAM need the supply voltage to be present). Port
configuration and output levels are restored when the MC2701 resumes normal operation. For minimum supply
current in shutdown mode, logic inputs should be at GND or VCC

8.2 Serial Interface

The interface is used to write configuration and display data to the MC2701. The serial interface comprises of a shift
register into which DIN is clocked on the rising edge of the CLK when STB is low. When STB is low, falling transitions
on CLK clock the data from the device to the microcontroller. The 8-bit data is decoded to determine and execute the
command. STB indicates to the device the start of communication when it goes low. DIN/DOUT pin is bi-directional.
The data will be validated during positive pulse of the clock in both write/read modes. If the STB signal goes high
before completing the data byte write to the device, the preceding data bits are ignored and the previous configuration
remains intact.

STB

CLK
1 2 5 6 7 8

DIN/DOUT

…
BIT0 BIT1 BIT5 BIT6 BIT7
…

Figure 6.5 3 Wired interface

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8.3 Initial power up

On initial power-up, all control registers are reset, the display is blanked and the MC2701 is in the low power mode.
All the outputs are in high-impedance state at initial power-up. The DIN/DOUT is pulled high by an external pull-up
resistor. The display driver has to be configured before the display can be used.
The device integrates an internal power-on-reset circuit which initializes the digital logic upon power up. The soft-start
circuit limits the inrush current and high peak current during power-up. This is done by delaying the input circuit’s
response to the external applied voltage. During soft-start, the input resistance is higher which lowers the in-rush
current when the supply voltage is applied.

8.4 LED drivers

The constant current capability is up to 40 mA per output segment and is set for all the outputs using a single external
resistor. When acting as digit drivers, the outputs source current to the display anodes. When acting as segment
drivers, the LED outputs sink current from the display cathodes. The outputs are high impedance when not being used
as digit or segment drivers. Each port configured as a LED digit driver behaves as a digitally-controlled constant
current sink. The LED drivers are suitable for both discrete LEDs and common anode (CA) numeric LED digits. When
fully configured as a LED driver, the MC2701 controls up to 8 LED segments in a single digit with 8-step logarithmic
brightness control for the digits. A single resistor sets the maximum segment current for all the segments, with a
maximum of 40mA per segment. The MC2701 drives any combination of discrete LEDs and CA digits for numeric
displays. The recommended value of RSET is the minimum allowed value, since it sets the display driver to the
maximum allowed segment current. RSET can be a higher value to set the segment current to a lower maximum value
where desired. The user must also ensure that the maximum current specifications of the LEDs connected to the
drivers are not exceeded. The brightness of the individual digits in the display panel can be controlled separately.

The MC2701 can be used to drive up to 8 discrete LEDs. The single LED output acts like a digit driver output and can
be wired-up with 8 segment outputs to drive up to 8 different discrete LEDs. Physical connections from the LED output
as well as the segment outputs must be made to drive the discrete LEDs in the desired manner. The discrete LEDs
may be needed to indicate the “Power”, “Standby” status (for example). Also it is possible to separately control the
brightness of each single LED.

8.5 Operating the device with 3.3V interface voltage

The device can detect the input voltage levels reference to 3.3 V from the main controller chip as long as the VIL and
VIH specifications of the MC2701 are met. If the input voltage to MC2701 is greater than 2.9V, the MC2701 will
recognize the signal level as a valid high and if the input voltage is lower than 1.75V, it will be recognized as a valid
low level. For the output signals from the device like DOUT and IRQ_N, the signal level depends on the external
supply to which the external pull up resistor is connected to. Thus this eliminates the use of any level shifter between
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8.6 Power consumption estimation
Each port of the MC2701 can sink a maximum current of 40 mA into an LED with a 4.4 V forward voltage drop when
operated from a supply voltage of 5.0 V. The minimum voltage drop across the internal LED drivers is thus 5.0 - 4.4 =
0.6 V. The MC2701can sink 8 x 40 = 320 mA when all outputs are operating as LED segment drivers at full current.
On a 5.0 V supply, a MC2701 dissipates (5.0 V - 4.4 V) x 320 mA = 192 mW when driving 8 of these 4.4 V forward
voltage drop LEDs at full current. If the application requires high drive current, consider adding a series resistor to each
LED to drop excessive drive voltage off-chip. If the forward voltage of the LED is lesser than 4.4 V (say 2.4 V), then the
maximum power dissipation of MC2701 when all segments are turned on will be ( 5 - 2.4) V x 320 mA = 832 mW. To
lower the power dissipation, consider adding a small series resistor in the supply. Another alternative is to increase the
value of the RSET to lower the current of the LEDs from 40 mA to say 30 or 20 mA. The efficiency will be the power
consumption in the LEDs divided by the input power consumed.
Efficiency = Vdiode x Idiode / VCC x ICC
As an example, consider LED with forward voltage of VF = 2.4V, Ipeak = 40 mA, VCC (max) = 5.5 V, N = number of
segments = 8 (max), D = duty cycle = 15/16, Power dissipation, PD (max) = 5 mA x 5.5 V + (5.5 - 2.4) V x (15/16) x 40
mA x 8 = 27.5 + 780 = 807.5 mW. To lower this value, add a series resistor with the supply

9 Key scan and display cycle

The display RAM stores the data transmitted from an external device to the MC2701 through the serial interface. The
grid and segment outputs are controlled by the display output module. The entire grid will be turned off on channel
1/16 and 16/16 meaning that the first channel and last channel are off. This is referred to as blanking time. During the
keyscan time (first cycle from timing generator), the entire grid is turned off and only the segments are enabled one by
one (seg0 to seg7). The segment on time is 64 μs. During the LED discrete time (second cycle), the data present on
the internal LED buffer is checked. If the data is present, then the brightness setting of each LED in the brightness
control register is checked. Then each segment will be enabled or disabled based on the register value. In this
duration, the grids 1 to 6 are turned off. The grid corresponding to LED digit is turned on. The LED on duty cycle is
14/16. If the LED/seg1 brightness is 12/16, it means that the segment1 OFF time is 12/16 and on time is 2/16. During
7-segment display time (3rd cycle to 8th cycle), the display status is checked whether it is ON or OFF. If display is ON,
then the dimming settings are checked from the configuration register for the grid (it may be common dimming setting
or individual dimming setting for each digit). The minimum turn on time is 1/16 and maximum turn on time is 14/16.
The blanking time is valid before the turning on and turning off of the grid. The blanking interval is 32 μs. This will
continue until the maximum number of digits configured in the register. Once the full cycle is complete, the keyscan
cycle will start again. If the display is not turned on, then the timing generation will immediately go to the key scan
mode.

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Initial:
All the segments and grids are turned off.

During operation:
1. Turn on segment (keyscan) one by one. On time duration is 64 us.
2. Check the data present in LED register. If data is present, turn on the respective LED grid and segments.
3. Check the display on. If display is turned on, then enable the grid one by one from grid 1 to grid 6 (maximum) and
turn on segments.

9.1 Key matrix and key-in data storage RAM

During the key scan cycle all the grids are turned off. The first segments turn on is 64 us. The key1 and key2 signals
will be sampled after 60 us. The two signals latch into the internal key buffer. The same applies for other segments.
This key buffer compares the data with the previous key status. If any changes are seen in the buffer values, then the
IRQ_N is asserted. The IRQ_N signal is active low (level). This IRQ_N signal will be cleared at the end of reading the
key buffer (end of byte transfer). The key buffer must be completely read before the IRQ_N is cleared. The key
matrix is of 8 x 2 configuration, as shown below:

KEY0

KEY1
SEG6/KS6
SEG4/KS4

SEG5/KS5
SEG2/KS2

SEG7/KS7
SEG0/KS0

SEG1/KS1

SEG3/KS3

Figure 6.6 Key matrix

The data of each key are stored as illustrated below, and are read by the appropriate read command, starting from
the least significant bit.

KEY KS0 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 KS6 KS7

st
1 byte 00h 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
nd
2 byte 00h 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

The initial key buffer value is “00”. During operation, the buffer values will change depending upon the values of the
key-press, and IRQ is low. When key data is read by host, IRQ is high again..

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10 Command
Command sets the display mode and the status of the LED driver. The first byte input to the MC2701 through the DIN
input after the STB goes low is regarded as a command. If STB is set high while commands/data are transmitted,
serial communication is initialized, and the commands/data being transmitted are invalid (however, the commands /
data already transmitted remain valid).

10.1 Write command

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
- READ AUTOINC BANK1 BANK0 ADDR2 ADDR1 ADDR0
- R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W
Initial value : 00H

READ Read or write command define

0 Write command (default)
1 Read command
AUTOINC Auto increment address
0 Auto increase address (default)
1 Fixed address
BANK[1:0] Memory bank
00 7-segment font memory
01 LED Display
10 7-segment brightness set
11 LED brightness set
ADDR[2:0] Memory address
000 Memory address 0
…..
101 Memory address 5

The following bytes are either configuration data or display data. During the write command, the control flag display
on and auto increment address are latched into the internal control flag register. The default value is ‘0’ for display on
control register implying that the display is off. The user must turn on the display to view the display memory. Similarly
the auto increment address mode is enabled by default. If the user desires to read from a particular address location,
the user can fix the address pointer.

Display on: command 0x0D

Bit7 Bit6 Bit5 Bit4 Bit3 Bit2 Bit1 Bit0
x 0 x 0 1 1 0 1

Display off: command 0x0E

Bit7 Bit6 Bit5 Bit4 Bit3 Bit2 Bit1 Bit0
x 0 x 0 1 1 1 0
Use these two commands to turn the display ‘ON’ and ‘OFF’.

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10.2 Read command

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
- READ AUTOINC BANK1 BANK0 ADDR2 ADDR1 ADDR0
- R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W
Initial value : 00H

READ Read or write command define

0 Write command (default)
1 Read command
AUTOINC Auto increment address
0 Auto increase address (default)
1 Fixed address
BANK[1:0] Memory bank
00 7-segment memory
01 LED Display and Key Data
10 7-segment brightness set
11 LED brightness set
ADDR[2:0] Memory address
000 Memory address 0
…..
101 Memory address 5

Use the page 0x01 to read the LED data and key data.
Address Function
00 LED data (optional)
01 Key data 0
02 Key data 1

Set flag for key1 and key2 to ensure that the user reads from the particular key. When reading the key data from the
memory, the IRQ_N will be automatically cleared signifying that the end of the 8th bit was transmitted correctly. If the
IRQ_N is asserted by the last eight keys, then the user reads the key data (one byte only by reading the first byte). In
this case, the IRQ_N will remain active until the second byte is read. When the user uses the read key to read the LED
and key data, first the user must choose the address (default address location is 0x00) after which the address will
increment only by 3 addresses (maximum).

10.3 Device configuration

This section describes how to program and read the configuration of the device. Configuration data comprises of the
display setting, dimming setting, display on/off and fixed address/auto increment. The address pointer will indicate the
configuration location and write signal writes the configuration data into the respective location. The memory block is
split into two page locations. One is for the 7-segment brightness configuration memory and the other is for the LED

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(discrete) configuration memory. The configuration memory address starts from 0x00 to 0x07. The configuration page
address is “10” and “11”.

Initial Value:
Memory page Address Value
10 00 0xFB
10 01 0x00
10 02 0x00
10 03 0x00
11 00 0x00
11 01 0x00
11 02 0x00
11 03 0x00

Table 13. Memory page mapping

Description: Address 0x00; page 0x10

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
VALUE2 VALUE1 VALUE0 LED_BRIT DGT_BRIT DIGIT2 DIGIT1 DIGIT0
R/W R/W - R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W
Initial value : FBH

VALUE[2:0] Constant brightness control value for all including the LED (discrete)
000 Pulse width is 1/16, Minimum brightness value (default)
001 Pulse width is 2/16
010 Pulse width is 4/16
011 Pulse width is 10/16
100 Pulse width is 11/16
101 Pulse width is 12/16
110 Pulse width is 13/16
111 Pulse width is 14/16, Maximum brightness value
LED_BRIT LED Brightness control mode
0 Variable brightness control for LED
1 Constant brightness control for LED
DGT_BRIT Digit brightness control mode
0 Variable brightness control for 7 segment display
1 Constant brightness control for 7 segment display
DIGIT[2:0] Configure the maximum display digits
000 1 digit display
001 2 digits display
010 3 digits display
011 4 digits display
100 5 digits display
101 6 digits display

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MSB 5 – 7 indicates constant brightness control value for all including the LED (discrete) Default is constant
brightness control with 14/16 pulse width (for maximum brightness).

Page 0x10 - address 0x01 to 0x03 is for the variable brightness control value for 7 segments: Default is constant
brightness control with 14/16 pulse width. Each brightness control duty value is selected from 0000(1/16) to
0111(14/16).

Description: Address 0x01~0x03; page 0x10

Address MSB LDB
0x01 Digit 2 Digit 1
0x02 Digit 4 Digit 3
0x03 Digit 6 Digit 5
Table 14. Digit variable brightness control

Page0x11 - address 0x00 to 0x03 is for the variable brightness control value for LED (discrete). Default is constant
brightness control with 14/16 pulse width. During normal operation, the user defined value will be stored in the
respective location. Each brightness control duty value is selected from 0000(1/16) to 0111(14/16).

Description: Address 0x00~0x03; page 0x11

Address MSB LDB
0x00 LED/SEG1 LED/SEG0
0x01 LED/SEG3 LED/SEG2
0x02 LED/SEG5 LED/SEG4
0x03 LED/SEG7 LED/SEG6
Table 15. LED variable brightness control

10.4 Display memory

The display memory stores the display data and sends to the LED when the display is on. The address pointer,
memory page and write signal indicates to this block the location to write the data. This block will manage the address
pointer. When the user writes a first byte, the address increments by one if in auto-increment mode, else the address
pointer remains in the same location. The initial address is latched during the write/read command into the address
pointer. The display memory (7-segment/LED) is directly mapped into the display segments. The user can access only
one bank at a time in both the read and write modes. The memory block is split into 4 pages.

Memory page address

Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4
7-segment memory LED display 7 segment brightness set LED brightness set
Address 0x00~0x05 Address 0x00 Address 0x00~0x03 Address 0x00~0x03
(40bits) (8 bits) (32 bits) (32 bits)

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7-segment display (FND) memory page 0x00:

Address Data
0x00 0x00
0x01 0x00
0x02 0x00
0x03 0x00
0x04 0x00
0x05 0x00

Table 17. 7-segment display address

LED display memory page 0x01:

Address Data
0x00 0x00

Table 18. LED display address

Initial memory:
Default memory value is “00” in all locations.

During operation:
User defined value in these locations. When the user wants to read the data from a particular location, the user sends
the address page through read command and chooses the mode of the address pointer (fixed or auto). In this case,
the user can access the whole memory area in that particular page (maximum 0 x 05). The display RAM stores the
data transmitted from an external device to the MC2701 through the serial interface; addresses are as follows, in 8-bits
unit:
SEG7 SEG6 SEG5 SEG4 SEG3 SEG2 SEG1 SEG0
DGT1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DGT2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DGT3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DGT4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DGT5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DGT6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

“0” in memory means GND on output; “1” in memory means VCC on output

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11 Key-scanning and display interface timing

During the first cycle, the 16 channels are used for the keyscan. The keyscan duration is made up of 64 us. The
second cycle is used for the display of the LED (discrete). The maximum time is 512 us and the 3rd-8th cycles are used
for the 7-segment display. The number of cycles will increase or decrease depending upon the user configuration.
By default, the configuration is made up of 4 cycles. If any data is written to the discrete LED, only then the 2nd cycle is
valid. Otherwise the 7-segment moves from 2nd-7th cycle. This is a continuous operation. During the normal operation,
the user cannot control or stop the timing generation. One cycle of key scanning consists of one frame, and data of 8 x
2 matrices are stored in the RAM.

11.1 Serial communication format (reception)

The figure below shows the “reception” by MC2701 for command/data write sequence. The STB must be low for 1 us
before the first and last clock rise. The minimum time the STB must remain low is 9 us. The maximum clock frequency
is 1 MHz with a duty cycle of 50%. Data set-up and hold time must be 100 ns.

STB

CLK

command data data

DIO in in in

Figure 5. Serial communication format (reception)

11.2 Serial communication format (transmission)

The figure below shows the “transmission” from MC2701 for data read sequence.

STB

CLK

command data data

DIO in out out

Figure 6. Serial communication format (transmission)

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Because the DIN/DOUT pin is a bi-directional pin, it is recommended to connect an external pull-up resistor to this pin
(1 KΩ to 10 KΩ). No minimum wait time is needed to read the data from the device. The MC2701 will output the data
about 250 ns after the 8th clock pulse’s falling edge. It is therefore suggested that the host must release the bus within
100ns after clocking the last bit on the 8th clock pulse. The MC2701 is able to clock out the valid data on the immediate
falling edge of the CLK without missing any clock cycle.
The communication packet is active on STB low state. A packet compirses command only or command plus multi data.
Most of MC2701 controls are combined by command only packet and command plus multi data packet . But the
display ON and OFF control packet are command only.

12 Application diagram

12.1 Recommend Application Circuit

Figure 6.7 Recommend Application Circuit

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Contents

Revision history .............................................................................................................................................................. 2

1 Overview ................................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1. Description .......................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 Features .............................................................................................................................................................. 4
2 Block diagram .......................................................................................................................................................... 5
3 Pin assignment ........................................................................................................................................................ 6
4 Package Diagram ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
5 Pin Description ......................................................................................................................................................... 8
6 Port Structures ......................................................................................................................................................... 9
6.1 DGT Pin and SEG/GS pin .................................................................................................................................. 9
6.2 Digital Interface pin ( STB/CLK, DIO, IRQ)....................................................................................................... 10
6.3 Key In pin (KEY0, KEY1) .................................................................................................................................. 11
6.4 ISET pin ............................................................................................................................................................ 11
7 Electrical Characteristics ...................................................................................................................................... 12
7.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings .............................................................................................................................. 12
7.2 DC electrical characteristics ............................................................................................................................. 12
7.3 Dynamic switching characteristics .................................................................................................................... 13
7.4 Timing characteristics ....................................................................................................................................... 13
7.5 Typical Characteristics ...................................................................................................................................... 13
8 Functional description .......................................................................................................................................... 14
8.1 Low Power mode of operation .......................................................................................................................... 14
8.2 Serial Interface .................................................................................................................................................. 14
8.3 Initial power up .................................................................................................................................................. 15
8.4 LED drivers ....................................................................................................................................................... 15
8.5 Operating the device with 3.3V interface voltage ............................................................................................. 15
8.6 Power consumption estimation ......................................................................................................................... 16
9 Key scan and display cycle .................................................................................................................................. 16
9.1 Ke matrix and key-in data storage ram............................................................................................................. 17
10 Command ............................................................................................................................................................ 18
10.1 Write command ................................................................................................................................................. 18
10.2 Read command ................................................................................................................................................ 19
10.3 Device configuration ......................................................................................................................................... 19
10.4 Display memory ................................................................................................................................................ 21
11 Key-scanning and display timing ..................................................................................................................... 23
11.1 Serial communication format (reception) .......................................................................................................... 23
11.2 Serial communication format (transmission) .................................................................................................... 23
12 Application diagram ........................................................................................................................................... 24
12.1 Recommend Application Circuit ........................................................................................................................ 24

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