1. general description the pca8538 is a fully featured chip-on-glass (cog) 1 liquid crystal display (lcd) driver, designed for high-contrast vertical a lignment (va) lcd with mu ltiplex rates up to 1:9. it generates the drive signals for a static or multiplexed lcd containing up to 9 backplanes, 102 segments, and up to 918 elements. the pca8538 features an internal charge pump with internal capacitors for on-chip generation of the lcd driving voltage. to ensure an optimal and stable contrast over t he full temperature range, the pca8538 offers a programmable temperature compensation of the lcd supply voltage. the pca8538 can be easily controlled by a microc ontroller through either the two-line i 2 c-bus or a four-line bidirectional spi-bus. for a selection of nxp lcd segment drivers, see table 62 on page 102 . 2. features and benefits ? aec q100 grade 2 compliant for automotive applications ? low power consumption ? extended operating temperature range from ? 40 ? c to +105 ? c ? 102 segments and 9 backplanes allowing to drive: ? up to 114 7-segment numeric characters ? up to 57 14-segment alphanumeric characters ? any graphics of up to 918 elements ? 918-bit ram for display data storage ? two sets of backplane outputs providing hi gher flexibility for optimal cog layout configurations ? up to 4 chips can be cascaded to drive larger displays with an internally generated or externally supplied v lcd ? selectable backplane drive configuration: stat ic, 2, 4, 6, 8, or 9 backplane multiplexing ? lcd supply voltage ? programmable internal charge pump for on-chip lcd voltage generation up to 5 ? v dd2 ? external lcd voltage su pply possible as well ? selectable 400 khz i 2 c-bus or 6.5 mhz spi-bus interface ? selectable linear temperature compensation of v lcd ? selectable display bias configuration ? wide range for digital and analog power supply: from 2.5 v to 5.5 v pca8538 automotive 102 x 9 chip-on-glass lcd segment driver rev. 3 ? 25 november 2013 product data sheet 1. the definition of the abbreviations and acronyms used in this data sheet can be found in section 21 on page 105 .
pca8538 all information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. ? nxp b.v. 2013. all rights reserved. product data sheet rev. 3 ? 25 november 2013 2 of 113 nxp semiconductors pca8538 automotive 102 x 9 chip-on-glass lcd segment driver ? wide lcd voltage range from 4.0 v for low threshold lcds up to 12.0 v for high threshold twisted nematic and ve rtical alignment (va) displays ? display memory bank switching in st atic, duplex, and quadruplex drive modes ? programmable frame frequency in the range of 45 hz to 300 hz; factory calibrated with a tolerance of ? 3 hz (at 80 hz) ? selectable inversion scheme for lcd driving waveforms: frame or n-line inversion ? diagnostic features for status monitoring ? integrated temperature sensor with temperature readout ? on chip calibration of intern al oscillator frequency and v lcd ? laser marking at the back-side of the die for traceabilit y of the lot number, wafer number, and die position on the wafer 3. applications ? automotive ? instrument clusters ? climate control ? car entertainment ? car radio ? industrial ? consumer ? medical and health care ? measuring equipment ? machine control systems ? information boards ? white goods ? general-purpose display modules
pca8538 all information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. ? nxp b.v. 2013. all rights reserved. product data sheet rev. 3 ? 25 november 2013 3 of 113 nxp semiconductors pca8538 automotive 102 x 9 chip-on-glass lcd segment driver 4. ordering information 4.1 ordering options [1] bump hardness, see table 60 on page 99 . 5. marking [1] the rear side marking has the following meaning: lllllll ? wafer lot number ww ? wafer number xxxxxx ? die identification number table 1. ordering information type number package name description version PCA8538UG bare die 247 bumps PCA8538UG table 2. ordering options product type number sales item (12nc) orderable part number ic revision delivery form PCA8538UG/2da/q1 935301433033 PCA8538UG/2da/q1z 1 chips with bumps [1] in tray table 3. marking codes product type number marking code PCA8538UG/2da/q1 on the active side of the die pc8538-1 on the rear side of the die [1] lllllll ww xxxxxx
pca8538 all information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. ? nxp b.v. 2013. all rights reserved. product data sheet rev. 3 ? 25 november 2013 4 of 113 nxp semiconductors pca8538 automotive 102 x 9 chip-on-glass lcd segment driver 6. block diagram fig 1. block diagram of pca8538 d d d / & |