The MAX6950/MAX6951 are compact common-cathode display drivers that interface microprocessors to individual 7-segment numeric LED digits, bar graph, or discrete LEDs through an SPI™-, QSPI™-, MICROWIRE™-compatible serial interface. The supply voltage can be as low as 2.7V. The MAX6950 drives up to five 7-segment digits or 40 discrete LEDs. The MAX6951 drives up to eight 7-segment digits or 64 discrete LEDs. Included on-chip are hexadecimal character decoders (0-9, A-F), multiplex scan circuitry, segment and digit drivers, and a static RAM that stores each digit. The user may select hexadecimal decoding or no-decode for each digit to allow any mix of 7-segment digits, bar graph, or discrete LEDs to be driven. The segment current for the LEDs is set by an internal digital brightness control. The segment drivers are slew-rate limited to reduce EMI. Individual digits may be addressed and updated without rewriting the entire display. The devices include a low-power shutdown mode, digital brightness control, a scan-limit register that allows the user to display from one to eight digits, segment blinking that can be synchronized across drivers, and a test mode that forces all LEDs on.
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MAX6950-MAX6951 Data Sheet | MAX6950-MAX6951.pdf |
Part Number | LCD or LED | Digits or Char. | Output Format | Display Type | Interface | Fonts | Segment Blinking | VSUPPLY (V) | VSUPPLY (V) | Package/Pins | Budgetary Price |
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MAX6950 | LED | 5-Digit | 7 segment + DP | Common Cathode | Serial SPI 26Mbit | Hexadecimal | Yes | 2.7 | 5.5 | QSOP-EP/16 | $5.62 @1k |
MAX6951 | 8-Digit | QSOP-EP/16 | $5.75 @1k | ||||||||
Part Number | Status | Recommended Replacement | Package | Temp | RoHS |
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MAX6950CEE | No Longer Available | MAX6950CEE+ | QSOP-EP,;16 pin;30.9 mm² | 0°C to +70°C | No |
MAX6950CEE+ | Active | QSOP-EP,;16 pin;30.9 mm² | 0°C to +70°C | Lead Free | |
MAX6950CEE+T | Active | QSOP-EP,;16 pin;30.9 mm² | 0°C to +70°C | Lead Free | |
MAX6950CEE-T | No Longer Available | MAX6950CEE+T | QSOP;16 pin | 0°C to +70°C | See data sheet |
MAX6950EEE | No Longer Available | MAX6950EEE+ | QSOP-EP,;16 pin;30.9 mm² | -40°C to +85°C | No |
MAX6950EEE+ | Active | QSOP-EP,;16 pin;30.9 mm² | -40°C to +85°C | Lead Free | |
MAX6950EEE+T | Active | QSOP-EP,;16 pin;30.9 mm² | -40°C to +85°C | Lead Free | |
MAX6950EEE-T | No Longer Available | MAX6950EEE+T | QSOP;16 pin | -40°C to +85°C | See data sheet |