The MAX6971 serial-interfaced LED driver provides 16 open-drain, constant-current-sinking LED driver outputs rated at 36V. The MAX6971 operates from a 3V to 5.5V supply. The MAX6971 supply and the LEDs' supply or supplies can power up in any order. The constant-current outputs are programmed together to up to 55mA using a single external resistor. The MAX6971 operates with a 25Mb, industry-standard, 4-wire serial interface. The MAX6971 uses the industry-standard, shift-register-plus-latch-type serial interface. The driver accepts data shifted into a 16-bit shift register using data input DIN and clock input CLK. Input data appears at the DOUT output 16 clock cycles later to allow cascading of multiple MAX6971s. The latch-enable input, LE, loads the 16 bits of shift register data into a 16-bit output latch to set which LEDs are on and which are off. The active-low output-enable, OE, gates all 16 outputs on and off, and is fast enough to be used as a PWM input for LED intensity control. For applications requiring LED fault detection, refer to the MAX6983, which automatically detects open-circuit LEDs. For safety-related applications requiring a watchdog timer, refer to the MAX6983, which includes a fail-safe feature that blanks the display if the serial interface becomes inactive for more than 1s. The MAX6971 is one of a family of 12 shift-register-plus-latch-type LED drivers. The family includes 8-port and 16-port types, with 5.5V- or 36V-rated LED outputs, with and without open-circuit LED detection and watchdog. All versions operate from a 3V to 5.5V supply, and are specified over the -40°C to +125°C temperature range.
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MAX6971 Data Sheet | MAX6971.pdf |
Part Number | LCD or LED | Digits or Char. | Output Format | Display Type | Interface | Segment Blinking | VSUPPLY (V) | VSUPPLY (V) | Package/Pins | Budgetary Price |
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MAX6971 | LED | 16-Segment | Any digit type | Common Anode | Serial 4-Wire 25Mbit | No | 3 | 5.5 | PDIP(N)/24 TSSOP/24 | $2.56 @1k |
Part Number | Status | Recommended Replacement | Package | Temp | RoHS |
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MAX6971ANG | No Longer Available | MAX6971ANG+ | PDIP(N),;24 pin;265.4 mm² | -40°C to +125°C | No |
MAX6971ANG+ | Active | PDIP(N),;24 pin;265.4 mm² | -40°C to +125°C | Lead Free | |
MAX6971AUG | No Longer Available | MAX6971AUG+ | TSSOP,;24 pin;52.4 mm² | -40°C to +125°C | No |
MAX6971AUG+ | Active | TSSOP,;24 pin;52.4 mm² | -40°C to +125°C | Lead Free | |
MAX6971AUG+T | Active | TSSOP,;24 pin;52.4 mm² | -40°C to +125°C | Lead Free | |
MAX6971AUG-T | No Longer Available | MAX6971AUG+T | TSSOP;24 pin | -40°C to +125°C | See data sheet |