Industrial Co., Ltd.

LCM MODULE
TC2004A-01

Specification for Approval

APPROVED BY

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CHECKED BY

PREPARED BY

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CONTENTS
FUNCTIONS & FEATURES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
BLOCK DIAGRAM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
MODULE OUTLINE DRAWING ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
INTERFACE PIN FUNCTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (Ta = 25) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5
LED BACKLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5
CONNECTION WITH MCU ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
Typical V0 connections for display contrast ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6
MPU Interface 4-Bit/8-Bit ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
AC CHARACTERISTICS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
COMMAND TABLE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10
RESET FUNCTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12
DISPLAY DATA RAM (DDRAM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14
CHARACTER GENERATOR ROM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15
RELIABILITY TEST CONDITION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16
PRECAUTION FOR USING LCM MODULE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17
OTHERS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17
APPENDIX A: DATE CODE RULES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18
APPENDIX B: CHANGE NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18

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FUNCTIONS & FEATURES
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Construction
Display Format
Display Type
Controller
Interface
Backlight
Viewing Direction
Driving Scheme
Power Supply Voltage
VLCD Adjustable For Best Contrast
Operation temperature
Storage temperature

: COB(Chip-on-Board)
: 20x4 Characters
: STN, Transflective, Positive, Y-G
: SPLC780D1 or equivalent controller
: 8-bit parallel interface
: yellow-green/ bottom light
: 6 Oclock
: 1/16 Duty Cycle, 1/5 Bias
: 5.0 V
: 4.7 V (VOP.)
: -10 to +60
: -20 to +70

BLOCK DIAGRAM

VSS
VDD
V0
RS

LCD PANEL

R/W
E

CONTROL IC

DB0~DB7

DRIVING IC
LED+
LED-

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RS
DB0

NOTE:

DB1

8
DB2

9
DB3

10

DB4

11

DB6

13

DB7

14

CHK:
DATE :

DATE :

mm

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MODEL

TINSHARP

APP :

UNIT :

PROJECTION

SHEET: 1 OF 1

SCALE FIT

16
LED+ LED-

15

DESCRIPTION

DB5

12

PCB 60.0 0.3

R/W

V02

V01

V00

B
9.9

2.95

SCALE 6:1

DATE :

DWN:

MLX0053

SERIAL NUMBER

TINSHARP
INDUSTRIAL CO.,LTD.

C/D

2007-04-04

2007-01-26

3.55

DATE

2007-01-09

14.0

DOTS DETAIL

TYPE

LCD

FIRST ISSUE

CHANGE CONTENT

0.55
0.6

SPECIFICATIONS
STN/TRANSFLECTIVE/POSITIVE/Y-G
DISPLAY TYPE:
LCD DRIVING VOLTAGE: 4.7V
LOGIC VOLTAGE: 5.0V
VIEWING DIRECTION: 6 O`CLOCK
OPERATING TEMP: -1 0 C~6 0 C
-2 0 C~7 0 C
STORAGE TEMP:
DRIVE MODE:
1/16 DUTY,1/5 BIAS
BACKLIGHT: YELLOW GREEN/BOTTOM BACKLIGHT/5.0V
OTHER:

V0

VDD

5
VERSION

4.75

MECHANICAL TOL. 0.2 UNLESS SPECIFIED

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

VSS

20.80(A.A.)

NAME

26.0(V.A.)
39.50.2
55.0

30.0

3.1
70.40(A.A.)
76.0(V.A.)
93.0
97.00.2

16

4X?3.0

PCB 1.6

16X?1.0

5.35

PIN

10.1

PCB 98.00.3
49.0
P.2.54X(16-1)=38.1

0.6
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INTERFACE PIN FUNCTIONS
Pin
No.
1
2
3

Symbol

Level

Description

VSS
VDD
V0

0V
+5.0V
--

RS

H/L

R/W

H/L

6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

E
DB0
DB1
DB2
DB3
DB4
DB5
DB6
DB7
LED+
LED-

H/L
H/L
H/L
H/L
H/L
H/L
H/L
H/L
H/L
+5.0V
0V

Ground.
Power supply for logic operating.
Adjusting supply voltage for LCD driving.
A signal for selecting registers:
1: Data Register (for read and write)
0: Instruction Register (for write), Busy flag-Address Counter (for read).
R/W = H: Read mode.
R/W = L: Write mode.
An enable signal for writing or reading data.

This is an 8-bit bi-directional data bus.

Power supply for backlight.

The backlight ground.

ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS ( Ta = 25 )

Parameter

Symbol

Min

Max

Unit

Supply voltage for logic

VDD

-0.3

+7.0

Supply voltage for LCD

Vo

VDD +0.3

Input voltage

VI

-0.3

VDD +0.3

Normal Operating temperature

TOP

-20

+70

Normal Storage temperature

TST

-30

+80

Note: Stresses beyond those given in the Absolute Maximum Rating table may cause operational errors or
damage to the device. For normal operational conditions see AC/DC Electrical Characteristics.

DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Parameter

Symbol

Condition

Min

TYP.

Max

Unit

Supply voltage for logic

VDD

--

4.8

5.0

5.2

Supply current for logic

IDD

--

--

183

200

mA

4.5

4.7

4.9

-10
Operating voltage for LCD

VLCD

25
+60

Input voltageHlevel

VIH

--

0.7 VDD

--

VDD+0.3

Input voltage L level

VIL

--

--

0.2VDD

LED BACKLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS

COLOR

Wavelength
p(nm)
--

Operating
Voltage(0.15V)
4.2

Spectral line half

width (nm)
--

Forward Current
(mA)
180

Yellow-green
NOTE: Do not connect +5V directly to the backlight terminals. This will ruin the backlight.

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CONNECTION WITH MCU

MCU

DB0-DB7

P1
P3.0
P3.1
P3.2

RS
R/W
E
VDD

LCD MODULE

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VDD

VR: 100~50K

V0
VSS

(1) Typical V0 connections for display contrast

Adjust V0 to VDD (VLCD= 4.7V) as an initial setting. When the module is operational, readjust V0 for optimal
display appearance.
VDD

VDD
VLCD

VR
10050K

V0

VSS

VSS

We recommend allowing field adjustment of V0 for all designs. The optimal value for V0 will change with
temperature, variations in VDD, and viewing angle. V0 will also vary module-to-module and batch-to-batch due
to normal manufacturing variations.
Ideally, adjustment to V0 should be available to the end user so each user can adjust the display to the optimal
contrast for their required viewing conditions. As a minimum, your design should allow V0 to be adjusted as part
of your products final test.
Although a potentiometer is shown as a typical connection, V0 can be driven by your microcontroller, either by
using a DAC or a filtered PWM. Displays that require V0 to be negative may need a level-shifting circuit. Please
do not hesitate to contact Tinsharp application support for design assistance on your application.

(2) MPU Interface 4-bit/8-Bit

There are tow types of data operations: 4-bit and 8-bit operations. Using 4-bit MPU, the interfacing 4-bit data is
transferred by 4-busline (DB4DB7). Thus, DB0 to DB3 bus lines are not used. Using 4-bit MPU to interface
8-bit data requires tow times transferring. First, the higher 4-bit data is transferred by 4-busline (for 8-bit
operation, DB7DB4). Secondly, the lower 4-bit data is transferred by 4-busline (for 8-bit operation, DB3
DB0). For 8-bit MPU, the 8-bit data is transferred by 8-busline (DB0DB7).

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AC CHARACTERISTICS
(1) Write Mode (Writing data from MPU to SPLC780D1)

Write Mode Timing Diagram (Writing data from MPU to SPLC780D1)

(2) Read Mode (Reading data from SPLC780D1 to MPU)

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Read Mode Timing Diagram (Reading data from SPLC780D1 to MCU)

(3) Interface mode with LCD driver (SPLC063B1)

Interface mode with SPLC063B1 Timing Diagram

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OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS
ITEM
Contrast ratio
Response time(rise)
Response time(fall)
Viewing

angle

SYMBOL
CR
Tr
Td
f
b
l
r

CONDITION
=0=0
25

25

MIN
-

TYP
3
-

MAX
160
280

UNIT

NOTE

ms

deg.

Note1: Definition Operation Voltage(Vop)

Note2: Response time

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Note3: Viewing angle

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COMMAND TABLE

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RESET FUNCTION
At power on, SPLC780D1 starts the internal auto-reset circuit and executes the initial instructions. The initial
procedures are shown as follows:

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DISPLAY DATA RAM (DD RAM)
The 80-bit DD RAM is normally used for storing display data. Those DD RAM not used for display data can be
used as general data RAM. Its address is configured in the Address Counter.

Timing Generation Circuit

The timing generating circuit is able to generate timing signals to the internal circuits. In order to prevent the
internal timing interface, the MPU access timing and the RAM access timing are generated independently.
LCD Driver Circuit
Total of 16 commons and 40 segments signal drivers are valid in the LCD driver circuit. When a program specifies
the character fonts and line numbers, the corresponding common signals output drive-waveforms and the others
still output unselected waveforms. The relationships between Display Data RAM Address and LCDs position
are depicted as follows.
Character Generator ROM (CG ROM)
Using 8-bit character code, the character generator ROM generates 5 x 8 dots or 5 x 10 dots character patterns.
It also can generate 192s 5 x 8 dots character patterns and 64s 5 x 10 dots character patterns.
Character Generator RAM (CG RAM)
Users can easily change the character patterns in the character generator RAM through program. It can be
written to 5 x 8 dots, 8-character patterns or 5 x 10 dots for 4-character patterns.

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CHARACTER GENERATOR ROM
SPLC780D1-001A:

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RELIABILITY TEST CONDITION
No.
1
2
3
4
5

TEST Item

Content of Test

High temperature
storage
Low temperature
storage

Endurance test applying the high storage

temperature for a long time.
Endurance test applying the low storage
Temperature for a long time
Endurance test applying the electric stress
(Voltage & current)and the thermal stress to the
element for a long time
Endurance test applying the electric stress
Under low temperature for a long time
Endurance test applying the electric stress(Voltage &
current) and Temperature/
Humidity stress to the element for a long time

High temperature
operation
Low temperature
operation
High
temperature/
Humidity storage
High
temperature/
Humidity
operation

Endurance test applying the electric stress

(voltage & current)and temperature/
humidity stress to the element for a long time

Test
Condition

Applicable
Standard

70C 96hrs

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-20C 96hrs

-----

60C 96hrs

------

-10C 96hrs

------

40C 90%RH
96hrs
40C 90%RH
96hrs

Endurance test applying the low and high temperature

cycle.
-10C/60C
Temperature
7
10 cycle
cycle
-10C 25C60C
30min5min30min.(1 cycle)
Supply voltage for logic system = 5V. Supply voltage for LCD system = Operating voltage at 25C.

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Mechanical Test

Vibration test

Endurance test applying

transportation and using

the

vibration

during

Shock test

Constructional and mechanical endurance

applying the shock during transportation.

test

Atmospheric
pressure test
Static electricity
test

Endurance test applying the atmospheric pressure

during transportation by air
Endurance test applying the electric stress to the
terminal

10~22Hz1.5mmp-p
22~500Hz1.5G
Total 0.5hour
50G half sign wave 11
msede 3 times of each
direction
115mbar
40hrs
VS=800V,RS-1.5K
CS=100pF, 1 time

Environmental condition
The inspection should be performed at the 1metre height from the LCD module under 2 pieces of 40W white fluorescent
lamps (Normal temperature 20~25 and normal humidity 6015%RH).

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PRECAUTION FOR USING LCM MODULE

Please remove the protection foil of polarizer before using.

The display panel is made of glass. Do not subject it to a mechanical shock by dropping it from a high place, etc.

If the display panel is damaged and the liquid crystal substance inside it leaks out, do not get any in your mouth. If the
substance come into contact with your skin or clothes promptly wash it off using soap and water.

Do not apply excessive force to the display surface or the adjoining areas since this may cause the color tone to vary.

The polarizer covering the display surface of the LCD module is soft and easily scratched. Handle this polarize
carefully.

To prevent destruction of the elements by static electricity, be careful to maintain an optimum work environment.
-Be sure to ground the body when handling the LCD module.
-Tools required for assembly, such as soldering irons, must be properly grounded.
-To reduce the amount of static electricity generated, do not conduct assembly and other work under dry conditions.
-The LCD module is coated with a film to protect the display surface. Exercise care when peeling off this protective
film since static electricity may be generated.
Storage precautions
When storing the LCD modules, avoid exposure to direct sunlight or to the light of fluorescent lamps.
Keep the modules in bags designed to prevent static electricity charging under low temperature / normal humidity
conditions (avoid high temperature / high humidity and low temperatures below 0).Whenever possible, the LCD
modules should be stored in the same conditions in which they were shipped from our company.

OTHERS

Liquid crystals solidify at low temperature (below the storage temperature range) leading to defective orientation of
liquid crystal or the generation of air bubbles (black or white). Air bubbles may also be generated if the module is
subjected to a strong shock at a low temperature.

If the LCD modules have been operating for a long time showing the same display patterns may remain on the screen
as ghost images and a slight contrast irregularity may also appear. Abnormal operating status can be resumed to be
normal condition by suspending use for some time. It should be noted that this phenomena does not adversely affect
performance reliability.

To minimize the performance degradation of the LCD modules resulting from caused by static electricity, etc. exercise
care to avoid holding the following sections when handling the modules :
- Exposed area of the printed circuit board
- Terminal electrode sections

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A. DATE CODE RULES
A.1. DATE CODE FOR SAMPLE
YP: meaning sample
LCM part number

TC2004A-01
YP XXXXX

Sample array No.

A.2. DATE CODE FOR PRODUCTION

TC2004A-01

LCM part number

YY/WW/XXXXXXXX

Production date and Production array

A. TC2004A-01 represents LCM part number
C. YY/WW represents Year, Week
YYYear

WWWeek

XXXXXXXXProduction array No.

B. CHANGE NOTES:
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Editor

Date

HXY

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