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MAX6958/59 toc02

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MAX6958/MAX6959

.10 . 5. No-Decode Mode

W.1 Y.COM W Data Bits and Corresponding M Lines
WW 00Y.CO .TW
M W W WW 00Y.CO .TW
.1 M
W
REGISTERWW
.100
ADDRESS OM
.T W.1 REGISTER OMDATA
W W Y
O
DIGIT/SEGMENT
.C W W CODE 0Y
(HEX). C
.T W W W 0 0 Y.C D3.TW D2
W .100 M.T .10 W.1 Y.COM W
D7 D6 D5 D4 D1 D0
W O W O M W
C W . C X W SEG a W
WW .100Y. Digit
TW0
M.Digit
W 0x200Y
.10 MX.T SEG a SEGW
SEG b 00 c SEG
SEG
W.1SEG cY.CSEG
d.T SEG e
OMd SEG e SEG f SEG g
SEG f SEG g
W O 1 W 0x21 .C O b W
WW .100Y.C MDigit .TW WW .100Y .TWSEG a SEG W .100c SEG .T
W O 2 W0x22
C O MX b WSEG
W .C OM d SEG e SEG f SEG g
W . Y W
WW .100Y.C Digit M. 3T W W 0 0 Y .T W W 1 0 0
. c SEGOdM SEG e SEG f SEG g .T
W O W.1 Y.COXM SEG
0x23 a SEG b
WW
SEG
.C
W W 0 0 Y . C Segments .T W W W0x24
1 0 0 SEG 7
M . T W
SEG 6 SEG W 5 SEG . 400YSEG 3 MSEG
1 .TW2 SEG 1 SEG 0
. 1 M W . O W C O
WW The
W O
0Y.Cregisters .TW WW .100use Y.C TW In hexadecimal WW .100Y. .TW
. 1 0digit M and segments register W 1 bit
O M to. W code-decode O Mmode, the decoder looks
W
WW set .the 0 Y .COof one.Tsegment.
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0 W. 1 OM
W 1 on, orOlow
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YD7–D4. .TW
7 lists the hexa-
WW .100Y.C M.TW W . 1 0 0 M .T W
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W font. W . 1
When
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WW O Y.C
WW TableW 6. Y
0 .CO .TW Mode Data
No-Decode W Bits00and Y.C .T W D7–D0 W
bits W
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M .T W lines of the
0
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Corresponding
W W LinesW WW 00Y.CO .MAX6958/MAX6959. T W W 1
W pair-
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WREGISTER OM SEGMENTW W Y.C
O
WW .100Y.C Initial .TWPower-Up
WW .100Y.C M.TW W
BIT
W BEHAVIOR . 1 0 0 M .T M
W O W O
W 0 O Segment
WW
off
0Y.C On WWall control Y.C W reset, the
WW .1010Y.C M.TW Segment onW.10 M
W power-up,
.Tinitial W . 100 registers O M .Tare
Odisplay is blanked, and
0Y.C Mthe
O the MAX6958/MAX6959 enter
W
WW .100Y.C M.TW WW .100Y.C shutdown .TW mode (Table WW 9). .At 1 0power-up, .TW MAX6958/
M W O
W O WW 00Y.CO WW .C digits,
00Y four M .TWdo not
WW .100Y.C M .TW
Decode-Mode WRegister . 1
MAX6959
M .TW are initially set to scan
W . 1 O
W O
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1
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. 0 0Yregister M .
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W. 1 M
W W.1 corresponds
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. C
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O M
W
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W Y .C
low Ovalue (4/64
W intensity). W WW 00Y.CO .TW
bit in the W register 00Y to
.T one digit. W
Logic high 00 .T W.1 Y.COM W
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es the decoder.W W
.Digits
Y
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W
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W O M.T
W
W .100 O M.T
W .C Bit assignment W Y.C W Y .C W
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any
1 00Y control M
W
.Tregister andW exam-
. 100 M .TW W
W .100 O M.T
. W O C
ples of the decode
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WW7. .100Y.C M.TW
O format are
WW .100Y.C M.TW WW .100Y. M.T
W
W O W C O
W
WW .100Y.C M.TW
O
WW .100Y.C M.TW WW .100Y. M .TW
W O
Table 7. Decode-Mode W Register
O ExamplesWW .CO .TW WW .100Y.C M.TW
WW .100Y.C M.TW W . 1 00Y M W O
WW 00REGISTER O DATA
DECODE W WW 00YADDRESS
MODE .CO .TW W Y.C .T W WW .100Y.C HEXM.TW
D5.1 MD3 O
W.1 Y.COM WD7 D1 W D0
CODE (HEX) CODE
WW 00Y.CO .TW
D6 D4 D2
W W 0 Y.C W
W W
. 100 0x01 M.T X W
W . 1 X ODigit M W .1 0
O M.T
W O WW .100Y. C
WW .100Y.C M.TW
Bit assignment for each digit X X 3 Digit 2 Digit 1 Digit 0 —
WW .100Y.C M.TW M .TW
O W O
No decode for digits 3–0 WW .CO .TXW XW X .C 0 0 WW 0 Y .C .TW
W 00Y
0x01 X
WW . 1 00Y M .TW0 . 100
0xX0
M
. 1 M W O W O
Hexadecimal decode for digit W
WW .100x01
O
0Y.C M.XTW X WXW .1X00Y.C 0 M.TW 0 0 W 1
W
. 0Y.C M.TW
100xX1
0; no decode for digits 3–1 W O
W .C O W W Y .CO .TW W W 0 Y.C W
— W W
. 1 0—0 Y
M —.T W — W—
W
—. 10 0 — M —
O
— —
W
0
.1 — O M.T
W .CO .TW WW .100Y. C
Hexadecimal decode for digits WW 0x01 00Y WW X .100Y.0C M.1TW 1 M.T
W
. 1 X
M X X W O 1 W 0xX7 O
2–0; no decode for digit 3 W
WW .100Y.C M.TW
O
WW .100Y.C M.TW WW .100Y.C M.TW
W O W O
Hexadecimal decode for digit
W W 0x01 Y .CO X W
X X WWX 01Y.C 0 .TW 0 0WW 0xX8 0 0 Y.C
W 0 .T 0 .1
3; no decode for digits 2–0 0
W.1 Y.COM W W W.1 Y.COM W WW
W W 0 W 0 0 .T W
M.T
— — — — — — .1 — — — — —
W .10 O W W .C OM
Hexadecimal decode for digits WW Y. C W X Y TW
0x01 .100 X
W O MX.T
WX
W .1100 1OM. 1 1 0xXF
3–0
W Y .C W W W 0 Y .C
W 00 .T 0
W.1 Y.COM W W W.1
W W
10 ______________________________________________________________________________________
00 .T W
W W.1 Y.COM W
W
W .100 O M.T
WW .100Y . C
W
WW
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O M.T
Y. C W
W .100 O M.T
WW .100Y.C M.TW
W O
.T W WW .100Y.C M.TW
OM W O
Y.C W WW .100Y.C M.TW
W.2-Wire OM Interfaced, 3V O to 5.5V, 4-Digit,
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W
WW .100Y.C M.TW WW .100Y.C M.TW
9-Segment W LED O Display WDrivers
WW .100Y.C M.TW
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MAX6958/MAX6959
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W . O M
WW 00Y.CO .TW WW REGISTER 0 0Y.C .TW WW .100Y.CON SEGMENTS M.T
W
. 1 M
7-SEGMENT W . 1 DATA
O M W C O =1
W W .C O W Y .C D1 .TWD0 W W 0 Yc. .T W
Y CHARACTER W W 0 0
W .100 M.T .10 W.1 Y.COM W
D7–D4 D3 D2 a b d e f g
W O W O M W
C W . C W
WW .100Y. 0 M.TW X W0 0 Y
.1000
0
M.T 1
0 1 W 1 00 1
W.1 1Y.COM0 W 0
1.T 1 1 0
W O 1 X 0 W .C0O 0 W 1 0 0
WW .100Y.C 2 M.TW X WW .100Y M .T0W W . 1000 M .T
W O
WW 00Y.CO .TW
0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
W O W Y.C W
WW .100Y.C3 M.TWX 0 W 0 .1 1 M1 1
W 1 W. 1 1 0 0
O1M
.T 0 0 1
W W Y .4C O
WX 0 W WW 1 0 Y
0 .CO 0.TW 0 W 1
W 10 0 Y.C 0 .TW0 1 1
W .100 5 OM.T X .10 W. 1 OM
W C W W . COM1 W Y .C W
WW .100Y. M .TW
0 W 1
. 1 00Y
0
M .TW 1 W0
W .100
1 1
O M.T
0 1 1
W 6 O X 0 1 W 1 .C 0 O 1 0 W 1 Y.C 1 1W 1 1
WW .1007 Y.C M.XTW 0 WW 1 W.101
0Y M .TW1 W . 100 0 OM.T
O 1 1 W 1 0 0 0
W
WW .1800Y.C MX.TW 1
O
W0W .1000Y.C 0 M.TW 1 1
WW 1 .100Y1.C M1.TW 1 1
W W 9 Y.CO X W 1 W W Y .C O
W W W W
0 Y .CO T W
W
0 0 00 1 .T1 1 1 01 0 . 1 1
W
W .A100 O M.T 1 W .1
.C OM 1 W W.1 0 Y.COM W
C X 0 W 1 0 W 1 1 1 1 1
WW .100Y. M .TW1 W .
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100 1 OM.0T
W
W .1010 O M.T 1
W C
O WW .100Y.
W B X 0 1 0 1 1 1
WW C .100Y.C X M.TW W W 0 0 Y.C .T W M .TW
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W O 1 1 0 0 0
WW 1 00Y.C1O .T1W 0
WWD .100Y.CX M.T1W 1 WW0 .1001Y.C M 0 .T
W 1 W1 1.1 1 M 0 1
O 1 W O W W .C O
W EW .C W W Y .C W W 0 0 Y .T W
Y W .100 M.T
X 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1
W
FWW.
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W.1 Y1.COM 1 W 1
.C W 1 1 W 0
00 .T
W
W .100
Y
O M.T
W
W .100 OM
.T
W W.1 Y.COM W
W Initial Y. C W W Y .C W W 00 .T
Table W9.
W .100Power-Up O M.T Register Status
W
W .100 O M.T W W.1 Y.COM W
.C WW ADDRESS .C W
WW 00YPOWER-UP W
M.TCONDITION .100
Y
M.T
W
REGISTER 100
.DATA OM
.T
REGISTER W.1 O W . C O W W . C W
WW .100Y.C M.TW WWCODE.1(HEX) 00Y D7M.TD6 W D5 W D4 D3.100Y D2 M.T D0
D1
W O W O W W .C O
Decode modeW No decode
0Y.C M.TW
for digits 3–0 WW 0x01 Y.C X .TXW X W
X 0
.100
0Y 0 .TW 0
W . 1 0intensity W . 100 O M W C O M
Intensity
W WW 00Y.CO .TW
4/64
W W 0x02
0 0 Y.C X X
.T W 0 0
WW .100Y.
0 1 0
M
0
.TW
. 1 M 1O
Scan limit
W.1 4 digits:
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O0 M 123 0x03
W X O X
Y.XC
X X
WW
XW X
0Y.DCbit M0.TW
1
Configuration WW Shutdown 0 0 Y.C
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X 0
W.1 Y M W O
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WW IRQ/SEG9 is 0
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WW and
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.CO .TW
M WW 001Y.CO0 .T0W 0 W
W
0 W X 100Y
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M
W .10 INPUT1 O areMlogic WW 00Y.CO .TW
M WW 00Y.CO .TW
W
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W .100 .T .1 MX .1 OM
Normal W OM 0x07 WW X Y.C XO X WWXW X0Y.C0
Display test
W W operation
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00as debounced .T W W 1 0 0 M .T W X
. 0
10 M .TW
. 1 M W . O W O
0Y.C
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WW 0as .CO .TW WW 0.100Y0.C M W WW .TW
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WW Y
O
.Cdecoded) W 0x20 WW X 100Y
W .CO 0 .TW W0W 0.100Y0.C M.TW
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M 0 0
W. 1
. C OM 0x21 WW X
W Y .CO0 .T0W 0 W0 W 0
W
00Y.
CO W
M.T
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W . 1 0 0 M .T W . 1 0
O M W .1 O
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Y.C0 0
W 0 0 W0 0 Y. C W
Digit 3
WW .10not
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W
0 W .1000 O M.T
W
WW .100Y.C M.TW 0x24
O
WW 0100 0
Y.C W
0 .T 0
WW0 .1000Y.C M.TW
Segments Blank segments 0
W . O M 0 W O
*MAX6959 only.
W
WW .100Y.C M.TW
O
WW .100Y.C M.TW WW .100Y.C
W W .C O
W WW 00Y.CO .TW W WW
W 0 0 Y .T W .1 M
W W.1 Y.COM W WW 00Y.CO .TW
W 00 .T W .1 M
W W.1 Y.COM W WW 00Y.CO
W 00 .T W
W.1 Y.COM W W W.1
W
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W .100 O M.T
WW .100Y.C M.TW
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WW .100Y.C
W
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W .100 O M.T
WW .100Y.C M.TW
W O
.T W WW .100Y.C M.TW
OM W O
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O
WW .100Y.C M.TW W 0 0 M.T
W
9-Segment W LED O Display DriversW
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M WW Y.C
O
W WW 00Y.CO .TW
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WW 00Y.Use . W device type, W
W and.1globally 0 0 Y .C exitWshut-
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O(Tables
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W 00 .T 0
W.D1 bit Y M .1 M
W W.1 mal .C OM
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W
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Y W 0 T
M. only). Intensity Register
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W .100the device O M.T is a MAX6958 or a MAX6959
W .10
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W is W
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W Y.C WWnumber C
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W W
W .100 OM
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W O W C O W .C
WWTable Y.C W WW .100Y. M.T
W W .100
Y .TW
W .10010. Configuration
O M.T Register W Format C O W W .C OM
W
WW .100Y.C M.TW WW .100Y. M .TW W .100
Y
M.T
O MODE W ADDRESS O W REGISTER .C O
DATA
W
WW .100Y.C M .TW WW .10CODE 0Y.C(HEX) .TW WW D5 W.D4
Y
100 D3 OMD2 .TW D1
W O W O M D7 D6
W X 00Y.X C D0
W Y . C W W W 0 Y .C T W W .T W
W
W .100
Configuration
O M.T
register
W .10 0x04
O M. X X R
W W.1 Y.COM W
X D S
W .C
WW 11.
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.10Shutdown
W (SWDataWBit
Y
.100D0) Format M.T
W W
W .100 OM
.T
W O C O W .C W
WW .100Y.C M.TW WW .100Y. M .TW W Y
.100DATA OM.T
O W ADDRESS O REGISTER W .C
W
WW .100Y.C M.TW
MODE
WW CODE 0Y.C D7 .TWD6 WW D4 W.1D3 00Y D2 M.T W
W . 10(HEX) O M D5
C O D1 D0
W W Shutdown Y .C Omode
W W W 0x0400Y.C X .TW X R W W
X X 0 0 Y. X D.T W 0
W 00
W.1NormalYoperation OM
.T W .1 OM X W.1 Y.COM W
W .C W W 0x04 0Y.C X W R W XW X 00 X D .T 1
W 00 .T W . 1 0 M .T . 1 M
. 1 M W O
W .CO .TW(D Data W WW 00Y.CO .TW WW .100Y.C M.TW
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1 M
W W. 1
.C OM
W WW 00Y.CO .TW W WW 00Y.CO .TW
Y W
W
W
00
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W .1
.C OM REGISTER DATA
W W.1 Y.COM W
C W D6 .TW
WW .100Y. M.T
W W (HEX).100Y
CODE D7
M D5 D4 W D3 00 D1 .D0
D2
W.1 Y.COM W
T
W O W W .C O W
WW MAX6958 Y.C W W0x04
.100X
XY X
M.T R
W R X WX X 00 0 S.T
W .100
MAX6959 O M.T 0x04 W .C OX X X W W.X1 Y1.COMS W
WW .100Y.C M.TW WW .100Y M.T
W W .100 .T
W O W C O W W .C OM
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W . 100 O M
W
W .100 O M.T
W O WW .100Y .C
WW MODE .100
Y.C .TW ADDRESS WW .100Y.C M.TREGISTER W DATA M.T
W
O M W O W .C O
W CODE (HEX)W D7 D6.C D5 TW D3 WW 00Y D0 M.TW
WW .100Y.C M.TW W . 1 00Y M . D4 D2
. 1D1
O W SO
Digit and segment data
W WWare unaffected
0 Y .CO .TW 0x04 WWW X
0 0
X .C 0
Y .T WX X
WXW .D100Y.C M .TW
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W
WW .100Y.C M.TW
O
WW .100Y.C M.TW WW .100Y.C M.TW
Table 14. Scan-Limit W W
Register .C O
Format W WW 00Y.CO .TW W WW 00Y.CO .TW
W 00 Y .T W .1
W.1 Y.COM ADDRESS .1 M WW HEX OM
WW 00Y .CO .T W W 0 Y.C W
W M.T
W W REGISTER DATA 0
SCAN LIMIT W . 1 00 M .T (HEX) W . 1 O M W .1 O
WW 00Y.CO .TW WD0W .100Y.C M.TW
CODE CODE
W X .10X0Y.CX MX.TWX
D7 WD6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1
Display digit 0 and segmentsW 0, 4 . 1
W1,W4, 5 00Y.CO .0x03
M 0x03 X W O 0 0
WW0xX0 00Y.CO
W WWX .1X00Y.XC M .TW W
Display digits 0, 1 and segments W0,
W .1 O M T X
W . C O X X 0 1
W W.1
0xX1
W .C W W X 00 X Y W W
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M.T
X WX X .TX 1 0 0xX2
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5, 6, 7
W .100 0x03
M .TW X WX
W
X .100X X M.X
O
T 1 1 0xX3
W W .C O W Y .C
W 00 Y .T W W 0 0
W.1 Y.COM W W W.1
W W
12 ______________________________________________________________________________________
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W W.1 Y.COM W
W
W .100 O M.T
WW .100Y .C
W
WW
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Y. C W
W .100 O M.T
WW .100Y.C M.TW
W O
.T W WW .100Y.C M.TW
OM W O
Y.C W WW .100Y.C M.TW
W.2-Wire OM Interfaced, 3V O to 5.5V, 4-Digit,
1 00 .T
W
WW .100Y.C M.TW WW .100Y.C M.TW
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WW .100Y.C M.TW
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OM W O
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MAX6958/MAX6959
.10 . 15. Global Intensity .1 Register M Format
WW 00Y.CO .TW
M WW 00Y.CO .TW W WW 00Y.CO .TW
W
TYPICAL SEGMENT .1 M .1 D4 OD3 M D2 D1 D0 HEX CODE
W .1
C O
DUTY MCYCLE W W(mA) . C OADDRESS D7 D6W WD5 Y.C W
W Y. W CURRENT
W 0Y CODE W
(HEX)
.T W .1 0 0 M.T
W . 100 M .T W . 10 O M W C O
W O(min on) W .C 0x02.TW X X W 0 0Y. .T0 W 0
WW .100Y.C M.TW
1/64 0.36 0 0 0x00
W . 1 00Y M
W
W . 100 O M
WW 00Y.C O
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