SCLS712A March 2009 – June 2015 TLC59211
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In LED display application, TLC59211 is used to drive the current sink for 8 LEDs in parallel. LED display pattern can be created by providing different bit pattern. LED can be duty cycled by either duty cycling the LED supply or the control bit.
Figure 4. LED Display Implementation With TLC59211
For LED display application, an 8-bit shift register is used to provide the input control for TLS59211. A character generator circuit and LED power circuit is used to generate the bit pattern written into the shift register and provide the power control for the entire LED array. The LED power circuit controls the total current into the array and can also power cycle the LED array. For simple implementation, LED power circuit could be eliminated. The VLED can be connected directly to the resistor and LED string.
The combination of LED and resistor sets the current of the LED.
The maximum current through each channel of TLC59211 is determined by the number of the LEDs that are on and the duty cycle according to Figure 5 for TSSOP package.
Figure 5. Maximum Output Currents vs Duty Cycle in TSSOP (PW) Package