12-channel LED display driver

UCS2912

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The UCS2912 is a 12-channel LED display driver / controller with a built-in MCU digital interface,
data latches and LED high voltage driving functions. It features superior performances and reliable
functions. Under the control of the external MCU, it performs independent grayscale control
through data-cascading transfer for driving large outdoor colour dot-matrix LED panels.

FEATURES
1. single line data tronsmission（return to zero code）
2. shaping transmit specific technology, Cascade number of lamps and lanterns is not
restricted
3. cascading ability enhancement technology, Any 2 lanterns spacing can be up to 10 meters
4. Data transfer rate of 800 k/s, Images of not less than 1024 points can be realized when the
refresh rate of 30 frames per second,
5. RGB output port PWM control can be achieved 256 grey level adjustment, port scanning
frequency of 1.5 KHz/s
6. chip VDD built-in 5 v voltage regulator tube, output port Withstand Voltage is greater than 24 V
7. adopt the preset 17 mA/channel constant current mode. High precision of constant current ,
differences of current between Channel is less than ±1.5℅,the differences of current between
Chip is less than ±3℅
8. when power up ,IC self-inspection then Light connection on the pin B lamp
9. SA-I Anti-interference patent technology for single line data tronsmission
10. Industrial design, stable and reliable

Application:

Line light source led hurdle lamp full color light bar LED decorate..
PIN CONFIGURATION

PIN DESCRIPTION

Number Symbol Name Function Description

1 VDD Logic power supply

2 DOUT Data output Display data cascaded output

3,6,12,15 OUTR LED drive output Red PWM control output

4,7,11,14 OUTG LED drive output Green PWM control output

5,8,10,13 OUTB LED drive output Blue PWM control output

9 GND Ground Ground

16 DIN Data input Display data cascaded input

ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (TA = 25 ℃, VSS = 0 V, unless otherwise specified)

Parameter Symbol Value Unit

Logic supply voltage VDD + 7.0 V
Output port limitation voltage VOUT 28 V
Logic input voltage VI − 0.5 t o VDD + 0.5 V
Operating temperature TOPT − 4 0 t o + 85 ℃
Storage temperature TSTG − 55 t o + 150 ℃
antistatic ESD 8000 V
output rating Pd 400 mW

RECOMMENDED OPERATNG RANGES (TA = −20 to +70 ℃, VSS = 0 V, unless otherwise

specified)

Parameter Symbol Min. Typ. Max Unit

Logic supply voltage VDD 3 5.5 6 V
High level input voltage VIH 0.7 VDD - VDD V
Low level input voltage VIL 0 - 0.3 VDD V
Output port rated voltage Vout 24 V

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA = −20 to +70 ℃, VDD = 4.5 to 5.5 V, VSS = 0 V, unless
otherwise specified)

Parameter Symbol Min. Typ. Max Unit Test conditions

Low level output
Iout 16.5 17 17.5 mA R，G，B
current
Low level output Vo ＝ 0.4 V，
Ido 20 - - mA
current Dout
High level input voltage Vih 0.6Vdd - V
Low level input voltage Vil - - 0.3 Vdd V
Voltage hysteresis Vh - 0.35 - V
quiescent current IDDdyn 1 mA 无负载
rated power PD 250 mW （Ta=25℃）
thermal resistance Rth(j-a) 80 190 ℃/W
SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS (TA = −20 to +70 ℃, VDD = 4.5 t o 5.5 V, VSS = 0 V, unless
otherwise specified)

Parameter Symbol Min. Typ. Max Unit Test conditions

CL = 15 pF, DIN→DOUT,
Propagation delay time tPLZ - - 300 ns
RL = 10 kΩ
CL = 300 pF,
Fall time tTHZ - - 120 µs
OUTR / OUTG / OUTB
Data transfer rate FMAX 800 - - kbps 50 % duty cycle
Input capacitance CI - - 15 pF -

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
The UCS2912 sends signals in return to zero codes with a single-wire communication
method. When the power-on reset is completed, the UCS2912 receives the data from the DIN pin.
When all the 96 bits of data have been received, IC no longer receive data ，the DOUT port starts to
forward the data to the next chip as its input data. The DOUT pin is held LOW before the data
forwarding,. The three PWM output ports, OUTR, OUTG and OUTB, drive Duty ratio output in a
0.6-ms period corresponding to the 96-bit data received before。If the input data from the DIN pin is a
RESET code , the UCS2912 will drive the newest received 96-bit data for display. When the reset
code is completed, the UCS2912 will start receive the new 96-bit data. When 96 bits of data have
been received, the UCS2912 will forward the data through the DOUT pin. Before the RESET signal is
received, the output at the OUTR, OUTG and OUTB pins will remain unchanged. When a low level
RESET code longer than 24µs is received, the UCS2912 will drive Duty ratio output corresponding
to the newest 96-bit data received
The UCS2912 employs an automatic shaping-forwarding technique, so the number of the
cascaded chips is not limited by the signal transfer, and is only limited by the panel refresh speed. For
example, in a 1024-dot cascaded design with the panel refresh time of 1024X3X8 X 1.25（us）
=30ms), no flickering will appear.

TIMING WAVEFORMS
1 Input code

RESET

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2 code time of IC forward

Name Description Typ. value error

T0H 0 code，up level time 0.4µs ± 4 0 ns
T1H 1 code，up level time 0.8µs ± 8 0 ns
T0L 0 code，Low level time 0.8µs ± 8 0 ns
T1L 1 code，low level time 0.4µs ± 4 0 ns
Reset Reset code，Low level time >24us

3. code time of controller send

Name Description Typ. value

T0H 0 code，up level time 0.4µs
T1H 1 code，up level time 0.8µs
T0L 0 code，Low level time 0.9µs
T1L 1 code，low level time 0.5µs
Reset Reset code，Low level time >24us

4 Connection scheme

Chip 1 Chip 2 Chip 3

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5 Data transfer format

Note: D1 is the data sented from the MCU, D2, D3 and D4 are the data automatically shaped
and forwarded by the cascaded circuit.

6. 96-bit data format（Below is the first 24 bits data R1, G1, B1）

R7 R6 R5 R4 R3 R2 R1 R0 G7 G6 G5 G4 G3 G2 G1 G0 B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0

Note: The data is sent in the sequence of RGB, and the MSB is sent first.

constant current characteristic

UCS2912 Constant current characteristic is excellent， between Channel ，even between chip ，the
differences of current is tiny
(1): the differences of current between Channel is less than ±1.5℅。the differences of current
between Chip is less than ±3℅
(2): When the voltage of the load change, UCS2912 output current is not affected, as shown in the
figure below
(3): Below UCS2912 output port of the current Iout and add on the port voltage Vds curve
relationship。 the smaller the Iout current, the smaller in the condition of constant current need of
Vds.

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 relation between Iout and Vds

18
16
14
12
10
I(mA)

8
6
4
2
0
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2
Vds(V)

Typical Application circuit diagram

1． Power voltage is 5V

Using constant current mode can be voltage falling at the same time to achieve ideal effect of
brightness and color temperature is kept constant.

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2. Power voltage is 12V

In order to prevent the damage of charged pull plug, when 12 v power supply, Din and Do all the
string in a 68-80 ohm resistor for protection
In order to reduce the interference, between each lamps and lanterns of power supply and
ground multiple a capacitance of 104 or 105

3 . Power voltage is 24V

In order to prevent the damage of charged pull plug, when 24 v power supply, Din and Do all the
string in a 120 ohm resistor for protection
In order to reduce the interference, between each lamps and lanterns of power supply and
ground multiple a capacitance of 104 or 105

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Vds Definition and values
Vds is the output voltage on the RGB pin。In order to avoid more than PD, Vds is no more than 4.5
v .The following formula is Vds：
Vds=VCC-I*R-N*Vled
Attention：I is Each string on the LED current，R is the resistance of LED series，N is the
LED series connection number，Vled is the LED voltage

stabilizing voltage characteristic

UCS2912 built-in stabilizer, according to the power supply voltage（VCC） is different, must
choose different resistance（R） for step-down voltage，Resistance to select in the table below for
reference：

VCC (V) R(ohm)

5 51-80
12 750-1K
15 1.2-1.5K
24 2.4-3K

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