MM58242 High Voltage Display Driver
March 1991
MM58242 High Voltage Display Driver
General Description
The MM58242 is a monolithic MOS integrated circuit utiliz-
ing CMOS metal gate low threshold P and N-channel devic-
es It is available both in 28-pin molded dual-in-line pack-
ages or as dice The MM58242 is particularly suited for driv-
ing high voltage (60V max) vacuum fluorescent (VF) dis-
plays (e g a 20-digit alphanumeric or dot matrix display)
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COPS
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or microprocessor-driven displays
Instrumentation readouts
Industrial control indicator
Digital clock thermostat counter voltmeter
Word processor text displays
Automotive dashboards
Direct interface to high voltage display
Serial data input
No external resistors required
Wide display power supply operation
LSTTL compatible inputs
Software compatible with NS display driver family
Compatible with alphanumeric or dot matrix displays
Display blanking control input
Simple to cascade
Block Diagram
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FIGURE 1
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is a trademark of National Semiconductor Corporation
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