_______________General Description
The MAX7219/MAX7221 are compact, serial input/out-
put common-cathode display drivers that interface
microprocessors (µPs) to 7-segment numeric LED dis-
plays of up to 8 digits, bar-graph displays, or 64 indi-
vidual LEDs. Included on-chip are a BCD code-B
decoder, multiplex scan circuitry, segment and digit
drivers, and an 8x8 static RAM that stores each digit.
Only one external resistor is required to set the seg-
ment current for all LEDs. The MAX7221 is compatible
with SPI™, QSPI™, and Microwire™, and has slew-rate-
limited segment drivers to reduce EMI.
A convenient 3-wire serial interface connects to all
common µPs. Individual digits may be addressed and
updated without rewriting the entire display. The
MAX7219/MAX7221 also allow the user to select code-
B decoding or no-decode for each digit.
The devices include a 150µA low-power shutdown
mode, analog and digital brightness control, a scan-
limit register that allows the user to display from 1 to 8
digits, and a test mode that forces all LEDs on.
________________________Applications
Bar-Graph Displays
7-Segment Displays
Industrial Controllers
Panel Meters
LED Matrix Displays
____________________________Features
♦ 10MHz Serial Interface
♦ Individual LED Segment Control
♦ Decode/No-Decode Digit Selection
♦ 150µA Low-Power Shutdown (Data Retained)
♦ Digital and Analog Brightness Control
♦ Display Blanked on Power-Up
♦ Drive Common-Cathode LED Display
♦ Slew-Rate Limited Segment Drivers
for Lower EMI (MAX7221)
♦ SPI, QSPI, Microwire Serial Interface (MAX7221)
♦ 24-Pin DIP and SO Packages
MAX7219/MAX7221
Serially Interfaced, 8-Digit LED Display Drivers
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Maxim Integrated Products
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19-4452; Rev 3; 7/97
PART
MAX7219CNG
MAX7219CWG
MAX7219C/D 0°C to +70°C
0°C to +70°C
0°C to +70°C
TEMP. RANGE PIN-PACKAGE
24 Narrow Plastic DIP
24 Wide SO
Dice*
______________Ordering Information
Ordering Information continued at end of data sheet.
*Dice are specified at T
A
= +25°C.
MAX7219ENG
MAX7219EWG
MAX7219ERG -40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C 24 Narrow Plastic DIP
24 Wide SO
24 Narrow CERDIP
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