General Description; Introduction; Application; Special Features - IEE 03601-95B-40 Specification

1.0

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

1.1

Introduction

This specification describes the interface requirements and features of a two-line Vacuum Fluorescent
Display, 20 characters wide. The characters are formed using a 5x7 dot matrix.
1.2

Application

This unit may be used as a console display which provides alphanumeric information that is easily readable in
high ambient light. It is ideal for point-of-sale terminals, office computers, and a wide range of business and
industrial equipment.
1.3

Special Features

"Minimum depth"
Low cost
Hardware interrupt
10 User defined characters
1.4

Description

This Vacuum Fluorescent Display is a self-contained multiplexed unit which provides a simple interface to a
microprocessor system.
This unit consists of a vacuum fluorescent display tube and a minimal amount of electronic hardware. All
display characters and standard control codes are in a 8-bit format. All inputs are TTL compatible. Primary
complexity is contained within the microprocessor software, which controls all display functions.
Timing is not critical for data communication except which is shown in Section 5.5. Data is entered in parallel
at rates determined by execution times.
A single +5VDC power supply (approximately 370mA typical for brightest setting) is required for operation.
Total power is about 1.8 watts.
A wide spectrum of color filters is available to fit all applications. The characters are bright, but soft, providing
comfortable short or long-term viewing.
An ASCII-coded English font employs a 96 character set with an extended European character set and 10
user defined characters.
Figure 3 depicts the character sets as displayed by the 03601-95B-40 module.
Industrial Electronic Engineers, Inc.
Van Nuys, California
08/26/02
Hardware reset
Software dimming
Extended/European character set
Superset of 03601-951
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