Philips Semiconductors
LCD column driver for dot matrix graphic
displays
Product specification
PCF8579
Table 4 Set mode option 1
LCD DRIVE MODE
1:8
1 : 16
1 : 24
1 : 32
MUX ( 8 rows)
MUX (16 rows)
MUX (24 rows)
MUX (32 rows)
BITS
M1
M0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
Table 5 Set mode option 2
DISPLAY STATUS
Blank
Normal
All segments on
Inverse video
BITS
E1
E0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
Table 6 Set mode option 3
SYSTEM TYPE
PCF8578 row only
PCF8578 mixed mode
BIT T
0
1
Table 7 Set start bank option 1
START BANK POINTER
Bank 0
Bank 1
Bank 2
Bank 3
BITS
B1
B0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
Table 8 Device select option 1
DESCRIPTION
Decimal value of 0 to 15
BITS
A3 A2 A1 A0
Table 9 RAM access option 1
RAM ACCESS MODE
Character
Half-graphic
Full-graphic
Not allowed (note 1)
BITS
G1
G0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
Note
1. See opcode for SET START BANK in Table 3.
Table 10 RAM access option 2
DESCRIPTION
Decimal value of 0 to 3
BITS
Y1
Y0
Table 11 Load X-address option 1
DESCRIPTION
Decimal value of 0 to 39
BITS
X5 X4 X3 X2 X1 X0
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