Edit Project: VIPCO LED display

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=== synopsis === Got a hold of two VIPCO displays (120x32 red pixels). {{#Widget:Html5media|url={{filepath:VIPCO.mp4}}}} {{#widget:YouTube|id=JSjKT0aKni4}} === used ICs === * Driven by HD64180RP6 CPU ([[Media:HD64180RZ.pdf|datasheet]]) * ULN2003A (High-Voltage, High-Current Darlington Transistor Arrays, [[Media:ULN2003A.pdf|datasheet]]), both used as horizontal and vertical driver * CD4514BE (CMOS 4-Bit Latch/4-16 Line Decoder,s [[Media:CD4515B.pdf|datasheet]]), row select * HCF4094A (8-stage shift and store bus register with 3-stage outputs, [[Media:HCF4094A.pdf|datasheet]]), 6 per panel, 5 panels per display === pinout and protocol === [[File:VIPCO test pinout.jpg|thumb|test pinout used with the Arduino code]] While the PCB segments are designed to first shift in data for the top 16 leds (24 wide) and then the bottom 16, at least the display without serial connector is modified to use 2 bits per clock (top and bottom half). <pre> back side (top right) ----------+ VCC oo|data2 VCC oo|VCC clock oo|D strobe oo|C data1 oo|B inhibit oo|A GND oo|GND GND oo|GND | </pre> Where: * VCC is roughly 7.8v without load * data1 is top 16 LEDs shift register * data2 is bottom 16 LEDs shift register * clock shifts data on rising edge (maximum clockspeed is 2.5MHz, 400nS) * strobe high transfers data from shift register to storage register (which makes it visible: 'latch') * A+B+C+D is row select * {{~|inhibit}} is the row 'strobe' In short: :when <code>strobe</code> is low, the current shift register can be displayed by having <code>A</code> <code>B</code> <code>C</code> and <code>D</code> pick the right line and pulling <code>inhibit</code> low. :The next line now can be shifted in by using <code>data1</code>, <code>data2</code> and <code>clock</code> === notes === * the main controller board uses a HD64180RP6 and is controlled by RS232 and probably RS485 * 16 TIP107 (8A darlington) transistors drive the 32 lines per two lines (1 and 17, 2 and 18, etc..) * one TIP107 seems worn out/broken (number 16) * a couple of leds have worn out and might need replacement * strobe seems to be latch, inhibit seems to act as strobe * the transistors seem to be on a separable voltage rail (tested on 5V@1A and 7.5V@2.2A) * the shift register shifts from the right, but the pinout per HCF4094A is reversed per 8 columns (as seen in the video) like this: {| class="wikitable" |16||17||18||19||20||21||22||23||8||9||10||11||12||13||14||15||0||1||2||3||4||5||6||7 |} === done === This Arduino code is used to test the display. By default it displays (fake) random noise. Connect to the Arduino serial port at 9600 baud and type the letter '''a'''ll, '''r'''andom or '''b'''ar to change the display. I ([[User:Xopr|xopr]]) have cheated on the Arduino controller because you need a clock above 250kHz for the display to draw smoothly; this demo writes two bits every 128 cycles and the columns are reused every row, so you'll see bars pushed in. The noise generator shifts in between 0 and 2 columns (of 2 random bits) === plan === Since we have three LED displays which all work differently (this one, the [[PAL0123]] and [[DE-DP14116]]), we might want to write a display base class and build on top of that. === todo === * test the displays on failures and do an inventory of the components we need. Currently, display 1 had a loose transistor and about 22 weak/broken leds at 7.5V@2.6A (increases to 35 when dropping to 5V@1.15A) ** Panel 1 (right, controller at the bottom): **: >8 ^ 14 ~ ** Panel 2: **: <1 v3 x **: <2 v9 x **: <5 v10 ~ **: <7 ^14 ~ **: >5 ^5 x **: >4 ^15 x **: >1 ^12 ~ **: >2 v1 ~ **: >3 v3 ~ ** Panel 4: **: <3 v6 ~ **: <2 v6 ~ **: <10 v4 ~ **: <13 v6 ~~ **: <14 v5 ~x ** Panel 5: **: <1 v8 ~ **: >12 v14 ~~ **: >1 v5 x **: >1 ^5 x **: >1 ^13 ~~ **: >1 ^14 x * resolder or replace weak LEDs * order and replace faulty transistors * check if we can drive it with an [[ESP]]: *: IO is 5V tolerant <ref>https://www.ba0sh1.com/blog/2016/08/03/is-esp8266-io-really-5v-tolerant/</ref> *: GPIO15 high on boot means SDIO bootmode *: Set multiple GPIOs by using <code>GPO</code><ref>https://www.esp8266.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=9407</ref> *: Maximum I/O speed is 3.81Mbps (262.5ns)<ref>http://nerdralph.blogspot.de/2015/04/a-4mbps-shiftout-for-esp8266arduino.html</ref> or 16Mbit for SPI<ref>https://github.com/MetalPhreak/ESP8266_SPI_Driver</ref> *: GPIO16 is on a separate register *: CD4515B high level is 2.75V_min and 3.5V_typ @ 5V_cc and 5.5V_min and 7V_typ @ 10V_cc *: HCF4094B high level is 3.5V_min @ 5V_cc and 7V_min @ 10V_cc *: there is, a special driver board between the main board and the display which might be useful *: Pull-up and the use of a [[CD4050]] seems to work (except for pin 15) * right angle socket connector ordered (almost due, though) * some new code has been written that blits a complete piece of RAM (not yet uploaded): there was a lot of noise, so plan is to build a clip-on board <references/> Location: One in the [[Location::stACKspace]] and one at [[Location::User:xopr|xopr's]] [[Category:Displays]][[Category:LEDs]][[Category:Arduino]]

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