
Purdy Electronics Corporation • 720 Palomar Avenue • Sunnyvale, CA 94085
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4/2/05
AND791GST/GST-LED
4 Lines x 40 Characters
Intelligent Character Display
The AND791GST/GST-LED devices are compact, LCD
modules that have an on-board LCD controller and driver
circuit. These devices can display 160 characters (numerals,
letters, symbols and Kana letters), as well as eight custom
characters.
Features
• AND791GST: Super Twist Technology
• AND791GST-LED: STN with LED backlight
• Low voltage, +5V single power supply
• Controller on board (HD44780)
• Direct interface to 4- or 8-bit CPU
• 11 commands for control
• Wide temperature range option (WGST)
Dot Matrix Dimensions
Mechanical Characteristics
Item
Specification
Unit
Outline
Dimensions
190.0 (W) x 54.0 (H) x 10 (D)
mm
Character Size
2.78 (W) x 4.89 (H)
mm
Viewing Area
147.0 (W) x 29.5 (H)
mm
Dot Size
0.50 x 0.55
mm
Dot Pitch
0.57 x 0.62
mm
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Item
Symbol
Rating
Unit
Supply Voltage
VDD
7.0
V
Input Voltage
VIN
0
≤ V
IN ≤ VDD
V
LED Forward Current
IF
960
mA
LED Reverse Voltage
VR
8V
0.75
2.78
LED Power Dissipation
PD
4160
mW
Operating Temperature
Top
0 to +50
°C
Storage Temperature
Tstg
–20 to +70
°C
Electrical Characteristics (TA = 25°C)
Item
Symbol
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Unit
Supply Voltage
VDD
4.75
5.00
5.25
V
VDD-VO
3.0
–
6.3
High Level In Voltage
VIH 1
2.2
—
VDD
V
Low Level In Voltage
(IOH = 0.2 mA)
VIL 1
0
—
0.6
V
High Level Output Volt.
(–IOH = 0.2 mA)
VOH 1
2.4
—
—
V
Low Level Output Volt.
(IOL = 1.2 mA)
VOL 1
—
—
0.4
V
LED Forward Voltage
(IF = 480 mA)
VF
3.8
4.1
4.4
V
LED Reverse Current
(VR = 8 V)
IR
–
–
4.8
mA
Optical Characteristics (TA = 25˚C,
φ = 0°, θ = 0°)
Item
Symbol
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Unit
Viewing Angle
φ
–
50
–
degree
Contrast
K
–
6.0
–
–
Response time
(rise)
Ton
—
140
170
ms
Response time
(fall)
Toff
—
160
190
ms
Absolute Maximum Ratings (Continued)
Item
Symbol
Rating
Unit
Product specifications contained herein may be changed
without prior notice. It is therefore advisable to contact
Purdy Electronics before proceeding with the design of
equipment incorporating this product.