SoftBaugh

5400 Laurel Springs Parkway

Suite 1001
Suwanee, GA 30024
www.softbaugh.com

SBLCDA4

Overview

Our advanced SBLCDA4 is compatible with all MSP430s featuring LCD drive.
The SBLCDA4 offers the following features:

- 2.7v to 3.6v operation directly connected to the MSP430 LCD drive

- 4-mux operation
- 7.1 seven-segment with minus symbology allows versatile text
- Envelope, $, Error, and Memory symbols
- Arrows left, up, right, and down
- Battery with two-segment meter
- Antenna with three-segment meter, plus Tx/Rx symbols
- Colons for HH:MM:SS operation, plus five decimal options
- Progress bar for convenient user feedback
- Five function symbols
- 6 o’clock viewing angle
- Low-cost bias circuit allows adjustment for viewing angle, contrast, and
temperature
- Operating temperature –20C/50C
Typical Operation

The following graphs illustrate the SBLCDA4 viewing angles for the range of VCC
from 2.7v to 3.6v. The test was performed on an MSP430F413. The voltage
measured was on pin 40 (R03) of the MSP430F413. This is the input port of the
lowest analog LCD level (V5). The voltage was controlled by a 200k?
potentiometer.

Due to the wide viewing angle of the SBLCDA4 your bias voltage may vary from
those shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1— SBLCDA4 Viewing Angle

SBLCDA4

105

90
Viewing Angle (degrees)

2.7V
75
3.0V
3.3V
60 3.6V

45

30
-0.25 0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 1.25
VBIAS (V)
SBLCDA4 Segment Mapping

PIN COM3 COM2 COM1 COM0 COM3 COM2 COM1 COM0 PIN
1 DP7 7E 7G 7F
2 7D 7C 7B 7A MEM MINUS ERR DOL 26
3 DP6 6E 6G 6F 8BC RX TX ENV 25
4 6D 6C 6B 6A A0 A1 A2 ANT 24
5 COL5 5E 5G 5F BB B0 B1 BT 23
6 5D 5C 5B 5A AL AD AR AU 22
7 DP4 4E 4G 4F P2 P1 P0 PL 21
8 4D 4C 4B 4A F4 F3 F2 F1 20
9 COL3 3E 3G 3F P3 P4 PR F5 19
10 3D 3C 3B 3A COM0 18
11 DP2 2E 2G 2F COM1 17
12 2D 2C 2B 2A COM2 16
13 DP1 1E 1G 1F COM3 15
14 1D 1C 1B 1A

Recommended SBLCDA4 Footprint

0.100"/ 0.100"/
2.54mm 2.54mm

26 15

0.900"/ 0.035" /
x26
22.86mm 0.889mm

1 14

0.100"/
2.54mm
 1.600

1.500

26 15
SBLCDA4
Rev 1.0.0 2 June 2003

0.100
SoftBaugh, Inc.
0.500 0.800 4080 McGinnis Ferry Road
Suite 604
Alpharetta, GA 30005
0.100 www.softbaugh.com
(770) 772-8111
(770) 772-9030 (fax)
1 14
0.050 0.100

Pins both sides, 0.100" pitch, approx. 20mil wide at PCB, approx 0.250" overall
Glass is 0.8" wide, pins are 0.9" apart at PCB (0.050" knee on each side)
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

DOL
TX RX
ERR A

F B
F1 F2 F3 F4 F5
MINUS G

E C

D
MEM

ANT
BT AU
A2
B1 AL AR
A1

B0 A0
BB AD

PL P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 PR ENV