| ??? 04/21/06 15:13 Read: times |
#114685 - using 5V for backlight? Responding to: ???'s previous message |
If your problem is that your backlight drives too much current the main reason must be that your LCD backlight is designed to work with 4.2V not 5V. Some LCDs have internal diodes to cutoff the voltage, if not you must put a diode in series to reduce the voltage to 4.2V. Driving a 4.2V backlight with 5V will cause your LCD to overheat overtime and it's likely to damage it. Also it drives a high amount of current from your regulator. |
| Topic | Author | Date |
| To turn OFF LCD backlight | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Not by code | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| LCD backlight | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| To turn OFF LCD backlight | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| MOSFET | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| check the connection diagram | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Are you confusing between contrast... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Check my changes in connections | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| In some models.. | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Voltage level at the backlight pins. | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Is cathode short to the ground pin? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| cathode is at 0V | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Did you check for short between | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| problem in contrast | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| See earlier PNP solution | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Thank you very much | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
using 5V for backlight? | 01/01/70 00:00 |