EP1868420B1 - Light driving device - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a light driving device and, in particular, to a light driving device and a light driving method for alternately driving lights with a single signal.
- lights are often used to indicate different states thereof. Different light signals are required according to different applications of the electronic devices. As a result, light driving devices are required to control flashing, i.e. ON and OFF states, of the lights.
- the first one is that control signals of light emitting diodes (LEDs) are provided by a general purpose input/output (GPIO) of a central processing unit (CPU), and duty cycles and periods of the control signals are determined by programs and counters inside the CPU.
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- the second one is that an LPG controller for providing control signals of LEDs is built into a CPU, in which there are some adjustable parameters such as ON/OFF, frequency, duty cycle, etc., and durations and periods of the control signals are determined by counters in an integrated circuit (IC).
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- two LPG controllers are alternately activated to generate two alternating control signals for driving two LEDs.
- the method for driving two LEDs has two disadvantages: (1) one more LPG controller is required and thus increases circuit complexity; and (2) time intervals between the two alternating control signals are determined by respective activation timing of the LPG controllers and thus cannot be controlled precisely.
- EP 1 656001 A relates to a flashing light apparatus and method for operating the same.
- a pulse signal generated by a pulse signal generator (202) and the states of the general purpose Input/Output pins (306,308,310) of a CPU (200) are used to control the lights (324,326,328) to flash.
- US 2005 21883 A relates to an multiple lighting apparatus coupled together to form a lighting network, in which operating power is efficiently provided throughout the network based on a distributed DC voltage or a distributed AC voltage. Based on various power driver configurations, each lighting apparatus incorporates one or more power drivers for one or more LED-based loads. In one example, a controlled predetermined power is provided to a load without requiring any feedback information from the load (i.e., without monitoring a load voltage and/or load current).
- a "feed-forward" power driver for an LED-based light sources combines the functionality of a DC-DC converter and a light source controller, and is configured to control the intensity of light generated by the light source based on modulating the average power delivered to the light source in a given time period, without monitoring and/or regulating the voltage or current provided to the light source.
- significantly streamlined circuits having fewer components, higher overall power efficiencies, and smaller space requirements are realized.
- One embodiment of the present invention provides a light driving device, which comprises a signal generator, a demultiplexer and a first light driving circuit and a second light driving circuit.
- the signal generator generates a signal.
- the demultiplexer converts the signal to a first control signal and a second control signal.
- the first and second light driving circuits are respectively controlled by the first and second control signals.
- a light driving device which comprises a signal generator, a demultiplexer and a first light driving circuit and a second light driving circuit.
- the signal generator generates a signal.
- the demultiplexer comprises a D flip-flop for converting the signal to a first control signal and a second control signal.
- the first and second light driving circuits are respectively controlled by the first and second control signals.
- Another embodiment of the present invention provides a light driving method, which comprises generating a signal, converting the signal to a first control signal and a second control signal, and controlling two lights according to the first control signal and the second control signal.
- the light driving device controls more than one light emitting diode with one LPG pin such that LPG pins can be saved.
- flashing duty cycles of the light emitting diodes can be controlled by setting the period and duty cycle of one LPG signal in software associated with the light driving device.
- Fig. 3 is a block diagram of a light driving device according to one embodiment of the invention.
- the light driving device 300 comprises a signal generator 310, a demultiplexer 320 and at least one light driving circuit 330.
- the signal generator 310 generates a signal.
- the demultiplexer 320 converts the signal to at least one control signal.
- the light driving circuits 330 are controlled by the control signals.
- the signal generator 310 is an LED pulse generator (LPG) which generates an LPG signal.
- Each light driving circuit 330 comprises a light emitting diode 331 and a switch 333.
- the switch 333 is a MOS transistor.
- the light emitting diode 331 has a first terminal 332 connected to a first voltage V DD .
- the switch 333 has a first terminal (drain) 335 coupled to a second terminal 334 of the light emitting diode 331, a second terminal (source) 336 coupled to a second voltage V SS, and a third terminal (gate) 337 coupled to the demultiplexer 320 for receiving the control signal.
- the first voltage V DD and the second voltage V SS are respectively a power supply voltage and a ground.
- Fig. 4 is a circuit diagram of the light driving device 300 shown in Fig. 3 .
- the demultiplexer 320 comprises a D flip-flop 322, a first diode D1 and a second diode D2.
- the D flip-flop 322 has a data input terminal D, a clock terminal CLK, an output terminal Q and an inverting output terminal Q' .
- the clock terminal CLK receives the signal.
- the inverting output terminal Q' outputs an output signal fed back to the data input terminal D.
- the output terminal and the inverting output terminal Q' respectively control the light driving circuits 330.
- the first diode D1 has an anode 323 coupled to the output terminal Q and a cathode 325 coupled to the clock terminal CLK.
- the second diode D2 has an anode 327 coupled to the inverting output terminal Q' and a cathode 328 coupled to the clock terminal CLK.
- Fig. 5 is a timing diagram of signals for the operation of the light driving device 300 shown in Fig. 4 .
- LPG represents a signal generated by the signal generator 310.
- Q and Q' respectively represent output signals of the output terminal Q and the inverting output terminal Q' .
- a and B respectively represent voltage levels of the nodes A and B shown in Fig. 4 .
- operation of the light driving device 300 can be divided into four stages. In the first stage, when the signal LPG transits from low level to high level, the logic state of the signal Q' is then latched via the data input terminal D. As a result, the signal Q transits from low level to high level and the signal Q' transits from high level to low level.
- the first and second diodes D1, D2 are reverse-biased and the nodes A and B are respectively at high and low levels.
- the first diode D1 is forward biased such that the node A is pulled to low level and the node B stays in low level.
- the logic state of the signal Q' is then latched via the data input terminal D. As a result, the signal Q transits from high level to low level and the signal Q' transits from low level to high level.
- the first diode D1 and the second diode D2 are reverse biased such that the node A stays in low level and the node B transits from low level to high level.
- the fourth stage when the signal LPG transits from high level to low level, the second diode D2 is forward biased such that the node B is pulled to low level and the node A still stays in low level.
- the four stages repeat again and again and the light emitting diodes 331 are alternately turned ON/OFF with a period twice of that of the LPG signal.
- the present invention also provides a light driving method for driving lights. As shown in Fig. 6 , the method comprises generating a signal (610), converting the generated signal to a first control signal and a second control signal (620), and controlling two lights according to the first control signal and the second control signal (630). More specifically, the generated signal is an LPG signal and the lights are light emitting diodes.
- the light driving device controls more than one light emitting diode with one LPG pin such that LPG pins can be saved.
- flashing duty cycles of the light emitting diodes can be controlled by setting the period and duty cycle of one LPG signal in software associated with the light driving device.
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Description
- The invention relates to a light driving device and, in particular, to a light driving device and a light driving method for alternately driving lights with a single signal.
- In various electronic devices, lights are often used to indicate different states thereof. Different light signals are required according to different applications of the electronic devices. As a result, light driving devices are required to control flashing, i.e. ON and OFF states, of the lights.
- There are two methods generally used to drive lights. The first one, as shown in
Fig. 1 , is that control signals of light emitting diodes (LEDs) are provided by a general purpose input/output (GPIO) of a central processing unit (CPU), and duty cycles and periods of the control signals are determined by programs and counters inside the CPU. - The second one, as shown in
Fig. 2 , is that an LPG controller for providing control signals of LEDs is built into a CPU, in which there are some adjustable parameters such as ON/OFF, frequency, duty cycle, etc., and durations and periods of the control signals are determined by counters in an integrated circuit (IC). Typically, two LPG controllers are alternately activated to generate two alternating control signals for driving two LEDs. However, the method for driving two LEDs has two disadvantages: (1) one more LPG controller is required and thus increases circuit complexity; and (2) time intervals between the two alternating control signals are determined by respective activation timing of the LPG controllers and thus cannot be controlled precisely. -
EP 1 656001 A
pulse signal generator (202) and the states of the general
purpose Input/Output pins (306,308,310) of a CPU (200) are used
to control the lights (324,326,328) to flash. -
US 2005 21883 A relates to an multiple lighting apparatus coupled together to form a lighting network, in which operating power is efficiently provided throughout the network based on a distributed DC voltage or a distributed AC voltage. Based on various power driver configurations, each lighting apparatus incorporates one or more power drivers for one or more LED-based loads. In one example, a controlled predetermined power is provided to a load without requiring any feedback information from the load (i.e., without monitoring a load voltage and/or load current). In another example, a "feed-forward" power driver for an LED-based light sources combines the functionality of a DC-DC converter and a light source controller, and is configured to control the intensity of light generated by the light source based on modulating the average power delivered to the light source in a given time period, without monitoring and/or regulating the voltage or current provided to the light source. In various examples, significantly streamlined circuits having fewer components, higher overall power efficiencies, and smaller space requirements are realized. - One embodiment of the present invention provides a light driving device, which comprises a signal generator, a demultiplexer and a first light driving circuit and a second light driving circuit. The signal generator generates a signal. The demultiplexer converts the signal to a first control signal and a second control signal. The first and second light driving circuits are respectively controlled by the first and second control signals.
- Another embodiment of the present invention provides a light driving device, which comprises a signal generator, a demultiplexer and a first light driving circuit and a second light driving circuit. The signal generator generates a signal. The demultiplexer comprises a D flip-flop for converting the signal to a first control signal and a second control signal. The first and second light driving circuits are respectively controlled by the first and second control signals.
- Another embodiment of the present invention provides a light driving method, which comprises generating a signal, converting the signal to a first control signal and a second control signal, and controlling two lights according to the first control signal and the second control signal.
- Compared with a traditional light driving device in which one LPG pin only controls one light emitting diode, the light driving device according to the present invention controls more than one light emitting diode with one LPG pin such that LPG pins can be saved. In addition, flashing duty cycles of the light emitting diodes can be controlled by setting the period and duty cycle of one LPG signal in software associated with the light driving device.
- A detailed description is given in the following embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.
- The invention can be more fully understood by reading the subsequent detailed description and examples with references made to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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Fig. 1 is a circuit diagram of a conventional light driving device; -
Fig. 2 is a circuit diagram of a conventional light driving device; -
Fig. 3 is a block diagram of a light driving device according to one embodiment of the invention; -
Fig. 4 is a circuit diagram of thelight driving device 300 shown inFig. 3 ; -
Fig. 5 is a timing diagram of signals for operation of thelight driving device 300 shown inFig. 4 ; ; and -
Fig. 6 is a flow chart of a light driving method for driving lights according to an embodiment of the invention. - The following description is of the best-contemplated mode of carrying out the invention. This description is made for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention and should not be taken in a limiting sense. The scope of the invention is best determined by reference to the appended claims.
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Fig. 3 is a block diagram of a light driving device according to one embodiment of the invention. Thelight driving device 300 comprises asignal generator 310, ademultiplexer 320 and at least onelight driving circuit 330. Thesignal generator 310 generates a signal. Thedemultiplexer 320 converts the signal to at least one control signal. Thelight driving circuits 330 are controlled by the control signals. Preferably, thesignal generator 310 is an LED pulse generator (LPG) which generates an LPG signal. Eachlight driving circuit 330 comprises alight emitting diode 331 and aswitch 333. Preferably, theswitch 333 is a MOS transistor. Thelight emitting diode 331 has afirst terminal 332 connected to a first voltage VDD. Theswitch 333 has a first terminal (drain) 335 coupled to asecond terminal 334 of thelight emitting diode 331, a second terminal (source) 336 coupled to a second voltage VSS, and a third terminal (gate) 337 coupled to thedemultiplexer 320 for receiving the control signal. Preferably, the first voltage VDD and the second voltage VSS are respectively a power supply voltage and a ground. -
Fig. 4 is a circuit diagram of thelight driving device 300 shown inFig. 3 . More specifically, thedemultiplexer 320 comprises a D flip-flop 322, a first diode D1 and a second diode D2. The D flip-flop 322 has a data input terminal D, a clock terminal CLK, an output terminal Q and an inverting output terminal Q' . The clock terminal CLK receives the signal. The inverting output terminal Q' outputs an output signal fed back to the data input terminal D. The output terminal and the inverting output terminal Q' respectively control thelight driving circuits 330. The first diode D1 has ananode 323 coupled to the output terminal Q and acathode 325 coupled to the clock terminal CLK. The second diode D2 has ananode 327 coupled to the inverting output terminal Q' and acathode 328 coupled to the clock terminal CLK. -
Fig. 5 is a timing diagram of signals for the operation of thelight driving device 300 shown inFig. 4 . LPG represents a signal generated by thesignal generator 310. Q and Q' respectively represent output signals of the output terminal Q and the inverting output terminal Q' . A and B respectively represent voltage levels of the nodes A and B shown inFig. 4 . When signals Q and Q' respectively start in low and high levels, operation of thelight driving device 300 can be divided into four stages. In the first stage, when the signal LPG transits from low level to high level, the logic state of the signal Q' is then latched via the data input terminal D. As a result, the signal Q transits from low level to high level and the signal Q' transits from high level to low level. Thus, the first and second diodes D1, D2 are reverse-biased and the nodes A and B are respectively at high and low levels. In the second stage, when the signal LPG transits from high level to low level, the first diode D1 is forward biased such that the node A is pulled to low level and the node B stays in low level. In the third stage, when the signal LPG transits again from low level to high level, the logic state of the signal Q' is then latched via the data input terminal D. As a result, the signal Q transits from high level to low level and the signal Q' transits from low level to high level. Thus, the first diode D1 and the second diode D2 are reverse biased such that the node A stays in low level and the node B transits from low level to high level. In the fourth stage, when the signal LPG transits from high level to low level, the second diode D2 is forward biased such that the node B is pulled to low level and the node A still stays in low level. As a result, the four stages repeat again and again and thelight emitting diodes 331 are alternately turned ON/OFF with a period twice of that of the LPG signal. - The present invention also provides a light driving method for driving lights. As shown in
Fig. 6 , the method comprises generating a signal (610), converting the generated signal to a first control signal and a second control signal (620), and controlling two lights according to the first control signal and the second control signal (630). More specifically, the generated signal is an LPG signal and the lights are light emitting diodes. - Compared with a traditional light driving device in which one LPG pin only controls one light emitting diode, the light driving device according to the present invention controls more than one light emitting diode with one LPG pin such that LPG pins can be saved. In addition, flashing duty cycles of the light emitting diodes can be controlled by setting the period and duty cycle of one LPG signal in software associated with the light driving device.
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- A light driving device (300), comprising:a signal generator (310) for generating a signal;a demultiplexer (320) for converting the generated signal to a first control signal and a second control signal;a first light driving circuit (330) controlled by the first control signal and having a first light (331); anda second light driving circuit (330) controlled by the second control signal and having a second light (311),characterized in that each of the first and second control signals converted by
the demultiplexer (320) transits between a high level and a low level,
and the first control signal is inverted to the second control signal;andthe first light (331) and the second light (331) are alternately turned ON/OFF according to the first and second control signals, andthe demultiplexer (320) comprises a D flip-flop (322) having a data input terminal (D), a clock terminal (CLK) for receiving the generated signal, an output terminal (Q) for outputting the first control signal, and an inverting output terminal (Q') for outputting the second control signal, wherein the second output signal is fed back to the data input terminal (D), and the first light driving circuit (330) and the second light driving circuit (330) are respectively controlled by the first control signal and the second control signal. - The light driving device (300) as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that each of the first light (331) and second light (331) has a first terminal (332) connected to a first voltage (VDD), and a second terminal (334), and each of the first and second light driving circuits (300) further comprises:a switch (333) having a first terminal (335) coupled to the second Terminal (334), a second terminal (336) connected to a second voltage (VSS), and a third terminal (337) coupled to the demultiplexer (320),wherein the third terminal (337) of the switch (333) of the first light driving circuit (330) receives the first control signal, and the third terminal (337) of the switch (333) of the second light driving circuit (330) receives the second control signal.
- The light driving device (300) as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the first and second lights are light emitting diodes, the signal generator (310) is an LED pulse generator, and the switch (333) is a MOS transistor; wherein the first and second voltages (VDD, VSS) are respectively a power supply voltage and a ground; and wherein the first terminal (335) is a drain, the second terminal(336) is a source, and the third terminal (337) is a gate.
- The light driving device (300) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the demultiplexer(320) comprises a first diode (D1) having an anode (323) coupled to the output terminal (Q) and a cathode (325) coupled to the clock terminal (CLK), and a second diode (D2) having an anode (327) coupled to the inverting output terminal (Q') and a cathode (328) coupled to the clock terminal (CLK).
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