WO2017029894A1 - Led display device and drive device - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an LED display device including an LED display unit having LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) and a driving device for driving the LED display unit.
- LEDs Light Emitting Diodes
- LED display devices having LEDs are often used for outdoor and indoor advertisement display. These LED display devices have been used as large display devices having a pixel pitch of 3 mm or more so far, but due to the recent reduction in the cost of LEDs and the narrowing of the pixel pitch, they have become 1.5 mm and 1.9 mm products. Has been put on the market.
- the LED that constitutes one pixel is composed of a very small package of 1.0 mm ⁇ 1.0 mm or less.
- the yield of the soldering process may decrease due to the decrease in the area of the soldering pad, or the pattern may become complicated and the cost may increase due to the increase in the number of layers of the substrate. is doing.
- an anode common package in which anodes of red, green and blue LEDs are electrically connected is widely used so that the number of terminals of the package becomes a minimum number. Yes.
- the drive circuit corresponding to the cathode common has a limited number of manufacturers, and there is a problem that it is difficult to obtain a mass production effect in terms of cost, resulting in an increase in cost.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a technique capable of suppressing the power consumption of an LED.
- the LED display device uses an LED display unit including a plurality of LED arrays, a voltage supply unit capable of supplying a plurality of different types of voltages, and the plurality of types of voltages that can be supplied by the voltage supply unit. And a driving unit for driving the LED display unit.
- Each of the LED arrays has a plurality of LEDs having different emission wavelengths, with anodes or cathodes electrically connected to each other.
- the drive unit switches a voltage to be supplied to the LED array to be lit from among the plurality of types of voltages by time division control, and among the plurality of LEDs included in the LED array to be lit Then, some of the LEDs to be turned on by the voltage to be supplied to the LED array are turned on in synchronization with the switching.
- the voltage to be supplied to the LED array to be lit is switched by time division control from among a plurality of types of voltages, and the LED array among the plurality of LEDs included in the LED array to be lit Some of the LEDs to be lit according to the voltage to be supplied to are lit in synchronization with the switching. Thereby, the power consumption of LED can be suppressed.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an LED display device according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an LED display device according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the LED display device according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of an LED display device according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the relationship between the applied voltage and output current in a constant current circuit.
- 3 is a timing chart showing the operation of the LED display device according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 1 and 2 are block diagrams showing the configuration of the LED display device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the LED display device of FIG. 1 includes an LED display unit 1, an input terminal 2, a video signal processing unit 3, a luminance correction unit 4, and a driving unit 5 corresponding to a driving device.
- the video signal processing unit 3 and the luminance correction unit 4 are realized by, for example, the processor 92 in FIG. 3 executing a program stored in the memory 91.
- the memory 91 includes, for example, a nonvolatile or volatile semiconductor memory such as a RAM, a ROM, a flash memory, an EPROM, and an EEPROM, a magnetic disk, a flexible disk, an optical disk, a compact disk, a mini disk, and a DVD.
- the processor 92 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a central processing device, a processing device, a computing device, a microprocessor, a microcomputer, a processor, and a DSP.
- the program causes a computer to execute procedures and methods such as the video signal processing unit 3 and is realized by, for example, software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware.
- the video signal processing unit 3 or the like is not limited to a configuration realized by operating according to a software program, and may be, for example, a signal processing circuit that realizes the operation with a hardware electric circuit.
- the video signal processing unit 3 or the like may be a combination of a configuration realized by a software program and a configuration realized by hardware.
- the drive unit 5 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by a combination of software and hardware.
- the LED display unit 1 is used for displaying a desired image such as a character or a figure.
- the LED display unit 1 has a plurality of LED arrays arranged in a matrix. In the example of FIG. 1, a total of 16 LED arrays of 4 ⁇ 4 are arranged in a matrix.
- the LED array 100 which is one of a plurality of LED arrays, has a total of three LEDs 100R, 100G, and 100B of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) having different emission wavelengths. is doing.
- R red
- G green
- B blue
- other LED arrays are configured in the same manner.
- the input terminal 2 receives a video signal from the outside.
- the video signal processing unit 3 selects a region necessary for display based on the video signal received at the input terminal 2 and performs processing such as gamma correction.
- the luminance correction unit 4 corrects the luminance of the output signal of the video signal processing unit 3.
- the drive unit 5 performs, for example, LED lighting control (flashing control) of the LED display unit 1 by driving the LED display unit 1 based on the output signal corrected by the luminance correction unit 4.
- FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing configurations of the LED display unit 1 and the drive unit 5 according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 4 shows a configuration in which drive control is performed with 2 rows ⁇ 2 lines scan as an example.
- the LED arrays 100 and 101 are LED arrays on the first line
- the LED arrays 110 and 111 are LED arrays on the second line.
- the LED arrays 100 and 110 are the first row LED arrays
- the LED arrays 101 and 111 are the second row LED arrays.
- the number of columns and lines is not limited to this, and is generally larger than this. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, in a 4 ⁇ 4 LED array, drive control is performed with 4 columns ⁇ 4 lines scan.
- the LED array 100 has R, G, and B LEDs 100R, 100G, and 100B as described above.
- the anodes of the LEDs 100R, 100G, and 100B are anode common terminals and are electrically connected to each other.
- the LED array 101 includes R, G, and B LEDs 101R, 101G, and 101B whose anodes are electrically connected to each other.
- the LED array 110 includes R, G, and B LEDs 110R, 110G, and 110B whose anodes are electrically connected to each other.
- the LED array 111 includes R, G, and B LEDs 111R, 111G, and 111B whose anodes are electrically connected to each other.
- the drive unit 5 comprehensively controls the switches 20, 21, 30, the green and blue power supply circuit 40, the red power supply circuit 50, the constant current circuit block 60, and the on / off circuit block 70. And a control circuit 80.
- the green and blue power supply circuit 40 and the red power supply circuit 50 having an output voltage different from the power supply circuit 40 constitute a voltage supply unit (power supply circuit).
- the voltage supply part (power supply circuit) can supply a plurality of different voltages Vgb and Vr.
- the driving unit 5 drives the LED display unit 1 using a plurality of types of voltages Vgb and Vr that can be supplied by the voltage supply unit (the green and blue power supply circuits 40 and the red power supply circuit 50).
- the voltage supply units (the green and blue power supply circuits 40 and the red power supply circuit 50) are provided in the drive unit 5, but may be separate from the drive unit 5. .
- the anode common terminals of the LED arrays 100 and 101 are connected to the switch 20.
- the switch 20 is set to ON by the control of the control circuit 80, the LED arrays 100 and 101 are turned on, and these LEDs can be turned on.
- the anode common terminals of the LED arrays 110 and 111 are connected to the switch 21.
- the switch 21 is set to ON by the control of the control circuit 80, the LED arrays 110 and 111 are turned on, and those LEDs can be turned on.
- the switch 30 is connected between the green and blue power supply circuit 40 and the red power supply circuit 50 and the switches 20 and 21. This switch 30 is controlled by the control circuit 80 so that the green and blue power supply circuit 40 and the red power supply circuit 50 are supplied with one type of voltage (anode common terminal of the LED array to be lit) from a plurality of types of voltages Vgb and Vr. The voltage to be supplied is selected, and the one kind of voltage is supplied to the anode common terminal of the LED array to be lit.
- the constant current circuit block 60 includes a constant current circuit 61R for the first row red, a constant current circuit 61G for the first row green, a constant current circuit 61B for the first row blue, and a constant current circuit for the second row red.
- a current circuit 62R, a second row green constant current circuit 62G, and a second row blue constant current circuit 62B are provided.
- the constant current circuit 61R is electrically connected to the cathodes of the red LEDs 100R and 110R of the LED arrays 100 and 110
- the constant current circuit 61G is electrically connected to the cathodes of the green LEDs 100G and 110G of the LED arrays 100 and 110.
- the constant current circuit 61B is electrically connected to the cathodes of the blue LEDs 100B and 110B of the LED arrays 100 and 110.
- the constant current circuits 62R, 62G, and 62B are electrically connected to the cathodes of the red, green, and blue LEDs of the LED arrays 101 and 111.
- the ON / OFF circuit block 70 includes ON / OFF circuits 71R, 71G, 71B, 72R, 72G, 72B.
- the on and off circuit 71R is electrically connected to the cathodes of the LEDs 100R and 110R via the constant current circuit 61R
- the on and off circuit 71G is electrically connected to the cathodes of the LEDs 100G and 110G via the constant current circuit 61G
- the on / off circuit 71B is electrically connected to the cathodes of the LEDs 100B and 110B via the constant current circuit 61B.
- the ON / OFF circuits 72R, 72G, 72B are electrically connected to the cathodes of the red, green, and blue LEDs via the constant current circuits 62R, 62G, 62B.
- the on and off circuits 71R, 71G, 71B, 72R, 72G, and 72B described above turn on or off the electrical connection under the control of the control circuit 80.
- the control circuit 80 controls switching of the switch 30 by time division control.
- the control circuit 80 individually controls on and off of the on and off circuits 71R, 71G, 71B, 72R, 72G, and 72B in synchronization with the switching, thereby turning on and off the current flowing through the LEDs. As a result, lighting and extinguishing of the LED are individually controlled.
- the control circuit 80 performs LED lighting control by PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) control using a duty ratio (ratio of on period per pulse period). For this reason, the LED lighting control performed by the control circuit 80 is strictly LED blinking control, but since the pulse cycle is very short, it is perceived as lighting by human eyes. In such PWM control, as the duty ratio increases, the ratio of the on-period increases, so that the brightness of the LED felt by human eyes increases.
- PWM Pulse Width Modulation
- the control circuit 80 not only performs the above control but also controls the switching of the switches 20 and 21.
- the drive unit 5 configured as described above performs time-sharing control of switching of the switch 30, so that a voltage (a voltage to be supplied to the anode common terminal of the LED array to be lit out of a plurality of types of voltages Vgb and Vr) One type of voltage) is switched by time-sharing control.
- the drive part 5 synchronizes some LED which should be lighted with the voltage (one type of voltage) which should be supplied to the said LED array among several LED contained in the LED array of lighting object to switching of a voltage. And turn it on.
- the voltage to be supplied to the LED array is the voltage Vr of the red power supply circuit 50
- the drive unit 5 according to the first embodiment replaces the red LED in the LED array with the part of the LEDs. Turn on as. Further, when the voltage to be supplied to the LED array is the voltage Vgb of the green and blue power supply circuit 40, the driving unit 5 according to the first embodiment selects the green and blue LEDs in the LED array. The LED is turned on as the partial LED. The LED lighting control will be described in detail later.
- Vgb and Vr of the voltage supply unit (green and blue power supply circuit 40 and red power supply circuit 50) will be described.
- Table 1 shows an example of materials of R, G, and B LEDs according to the first embodiment and forward voltages.
- the forward voltage of the green (G) LED and the blue (B) LED are substantially the same, but the forward voltage of the red (R) LED is green (G).
- the control circuit 80 switches the switch 30 to the red power supply circuit 50 and supplies the voltage to the R LED.
- the control circuit 80 switches the switch 30 to the green and blue power supply circuit 40 and supplies the voltage to the G and B LEDs.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the relationship between the applied voltage and the output current in the constant current circuits 61R and 62R.
- the constant current circuits 61R and 62R have a function of flowing a specified current (a specified current) regardless of the applied voltage.
- the voltage applied to the constant current circuits 61R and 62R is a voltage called knee voltage depending on the constant current circuits 61R and 62R (in the case of FIG. 5). 0.5V) or more is necessary.
- a voltage of 2.9 V or more obtained by adding a knee voltage to a forward voltage of 2.4 V is applied as the voltage Vr of the power supply circuit 50 for red.
- a voltage slightly higher than 2.9 V is preferably applied as the voltage Vr.
- a voltage of 3.9 V or more obtained by adding a knee voltage of 0.5 V to a forward voltage of 3.4 V is a green and blue power supply circuit. It is applied as a voltage Vgb of 40.
- a voltage slightly higher than 3.9 V is preferably applied as the voltage Vgb.
- the plurality of types of voltages that can be supplied by the voltage supply unit include the voltage Vgh that is the second voltage and the voltage Vr that is the first voltage smaller than the second voltage. .
- FIG. 6 is a timing chart showing switch switching and LED lighting control according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 shows the supply voltage supplied to the LEDs from the voltage supply unit via the switch 30, the on and off of the switches 20 and 21, and the LEDs that are lit.
- the switch 30 is switched to the red power supply circuit 50 so that the supply voltage becomes the voltage Vr.
- the switch 20 is turned on and the switch 21 is turned off, so that the red power supply circuit 50 and the LED arrays 100 and 101 are electrically connected.
- the control circuit 80 performs PWM control of the on and off circuits 71R and 72R and PWM control of the constant current circuits 61R and 62R. As a result, the LED 100R of the LED array 100 in the first row and the LED 101R of the LED array 101 in the second row are turned on.
- the control circuit 80 (drive unit 5) lights the red LEDs 100R and 101R included in the LED arrays 100 and 101 to be lit. At this time, the control circuit 80 (drive unit 5) turns off the on / off circuits 71G, 71B, 72G, 72B, thereby turning on the LEDs 100G, 100B other than the LED 100R in the LED array 100 to be lit and the LEDs to be lit. The LEDs 101G and 101B other than the LED 101R in the array 101 are turned off.
- the switch 30 is switched to the green and blue power supply circuits 40 so that the supply voltage becomes the voltage Vgb.
- the switches 20 and 21 are maintained in a state, and the green and blue power supply circuit 40 and the LED arrays 100 and 101 are electrically connected.
- the control circuit 80 performs PWM control of the on and off circuits 71G, 71B, 72G, and 72B, and performs PWM control of the constant current circuits 61G, 61B, 62G, and 62B.
- the LEDs 100G and 100B of the LED array 100 in the first row and the LEDs 101G and 101B of the LED array 101 in the second row are turned on.
- the control circuit 80 (drive unit 5) causes the green LEDs 100G and 101G and the blue LEDs 100B and 101B included in the LED arrays 100 and 101 to be lit. Lights up. At this time, the control circuit 80 (drive unit 5) turns off the on and off circuits 71R and 72R, thereby turning on the LED 100R other than the LEDs 100G and 100B in the LED array 100 to be lit and the LED array 101 to be lit. The LEDs 101R other than the LEDs 101G and 101B are turned off.
- the switch 30 is switched to the red power supply circuit 50 so that the supply voltage becomes the voltage Vr.
- the switch 20 is turned off and the switch 21 is turned on, and the red power supply circuit 50 and the LED arrays 110 and 111 are electrically connected.
- the control circuit 80 performs PWM control of the on and off circuits 71R and 72R and PWM control of the constant current circuits 61R and 62R. As a result, the LED 110R of the first row LED array 110 and the LED 111R of the second row LED array 111 are lit.
- the control circuit 80 (drive unit 5) lights the red LEDs 110R and 111R included in the LED arrays 110 and 111 to be lit. At this time, the control circuit 80 (drive unit 5) turns off the LEDs 110G and 110B other than the LED 110R in the LED array 110 to be lit and the LEDs 111G and 111B other than the LED 111R in the LED array 111 to be lit.
- the switch 30 is switched to the green and blue power supply circuits 40 so that the supply voltage becomes the voltage Vgb.
- the switches 20 and 21 are maintained in a state, and the green and blue power supply circuit 40 and the LED arrays 110 and 111 are electrically connected.
- the control circuit 80 performs PWM control of the on and off circuits 71G, 71B, 72G, and 72B, and performs PWM control of the constant current circuits 61G, 61B, 62G, and 62B.
- the LEDs 110G and 110B of the LED array 110 in the first row and the LEDs 111G and 111B of the LED array 111 in the second row are turned on.
- the control circuit 80 causes the green LEDs 110G and 111G and the blue LEDs 110B and 111B included in the LED arrays 110 and 111 to be lit. Lights up. At this time, the control circuit 80 (drive unit 5) turns off the LED 110R other than the LEDs 110G and 110B in the LED array 110 to be turned on and the LED 111R other than the LEDs 111G and 111B in the LED array 111 to be turned on.
- the same control as described above is repeatedly performed. Accordingly, the lighting of the LEDs 100R, 101R, the lighting of the LEDs 100G, 100B, 101G, 101B, the lighting of the LEDs 110R, 111R, and the lighting of the LEDs 110G, 110B, 111G, 111B are sequentially repeated.
- the brightness at the time of lighting is controlled by PWM control, and a desired image is displayed on the LED display unit 1.
- the LED display device according to the present embodiment 1 has a power supply voltage difference of 1 (V) ⁇ 10 (mA) ⁇ PWM control duty ratio ⁇ the number of pixels, which is higher than the conventional LED display device. Power consumption is reduced.
- the duty ratio is 0.25
- the number of pixels is 2 million or more assuming full high-definition, and these are substituted into the above equation, according to the LED display device according to the first embodiment, 5 kW It can be seen that power consumption can be reduced to a certain extent.
- ⁇ Summary of Embodiment 1> According to the LED display device according to the first embodiment as described above, among the plurality of LEDs included in the LED array to be lit, some of the LEDs that should be lit are lit by the voltage to be supplied to the LED array. Let As a result, a suitable voltage can be applied to each of the R, G, and B LEDs, so that wasteful power consumption can be suppressed and power consumption can be reduced. Moreover, since heat generation of the drive circuit 80 (drive unit 5) and the like can be suppressed, the life of the LED can be extended and the reliability is improved.
- two types of power supply circuits (green and blue power supply circuit 40 and red power supply circuit 50) are applied to the voltage supply unit.
- three types of power supply circuits may be applied to the voltage supply unit so that three types of voltages can be independently supplied corresponding to R, G, and B.
- the combination of the number of LED arrays is 2 ⁇ 2, but the present invention is not limited to this, and an arbitrary number of combinations may be applied.
- the time division control time division process
- time division processing time division processing
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Abstract
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a technology capable of suppressing LED power consumption. An LED display device equipped with voltage supply units (40), (50) capable of supplying multiple different types of voltage, and a drive unit (5) for driving an LED display unit (1) by using the multiple types of voltage. The drive unit (5) uses time-sharing control and switches the voltage to be supplied to an LED array to be switched on from among the multiple types of voltage, and switches on some of the LEDs to be switched on by using the voltage to be supplied to the LED array, among the multiple LEDs included in the LED array to be switched on.
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本発明は、LED(Light Emitting Diode:発光ダイオード)を有するLED表示部を備えるLED表示装置と、当該LED表示部を駆動する駆動装置に関する。
The present invention relates to an LED display device including an LED display unit having LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) and a driving device for driving the LED display unit.
LEDを有するLED表示装置は、屋外、屋内の広告表示等に多く使用されている。これらのLED表示装置は、これまで画素ピッチ3mm以上の大型表示装置として使用されてきたが、近年のLEDの低コスト化及び画素ピッチの狭ピッチ化により、1.5mm、1.9mmの製品として市場に投入されてきている。
LED display devices having LEDs are often used for outdoor and indoor advertisement display. These LED display devices have been used as large display devices having a pixel pitch of 3 mm or more so far, but due to the recent reduction in the cost of LEDs and the narrowing of the pixel pitch, they have become 1.5 mm and 1.9 mm products. Has been put on the market.
画素ピッチの狭ピッチ化により、1画素を構成するLEDは1.0mm×1.0mm以下の非常に小さなパッケージで構成されている。そして、パッケージの小型化に伴い、端子数によっては半田付け用パッドの面積の減少による半田付け工程の歩留まり低下が生じたり、パターン複雑化ひいては基板の層数増加によるコストアップなどの不具合が生じたりしている。これらの問題を解決する方法として、パッケージの端子数が必要最低限の数となるように、赤、緑、青のそれぞれのLEDのアノードを電気的に接続したアノードコモンのパッケージが広く使用されている。
Due to the narrowing of the pixel pitch, the LED that constitutes one pixel is composed of a very small package of 1.0 mm × 1.0 mm or less. With the downsizing of the package, depending on the number of terminals, the yield of the soldering process may decrease due to the decrease in the area of the soldering pad, or the pattern may become complicated and the cost may increase due to the increase in the number of layers of the substrate. is doing. As a method for solving these problems, an anode common package in which anodes of red, green and blue LEDs are electrically connected is widely used so that the number of terminals of the package becomes a minimum number. Yes.
しかし、アノードコモンでは、赤、緑、青のそれぞれのLEDに供給する電圧が共通となるため、各LEDの順方向電圧が異なると、順方向電圧差に応じた電力が無駄に消費されるので、消費電力の増大などの不具合が発生する。また、消費電力が増大すると、発熱も大きくなるので、LED自体の温度上昇によるLEDの寿命低下などの不具合も発生する。これに対して、LEDの消費電力の低減化、及び、長寿命化を実現するために、LEDのカソードを電気的に接続したカソードコモンのドライブ方法が提案されている(例えば、特許文献1)。
However, in the anode common, the voltages supplied to the LEDs of red, green, and blue are common, so if the forward voltage of each LED is different, power corresponding to the forward voltage difference is wasted. Problems such as an increase in power consumption occur. In addition, when the power consumption increases, the heat generation also increases, so that problems such as a reduction in the life of the LED due to an increase in the temperature of the LED itself also occur. On the other hand, in order to reduce the power consumption and extend the life of the LED, a cathode common drive method in which the cathode of the LED is electrically connected has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1). .
しかしながら、カソードコモンに対応した駆動回路は製造メーカが限られており、コスト的に量産効果が得られにくく、結果的にコスト高になるという問題があった。
However, the drive circuit corresponding to the cathode common has a limited number of manufacturers, and there is a problem that it is difficult to obtain a mass production effect in terms of cost, resulting in an increase in cost.
そこで、本発明は、上記のような問題点を鑑みてなされたものであり、LEDの消費電力を抑制可能な技術を提供することを目的とする。
Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a technique capable of suppressing the power consumption of an LED.
本発明に係るLED表示装置は、複数のLEDアレイを含むLED表示部と、互いに異なる複数種類の電圧を供給可能な電圧供給部と、前記電圧供給部が供給可能な前記複数種類の電圧を用いて、前記LED表示部を駆動する駆動部とを備える。各前記LEDアレイは、アノードまたはカソードが互いに電気的に接続された、発光波長が異なる複数のLEDを有する。前記駆動部は、前記複数種類の電圧の中から、点灯対象の前記LEDアレイに供給すべき電圧を時分割制御により切り替え、かつ、前記点灯対象の前記LEDアレイに含まれる前記複数のLEDのうち、当該LEDアレイに供給すべき前記電圧によって点灯すべき一部のLEDを、前記切り替えに同期して点灯させる。
The LED display device according to the present invention uses an LED display unit including a plurality of LED arrays, a voltage supply unit capable of supplying a plurality of different types of voltages, and the plurality of types of voltages that can be supplied by the voltage supply unit. And a driving unit for driving the LED display unit. Each of the LED arrays has a plurality of LEDs having different emission wavelengths, with anodes or cathodes electrically connected to each other. The drive unit switches a voltage to be supplied to the LED array to be lit from among the plurality of types of voltages by time division control, and among the plurality of LEDs included in the LED array to be lit Then, some of the LEDs to be turned on by the voltage to be supplied to the LED array are turned on in synchronization with the switching.
本発明によれば、複数種類の電圧の中から、点灯対象のLEDアレイに供給すべき電圧を時分割制御により切り替え、かつ、点灯対象のLEDアレイに含まれる複数のLEDのうち、当該LEDアレイに供給すべき電圧によって点灯すべき一部のLEDを、切り替えに同期して点灯させる。これによりLEDの消費電力を抑制することができる。
According to the present invention, the voltage to be supplied to the LED array to be lit is switched by time division control from among a plurality of types of voltages, and the LED array among the plurality of LEDs included in the LED array to be lit Some of the LEDs to be lit according to the voltage to be supplied to are lit in synchronization with the switching. Thereby, the power consumption of LED can be suppressed.
本発明の目的、特徴、態様及び利点は、以下の詳細な説明と添付図面とによって、より明白となる。
The objects, features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings.
<実施の形態1>
図1及び図2は、本発明の実施の形態1に係るLED表示装置の構成を示すブロック図である。図1のLED表示装置は、LED表示部1と、入力端子2と、映像信号処理部3と、輝度補正部4と、駆動装置に相当する駆動部5とを備えている。 <Embodiment 1>
1 and 2 are block diagrams showing the configuration of the LED display device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The LED display device of FIG. 1 includes an LED display unit 1, aninput terminal 2, a video signal processing unit 3, a luminance correction unit 4, and a driving unit 5 corresponding to a driving device.
図1及び図2は、本発明の実施の形態1に係るLED表示装置の構成を示すブロック図である。図1のLED表示装置は、LED表示部1と、入力端子2と、映像信号処理部3と、輝度補正部4と、駆動装置に相当する駆動部5とを備えている。 <Embodiment 1>
1 and 2 are block diagrams showing the configuration of the LED display device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The LED display device of FIG. 1 includes an LED display unit 1, an
まず各構成要素のハードウェアについて説明する。LED表示部1には例えばLED表示パネルが適用される。映像信号処理部3及び輝度補正部4(以下「映像信号処理部3等」と記す)は、例えば図3のプロセッサ92が、メモリ91に記憶されたプログラムを実行することによって実現される。
First, the hardware of each component will be described. For example, an LED display panel is applied to the LED display unit 1. The video signal processing unit 3 and the luminance correction unit 4 (hereinafter referred to as “video signal processing unit 3 etc.”) are realized by, for example, the processor 92 in FIG. 3 executing a program stored in the memory 91.
なお、メモリ91は、例えば、RAM、ROM、フラッシュメモリー、EPROM、EEPROM等の、不揮発性または揮発性の半導体メモリや、磁気ディスク、フレキシブルディスク、光ディスク、コンパクトディスク、ミニディスク、DVD等を含む。プロセッサ92は、例えば、CPU(Central Processing Unit)、中央処理装置、処理装置、演算装置、マイクロプロセッサ、マイクロコンピュータ、プロセッサ、DSPを含む。上記プログラムは、映像信号処理部3等の手順や方法をコンピュータに実行させるものであり、例えば、ソフトウェア、ファームウェア、またはソフトウェアとファームウェアとの組み合わせにより実現される。
The memory 91 includes, for example, a nonvolatile or volatile semiconductor memory such as a RAM, a ROM, a flash memory, an EPROM, and an EEPROM, a magnetic disk, a flexible disk, an optical disk, a compact disk, a mini disk, and a DVD. The processor 92 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a central processing device, a processing device, a computing device, a microprocessor, a microcomputer, a processor, and a DSP. The program causes a computer to execute procedures and methods such as the video signal processing unit 3 and is realized by, for example, software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware.
なお、映像信号処理部3等は、ソフトウェアプログラムに従って動作することにより実現される構成に限ったものではなく、例えば、当該動作をハードウェアの電気回路で実現する信号処理回路であってもよい。または、映像信号処理部3等は、ソフトウェアプログラムにより実現される構成と、ハードウェアにより実現される構成との組み合わせであってもよい。同様に、駆動部5は、ハードウェアにより実現されてもよいし、ソフトウェアとハードウェアとの組み合わせにより実現されてもよい。
Note that the video signal processing unit 3 or the like is not limited to a configuration realized by operating according to a software program, and may be, for example, a signal processing circuit that realizes the operation with a hardware electric circuit. Alternatively, the video signal processing unit 3 or the like may be a combination of a configuration realized by a software program and a configuration realized by hardware. Similarly, the drive unit 5 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by a combination of software and hardware.
次に、図1及び図2のLED表示装置の各構成要素について説明する。
Next, each component of the LED display device of FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described.
LED表示部1は、例えば文字、図形などの所望の画像を表示するために用いられる。LED表示部1は、マトリクス状に配設された複数のLEDアレイを有している。図1の例では、縦4×横4の合計16のLEDアレイが、マトリクス状に配設されている。
The LED display unit 1 is used for displaying a desired image such as a character or a figure. The LED display unit 1 has a plurality of LED arrays arranged in a matrix. In the example of FIG. 1, a total of 16 LED arrays of 4 × 4 are arranged in a matrix.
複数のLEDアレイの1つであるLEDアレイ100は、図2に示すように、発光波長が異なる赤色(R)、緑色(G)及び青色(B)の合計3つのLED100R,100G,100Bを有している。なお、図1及び図2では示さないが、その他のLEDアレイも同様に構成されている。
As shown in FIG. 2, the LED array 100, which is one of a plurality of LED arrays, has a total of three LEDs 100R, 100G, and 100B of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) having different emission wavelengths. is doing. Although not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, other LED arrays are configured in the same manner.
入力端子2は、外部から映像信号を受け付ける。映像信号処理部3は、入力端子2で受け付けた映像信号に基づいて、表示に必要な領域を選択したり、ガンマ補正などの処理を行ったりする。輝度補正部4は、映像信号処理部3の出力信号の輝度を補正する。駆動部5は、輝度補正部4で補正された出力信号に基づいて、LED表示部1を駆動することによって、例えばLED表示部1のLEDの点灯制御(点滅制御)などを行なう。
The input terminal 2 receives a video signal from the outside. The video signal processing unit 3 selects a region necessary for display based on the video signal received at the input terminal 2 and performs processing such as gamma correction. The luminance correction unit 4 corrects the luminance of the output signal of the video signal processing unit 3. The drive unit 5 performs, for example, LED lighting control (flashing control) of the LED display unit 1 by driving the LED display unit 1 based on the output signal corrected by the luminance correction unit 4.
<LED表示部1及び駆動部5>
図4は、本実施の形態1に係るLED表示部1及び駆動部5の構成を示す回路図である。 <LED display unit 1 anddrive unit 5>
FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing configurations of the LED display unit 1 and thedrive unit 5 according to the first embodiment.
図4は、本実施の形態1に係るLED表示部1及び駆動部5の構成を示す回路図である。 <LED display unit 1 and
FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing configurations of the LED display unit 1 and the
まずLED表示部1について説明する。一般的に画素ピッチの狭いLED表示装置では、数ライン単位でスキャンされる。図4ではその一例として、2列×2ラインスキャンで駆動制御される構成が示されている。
First, the LED display unit 1 will be described. In general, an LED display device with a narrow pixel pitch scans in units of several lines. FIG. 4 shows a configuration in which drive control is performed with 2 rows × 2 lines scan as an example.
図4の例では、LEDアレイ100,101が1ライン目のLEDアレイであり、LEDアレイ110,111が2ライン目のLEDアレイである。そして、LEDアレイ100,110が1列目のLEDアレイであり、LEDアレイ101,111が2列目のLEDアレイである。なお、列及びラインの数はこれに限ったものではなく、一般的にはこれより多くなる。例えば、図1のように、縦4×横4のLEDアレイでは、4列×4ラインスキャンで駆動制御される。
In the example of FIG. 4, the LED arrays 100 and 101 are LED arrays on the first line, and the LED arrays 110 and 111 are LED arrays on the second line. The LED arrays 100 and 110 are the first row LED arrays, and the LED arrays 101 and 111 are the second row LED arrays. Note that the number of columns and lines is not limited to this, and is generally larger than this. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, in a 4 × 4 LED array, drive control is performed with 4 columns × 4 lines scan.
LEDアレイ100は、上述したように、R,G,BのLED100R,100G,100Bを有している。そして、LED100R,100G,100Bのアノードは、アノードコモン端子であり、互いに電気的に接続されている。同様に、LEDアレイ101は、アノードが互いに電気的に接続されたR,G,BのLED101R,101G,101Bを有する。LEDアレイ110は、アノードが互いに電気的に接続されたR,G,BのLED110R,110G,110Bを有する。LEDアレイ111は、アノードが互いに電気的に接続されたR,G,BのLED111R,111G,111Bを有する。
The LED array 100 has R, G, and B LEDs 100R, 100G, and 100B as described above. The anodes of the LEDs 100R, 100G, and 100B are anode common terminals and are electrically connected to each other. Similarly, the LED array 101 includes R, G, and B LEDs 101R, 101G, and 101B whose anodes are electrically connected to each other. The LED array 110 includes R, G, and B LEDs 110R, 110G, and 110B whose anodes are electrically connected to each other. The LED array 111 includes R, G, and B LEDs 111R, 111G, and 111B whose anodes are electrically connected to each other.
次に駆動部5について説明する。駆動部5は、スイッチ20,21,30と、緑色及び青色用電源回路40と、赤色用電源回路50と、定電流回路ブロック60と、オン及びオフ回路ブロック70と、これらを統括的に制御する制御回路80とを備える。
Next, the drive unit 5 will be described. The drive unit 5 comprehensively controls the switches 20, 21, 30, the green and blue power supply circuit 40, the red power supply circuit 50, the constant current circuit block 60, and the on / off circuit block 70. And a control circuit 80.
ここで、緑色及び青色用電源回路40と、これと出力電圧が異なる赤色用電源回路50とは、電圧供給部(電源回路)を構成している。これにより、電圧供給部(電源回路)は、互いに異なる複数種類の電圧Vgb,Vrを供給可能となっている。
Here, the green and blue power supply circuit 40 and the red power supply circuit 50 having an output voltage different from the power supply circuit 40 constitute a voltage supply unit (power supply circuit). Thereby, the voltage supply part (power supply circuit) can supply a plurality of different voltages Vgb and Vr.
駆動部5は、電圧供給部(緑色及び青色用電源回路40並びに赤色用電源回路50)が供給可能な複数種類Vgb,Vrの電圧を用いて、LED表示部1を駆動する。なお、本実施の形態1では、電圧供給部(緑色及び青色用電源回路40並びに赤色用電源回路50)は、駆動部5に備えられているが、駆動部5と別体であってもよい。
The driving unit 5 drives the LED display unit 1 using a plurality of types of voltages Vgb and Vr that can be supplied by the voltage supply unit (the green and blue power supply circuits 40 and the red power supply circuit 50). In the first embodiment, the voltage supply units (the green and blue power supply circuits 40 and the red power supply circuit 50) are provided in the drive unit 5, but may be separate from the drive unit 5. .
次に、駆動部5の各構成要素について詳細に説明する。
Next, each component of the drive unit 5 will be described in detail.
LEDアレイ100,101のアノードコモン端子は、スイッチ20と接続されている。このスイッチ20が、制御回路80の制御によってオンに設定された場合に、LEDアレイ100,101が点灯対象となり、それらのLEDが点灯可能になる。同様に、LEDアレイ110,111のアノードコモン端子は、スイッチ21と接続されている。このスイッチ21が、制御回路80の制御によってオンに設定された場合に、LEDアレイ110,111が点灯対象となり、それらのLEDが点灯可能になる。
The anode common terminals of the LED arrays 100 and 101 are connected to the switch 20. When the switch 20 is set to ON by the control of the control circuit 80, the LED arrays 100 and 101 are turned on, and these LEDs can be turned on. Similarly, the anode common terminals of the LED arrays 110 and 111 are connected to the switch 21. When the switch 21 is set to ON by the control of the control circuit 80, the LED arrays 110 and 111 are turned on, and those LEDs can be turned on.
スイッチ30は、緑色及び青色用電源回路40並びに赤色用電源回路50と、スイッチ20,21との間に接続されている。このスイッチ30は、制御回路80の制御によって、緑色及び青色用電源回路40並びに赤色用電源回路50複数種類の電圧Vgb,Vrから、一種類の電圧(点灯対象のLEDアレイのアノードコモン端子に供給すべき電圧)を選択し、当該一種類の電圧を点灯対象のLEDアレイのアノードコモン端子に供給する。
The switch 30 is connected between the green and blue power supply circuit 40 and the red power supply circuit 50 and the switches 20 and 21. This switch 30 is controlled by the control circuit 80 so that the green and blue power supply circuit 40 and the red power supply circuit 50 are supplied with one type of voltage (anode common terminal of the LED array to be lit) from a plurality of types of voltages Vgb and Vr. The voltage to be supplied is selected, and the one kind of voltage is supplied to the anode common terminal of the LED array to be lit.
定電流回路ブロック60は、1列目赤色用の定電流回路61Rと、1列目緑色用の定電流回路61Gと、1列目青色用の定電流回路61Bと、2列目赤色用の定電流回路62Rと、2列目緑色用の定電流回路62Gと、2列目青色用の定電流回路62Bとを備える。定電流回路61Rは、LEDアレイ100,110の赤色のLED100R,110Rのカソードと電気的に接続され、定電流回路61Gは、LEDアレイ100,110の緑色のLED100G,110Gのカソードと電気的に接続され、定電流回路61Bは、LEDアレイ100,110の青色のLED100B,110Bのカソードと電気的に接続されている。これらと同様に、定電流回路62R,62G,62Bは、LEDアレイ101,111の赤色、緑色及び青色のLEDのカソードと電気的に接続されている。
The constant current circuit block 60 includes a constant current circuit 61R for the first row red, a constant current circuit 61G for the first row green, a constant current circuit 61B for the first row blue, and a constant current circuit for the second row red. A current circuit 62R, a second row green constant current circuit 62G, and a second row blue constant current circuit 62B are provided. The constant current circuit 61R is electrically connected to the cathodes of the red LEDs 100R and 110R of the LED arrays 100 and 110, and the constant current circuit 61G is electrically connected to the cathodes of the green LEDs 100G and 110G of the LED arrays 100 and 110. The constant current circuit 61B is electrically connected to the cathodes of the blue LEDs 100B and 110B of the LED arrays 100 and 110. Similarly, the constant current circuits 62R, 62G, and 62B are electrically connected to the cathodes of the red, green, and blue LEDs of the LED arrays 101 and 111.
オン及びオフ回路ブロック70は、オン及びオフ回路71R,71G,71B,72R,72G,72Bを備える。オン及びオフ回路71Rは、定電流回路61Rを介してLED100R,110Rのカソードと電気的に接続され、オン及びオフ回路71Gは、定電流回路61Gを介してLED100G,110Gのカソードと電気的に接続され、オン及びオフ回路71Bは、定電流回路61Bを介してLED100B,110Bのカソードと電気的に接続されている。これらと同様に、オン及びオフ回路72R,72G,72Bは、定電流回路62R,62G,62Bを介して赤色、緑色及び青色のLEDのカソードと電気的に接続されている。以上のオン及びオフ回路71R,71G,71B,72R,72G,72Bは、制御回路80の制御によって、電気的な接続をオンまたはオフする。
The ON / OFF circuit block 70 includes ON / OFF circuits 71R, 71G, 71B, 72R, 72G, 72B. The on and off circuit 71R is electrically connected to the cathodes of the LEDs 100R and 110R via the constant current circuit 61R, and the on and off circuit 71G is electrically connected to the cathodes of the LEDs 100G and 110G via the constant current circuit 61G. The on / off circuit 71B is electrically connected to the cathodes of the LEDs 100B and 110B via the constant current circuit 61B. Similarly to these, the ON / OFF circuits 72R, 72G, 72B are electrically connected to the cathodes of the red, green, and blue LEDs via the constant current circuits 62R, 62G, 62B. The on and off circuits 71R, 71G, 71B, 72R, 72G, and 72B described above turn on or off the electrical connection under the control of the control circuit 80.
制御回路80は、時分割制御によりスイッチ30の切り替えを制御する。また、制御回路80は、その切り替えに同期して、オン及びオフ回路71R,71G,71B,72R,72G,72Bのオン及びオフを個別に制御することにより、LEDに流れる電流のオン及びオフ、ひいては、LEDの点灯及び消灯を個別に制御する。
The control circuit 80 controls switching of the switch 30 by time division control. In addition, the control circuit 80 individually controls on and off of the on and off circuits 71R, 71G, 71B, 72R, 72G, and 72B in synchronization with the switching, thereby turning on and off the current flowing through the LEDs. As a result, lighting and extinguishing of the LED are individually controlled.
なお本実施の形態1では、制御回路80は、デューティ比(パルス周期当たりのオン期間の割合)を用いるPWM(Pulse Width Modulation)制御によって、LEDの点灯制御を行う。このため、制御回路80が行うLEDの点灯制御は、厳密にはLEDの点滅制御であるが、パルス周期は非常に短いので、人の目には点灯として感じられることになる。このようなPWM制御では、デューティ比が大きくなるほど、オン期間の割合が大きくなるので、人の目に感じられるLEDの輝度が高くなる。
In the first embodiment, the control circuit 80 performs LED lighting control by PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) control using a duty ratio (ratio of on period per pulse period). For this reason, the LED lighting control performed by the control circuit 80 is strictly LED blinking control, but since the pulse cycle is very short, it is perceived as lighting by human eyes. In such PWM control, as the duty ratio increases, the ratio of the on-period increases, so that the brightness of the LED felt by human eyes increases.
また、制御回路80は、上記制御を行うだけでなく、スイッチ20,21の切り替えも制御する。
The control circuit 80 not only performs the above control but also controls the switching of the switches 20 and 21.
以上のように構成された駆動部5は、スイッチ30の切り替えを時分割制御することによって、複数種類の電圧Vgb,Vrの中から、点灯対象のLEDアレイのアノードコモン端子に供給すべき電圧(一種類の電圧)を時分割制御により切り替える。
The drive unit 5 configured as described above performs time-sharing control of switching of the switch 30, so that a voltage (a voltage to be supplied to the anode common terminal of the LED array to be lit out of a plurality of types of voltages Vgb and Vr) One type of voltage) is switched by time-sharing control.
そして、駆動部5は、点灯対象のLEDアレイに含まれる複数のLEDのうち、当該LEDアレイに供給すべき電圧(一種類の電圧)によって点灯すべき一部のLEDを、電圧の切り替えに同期して点灯させる。本実施の形態1に係る駆動部5は、LEDアレイに供給すべき電圧が、赤色用電源回路50の電圧Vrである場合には、当該LEDアレイのうち赤色のLEDを、上記一部のLEDとして点灯させる。また、本実施の形態1に係る駆動部5は、LEDアレイに供給すべき電圧が、緑色及び青色用電源回路40の電圧Vgbである場合には、当該LEDアレイのうち緑色及び青色のLEDを、上記一部のLEDとして点灯させる。なお、LEDの点灯制御については、後で詳細に説明する。
And the drive part 5 synchronizes some LED which should be lighted with the voltage (one type of voltage) which should be supplied to the said LED array among several LED contained in the LED array of lighting object to switching of a voltage. And turn it on. When the voltage to be supplied to the LED array is the voltage Vr of the red power supply circuit 50, the drive unit 5 according to the first embodiment replaces the red LED in the LED array with the part of the LEDs. Turn on as. Further, when the voltage to be supplied to the LED array is the voltage Vgb of the green and blue power supply circuit 40, the driving unit 5 according to the first embodiment selects the green and blue LEDs in the LED array. The LED is turned on as the partial LED. The LED lighting control will be described in detail later.
<電圧供給部の電圧>
電圧供給部(緑色及び青色用電源回路40並びに赤色用電源回路50)の電圧Vgb,Vrについて説明する。本実施の形態1に係るR,G,BのLEDの材料、及び、順方向電圧の一例を、表1に示す。 <Voltage of voltage supply unit>
The voltages Vgb and Vr of the voltage supply unit (green and bluepower supply circuit 40 and red power supply circuit 50) will be described. Table 1 shows an example of materials of R, G, and B LEDs according to the first embodiment and forward voltages.
電圧供給部(緑色及び青色用電源回路40並びに赤色用電源回路50)の電圧Vgb,Vrについて説明する。本実施の形態1に係るR,G,BのLEDの材料、及び、順方向電圧の一例を、表1に示す。 <Voltage of voltage supply unit>
The voltages Vgb and Vr of the voltage supply unit (green and blue
表1に示すように、緑色(G)のLED、及び、青色(B)のLEDの順方向電圧はほぼ同じ電圧であるが、赤色(R)のLEDの順方向電圧は、緑色(G)のLED、青色(B)のLEDの順方向電圧との間にぼほ1.0Vの電圧差がある。この電圧差が、アノードコモン接続時の電力損失の原因となる。このことに鑑みて本実施の形態1では、RのLEDの点灯時には、制御回路80は、スイッチ30を赤色用電源回路50に切り替えて、その電圧をRのLEDに供給する。一方、G及びBのLEDの点灯時には、制御回路80は、スイッチ30を緑色及び青色用電源回路40に切り替えて、その電圧をG及びBのLEDに供給する。
As shown in Table 1, the forward voltage of the green (G) LED and the blue (B) LED are substantially the same, but the forward voltage of the red (R) LED is green (G). There is a voltage difference of approximately 1.0 V between the forward voltage of the blue LED and the blue (B) LED. This voltage difference causes power loss when the anode common is connected. In view of this, in the first embodiment, when the R LED is lit, the control circuit 80 switches the switch 30 to the red power supply circuit 50 and supplies the voltage to the R LED. On the other hand, when the G and B LEDs are lit, the control circuit 80 switches the switch 30 to the green and blue power supply circuit 40 and supplies the voltage to the G and B LEDs.
図5は、定電流回路61R,62Rにおける印加電圧と出力電流との関係の一例を示す図である。定電流回路61R,62Rは、印加電圧に関わらず、規定電流(規定された電流)を流す機能を有する。ただし、この機能が有効となるためには、図5に示すように、定電流回路61R,62Rの印加電圧が、定電流回路61R,62Rに依存したニー電圧と呼ばれる電圧(図5の場合は0.5V)以上となることが必要である。このため、RのLEDに10mAの電流を流す構成では、例えば、順方向電圧2.4Vにニー電圧を加えた2.9V以上の電圧が、赤色用電源回路50の電圧Vrとして適用される。ただし、ばらつきを考慮して、例えば2.9Vよりも若干大きい電圧が、電圧Vrとして適用されることが好ましい。
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the relationship between the applied voltage and the output current in the constant current circuits 61R and 62R. The constant current circuits 61R and 62R have a function of flowing a specified current (a specified current) regardless of the applied voltage. However, in order to make this function effective, as shown in FIG. 5, the voltage applied to the constant current circuits 61R and 62R is a voltage called knee voltage depending on the constant current circuits 61R and 62R (in the case of FIG. 5). 0.5V) or more is necessary. For this reason, in the configuration in which a current of 10 mA is supplied to the R LED, for example, a voltage of 2.9 V or more obtained by adding a knee voltage to a forward voltage of 2.4 V is applied as the voltage Vr of the power supply circuit 50 for red. However, in consideration of variations, for example, a voltage slightly higher than 2.9 V is preferably applied as the voltage Vr.
同様の理由で、G及びBのLEDに10mAの電流を流す構成では、例えば、順方向電圧3.4Vにニー電圧0.5Vを加えた3.9V以上の電圧が、緑色及び青色用電源回路40の電圧Vgbとして適用される。ただし、ばらつきを考慮して、例えば3.9Vよりも若干大きい電圧が、電圧Vgbとして適用されることが好ましい。
For the same reason, in the configuration in which a current of 10 mA is supplied to the G and B LEDs, for example, a voltage of 3.9 V or more obtained by adding a knee voltage of 0.5 V to a forward voltage of 3.4 V is a green and blue power supply circuit. It is applied as a voltage Vgb of 40. However, in consideration of variations, for example, a voltage slightly higher than 3.9 V is preferably applied as the voltage Vgb.
このように本実施の形態1では、電圧供給部により供給可能な複数種類の電圧は、第2電圧である電圧Vghと、第2電圧よりも小さい第1電圧である電圧Vrとを含んでいる。
As described above, in the first embodiment, the plurality of types of voltages that can be supplied by the voltage supply unit include the voltage Vgh that is the second voltage and the voltage Vr that is the first voltage smaller than the second voltage. .
<LEDの点灯制御>
図6は、本実施の形態1に係るスイッチの切り替え、及び、LEDの点灯制御を示すタイミングチャートである。この図6には、電圧供給部からスイッチ30を介してLEDに供給される供給電圧と、スイッチ20,21のオン及びオフと、点灯されるLEDとが示されている。 <LED lighting control>
FIG. 6 is a timing chart showing switch switching and LED lighting control according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 shows the supply voltage supplied to the LEDs from the voltage supply unit via theswitch 30, the on and off of the switches 20 and 21, and the LEDs that are lit.
図6は、本実施の形態1に係るスイッチの切り替え、及び、LEDの点灯制御を示すタイミングチャートである。この図6には、電圧供給部からスイッチ30を介してLEDに供給される供給電圧と、スイッチ20,21のオン及びオフと、点灯されるLEDとが示されている。 <LED lighting control>
FIG. 6 is a timing chart showing switch switching and LED lighting control according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 shows the supply voltage supplied to the LEDs from the voltage supply unit via the
まず期間t1~t2において、スイッチ30は、供給電圧が電圧Vrとなるように、赤色用電源回路50に切り替えられる。スイッチ20はオン、スイッチ21はオフに切り替えられ、赤色用電源回路50とLEDアレイ100,101とが電気的に接続される。このようなスイッチ20,21,30の設定において、制御回路80は、オン及びオフ回路71R,72RをPWM制御して、定電流回路61R,62RをPWM制御する。この結果、1列目のLEDアレイ100のLED100Rと、2列目のLEDアレイ101のLED101Rとが点灯する。
First, in the period t1 to t2, the switch 30 is switched to the red power supply circuit 50 so that the supply voltage becomes the voltage Vr. The switch 20 is turned on and the switch 21 is turned off, so that the red power supply circuit 50 and the LED arrays 100 and 101 are electrically connected. In such setting of the switches 20, 21, and 30, the control circuit 80 performs PWM control of the on and off circuits 71R and 72R and PWM control of the constant current circuits 61R and 62R. As a result, the LED 100R of the LED array 100 in the first row and the LED 101R of the LED array 101 in the second row are turned on.
つまり、供給電圧(一種類の電圧)が電圧Vrである場合に、制御回路80(駆動部5)は、点灯対象のLEDアレイ100,101に含まれる赤色のLED100R,101Rを点灯させる。このとき、制御回路80(駆動部5)は、オン及びオフ回路71G,71B,72G,72Bをオフすることによって、点灯対象のLEDアレイ100のうちLED100R以外のLED100G,100Bと、点灯対象のLEDアレイ101のうちLED101R以外のLED101G,101Bとを消灯させる。
That is, when the supply voltage (one type of voltage) is the voltage Vr, the control circuit 80 (drive unit 5) lights the red LEDs 100R and 101R included in the LED arrays 100 and 101 to be lit. At this time, the control circuit 80 (drive unit 5) turns off the on / off circuits 71G, 71B, 72G, 72B, thereby turning on the LEDs 100G, 100B other than the LED 100R in the LED array 100 to be lit and the LEDs to be lit. The LEDs 101G and 101B other than the LED 101R in the array 101 are turned off.
次に期間t2~t3において、スイッチ30は、供給電圧が電圧Vgbとなるように、緑色及び青色用電源回路40に切り替えられる。スイッチ20,21は状態を維持され、緑色及び青色用電源回路40とLEDアレイ100,101とが電気的に接続される。このようなスイッチ20,21,30の設定において、制御回路80は、オン及びオフ回路71G,71B,72G,72BをPWM制御して、定電流回路61G,61B,62G,62BをPWM制御する。この結果、1列目のLEDアレイ100のLED100G,100Bと、2列目のLEDアレイ101のLED101G,101Bとが点灯する。
Next, in the period t2 to t3, the switch 30 is switched to the green and blue power supply circuits 40 so that the supply voltage becomes the voltage Vgb. The switches 20 and 21 are maintained in a state, and the green and blue power supply circuit 40 and the LED arrays 100 and 101 are electrically connected. In such setting of the switches 20, 21, and 30, the control circuit 80 performs PWM control of the on and off circuits 71G, 71B, 72G, and 72B, and performs PWM control of the constant current circuits 61G, 61B, 62G, and 62B. As a result, the LEDs 100G and 100B of the LED array 100 in the first row and the LEDs 101G and 101B of the LED array 101 in the second row are turned on.
つまり、供給電圧(一種類の電圧)が電圧Vgbである場合に、制御回路80(駆動部5)は、点灯対象のLEDアレイ100,101に含まれる緑色のLED100G,101G及び青色のLED100B,101Bを点灯させる。このとき、制御回路80(駆動部5)は、オン及びオフ回路71R,72Rをオフすることによって、点灯対象のLEDアレイ100のうちLED100G,100B以外のLED100Rと、点灯対象のLEDアレイ101のうちLED101G,101B以外のLED101Rとを消灯させる。
That is, when the supply voltage (one type of voltage) is the voltage Vgb, the control circuit 80 (drive unit 5) causes the green LEDs 100G and 101G and the blue LEDs 100B and 101B included in the LED arrays 100 and 101 to be lit. Lights up. At this time, the control circuit 80 (drive unit 5) turns off the on and off circuits 71R and 72R, thereby turning on the LED 100R other than the LEDs 100G and 100B in the LED array 100 to be lit and the LED array 101 to be lit. The LEDs 101R other than the LEDs 101G and 101B are turned off.
次に期間t3~t4において、スイッチ30は、供給電圧が電圧Vrとなるように、赤色用電源回路50に切り替えられる。スイッチ20はオフ、スイッチ21はオンに切り替えられ、赤色用電源回路50とLEDアレイ110,111とが電気的に接続される。このようなスイッチ20,21,30の設定において、制御回路80は、オン及びオフ回路71R,72RをPWM制御して、定電流回路61R,62RをPWM制御する。この結果、1列目のLEDアレイ110のLED110Rと、2列目のLEDアレイ111のLED111Rとが点灯する。
Next, in the period t3 to t4, the switch 30 is switched to the red power supply circuit 50 so that the supply voltage becomes the voltage Vr. The switch 20 is turned off and the switch 21 is turned on, and the red power supply circuit 50 and the LED arrays 110 and 111 are electrically connected. In such setting of the switches 20, 21, and 30, the control circuit 80 performs PWM control of the on and off circuits 71R and 72R and PWM control of the constant current circuits 61R and 62R. As a result, the LED 110R of the first row LED array 110 and the LED 111R of the second row LED array 111 are lit.
つまり、供給電圧(一種類の電圧)が電圧Vrである場合に、制御回路80(駆動部5)は、点灯対象のLEDアレイ110,111に含まれる赤色のLED110R,111Rを点灯させる。このとき、制御回路80(駆動部5)は、点灯対象のLEDアレイ110のうちLED110R以外のLED110G,110Bと、点灯対象のLEDアレイ111のうちLED111R以外のLED111G,111Bとを消灯させる。
That is, when the supply voltage (one type of voltage) is the voltage Vr, the control circuit 80 (drive unit 5) lights the red LEDs 110R and 111R included in the LED arrays 110 and 111 to be lit. At this time, the control circuit 80 (drive unit 5) turns off the LEDs 110G and 110B other than the LED 110R in the LED array 110 to be lit and the LEDs 111G and 111B other than the LED 111R in the LED array 111 to be lit.
次に期間t4~t5において、スイッチ30は、供給電圧が電圧Vgbとなるように、緑色及び青色用電源回路40に切り替えられる。スイッチ20,21は状態を維持され、緑色及び青色用電源回路40とLEDアレイ110,111とが電気的に接続される。このようなスイッチ20,21,30の設定において、制御回路80は、オン及びオフ回路71G,71B,72G,72BをPWM制御して、定電流回路61G,61B,62G,62BをPWM制御する。この結果、1列目のLEDアレイ110のLED110G,110Bと、2列目のLEDアレイ111のLED111G,111Bとが点灯する。
Next, in the period t4 to t5, the switch 30 is switched to the green and blue power supply circuits 40 so that the supply voltage becomes the voltage Vgb. The switches 20 and 21 are maintained in a state, and the green and blue power supply circuit 40 and the LED arrays 110 and 111 are electrically connected. In such setting of the switches 20, 21, and 30, the control circuit 80 performs PWM control of the on and off circuits 71G, 71B, 72G, and 72B, and performs PWM control of the constant current circuits 61G, 61B, 62G, and 62B. As a result, the LEDs 110G and 110B of the LED array 110 in the first row and the LEDs 111G and 111B of the LED array 111 in the second row are turned on.
つまり、供給電圧(一種類の電圧)が電圧Vgbである場合に、制御回路80(駆動部5)は、点灯対象のLEDアレイ110,111に含まれる緑色のLED110G,111G及び青色のLED110B,111Bを点灯させる。このとき、制御回路80(駆動部5)は、点灯対象のLEDアレイ110のうちLED110G,110B以外のLED110Rと、点灯対象のLEDアレイ111のうちLED111G,111B以外のLED111Rとを消灯させる。
That is, when the supply voltage (one type of voltage) is the voltage Vgb, the control circuit 80 (drive unit 5) causes the green LEDs 110G and 111G and the blue LEDs 110B and 111B included in the LED arrays 110 and 111 to be lit. Lights up. At this time, the control circuit 80 (drive unit 5) turns off the LED 110R other than the LEDs 110G and 110B in the LED array 110 to be turned on and the LED 111R other than the LEDs 111G and 111B in the LED array 111 to be turned on.
期間t5以降では、上述と同様の制御が繰り返し行われる。これにより、LED100R,101Rの点灯と、LED100G,100B,101G,101Bの点灯と、LED110R,111Rの点灯と、LED110G,110B,111G,111Bの点灯とが順に繰り返して行われる。そして、点灯時の輝度は、PWM制御によって制御され、LED表示部1に所望の映像が表示される。
After the period t5, the same control as described above is repeatedly performed. Accordingly, the lighting of the LEDs 100R, 101R, the lighting of the LEDs 100G, 100B, 101G, 101B, the lighting of the LEDs 110R, 111R, and the lighting of the LEDs 110G, 110B, 111G, 111B are sequentially repeated. The brightness at the time of lighting is controlled by PWM control, and a desired image is displayed on the LED display unit 1.
ここで、従来のアノードコモンのLED表示装置と、本実施の形態1に係るLED表示装置とに関して、消費電力を比較する。本実施の形態1に係るLED表示装置は、電源電圧の差分1(V)×10(mA)×PWM制御のデューティ比×画素数という式によって得られる電力程度だけ、従来のLED表示装置よりも消費電力が低くなる。ここで、仮に、デューティ比を0.25とし、フルハイビジョンを想定して画素数を200万以上として、これらを上式に代入すると、本実施の形態1に係るLED表示装置によれば、5KW程度の消費電力を低減することができることがわかる。
Here, the power consumption is compared between the conventional anode common LED display device and the LED display device according to the first embodiment. The LED display device according to the present embodiment 1 has a power supply voltage difference of 1 (V) × 10 (mA) × PWM control duty ratio × the number of pixels, which is higher than the conventional LED display device. Power consumption is reduced. Here, assuming that the duty ratio is 0.25, the number of pixels is 2 million or more assuming full high-definition, and these are substituted into the above equation, according to the LED display device according to the first embodiment, 5 kW It can be seen that power consumption can be reduced to a certain extent.
<実施の形態1のまとめ>
以上のような本実施の形態1に係るLED表示装置によれば、点灯対象のLEDアレイに含まれる複数のLEDのうち、当該LEDアレイに供給すべき電圧によって点灯すべき一部のLEDを点灯させる。これにより、R,G,BのLEDのそれぞれに、適した電圧を印加することができるので、無駄な電力の消費を抑制することができ、消費電力を低減することができる。また、駆動回路80(駆動部5)などの発熱も抑制することができるので、LEDの寿命を長くすることができ、信頼性も向上する。 <Summary of Embodiment 1>
According to the LED display device according to the first embodiment as described above, among the plurality of LEDs included in the LED array to be lit, some of the LEDs that should be lit are lit by the voltage to be supplied to the LED array. Let As a result, a suitable voltage can be applied to each of the R, G, and B LEDs, so that wasteful power consumption can be suppressed and power consumption can be reduced. Moreover, since heat generation of the drive circuit 80 (drive unit 5) and the like can be suppressed, the life of the LED can be extended and the reliability is improved.
以上のような本実施の形態1に係るLED表示装置によれば、点灯対象のLEDアレイに含まれる複数のLEDのうち、当該LEDアレイに供給すべき電圧によって点灯すべき一部のLEDを点灯させる。これにより、R,G,BのLEDのそれぞれに、適した電圧を印加することができるので、無駄な電力の消費を抑制することができ、消費電力を低減することができる。また、駆動回路80(駆動部5)などの発熱も抑制することができるので、LEDの寿命を長くすることができ、信頼性も向上する。 <Summary of Embodiment 1>
According to the LED display device according to the first embodiment as described above, among the plurality of LEDs included in the LED array to be lit, some of the LEDs that should be lit are lit by the voltage to be supplied to the LED array. Let As a result, a suitable voltage can be applied to each of the R, G, and B LEDs, so that wasteful power consumption can be suppressed and power consumption can be reduced. Moreover, since heat generation of the drive circuit 80 (drive unit 5) and the like can be suppressed, the life of the LED can be extended and the reliability is improved.
また、以上に説明したように、多くのメーカが製品化しているアノードコモン型のLED駆動回路に適用できるので、入手性及びコストにおいても有利である。ただし、R,G,BのLEDのカソードが互いに電気的に接続されたカソードコモン型のLED駆動回路に上述と同様の構成を適用しても、上述と同様の効果を得ることができる。
Further, as described above, since it can be applied to an anode common type LED drive circuit commercialized by many manufacturers, it is advantageous in terms of availability and cost. However, even if the same configuration as described above is applied to the cathode common type LED drive circuit in which the cathodes of the R, G, and B LEDs are electrically connected to each other, the same effect as described above can be obtained.
なお、上述の実施の形態1では、電圧供給部に、2種類の電源回路(緑色及び青色用電源回路40、赤色用電源回路50)を適用した。しかし必ずしも2種類である必要はなく、R,G,Bに対応させて3種類の電圧を独立して供給できるように、電圧供給部に、3種類の電源回路を適用してもよい。また、図4においてLEDアレイの数の組み合わせを2×2としたが、これに限ったものではなく、任意の数の組み合わせを適用してもよい。また、図4では、LEDの発光を2ライン単位で時分割制御(時分割処理)を行うように構成されていた。しかしこれに限ったものではなく、LEDパネルを構成するLEDの数に対応させて任意のライン単位(例えば32ライン単位)で時分割制御(時分割処理)を行ってもよい。
In the first embodiment, two types of power supply circuits (green and blue power supply circuit 40 and red power supply circuit 50) are applied to the voltage supply unit. However, there are not necessarily two types, and three types of power supply circuits may be applied to the voltage supply unit so that three types of voltages can be independently supplied corresponding to R, G, and B. In FIG. 4, the combination of the number of LED arrays is 2 × 2, but the present invention is not limited to this, and an arbitrary number of combinations may be applied. Moreover, in FIG. 4, it was comprised so that the time division control (time division process) of light emission of LED might be performed per 2 lines. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and time division control (time division processing) may be performed in arbitrary line units (for example, 32 line units) in correspondence with the number of LEDs constituting the LED panel.
なお、本発明は、その発明の範囲内において、実施の形態を適宜、変形、省略することが可能である。
In the present invention, the embodiments can be appropriately modified or omitted within the scope of the invention.
本発明は詳細に説明されたが、上記した説明は、すべての態様において、例示であって、本発明がそれに限定されるものではない。例示されていない無数の変形例が、本発明の範囲から外れることなく想定され得るものと解される。
Although the present invention has been described in detail, the above description is illustrative in all aspects, and the present invention is not limited thereto. It is understood that countless variations that are not illustrated can be envisaged without departing from the scope of the present invention.
1 LED表示部、5 駆動部、40 緑色及び青色用電源回路、50 赤色用電源回路、100,101,110,111 LEDアレイ、100R~100B,101R~101B,110R~110B,111R~111B LED。
1 LED display section, 5 drive section, 40 power supply circuit for green and blue, 50 power supply circuit for red, 100, 101, 110, 111 LED array, 100R-100B, 101R-101B, 110R-110B, 111R-111B LED.
Claims (5)
- 複数のLEDアレイ<100,101,102,103>を含むLED表示部<1>と、
互いに異なる複数種類の電圧を供給可能な電圧供給部<40,50>と、
前記電圧供給部が供給可能な前記複数種類の電圧を用いて、前記LED表示部を駆動する駆動部<5>と、
を備え、
各前記LEDアレイは、
アノードまたはカソードが互いに電気的に接続された、発光波長が異なる複数のLED<100R~100B,101R~101B,110R~110B,111R~111B>を有し、
前記駆動部は、
前記複数種類の電圧の中から、点灯対象の前記LEDアレイに供給すべき電圧を時分割制御により切り替え、かつ、
前記点灯対象の前記LEDアレイに含まれる前記複数のLEDのうち、当該LEDアレイに供給すべき前記電圧によって点灯すべき一部のLEDを、前記切り替えに同期して点灯させる、LED表示装置。 An LED display section <1> including a plurality of LED arrays <100, 101, 102, 103>;
A voltage supply unit <40, 50> capable of supplying a plurality of different types of voltages;
A drive unit <5> for driving the LED display unit using the plurality of types of voltages that can be supplied by the voltage supply unit;
With
Each said LED array
A plurality of LEDs <100R to 100B, 101R to 101B, 110R to 110B, 111R to 111B> having different emission wavelengths, the anodes or cathodes of which are electrically connected to each other;
The drive unit is
From among the plurality of types of voltage, the voltage to be supplied to the LED array to be lit is switched by time division control, and
An LED display device, wherein among the plurality of LEDs included in the LED array to be lit, a part of the LEDs to be lit by the voltage to be supplied to the LED array is lit in synchronization with the switching. - 請求項1に記載のLED表示装置であって、
前記複数のLEDは、赤色、緑色及び青色のLED<100R~100B,101R~101B,110R~110B,111R~111B>を含む、LED表示装置。 The LED display device according to claim 1,
The plurality of LEDs include an LED display device including red, green and blue LEDs <100R to 100B, 101R to 101B, 110R to 110B, 111R to 111B>. - 請求項2に記載のLED表示装置であって、
前記複数種類の電圧は、互いに異なる第1電圧及び第2電圧を含み、
前記駆動部<5>は、
前記LEDアレイ<100,101,102,103>に供給すべき前記電圧が前記第1電圧である場合に、当該LEDアレイに含まれる前記赤色のLEDを前記一部のLEDとして点灯させ、前記LEDアレイに供給すべき前記電圧が前記第2電圧である場合に、当該LEDアレイに含まれる前記緑色及び前記青色のLEDを前記一部のLEDとして点灯させる、LED表示装置。 The LED display device according to claim 2,
The plurality of types of voltages include a first voltage and a second voltage different from each other,
The drive unit <5>
When the voltage to be supplied to the LED array <100, 101, 102, 103> is the first voltage, the red LEDs included in the LED array are turned on as the partial LEDs, and the LEDs An LED display device that, when the voltage to be supplied to the array is the second voltage, lights the green and blue LEDs included in the LED array as the partial LEDs. - 請求項1から請求項3のうちのいずれか1項に記載のLED表示装置であって、
前記駆動部<5>は、
前記点灯対象の前記LEDアレイ<100,101,102,103>に含まれる前記複数のLEDのうち、前記一部のLED以外のLEDを消灯させる、LED表示装置。 The LED display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The drive unit <5>
An LED display device that turns off LEDs other than the part of the plurality of LEDs included in the LED array <100, 101, 102, 103> to be turned on. - 互いに異なる複数種類の電圧を用いて、複数のLEDアレイ<100,101,102,103>を含むLED表示部を駆動する駆動装置<5>であって、
各前記LEDアレイは、
アノードまたはカソードが互いに電気的に接続された、発光波長が異なる複数のLED<100R~100B,101R~101B,110R~110B,111R~111B>を有し、
前記駆動装置は、
前記複数種類の電圧の中から、点灯対象の前記LEDアレイに供給すべき電圧を時分割制御により切り替え、かつ、
前記点灯対象の前記LEDアレイに含まれる前記複数のLEDのうち、当該LEDアレイに供給すべき前記電圧によって点灯すべき一部のLEDを、前記切り替えに同期して点灯させる、駆動装置。 A driving device <5> for driving an LED display unit including a plurality of LED arrays <100, 101, 102, 103> using a plurality of different voltages;
Each said LED array
A plurality of LEDs <100R to 100B, 101R to 101B, 110R to 110B, 111R to 111B> having different emission wavelengths, the anodes or cathodes of which are electrically connected to each other;
The driving device includes:
From among the plurality of types of voltage, the voltage to be supplied to the LED array to be lit is switched by time division control, and
A drive device that causes some of the LEDs to be lit by the voltage to be supplied to the LED array to be lit in synchronization with the switching among the plurality of LEDs included in the LED array to be lit.
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