Anyone has any experience with HT1632C LED display drivers?


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    Default Anyone has any experience with HT1632C LED display drivers?

    Hello. There are many LED dot matrix displays using this chip. Compared to to MAX7219, there are fewer parts to solder, and whole thing is updated at once, no need to deal with cascaded IC. Anyone mated this IC to PBP?

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    Hi

    Have a look here http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=11871

    I played with Sure modules way back - late 2000s and used 2 modules to make a nice large clock and where the digits change by scrolling upwards with the new one scrolling in from the bottom.

    It took a while to design the dot matrix data for the characters and for doing the vertical scroll.

    But it all started from the above link.

    I see the chip is EOL. But modules are still available on Ebay though not the Sure ones I used, but as the current Ebay modules use the same chip and control lines, the code should work.

    I will have a look for my old early codes (not well documented!) and perhaps post one, it will be a few days !!

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    Thanks!
    Chip might be EOL, but it's clones are still widely made.
    The main reason I want to use it, that I have some compact 8x8 led dot matrix modules (2mm dot pitch) and I want to make 32x8 array from them. If I use MAX7219, the IC itself is larger than the dot matrix module, so PCB tracing will be harder, and also it will occupy more space, so I decided to seek an alternative.

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    Here is test code - it just counts 0 - 9 in clock type format wth colon between 2nd and 3rd digit.
    eg 55:55 66:66 etc

    I have ordered a display module from Ebay - so will see if current code works. Delivery probably a few weeks though.

    Code:
    '****************************************************************
    '*  Name    : 0832test.bas                                      *
    '*  Author  : aerostar                                          *
    '*  Notice  : Copyright (c) 2021 [select VIEW...EDITOR OPTIONS] *
    '*          : All Rights Reserved                               *
    '*  Date    : 04/01/2021                                        *
    '*  Version : 1.0                                               *
    '*  Notes   :                                                   *
    '*          :                                                   *
    '****************************************************************
    '****************************************************************
    
    '****************************************************************
    
    'Sure electronics module 0832 led matrix
    '
    'connect RD on module to +5v
    'connect OSC on module to GND
    
    'Sure electronics module 0832 led matrix
    '
    
    
                'displays XX:XX  COUNTING 0 TO 9
    
             DEFINE OSC 20	
    @ device PIC16F628A,HS_OSC,BOD_ON,MCLR_ON 
    
    TRISA = 0
    TRISB = 0
    
                   'change your ports to suit
    
    CS var PORTB.7		'Connect this to CS1 (set dip switchs to 1 = on 2/3/4 = off)
    WR var PORTA.4		'connect this to wr ACTUALLY CLOCK BUT HOLTEK CALL IT WR
    DATALINE var PORTA.1	'connect this to DATA
    
    'connect RD on module to +5v
    'connect OSC on module to GND
    				
    
    ALOOP    VAR BYTE
    COUNTER	var	byte
    ADDRESS	var	byte
    COMD	var	byte
    ENDBIT	var	bit
    CHARACTERS	var	byte [5]
    SENDDOTS	var	byte
    NUMBER VAR BYTE
    
    
    ' NUMBERS 0 TO 9  COLUMNS
    data @0, %00000000,%01111100,%10001010,%10010010,%10100010,%01111100,%00000000,%00000000
    data @8, %00000000,%00100010,%01000010,%11111110,%00000010,%00000010,%00000000,%00000000
    DATA @16,%00000000,%01000010,%10000110,%10001010,%10010010,%01100010,%00000000,%00000000
    DATA @24,%00000000,%10000100,%10000010,%10100010,%10110010,%11001100,%00000000,%00000000
    DATA @32,%00000000,%00011000,%00101000,%01001000,%11111110,%00001000,%00000000,%00000000
    DATA @40,%00000000,%11110100,%10100010,%10100010,%10100010,%10011100,%00000000,%00000000
    DATA @48,%00000000,%01111100,%10010010,%10010010,%10010010,%01001100,%00000000,%00000000
    DATA @56,%00000000,%10000110,%10001000,%10010000,%10100000,%11000000,%00000000,%00000000
    DATA @64,%00000000,%01101100,%10010010,%10010010,%10010010,%01101100,%00000000,%00000000
    DATA @72,%00000000,%01100100,%10010010,%10010010,%10010010,%01111100,%00000000,%00000000
    
    
    CLEAR
    
     CMCON=7
    
    
    
    PAUSE 500
    
    '---------------- SENDS COMMANDS-------------------------------------
    
    
    COMD = %00000100	'Comand mode
    ADDRESS = %00000001	'osc on
    GOSUB COMANDSEND
    ADDRESS = %00000011	'led on
    GOSUB comandsend
    ADDRESS = %10101111	'pwm 16/16
    GOSUB comandsend
    ADDRESS = %00011000	'RC int clk sourse on
    GOSUB comandsend
    
    
    '---------- SENDS IMAGE DATA TO DISPLAY-----------------------------
    
    COMD = %00000101	'Data Mode
    NUMBER=0             'SET NUMBER TO 0
    
    SHOWNUMBERS:
    
        ADDRESS = 0      'DIG 1 0, DIG2 16, DIG3 32, DIG4 48
        FOR ALOOP =0 TO 3     ' 4 DIGITS
    
        FOR COUNTER = 0 TO 7    ' NUMBER OF COLUMNS  PER DIGIT
    
        read (NUMBER*8)+COUNTER,SENDDOTS
        IF ALOOP=1 AND COUNTER = 7 THEN
        SENDDOTS=%00101000 'COLON IN COLUMN 7
        ENDIF
        
     	GOSUB DATASEND 
    	ADDRESS = ADDRESS + 2     ' ADRESS INCREMENTS BY 2 EACH COLUMN
        NEXT COUNTER         
        NEXT
    
    
        PAUSE   1000
        NUMBER=NUMBER+1
        IF NUMBER =10 THEN
        NUMBER=0
        ENDIF
        GOTO SHOWNUMBERS
    
    
    
    
    '----------------- sends infomation to display ----------------------
    DATASEND:
    
    	LOW CS
    	SHIFTOUT DATALINE,wr,1,[COMD\3]		'send lower 3 bits of COMD byte
    	SHIFTOUT DATALINE,wr,1,[ADDRESS\7]	'send lower 7 bits of adress byte
    	SHIFTOUT DATALINE,wr,1,[SENDDOTS]		'send led data
    	HIGH CS
        RETURN
    
    COMANDSEND:
    
    	LOW CS
    	SHIFTOUT DATALINE,wr,1,[COMD\3]		'send lower 3 bits of COMD byte
    	SHIFTOUT DATALINE,wr,1,[ADDRESS]	'send command byte
    	SHIFTOUT DATALINE,wr,1,[ENDBIT\1]	'send 1 ENDBIT
    	HIGH CS
        RETURN
    
    END

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    Default Re: Anyone has any experience with HT1632C LED display drivers?

    Thanks!
    I also ordered it, see who's will arrive faster

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    Mine arrived 30mins ago Jan 16th about 10:00 UK time, - connector pins a bit bent, although packing was good. Here it is running with the code above



    You will only be able to use the link above as it is unlisted.

    Works without a connection to RD pin, SYNC and COS pads

    Also looks much better with red filter in front
    Last edited by aerostar; - 16th January 2021 at 11:57.

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    Default Re: Anyone has any experience with HT1632C LED display drivers?

    Forgot to mention the Ebay item number for anyone interested (Other suppliers are available)


    eBay item number:
    401111914275

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