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JPS6346436B2
JPS6346436B2 JP55111103A JP11110380A JPS6346436B2 JP S6346436 B2 JPS6346436 B2 JP S6346436B2 JP 55111103 A JP55111103 A JP 55111103A JP 11110380 A JP11110380 A JP 11110380A JP S6346436 B2 JPS6346436 B2 JP S6346436B2
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alternating voltage
pdp
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Osamu Hirakawa
Tadatsugu Hirose
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Fujitsu Ltd
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Priority to JP55111103A priority Critical patent/JPS6346436B2/ja
Priority to DE8181303550T priority patent/DE3168035D1/de
Priority to EP81303550A priority patent/EP0046350B1/en
Priority to US06/290,974 priority patent/US4368465A/en
Publication of JPS5735894A publication Critical patent/JPS5735894A/ja
Publication of JPS6346436B2 publication Critical patent/JPS6346436B2/ja
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G3/00—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
    • G09G3/20—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
    • G09G3/22—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters using controlled light sources
    • G09G3/28—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters using controlled light sources using luminous gas-discharge panels, e.g. plasma panels
    • G09G3/288—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters using controlled light sources using luminous gas-discharge panels, e.g. plasma panels using AC panels
    • G09G3/291—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters using controlled light sources using luminous gas-discharge panels, e.g. plasma panels using AC panels controlling the gas discharge to control a cell condition, e.g. by means of specific pulse shapes
    • G09G3/292—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters using controlled light sources using luminous gas-discharge panels, e.g. plasma panels using AC panels controlling the gas discharge to control a cell condition, e.g. by means of specific pulse shapes for reset discharge, priming discharge or erase discharge occurring in a phase other than addressing
    • G09G3/2927—Details of initialising
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G3/00—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
    • G09G3/20—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
    • G09G3/22—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters using controlled light sources
    • G09G3/28—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters using controlled light sources using luminous gas-discharge panels, e.g. plasma panels
    • G09G3/288—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters using controlled light sources using luminous gas-discharge panels, e.g. plasma panels using AC panels
    • G09G3/291—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters using controlled light sources using luminous gas-discharge panels, e.g. plasma panels using AC panels controlling the gas discharge to control a cell condition, e.g. by means of specific pulse shapes
    • G09G3/294—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters using controlled light sources using luminous gas-discharge panels, e.g. plasma panels using AC panels controlling the gas discharge to control a cell condition, e.g. by means of specific pulse shapes for lighting or sustain discharge
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G3/00—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
    • G09G3/20—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
    • G09G3/22—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters using controlled light sources
    • G09G3/28—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters using controlled light sources using luminous gas-discharge panels, e.g. plasma panels
    • G09G3/288—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters using controlled light sources using luminous gas-discharge panels, e.g. plasma panels using AC panels
    • G09G3/297—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters using controlled light sources using luminous gas-discharge panels, e.g. plasma panels using AC panels using opposed discharge type panels
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G5/00—Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators
    • G09G5/18—Timing circuits for raster scan displays

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Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 本発明はACメモリ型プラズマデイスプレイパ
ネル（以下PDPと略す）の駆動方法の改良に関
する。
最近情報処理端末用の出力表示装置としてAC
メモリ型のPDP装置が、その平板性、表示品質、
信頼性などの点で優れているため銀行窓口業務シ
ステム、ポスシステム其の他種々の情報システム
に用いられている。このPDP装置の表示パネル
の１例を第１図の分解斜視図および第２図の断面
図により説明すると、符号１および２は透明なガ
ラス基板であつてその一方の基板１の表面には縦
方向に、他方の基板２の表面には横方向にそれぞ
れ複数条の電極３および４を形成し、それぞれ電
極を形成した面に誘電体層５と保護層６とを蒸着
またはスパツタリングにより被着し、この基板１
と２を対向させ周囲にスペーサ７を挾んで若干の
間隔をもたせて密封し、内部の空間８にネオンを
主体とし少量のアルゴン、キセノン等を混ぜた希
ガスを封入し、電極３と電極４との間に駆動回路
より電圧を印加して、その交点において放電を生
ぜしめ、それにより所望のキヤラクタあるいはパ
ターンを発光表示できるようにしたものである。
このようなPDP装置においては、点火失敗や
余分点火による表示ミスを軽減し駆動電圧マージ
ンを増大するために第３図の如く一定周波数の交
番電圧を印加する維持モーードＡ、維持モードよ
り細いパルスを必要とする消去モードＢ、通常よ
り高い電圧を必要とする書込モードＣを使い分け
ている。このように一定周波数の交番電圧により
駆動している場合、非同期インターフエースを実
施しようとするとインターフエース上のデータ転
送周波数とPDPの周波数のいずれかにより第４
図の如く所要モードの切換時において不必要なパ
ルス９が形成され、これが消去モードと同様な波
形となつた場合にはPDPの表示が消えてしまう。
本発明はこの欠点を改良するために案出されたも
のである。
このため本発明においては、一定周期の交番電
圧を印加する維持モードと、維持モードより細い
パルスの消去モードと、通常より高い電圧を必要
とする書き込みモードにより駆動するプラズマデ
イスプレイパネルの駆動方法において、外部より
入力される非同期の表示入力周波数の周期より若
干短かい周期となるプラズマデイスプレイパネル
駆動モードを設定し、次の外部信号が入力される
までは交番電圧を印加しない期間を設けたことを
特徴とするものである。
以下添付図面に基づいて本発明方法を詳細に説
明する。
第５図に本発明による駆動方法を示す。本発明
法は図に示す如く外部よりの入力データの処理す
る期間T1と交番電圧を印加しない期間T2を設け
たものである。そして外部よりの入力データを処
理する期間T1は外部より入力される非同期入力
周波数より若干短い周期となるようにする。一例
として外部より入力される信号の周期を100μsと
すれば入力データ処理期間T1を例えば75μs、交
番電圧を印加しない期間T2を25μsとすれば良い。
このように交番電圧を印加しない期間T2を設け
ることにより前述したようなモード切替り時にお
ける不要な細いパルスの発生を防止することがで
きる。この交番電圧を印加しない期間T2はPDP
の発光はないが、発光部分に電荷が保存されるの
で次の入力により発光は継続される。このため表
示輝度は若干低下するがT2を充分短かくすれば
実用上問題はない。
次に本発明方法を実施するための駆動回路の一
例を第６図に示す。本回路を図により説明する
と、符号１１はPDP、１２および１３はそれぞ
れＸおよびＹのトランジスタ回路、１４および１
５は書き込み回路、１６は基本信号発生部、１７
は制御部である。そして基本信号発生部１６のＱ
及び端子は制御部１７の出力端子とAND回路
１８〜２１に接続され、AND回路１８〜２１の
出力端はPDPのトランジスタ回路１２，１３及
び書き込み回路１４，１５にそれぞれ接続されて
いる。そして基本信号発生部１６よりは矢印で示
す如く互に位相がずれた基本信号２２および２３
を発生してAND回路１８〜２１へ送り、制御部
１７は外部よりの信号を矢印で示す波形２４にし
てAND回路１８〜２１に送る。これによりAND
回路１８〜２１より第５図に示したPDP駆動用
の波形が出力される。
なお制御部１７における出力２４は第７図に示
す回路により容易に作ることができる。即ち発振
器２５が40KHzの周期でパルスを発生しているも
のとすると、カウンター２６のＡ端子よりは第８
図のＡに示す25μsのパルスが出力されＢ端子より
は第８図のＢに示す如くＡの周期の２倍の50μsの
パルスが出力される。このパルスＡ及びＢを
AND回路２７に入力すれば第８図のＱに示す如
くなり、これをインバータ回路２８を通せば目的
とするQ′の如き出力が得られる。
以上説明した如く本発明は非同期入力周波数よ
り若干短い周期のPDP駆動モードを設定し、次
の外部信号が入力されるまでは交番電圧を印加し
ないようにすることにより、非同期インターフエ
ースの実施を可能としたもである。
【図面の簡単な説明】
第１図はPDPパネルの分解斜視図、第２図は
PDPパネルの断面図、第３図は従来のPDP駆動
モードを示した波形図、第４図は従来の駆動法に
よる非同期インターフエース時を示した波形図、
第５図は本発明方法による駆動モードを示した波
形図、第６図は本発明方法を実施するための駆動
回路の１例の回路図、第７図は制御部における出
力パルスを作る回路の回路図、第８図は制御部に
おける出力の波形図である。 １１……PDPパネル、１２，１３……トラン
ジスタ回路、１４，１５……書き込み回路、１６
……基本信号発生部、１７……制御部、１８〜２
１……AND回路。

Claims (1)

    【特許請求の範囲】
  1. １ 一定周期の交番電圧を印加する維持モード
    と、維持モードより細いパルスの消去モードと、
    通常より高い電圧を必要とする書き込みモードに
    より駆動するプラズマデイスプレイパネルの駆動
    方法において、外部より入力される非同期の表示
    入力周波数の周期より若干短かい周期となるプラ
    ズマデイスプレイパネル駆動モードを設定し、次
    の外部信号が入力されるまでは交番電圧を印加し
    ない期間を設けたことを特徴としたプラズマデイ
    スプレイパネルの駆動方法。
JP55111103A 1980-08-14 1980-08-14 Expired JPS6346436B2 (ja)

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JP55111103A JPS6346436B2 (ja) 1980-08-14 1980-08-14
DE8181303550T DE3168035D1 (en) 1980-08-14 1981-08-04 Method of actuating a plasma display panel
EP81303550A EP0046350B1 (en) 1980-08-14 1981-08-04 Method of actuating a plasma display panel
US06/290,974 US4368465A (en) 1980-08-14 1981-08-07 Method of actuating a plasma display panel

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