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19-2673; Rev 0; 10/02
2-Wire Interfaced, 5 ✕ 7 Matrix VacuumFluorescent Display Controller
General Description
The MAX6853 compact vacuum-fluorescent display (VFD) controller provides microprocessors with the multiplex timing for 5 x 7 matrix VFD displays up to 96 characters and controls industry-standard, shift-register, high-voltage grid/anode VFD tube drivers. The device supports display tubes using either one or two digits per grid, as well as universal displays. The MAX6853 provides an internal crosspoint switch to match any tube-driver shift-register grid/anode order, and is compatible with both chip-in-glass and external tube drivers.
MAX6853 Datasheet
