Not sure if it is the _only_ way to go, but I certainly think that it is a great way to go. I believe that those chips are SPI, so no need for additional latches and such. I'm not sure what those chips cost, but they very happily sampled me a big pile a long while back.
-Adam W7QI On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 3:46 PM, kosbo.com <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > Best wishes and Happy New Year to everyone! > > I have got a few panaplex displays, so just looking for chip/chips I > can use to drive 7-17 anodes and about 10 cathodes, as these panaplex > displays work only in multiplex mode. > I really don't want to use transistors as it's too many -about 14-34 > transistors plus lots of resistors too just for anode driver > circuit... > > So far found just one reasonable solution - to use HV7022C Supertex as > anode driver and second similar chip or other well know Supertex chips > for cathode drivers. > Unlike MAX6921 or other lower voltage Supertex chips, HV7022C looks > like works only in either Sink or Source mode. > > Do you think it is the only way to go or you can advise/suggest > something else, please? > > > Thanks in advance, Konstantin > www.kosbo.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
