8051 Microcontroller:

Display Interfacing
Virendra Singh
Associate Professor
Computer Architecture and Dependable Systems Lab
Department of Electrical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/~viren/
E-mail: viren@ee.iitb.ac.in

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8051
Pin
Diagram

P1.0
P1.1
P1.2
P1.3
P1.4
P1.5
P1.6
P1.7
RST
(RXD)P3.0
(TXD)P3.1
(INT0)P3.2
(INT1)P3.3
(T0)P3.4
(T1)P3.5
(WR)P3.6
(RD)P3.7
XTAL2
XTAL1
GND

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5
6
7
8
9
10
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12
13
14
15
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(8031)
(8751)
(8951)

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39
38
37
36
35
34
33
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21

Vcc
P0.0(AD0
)P0.1(AD1)
P0.2(AD2
)P0.3(AD3)
P0.4(AD4)
P0.5(AD5)
P0.6(AD6)
P0.7(AD7)
EA/VPP
ALE/PROG
PSEN
P2.7(A15)
P2.6(A14
)P2.5(A13
)P2.4(A12
)P2.3(A11)
P2.2(A10)
P2.1(A9)
P2.0(A8)

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Display
Interfacing
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Display Devices
Most popular display device: LED

Very Any in size

Available in many colors
Very reliable and rugged
Long life
Operates at low voltage
Small power consumpAon
Visible in darkness

Single LED
Bicolor LED
Seven Segment Displays
Common Cathode Form (ICM 7218D)
Common Anode Form (ICM 7218C)
Consumes large amount of current
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Interfacing a single LED

Vcc
R

IF

LED

Driver circuit to
interface a single LED

SWITCH
Vt

R2
R1

VF

Vcc

Port
line

R1
R1

Port
line

Port
line

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Seven Segment LEDs

a

f
e

dp

dp

g c
d

d
p

Common anode

Common Cathode
a

Two types: Common cathode

and common anode type
Seven-segment LEDs can be
conveniently used to display
HEX characters
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b

g
c

c
d

f
g

g
c

d
a

a
f

a
f

b
g

e
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c

a
f

g
e

g
e

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Interfacing multiple 7-Segment LEDs

+5V
3.9 K
A0

A1

A2

8
14
2 4

A3

B0
B1

1
7
8

B3

14

5
10
12
6 9 13

2 4

B2

150

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9 13
3
5

b c

d
p

b c

d
p

10
75491

12

11

3.9 K

150
+5V
+5V

3.9 K

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S0

S1

S2

S3
S4

10
12

13

S5

14

9
4

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Multidigit Driver
Features of MulAdigit Driver
8-segment driver output lines
8-digit driver lines
20 mA peak current
LEDs can withstand high peak current
Sequencing operaAon:
Select data using digit address lines DA0-2
Write data using ID0-3 and ID7 lines
Three modes of operaAon:
HIGH: HEX, LOW: OFF, OPEN: CODED-HELP
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Interfacing using Multidigit Driver

P1.0

P1.7

8051

P3.0

d
pg
f
e
d
c
b
a

ID0
ID1
ID2
ID3
ID7
DA0
DA1
DA2

WRITE
MODE
V+
GND

DIGIT1
DIGIT2
DIGIT3
DIGIT4
DIGIT5
DIGIT6
DIGIT7
DIGIT8

dp

ICM7218D

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Liquid Crystal Displays

Key features:
Low Power ConsumpAon
Voltage Controlled
Easy to read in bright light
Ability to display Characters/Graphics
Intelligent controller and LCD display panels
readily available

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Liquid Crystal Displays

P1.0
P1.1
P1.2
P1.3

B0
B1 DATA IN
B2
B3

P1.4
P1.5
P1.6
P1.7

D0
D1 DIGIT
D2
SELECT
D3

DIGIT 1

g
a

DIGIT 2

g
a

OSC
VCC

DIGIT 3
DISPLAY MODULE

g
a
GND

DIGIT 4

g
BACK
PLANE

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Data
Communication
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8051 and PC
The 8051 module connects to PC by using RS232.
RS232 is a protocol which supports half-duplex,
synchronous/asynchronous, serial communicaAon.
We discuss these terms in following secAons.
RS232
PC

COM 1 port

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MAX232

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UART

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Simplex vs. Duplex

Transmission
Simplex transmission: the data can sent in one
direcAon.
Example: the computer only sends data to the printer.

Transmitter

Receiver

Duplex transmission: the data can be transmibed

and receive
Transmitter

Transmitter

Receiver

Receiver

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Half vs. Full Duplex

Half duplex: if the data is transmibed one way at a
Ame.
Transmitter

Receiver

Receiver

Transmitter

Full duplex: if the data can go both ways at the same

Ame.
Two wire conductors for the data lines.
Transmitter

Receiver

Receiver

Transmitter

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Simplex, Half-, and FullDuplex Transfers

Half Duplex

Full Duplex

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Transmitter

Receiver

Receiver

Transmitter

Transmitter

Receiver

Receiver

Transmitter

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Parallel vs. Serial Data Transfer

Computers transfer data in two ways:
Parallel
data is sent a byte or more a Ame (fast)
Only short distance between two systems
The 8-bit data path is expensive
Example: printer, hard disks

Serial
The data is sent one bit at a Ame (slow)
Long distance (rarely distorAon)
cheap
The data can be transferred on the telephone line (by using modem.)
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Thank You
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