Light-emitting element driving circuit
View Patent ↗A light-emitting element driving circuit includes a PWM signal output circuit configured to output a plurality of PWM signals each having one logic level whose duty ratio corresponds to gradation data and each corresponding to each of a plurality of light-emitting elements, on the basis of the gradation data indicating brightness of each of the plurality of light-emitting elements. A driving signal output circuit is configured to change the duty ratio of each of the plurality of inputted PWM signals to output the plurality of changed PWM signals as a plurality of driving signals, on the basis of instruction data for changing the brightness of the plurality of light-emitting elements. A driving circuit is configured to drive the plurality of light-emitting elements on the basis of a duty ratio of each of the plurality of driving signals.
1. A light-emitting element driving circuit comprising:
a PWM signal output circuit configured to output a plurality of PWM signals each having one logic level whose duty ratio corresponds to gradation data and each corresponding to each of a plurality of light-emitting elements, on the basis of the gradation data indicating brightness of each of the plurality of light-emitting elements;
a driving signal output circuit configured to change the duty ratio of each of the plurality of inputted PWM signals to output the plurality of changed PWM signals as a plurality of driving signals, on the basis of instruction data for changing the brightness of the plurality of light-emitting elements; and
a driving circuit configured to drive the plurality of light-emitting elements on the basis of a duty ratio of each of the plurality of driving, wherein
the driving signal output circuit includes:
an output circuit configured to output an output signal having the same period as that of each of the plurality of PWM signals and having one logic level whose duty ratio is changed on the basis of the instruction data; and
a driving signal generation circuit configured to change the duty ratio of each of the plurality of PWM signals on the basis of a logic level of the output signal to generate the plurality of driving signals.
2. The light-emitting element driving circuit according to claim 1 , wherein
the output circuit includes:
a counter configured to start counting on the basis of a clock signal according to the instruction data; and
an output signal generation circuit configured to generate the output signal having the same period and having one logic level whose duty ratio corresponds to a count value of the counter, the output signal reaching the one logic level at timing when each of the plurality of PWM signals reaches the one logic level, and wherein
the driving signal generation circuit generates the plurality of driving signals according to an operation result of a logical multiplication of a logic level of the plurality of PWM signals and the logic level of the output signal.
3. The light-emitting element driving circuit according to claim 2 , wherein
the driving circuit drives the light-emitting elements so that brightness of the plurality of light-emitting elements is increased with an increase of the duty ratio of the one logic level of each of the plurality of driving signals, and wherein
the counter changes the count value on the basis of the clock signal so that the duty ratio of the one logic level of each of the plurality of driving signals is increased, when data for increasing brightness of the plurality of light-emitting elements is inputted as the instruction data; and changes the count value on the basis of the clock signal so that the duty ratio of the one logic level of each of the plurality of driving signals is decreased, when data for decreasing brightness of the plurality of light-emitting elements is inputted as the instruction data.