Patent Application
20250095566
The present disclosure relates to the field of display technologies, and in particular, to a display driving circuit, a method for driving a display panel, and a display device.
A display device generally includes a display driving circuit, a gate driver circuit and a plurality of rows of pixels. The display driving circuit is electrically connected to the gate driver circuit, and the gate driver circuit is electrically connected to the plurality of rows of pixels. The display driving circuit is configured to transmit a driving signal to the gate driver circuit, so that the gate driver circuit performs progressive scanning on the plurality of rows of pixels.
A display driving circuit includes a timing controller (TCON) circuit, a source driver circuit (Source IC), and a power circuit. The power circuit is electrically connected to the TCON circuit and the source IC, and is configured to supply power to the TCON circuit and the source IC. The source IC is electrically connected to the TCON circuit and the gate driver circuit, to control the gate driver circuit based on a timing signal output by the TCON circuit, and the source IC is further configured to provide driving signals for the plurality of pixels based on the power supplied by the power circuit.
However, there is a big difference between the starting time of the TCON circuit and the starting time of the source IC in the display driving circuit, which results in a poor display effect of the display device.
The present disclosure provides a display driving circuit, a method for driving a display panel, and a display device. The technical solutions are as follows.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a display driving circuit is provided. The display driving circuit is applicable to a display panel, and the display panel includes a plurality of pixels. The display driving circuit includes:
Optionally, the first display driving circuit comprises a comparator circuit and a source driver chip, the comparator circuit being electrically connected to the power circuit and the source driver chip; wherein
Optionally, the first display driving circuit comprises a comparator circuit and a source driver chip, the comparator circuit being electrically connected to the TCON circuit and the source driver chip; wherein
Optionally, the TCON circuit is further configured to send a first driving timing signal to the first display driving circuit; and
Optionally, the power circuit comprises a first power circuit and a second power circuit; wherein
Optionally, a level of the first control signal is the same as a level of the analog power signal.
Optionally, the pixel comprises a light-emitting device and a first transistor; wherein
Optionally, the second level is higher than the first level, and the fourth level is higher than the third level.
According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a method for driving a display panel is provided. The method is applicable to the first display driving circuit in the display driving circuit as described in the above aspect. The method includes:
Optionally, sending the first control signal to the second display driving circuit in response to that the first power signal sent by the power circuit changes from the first level to the second level comprises:
Optionally, sending the second control signal to the second display driving circuit in response to that the communication indication signal sent by the TCON circuit changes from the third level to the fourth level comprises:
Optionally, sending the second control signal to the second display driving circuit based on the second indication signal comprises:
According to still another aspect of the present disclosure, a display device is provided. The display device includes a display panel and a display driving circuit. The display driving circuit is electrically connected to the display panel, and the display driving circuit is the display driving circuit of the display panel as described above.
According to still another aspect of the present disclosure, a computer program product or a computer program is provided. The computer program product or the computer program includes computer instructions which are stored in a computer-readable storage medium. A processor of a computer device reads the computer instructions from the computer-readable storage medium, and the processor executes the computer instructions to cause the computer device to implement the method for driving the display panel described above.
For a clearer description of the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following briefly introduces the accompanying drawings required for describing the embodiments. The accompanying drawings in the following descriptions show merely some embodiments of the present disclosure, and persons of ordinary skill in the art may still derive other drawings from these accompanying drawings without creative effort.
Specific embodiments of the present disclosure have been shown by the above figures, and will be described in more detail hereinafter. These drawings and text descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure in any way, but are intended to illustrate the concept of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art by reference to the specific embodiments.
To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present disclosure clearer, the embodiments of the present disclosure will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Currently, in active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) display products, a gate driver circuit is used to perform progressive scanning and driving on a plurality of rows of pixels in the display panel, so that the display panel displays. Currently, since the gate driver circuit is mainly integrated on an array substrate in the display panel, the gate driver circuit is also referred to as a gate driver on array (GOA) circuit. For example, the gate driver circuit may be electrically connected to a display driving circuit disposed on the periphery of the display panel, and may be electrically connected to the plurality of rows of pixels in one-to-one correspondence by a plurality of gate lines. The gate driver circuit is configured to receive a plurality of driving signals transmitted by the display driving circuit, and to sequentially apply, under the driving of the plurality of driving signals, turn-on voltages for controlling the operation of the pixel circuits in the pixels or turn-off voltages for controlling the non-operation of the pixel circuits in the pixels to the plurality of gate lines, so that the plurality of rows of pixel circuits are turned on row by row. The pixel circuit further transmits a light emission driving voltage to the light-emitting element in the pixel to drive the light-emitting element to emit light, that is, to turn on the light-emitting element. The turn-on voltage and turn-off voltage are referred to as gate driving signals. It can also be determined that the turn-on or turn-off of the pixel circuits in each row of pixels is mainly implemented by the turn-on voltage or turn-off voltage applied by the gate driver circuit to the gate lines electrically connected to the pixel circuits, and the turn-on voltage is also referred to as a row turn-on voltage.
The display driving circuit includes a TCON circuit, a source IC and a power circuit. The power circuit is electrically connected to the TCON circuit and the source IC, and is configured to supply power to the TCON circuit and the source IC. The source IC is electrically connected to the TCON circuit and the gate driver circuit, to control the gate driver circuit based on the timing signal output by the TCON circuit, and the source IC is further configured to provide driving signals for the plurality of pixels based on the power supplied by the power circuit.
However, there is a big difference between the starting time of the TCON circuit and the starting time of the source IC in the above display driving circuit. That is, after the power circuit supplies power to the TCON circuit and the source IC, the TCON circuit performs an initialization process for a period of time. During the initialization process, the TCON circuit cannot normally output the timing control signals to the source IC, and thus the source IC cannot control the gate driver circuit. In this case, the source IC may send unstable signals which includes unordered high-level signals or unordered low-level signals to the gate driver circuit, and thus the gate driver circuit may be in an uncontrollable state. As a result, the pixels electrically connected to the gate driver circuit are also in an abnormal operating state, and the display picture currently displayed on the display panel flickers, resulting in a poor display effect of the display device.
The embodiments of the present disclosure provide display driving circuit, a method for driving a display panel, and a display device, which can solve the problem in the related art.
The first display driving circuit 11 is electrically connected to the power circuit 13 and the TCON circuit 14, and the power circuit 13 is configured to send a first power signal to the first display driving circuit 11. The first power signal is an analog power signal (AVDD), and the first display driving circuit 11 sends data signals (Vdata) to the plurality of pixels P1 based on the analog power signal (AVDD). The TCON circuit 14 is configured to send a communication indication signal (BCLD) to the first display driving circuit 11. The communication indication signal (BCLD) is an indicator bit of normal communication between the TCON circuit 14 and the first display driving circuit 11. That is, when the communication indication signal (BCLD) is at a high level, it means that the TCON circuit 14 can send a normal timing control signal to the source IC.
The first display driving circuit 11 is electrically connected to the second display driving circuit 12, and the first display driving circuit 11 is configured to send a first control signal to a second display driving circuit 12 when the level of the first power signal changes from the first level to a second level. The second display driving circuit 12 is electrically connected to the plurality of pixels P1, and the second display driving circuit 12 is configured to turn off the plurality of pixels P1 based on the first control signal.
When the level of the first power signal changes from the first level to the second level, it means that the power circuit 13 has sent the first power signal to the first display driving circuit 11, and the first display driving circuit 11 may send the data signals (Vdata) to the plurality of pixels P1 based on the first power signal. Therefore, in this case, the second display driving circuit 112 is in an uncontrollable state, and the second display driving circuit 12 may send low-level signals or high-level signals to the plurality of pixels P1. The high-level signal and the low-level signal each may be one of a turn-off signal and a turn-on signal, respectively. When the second display driving circuit 12 sends the turn-on signals to the plurality of pixels P1, the plurality of pixels P1 emit light under the action of the turn-on signals and the data signals (Vdata), resulting in the screen flicker phenomenon of the display panel 20. Therefore, the first control signal may be sent to the second display driving circuit 12 through the first display driving circuit 11, so that the second display driving circuit 12 sends turn-off signals to the plurality of pixels P1 based on the first control signal to turn off the plurality of pixels P1, and thereby the display panel 20 is in a black screen state.
Furthermore, the first display driving circuit 11 is further configured to send a second control signal to the second display driving circuit 12 when the level of the communication indication signal changes from a third level to a fourth level, and the second display driving circuit 12 is configured to drive the plurality of pixels P1 based on the second control signal. When the level of the first power signal changes from the third level to the fourth level, it means that the TCON circuit 14 has currently completed the initialization, and the TCON circuit 14 can send a normal timing control signal to the first display driving circuit 11. In this case, the first display driving circuit 11 may send the data signals (Vdata) to the plurality of pixels P1 based on the first power signal. Therefore, the second control signal may be sent to the second display driving circuit 12 through the first display driving circuit 11, such that the second display driving circuit 12 sends the driving signals (the driving signals include timing turn-on signals and turn-off signals) to the plurality of pixels PT based on the second control signal to drive the plurality of pixels P1 to emit light normally, and thereby the display panel 20 is in a normal display state.
In summary, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display driving circuit including a first display driving circuit, a second display driving circuit, a power circuit and a TCON circuit. The first display driving circuit can turn off the plurality of pixels in the display panel through the second display driving circuit when the level of the first power signal reaches the second level; and the first display driving circuit can further drive the plurality of pixels in the display panel through the second display driving circuit when the level of the communication indication signal reaches the fourth level. In this way, when the TCON circuit is in the initialization state, the first display driving circuit can turn off the plurality of pixels through the second display driving circuit, to avoid flickering of the display panel under the control of unstable signals output from the TCON circuit. Additionally, when the TCON circuit is in the state of completing initialization, the first display driving circuit can drive the plurality of pixels through the second display driving circuit, so that the display panel normally displays. Therefore, the problem of the poor display effect of the display device in the related art can be solved, and the display effect of the display device can be improved.
It should be noted that, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first level and the second level are two levels with different voltage values, and the third level and the fourth level are two levels with different voltage values. The specific voltage values of the first level, the second level, the third level and the fourth level are not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.
That is, the TCON circuit 14 is configured to send the first driving timing signal and display data to the first display driving circuit 11. The first driving timing signal is gate driving timing data. The first display driving circuit 11 is configured to send the second driving timing signal to the second display driving circuit 12 based on the first driving timing signal. The second driving timing signal is a gate driving timing signal. The first display driving circuit 11 further sends display driving data to the display panel 20. The first driving timing signal includes the configuration information of the gate driving timing signal, and the configuration information includes at least one of a duty cycle, a rising edge slope, a high level voltage value, a frequency, and signal duration. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first driving timing signal includes a light emission control signal (EMGOA) and a gate control signal (GATEGOA). The light emission control signal (EMGOA) includes a first start signal (ESTV) and first clock signals (ECB and ECK), and the gate control signal (GATEGOA) includes a second start signal (GSTV) and second clock signals (GCB and GCK).
The first display driving circuit 11 includes a level shift (LS) circuit and a source driver chip 113. The level shift circuit 111 is integrated within the source driver chip 113. An input terminal of the level shift circuit 111 is electrically connected to the TCON circuit 14, and an output terminal of the level shift circuit 111 is electrically connected to the second display driving circuit 12. The first display driving circuit 11 converts the display data into an analog voltage and sends the analog voltage to the display panel 20. The first display driving circuit 11 further increases the level of the first driving timing signal through the level shift circuit 111 and sends the first driving timing signal to the display panel 20.
The first power circuit 131 may further supply device interface power (VDDIO) to the first display driving circuit 11 and the TCON circuit 14, and supply a high level output signal (VGH), a low level output signal (VGL), a first reference voltage (VGMP), a second reference voltage (VGSP), a first initial signal (Vint1; V1 in short), and a second initial signal (Vint2; V2 in short) to the first display driving circuit 11.
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Alternatively, the first control signal includes a gate control signal (GATEGOA) and a light emission control signal (EMGOA) received by the second display driving circuit 12, that is, the first display driving circuit 11 can control the output signals from the level shift circuit 111 to be at the high level, so that the gate control signal (GATEGOA) and the light emission control signal (EMGOA) received by the second display driving circuit 12 are at the high level. Therefore, the second display driving circuit 12 can receive the high-level signals, and send the turn-off signals to the plurality of pixels P1 based on the high-level signals to turn off the plurality of pixels P1.
In an exemplary implementation, the pixel P1 includes a second transistor T2 and another transistor T3. The second display driving circuit 12 is electrically connected to the gate of the second transistor T2, and the first electrode of the second transistor T2 is electrically connected to the second power circuit 132. The second electrode of the first transistor T1 is electrically connected to the transistor T3. The second power circuit 132 is configured to transmit a driving power signal (ELVDD) to the gate of the second transistor T2, and the second display driving circuit 12 may apply a high level to the gate of the second transistor T2 based on the light emission control signal (EMGOA) to turn off the second transistor T2. In this way, the two transistors connected to the second display driving circuit 12 are turned off, to further improve the stability of the pixels P1 in the off state.
In an optional implementation, the first transistor T1 may also include an N-type transistor, and the turn-off signal output to the first transistor T1 by the second display driving circuit 12 is at a low level.
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That is, before the initialization of the TCON circuit 14 is completed, the first display driving circuit 11 controls the pixels P1 in the display panel 20 to remain turned off according to the power-on timing sequence, thereby avoiding abnormal display of the display panel 20.
The comparator circuit 112 is configured to, when detecting that the level of the first power signal output by the power circuit 13 reaches the second level, generate a first indication signal and output the first indication signal to the source driver chip 113. The source driver chip 113 is configured to send a first control signal to the second display driving circuit 12 based on the first indication signal. The second level is a level when the first power signal output by the power circuit 13 is in a normal operating state. For example, when the second level reaches 8 V, the comparator circuit 112 sends the first indication signal to the source driver chip 113, so that the source driver chip 113 can respond to the variation of the first power signal output by the power circuit 13 in time.
In an optional implementation, the first display driving circuit 11 includes a comparator circuit 112 and a source driver chip 113. The comparator circuit 112 is electrically connected to the TCON circuit 14 and the source driver chip 113. The comparator circuit 112 is configured to, when detecting that the level of the communication indication signal output by the TCON circuit 14 reaches the fourth level, generate a second indication signal and output the second indication signal to the source driver chip 113. The source driver chip 113 is configured to send a second control signal to the second display driving circuit 12 based on the second indication signal. The fourth level is an indicator level when the communication between the TCON circuit 14 and the source driver chip 113 is in a normal operating state. For example, when the fourth level reaches 1.8 V, the comparator circuit 112 sends the second indication signal to the source driver chip 113, so that the source driver chip 113 can receive in time the communication indication signal indicating the initialization of the TCON circuit 14 is completed.
It should be noted that the first display driving circuit 11 may be provided with two comparator circuits 112 which are electrically connected to the power circuit 13 and the TCON circuit 14, respectively, and may also be provided with one comparator circuit 112 which is electrically connected to the power circuit 13 and the TCON circuit 14, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.
In an optional implementation, the second level is higher than the first level, and the fourth level is higher than the third level. The first level and the third level may averagely be 0 V.
In summary, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display driving circuit including a first display driving circuit, a second display driving circuit, a power circuit and a TCON circuit. The first display driving circuit can turn off the plurality of pixels in the display panel through the second display driving circuit when the level of the first power signal reaches the second level; and the first display driving circuit can further drive the plurality of pixels in the display panel through the second display driving circuit when the level of the communication indication signal reaches the fourth level. In this way, when the TCON circuit is in the initialization state, the first display driving circuit can turn off the plurality of pixels through the second display driving circuit, to avoid flickering of the display panel under the control of unstable signals output from the TCON circuit. Additionally, when the TCON circuit is in the state of completing initialization, the first display driving circuit can drive the plurality of pixels through the second display driving circuit, so that the display panel normally displays. Therefore, the problem of the poor display effect of the display device in the related art can be solved, and the display effect of the display device can be improved.
In step 901, a first control signal is sent to a second display driving circuit in response to that a first power signal sent by a power circuit changes from a first level to a second level.
In step 902, a second control signal is sent to the second display driving circuit in response to that a communication indication signal sent by a TCON circuit changes from a third level to a fourth level.
The first control signal instructs the second display driving circuit to control the plurality of pixels to be turned off, and the second control signal instructs the second display driving circuit to drive the plurality of pixels.
In summary, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for driving a display panel, applicable to the first display driving circuit in the display driving circuit. The display driving circuit includes a first display driving circuit, a second display driving circuit, a power circuit and a TCON circuit. The first display driving circuit can turn off the plurality of pixels in the display panel through the second display driving circuit when the level of the first power signal reaches the second level; and the first display driving circuit can further drive the plurality of pixels in the display panel through the second display driving circuit when the level of the communication indication signal reaches the fourth level. In this way, when the TCON circuit is in the initialization state, the first display driving circuit can turn off the plurality of pixels through the second display driving circuit, to avoid flickering of the display panel under the control of unstable signals output from the TCON circuit. Additionally, when the TCON circuit is in the state of completing initialization, the first display driving circuit can drive the plurality of pixels through the second display driving circuit, so that the display panel normally displays. Therefore, the problem of the poor display effect of the display device in the related art can be solved, and the display effect of the display device can be improved.
In step 1001, it is detected whether the level of the first power signal sent by a power circuit changes from a first level to a second level.
The first display driving circuit includes a comparator circuit and a source driver chip. The comparator circuit is electrically connected to the power circuit and the source driver chip. The comparator circuit is integrated in the source driver chip. It is detected through the comparator circuit whether a level of a first power signal output by the power circuit reaches the second level.
In step 1002, a first indication signal is generated in response to that the level of the first power signal sent by the power circuit reaches the second level.
The second level is a level when the first power signal output by the power circuit is in a normal operating state. For example, when the second level reaches 8 V, the comparator circuit sends the first indication signal to the source driver chip, so that the source driver chip can respond to the variation of the first power signal output by the power circuit in time.
In step 1003, a first control signal is sent to a second display driving circuit based on the first indication signal.
The first control signal is sent to the second display driving circuit through the source driver chip based on the first indication signal. The first control signal instructs the second display driving circuit to control the plurality of pixels to be turned off.
In step 1004, it is detected whether the level of the communication indication signal output by the TCON circuit changes from a third level to a fourth level.
The first display driving circuit includes a comparator circuit and a source driver chip. The comparator circuit is electrically connected to the power circuit and the source driver chip. The comparator circuit is integrated in the source driver chip. It is detected through the comparator circuit whether the communication indication signal output by the TCON circuit reaches the fourth level.
In step 1005, a second indication signal is generated in response to that the level of the communication indication signal output by the TCON circuit reaches the fourth level.
The fourth level is an indicator level when the communication between the TCON circuit and the source driver chip is in the normal working state. For example, when the fourth level reaches 1.8 V, the comparator circuit sends the second indication signal to the source driver chip, so that the source driver chip can receive in time the communication indication signal indicating the initialization of the TCON circuit is completed.
In step 1006, a second control signal is sent to the second display driving circuit based on the second indication signal.
The second control signal is sent to the second display driving circuit through the source driver chip based on the second indication signal. The second control signal instructs the second display driving circuit to drive the plurality of pixels.
Optionally, step 1006 includes the following two steps.
(1) A first driving timing signal sent by the TCON circuit is received based on the second indication signal.
The first driving timing signal includes the configuration information of a gate driving timing signal, and the configuration information includes at least one of a duty cycle, a rising edge slope, a high level voltage value, a frequency, and signal duration.
(2) A second driving timing signal is sent to the second display driving circuit based on the first driving timing signal. The high level voltage value of the second driving timing signal is greater than the high level voltage value of the first driving timing signal.
The first display driving circuit includes a level shift circuit and a source driver chip. The level shift circuit is integrated in the source driver chip. An input terminal of the level shift circuit is electrically connected to the TCON circuit, and an output terminal of the level shift circuit is electrically connected to the second display driving circuit. The first display driving circuit increases the level of the first driving timing signal through the level shift circuit and sends the first driving timing signal to the display panel, to normally drive the display panel.
In summary, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for driving a display panel, applicable to the first display driving circuit in the display driving circuit. The display driving circuit includes a first display driving circuit, a second display driving circuit, a power circuit and a TCON circuit. The first display driving circuit can turn off the plurality of pixels in the display panel through the second display driving circuit when the level of the first power signal reaches the second level; and the first display driving circuit can further drive the plurality of pixels in the display panel through the second display driving circuit when the level of the communication indication signal reaches the fourth level. In this way, when the TCON circuit is in the initialization state, the first display driving circuit can turn off the plurality of pixels through the second display driving circuit, to avoid flickering of the display panel under the control of unstable signals output from the TCON circuit. Additionally, when the TCON circuit is in the state of completing initialization, the first display driving circuit can drive the plurality of pixels through the second display driving circuit, so that the display panel normally displays. Therefore, the problem of the poor display effect of the display device in the related art can be solved, and the display effect of the display device can be improved.
Optionally, the display panel may be applied to any product or component having a display function such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a television, a display, a notebook computer, a digital photo frame, and a navigator, and for example, may be an AMOLED display panel. The display device may be any product or component having a display function such as an AMOLED display device, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a television and a display.
According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a computer program product or a computer program is provided. The computer program product or the computer program includes computer instructions which are stored in a computer-readable storage medium. A processor of a computer device reads the computer instructions from the computer-readable storage medium, and the processor executes the computer instructions to cause the computer device to implement the method for driving the display panel described above.
In the present disclosure, the terms “first”, “second”, “third” and “fourth” are for descriptive purposes only but not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. The term “a plurality of” refers to two or more, unless specifically defined otherwise.
It should be understood that the device and method disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented in other manners. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For example, the division of the units is merely a logical function division, and the units may be divided in other ways in actual implementation, for example, multiple units or components may be combined or may be integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored or not executed. In addition, the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices, or units, and may be in electrical, mechanical, or other forms.
The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, i.e., may be in one place, or may be distributed to multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solutions of the embodiments.
It should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that all or parts of the steps described in the foregoing embodiments can be implemented through hardware, or through relevant hardware instructed by applications stored in a computer-readable storage medium, such as a read-only memory, a disk and a CD.
The above descriptions are merely optional embodiments of the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements and the like made within the spirit and principles of the present disclosure shall be included within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
The present application is a National Stage of International Application No. PCT/CN2023/091464 filed on Apr. 28, 2023, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/CN2023/091464 | 4/28/2023 | WO |
