The subject matter herein generally relates to a driving control circuit for driving pixel driving circuits and a display apparatus thereof.
An active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) type display due to its higher refresh rate and its shorter response time is widely used in display apparatus. Organic light emitting diode elements are configured to emit light beams in the AMOLED type display. The AMOLED includes a plurality of pixel units and a plurality of pixel driving circuits, which correspond to the pixel units respectively. The pixel driving circuit is configured to drive the brightness of a corresponding one of the pixel units, and a driving control circuit is configured to detect the pixel driving circuits. Referring to
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It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. Also, the description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts have been exaggerated to better illustrate details and features of the present disclosure.
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The term “comprising,” when utilized, means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in the so-described combination, group, series and the like. In general, the term “module,” as used herein, refers to logic embodied in hardware or firmware, or to a collection of software instructions, written in a programming language, for example, Java, C, or assembly. One or more software instructions in the modules may be embedded in firmware, such as an EPROM. It will be appreciated that modules may comprise connected logic units, such as gates and flip-flops, and may comprise programmable units, such as programmable gate arrays or processors. The modules described herein may be implemented as either software and/or hardware modules and may be stored in any type of computer-readable medium or other computer storage systems. The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references can mean “at least one.”
The present disclosure is described in related to a driving control circuit for detecting a pixel driving circuit in a display apparatus for speeding up a detection time. In one embodiment, the driving control circuit charges the pixel driving circuit in the display apparatus before a detection operation during the detecting time period. As a result, it is possible to shorten the detection time period.
The pixel driving circuit can include a switching transistor, a driving transistor, a reset transistor, a storage capacitor, and a light emitting element. The pixel driving circuit sequentially operates during according to a detecting time period and a displaying period. The displaying period includes a reset period, a writing period, and a luminescent period. During the writing period, the switching transistor receives a scan signal from a scan line, and turns on when a scan signal is active, such as having a high level voltage. The data signal on a data line is provided to the storage capacitor for charging. In the emitting period, the storage capacitor discharges, and the driving transistor turns on, providing a current to the light emitting element based on a voltage from a power source, and the light emitting element emits light(s) based on the current and type of light emitting element. While the scan line is being scanned, the reset transistor turns on, and monitors the current passing through the light emitting element, and provides the current to the driving control circuit. In this embodiment, the pixel driving circuit further can operate during other periods, such as a compensating period.
The driving control circuit includes a gate driver for providing scan signals to the scan lines and a source driver for providing data signals to the data lines. In this embodiment, the driving control circuit further includes a compensating circuit. The compensating circuit sequentially charges the pixel driving circuit with a constant current before a detection operation. During the detecting time period, a detected threshold voltage of the one of the pixel driving circuit(s) generating a compensating signal.
In one embodiment, the compensating circuit includes a selecting module and a pre-charge module. The selecting module is electrically connected to all the pixel driving circuits through the monitoring lines, and sequentially selects one of the pixel driving circuits as a to-be-compensated pixel driving circuit. The pre-charge module charges the to-be-compensated pixel driving circuit.
In one embodiment, the compensating circuit further charges the monitoring lines. The pre-charge module sequentially operates during a first sub-period and a second sub-period. During the first sub-period, the pre-charge module charges the monitoring lines. During the second sub-period, the pre-charge module charges the to-be-compensated pixel driving circuit.
In one embodiment, the driving control circuit further includes a buffering module and a processing module. The buffering module is electrically connected to the pixel driving circuits through a corresponding monitoring line, and buffers a sensing current or a sensing voltage generated by the pixel driving circuits based on a driving voltage. The processing module processes the sensing current or the sensing voltage in the buffering module, detecting a threshold voltage of the driving transistor.
In one embodiment, the detecting time period is a blanking time period, which is a time period between two adjacent display frames.
In one embodiment, the detecting time period is an initial time period during which the display apparatus is powered on.
In one embodiment, the driving control circuit further includes an interfacing circuit. The compensating circuit and the interfacing circuit can be integrated in an analog-to-data converter (ADC) chip. The interfacing circuit establishes a transmitting path between the compensating circuit and a controller for transmitting signals. For example, the interfacing circuit can be a low voltage differential signaling (LVDS) interfacing circuit or a serial peripheral interface (SPI). The controller receives the specified threshold voltage parameter from the compensating circuit, and outputs scan control signals for the scan lines, data driving signals for the data lines, and clock synchronization signals for the ADC chip. The source driver compensates the driving voltage provided to the data lines based on the compensating signal for preventing a current passing through the OLED from being effected. The compensating circuit can serve as an active front end (AFE) of the ADC chip.
In the embodiment, the detecting time period can be an initial period of the display apparatus 1 being powered on. In other embodiment, the detecting time period is a blanking time period between two adjacent display frames. In this embodiment,
The compensating circuit 60 sequentially selects one of the pixel driving circuit 110k, charges the selected pixel driving circuit 110 through the corresponding monitoring line MOm using a constant current during the detecting time period, detects a threshold voltage of a driving transistor in the selected pixel driving circuit 110 for generating a compensating signal to the controller 80. The compensating signal is used for compensating the threshold voltage of the driving transistor. In other embodiments, the driving control circuit 100 further includes an interfacing circuit (not shown), the compensating circuit and the interfacing circuit can be integrated in an analog-to-data converter (ADC) chip. The interfacing circuit establishes a transmitting path between the compensating circuit and a controller for transmitting signals. For example, the interfacing circuit can be a low voltage differential signaling (LVDS) interfacing circuit or a serial peripheral interface (SPI). The controller receives specified threshold voltage parameter from the compensating circuit, and outputs scan control signals for the scan lines, data driving signals for the data lines, and clock synchronization signals for the ADC chip. The source driver compensates the driving voltage provided to the data lines based on the compensating signal. The compensating circuit is served as an active front end (AFE) of the ADC chip.
The compensating circuit 60 includes a selecting module 610, a pre-charge module 630, a buffering module, and a processing module 670.
The selecting module 610 is electrically connected to the pixel driving circuits 110. The selecting module 610 sequentially selects one of the entire pixel driving circuits 110. In the embodiment, the selecting module 610 is a multiplexer.
The pre-charge module 630 charges the selected pixel driving circuit 110.
The buffering module 650 is electrically connected to the selecting module 610, and buffers the sensed threshold voltage of the pixel driving circuits 110 after the pixel driving circuits 110 being charged.
The processing module 670 is electrically connected to the buffering module 650. The processing module 670 generating a compensating signal to the controller 80 for compensating the threshold voltage of the driving transistor MN2 based on the sensed voltage in the buffering module 650.
A gate electrode of the switching transistor MN1 is electrically connected to the corresponding selecting line Si, a drain electrode of the switching transistor MN1 is electrically connected to the corresponding data line Dk, and a source electrode of the switching transistor MN1 is electrically connected to a gate electrode of the driving transistor MN2. A drain electrode of the driving transistor MN2 is electrically connected to the first power line VDD, and a source electrode of the driving transistor MN2 is electrically connected to an anode of the OLED through a node VSO. A cathode of the OLED is electrically connected to the ground terminal VSS. A gate electrode of the reset transistor MN3 is electrically connected to the read line Si, a source electrode of the reset transistor MN3 is electrically connected to the node VSO, and a drain electrode of the reset transistor MN3 is electrically connected to the compensating circuit 60a through a corresponding monitoring line MOm. In other words, the source electrode of the reset transistor MN3 is electrically connected between the source electrode of the driving transistor MN2 and the anode of the OLED. A terminal of the storage capacitor C1 is electrically connected to the gate electrode of the driving transistor MN2, and the other terminal of the storage capacitor C1 is electrically connected to the source electrode of the driving transistor MN2. In this embodiment, the switching transistor MN1 is served as a switch element in the pixel driving circuit 110, the driving transistor MN2 is served as a driving element in the pixel driving circuit 110 for driving the OLED, and the reset transistor MN3 is served as a reset element in the pixel driving circuit 110 for resetting the potential of the storage capacitor C1.
The selecting module 610 includes an input/output terminal 611. The input/output terminal 611 is electrically connected to the buffering module 650. The input/output terminal 611 is served as an input terminal for providing a constant current to the node VSO in pixel driving circuit 110 during the detecting time period, and is served as an output terminal for outputting sensing voltage or sensing current to the buffering module 650.
The pre-charge module 630a charges the storage capacitor C1 in the selected pixel driving circuit 110. The pre-charge module 630a is electrically connected to the selecting module 610. The pre-charge module 630a includes a power source 632, a current mirror I1, and a first switch SW1. The power source 632 is electrically connected to the current mirror I1, and provides a first voltage to the current mirror I1. The first switch SW1 is electrically connected between the input/output terminal 611 and the current mirror I1.
In detail, during the detecting time period, when the selecting module 610 selects the Nth pixel driving circuit 110k, the switching transistor MN1 turns on, and the reset transistor MN3 turns on. The first switch SW1 turns on. Thus, the current from the current mirror I1 is provided to the node VSO through the first switch SW1, the selecting module 610, and the reset transistor MN3. The potential of the node VSO is being charged to a specified voltage, which is equal to a potential of a lower conductive plate of the storage capacitor C1 connected to the node VSO. The specified voltage is less than 7 volts (V). In the embodiment, the specified voltage is 6 V.
As described above, the compensating circuit 60a charges the pixel driving circuit 110 before detecting the threshold voltage of the pixel driving circuit 110, a time of the detecting time period is decreased, and a time of the display apparatus 1 being steadily operated is increased.
The selecting module 610 is electrically connected to the entire pixel driving circuits 110. The selecting module 610 includes an input/output terminal 611. The input/output terminal 611 is electrically connected to the buffering module 650. The input/output terminal 611 is served as an input terminal for providing a constant current to the node VSO in pixel driving circuit 110 during the detecting time period, and is served as an output terminal for outputting sensing voltage or sensing current to the buffering module 650.
The pre-charge module 630b charges the corresponding monitoring line MOm and the corresponding pixel driving circuit 110. The pre-charge module 630b sequentially operates during a first sub-period T1 (as shown in
The buffering module 650 is electrically connected to the selecting module 610, and buffers the sensed threshold voltage of the pixel driving circuits 110 after the pixel drivint circuits 110 being charged.
The processing module 670 is electrically connected to the buffering module 650. The processing module 670 generating a compensating signal to the controller 80 for compensating the threshold voltage of the driving transistor MN2 based on the sensed voltage in the buffering module 650.
In detail, during the first sub-period T1 of the detecting time period, when the selecting module 610 selects the Nth pixel driving circuit 110k, the third switch SW3 turns on, and the first switch SW1 and the second switch SW2 turn off, which cause the first transistor MN4 to be turned on. The third power line V3 charges the monitoring line MOm through the first transistor MN4 and the selecting module 610, which cause the reset transistor MN3 to be turned on.
During the second sub-period T2 of the detecting time period, the third switch SW3 turns off, the first switch SW1 and the second switch SW2 turn on, the DAC module 634 provides the first reference voltage to the gate electrode of the first transistor MN4, which cause the first transistor MN4 to be saturated. The current mirror I1 generating the constant current based on the voltage provided by the power source 632. The constant current is provided to the node VSO through the first switch SW1 for pre-charging the storage capacitor C1.
After the second sub-period T2 of the detecting time period, the DAC module 634 provides the second reference voltage to the gate electrode of the first transistor MN4, which cause the first transistor MN4 to be turned off.
As the described above, the compensating circuit 60b charges the pixel driving circuit 110 before detecting the threshold voltage of the pixel driving circuit 110, a time of the detecting time period is decreased, and a time of the display apparatus 1 being steadily operated is increased. Further, the compensating circuit 60b charges the corresponding monitoring line MOm, a time of the detecting time period is further decreased and a time of the display apparatus 1 being steadily operated is further increased.
The compensating circuit 60c includes a plurality of selecting module 610 and a plurality of pre-charge module 630b. Each selecting module 610 is electrically connected to two adjacent pixel driving circuits 110. Each selecting module 610 sequentially selects one of the two connected pixel driving circuits 110, and charges the selected pixel driving circuit 110. Each selecting module 610 includes an input/output terminal 611. The input/output terminal 611 is served as an input terminal for providing a constant current to the node VSO in pixel driving circuit 110 during the detecting time period.
As the described above, the compensating circuit 60b charges the pixel driving circuit 110 before detecting the threshold voltage of the pixel driving circuit 110, a time of the detecting time period is decreased, and a time of the display apparatus 1 being steadily operated is increased. Further, the compensating circuit 60b charges the corresponding monitoring line MOn, a time of the detecting time period is further decreased and a time of the display apparatus 1 being steadily operated is further increased. Further, the selecting operation of the selecting module 610 is simple, and the buffering module 650 directly receives the sensed threshold voltage and the sensed voltage form the pixel driving circuit 110.
While various embodiments have been described above, the disclosure is not limited thereto. On the contrary, various modifications and similar arrangements (as would be apparent to those skilled in the art) are also intended to be covered. Therefore, many such details are neither shown nor described. Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present technology have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the present disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in the detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of the parts within the principles of the present disclosure, up to and including the full extent established by the broad general meaning of the terms used in the claims. It will therefore be appreciated that the embodiments described above may be modified within the scope of the claims.
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