Any harm to the display if the blank input to the VFD driver is used to turn off the display with the filaments still on?
Mike
Blanking the display
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Re: Blanking the display
nope, should be fine. the max driver has a blanking pin even. but the power usage is all in the filament. you might as well turn the transistor off, thats the easiest way to turn off the display
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Re: Blanking the display
Should I also disable the outputs from the 168 that go to the inputs to the driver since the driver will not be powered?
Thanks for help!
Mike
Thanks for help!
Mike
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Re: Blanking the display
sure, just drive them low
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