PCA8551

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PCA8551

PCA8551 is an ultra low-power LCD segment driver with 4 backplane- and 36 segment-driver outputs, with either an I²C- (PCA8551A) or an SPI-bus (PCA8551B) interface. It comprises an internal oscillator, bias generation, instruction decoding, and display controller.

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Product Details

Features

AEC-Q100 grade 2 compliant for automotive applications
Single chip LCD controller and driver
Selectable backplane drive configuration: static, 2, 3, or 4 backplane multiplexing
Selectable display bias configuration: static, 1⁄2, or 1⁄3
Internal LCD bias generation with buffers
36 segment drives:
- Up to 18 7-segment numeric characters
- Up to 9 14-segment alphanumeric characters
- Any graphics of up to 144 segments/elements
Auto-incrementing display data and instruction loading
Versatile blinking modes
Independent supplies of V_LCD and V_DD
Power supply ranges:
- 1.8 V to 5.5 V for V_LCD
- 1.8 V to 5.5 V for V_DD
Ultra low-power consumption
400 kHz I²C-bus interface (PCA8551A)
5 MHz SPI-bus interface (PCA8551B)
Internally generated or externally supplied clock signal

Target Applications

Displays integrated
- in a car instrument cluster
- in a control indicator
Battery operated applications
Healthcare devices

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Automotive 36 × 4 LCD segment driver[PCA8551]

PDFMay 4, 2021Rev 3.1

plastic thin shrink small outline package; 48 leads; body width 6.1 mm[SOT362-1]

PDFFeb 8, 2016Rev 1.0

TSSOP48; Reel pack; SMD, 13" Q1/T1 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,118 or J Ordering code (12NC) ending 118[SOT362-1_118]

PDFApr 15, 2013Rev 5.0

LCD Display Driver Solutions - Selector Guide[LCDDISDRSOLBR]

PDFOct 3, 2025Rev 3

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PCA8551BTT-A-TSSOP48-CAD Symbol and PCB Footprint – BXL File

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By TAGnology RFID GmbH GoldHQ: Voitsberg, AustriaSupporting Regions: EMEA

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Automotive 36 × 4 LCD segment driver[PCA8551]

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plastic thin shrink small outline package; 48 leads; body width 6.1 mm[SOT362-1]

Packing Information (1)

TSSOP48; Reel pack; SMD, 13" Q1/T1 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,118 or J Ordering code (12NC) ending 118[SOT362-1_118]

Selector Guide (1)

LCD Display Driver Solutions - Selector Guide[LCDDISDRSOLBR]

Automotive 36 × 4 LCD segment driver

plastic thin shrink small outline package; 48 leads; body width 6.1 mm

TSSOP48; Reel pack; SMD, 13" Q1/T1 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,118 or J Ordering code (12NC) ending 118

LCD Display Driver Solutions - Selector Guideupdated

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plastic thin shrink small outline package; 48 leads; body width 6.1 mm[SOT362-1]

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TSSOP48; Reel pack; SMD, 13" Q1/T1 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,118 or J Ordering code (12NC) ending 118[SOT362-1_118]

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LCD Display Driver Solutions - Selector Guide[LCDDISDRSOLBR]

Automotive 36 × 4 LCD segment driver

plastic thin shrink small outline package; 48 leads; body width 6.1 mm

TSSOP48; Reel pack; SMD, 13" Q1/T1 Standard product orientation Orderable part number ending ,118 or J Ordering code (12NC) ending 118

LCD Display Driver Solutions - Selector Guideupdated

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