阅读说明：本技术 投影机系统、驱动装置及其发光装置的驱动方法 (Projector system, driving device and driving method of light-emitting device thereof ) 是由 许善程 许嘉文 许胜鑫 于 2018-07-27 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种投影机系统、驱动装置及其发光装置的驱动方法。驱动装置包括控制信号产生器、电压准位隔离器以及电源转换器。控制信号产生器提供第一控制信号对。电压准位隔离器具有输入端电路以及输出端电路。输入端电路接收第一控制信号对,输出端电路依据第一控制信号对以产生第二控制信号对。输出端电路的电压耐受度高于输入端电路的电压耐受度。电源转换器依据第二控制信号对以转换第一电源来产生第二电源,并提供第二电源以驱动发光装置。本发明可有效驱动较高驱动电压的发光装置。(A projector system, a driving device and a driving method of a light emitting device thereof are provided. The driving device comprises a control signal generator, a voltage level isolator and a power converter. The control signal generator provides a first control signal pair. The voltage level isolator has an input terminal circuit and an output terminal circuit. The input end circuit receives a first control signal pair, and the output end circuit generates a second control signal pair according to the first control signal pair. The voltage tolerance of the output-side circuit is higher than that of the input-side circuit. The power converter converts the first power to generate a second power according to the second control signal pair, and provides the second power to drive the light-emitting device. The invention can effectively drive the light-emitting device with higher driving voltage.)

1. A driving device for driving a light emitting device, the driving device comprising:

a control signal generator providing a first control signal pair;

the voltage quasi-position isolator is provided with an input end circuit and an output end circuit, wherein the input end circuit receives the first control signal pair, and the output end circuit generates a second control signal pair according to the first control signal pair, wherein the voltage tolerance of the output end circuit is higher than that of the input end circuit; and

the power converter converts the first power to generate a second power according to the second control signal pair and provides the second power to drive the light-emitting device.

2. The driving apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power converter comprises:

a first transistor, a first terminal of which receives the first power supply, a second terminal of which is connected to a center terminal, and a control terminal of which receives a high-side control signal of the second control signal pair;

a second transistor, a first terminal of which is coupled to the center terminal, a second terminal of which is coupled to a first reference ground terminal, and a control terminal of which receives a low-side control signal of the second control signal pair; and

an inductor, a first terminal of the inductor coupled to the center terminal, a second terminal of the inductor generating the second power.

3. The driving apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the power converter performs a step-down voltage conversion for the first power to generate the second power, wherein the voltage value of the first power is greater than the voltage value of the second power.

4. The driving apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the output terminal circuit comprises:

a first output driver coupled between a pull-up power source and the center terminal, for generating the high-side control signal according to a voltage of the pull-up power source, a voltage of the center terminal, and a first signal of the first control signal pair; and

the second output driver is coupled between a third power supply and a second reference ground terminal, and generates the low-side control signal according to the voltage at the center terminal and a second signal of the first control signal pair.

5. The drive of claim 4, further comprising:

the pull-up circuit is coupled to the first output driver and the center terminal, receives a boot strap voltage, and generates the pull-up power according to the boot strap voltage.

6. The driving apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein the pull-up circuit comprises:

a diode, an anode of the diode receiving the bootstrap voltage, and a cathode of the diode providing the pull-up power; and

and the capacitor is coupled between the cathode of the diode and the central end in series.

7. The driving apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the input terminal circuit comprises:

a first buffer for receiving the first signal and providing a first buffered signal;

a second buffer receiving the second signal and providing a second buffered signal;

a level shifter for shifting the first and second buffered signals to generate a first and second voltage offset signals, respectively;

the undervoltage locking circuit is used for detecting whether the voltages of the pull-up power supply and the third power supply are too low or not so as to generate a locking signal; and

a logic operator, for performing operations on the locking signal and the first voltage offset signal and the second voltage offset signal respectively to generate a third signal and a fourth signal respectively;

the third signal and the fourth signal are respectively provided to the control ends of the first output driver and the second output driver.

8. The driving apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first output driver comprises:

a third transistor, a first end of which receives the pull-up power source, a second end of which generates the high-side control signal, and a control end of which receives the third signal; and

a fourth transistor, a first terminal of which is coupled to the second terminal of the third transistor, a second terminal of which is coupled to the center terminal, and a control terminal of which receives the third signal.

9. The driving apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the second output driver comprises:

a third transistor, a first end of which receives the third power supply, a second end of which generates the low-side control signal, and a control end of which receives the fourth signal; and

a fourth transistor, wherein a first terminal of the fourth transistor is coupled to a second terminal of the fourth transistor, a second terminal of the fourth transistor is coupled to the second reference ground terminal, and a control terminal of the fourth transistor receives the fourth signal.

10. The driving apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first buffer and the second buffer are hysteresis type buffers.

11. The drive of claim 7, further comprising:

a diode, the cathode of which is coupled to the first buffer, and the anode of which is coupled to a third reference ground terminal;

a first resistor coupled in parallel with the diode;

a second resistor coupled between the second buffer and the third reference ground; and

and the capacitor is coupled in series between paths of the first buffer for receiving the first signal.

12. The drive of claim 7, further comprising:

a pull-up circuit coupled to the control signal generator for setting a voltage level of the first signal.

13. The driving apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the pull-up circuit comprises:

a diode, an anode of the diode receiving a reference voltage; and

and the capacitor is coupled between the cathode of the diode and a third reference grounding end in series.

14. The drive of claim 4, further comprising:

a first resistor coupled in series between the first output driver and the control terminal of the first transistor;

a second resistor coupled in series between the control terminal and the center terminal of the first transistor;

a third resistor coupled in series between the second output driver and the control terminal of the second transistor;

a fourth resistor coupled in series between the control terminal of the second transistor and the second reference ground terminal;

a first diode, a cathode of the first diode being coupled to the control terminal of the first transistor, an anode of the first diode being coupled to the center terminal; and

and the cathode of the second diode is coupled to the control end of the second transistor, and the anode of the second diode is coupled to the second reference grounding end.

15. The driving apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light emitting means comprises at least one laser diode string or at least one light emitting diode string.

16. A projector system, comprising a lens, a light emitting device, and a driving device, wherein:

the light-emitting device comprises at least one diode string for projecting an output light beam to the lens; and

the driving device is used for driving the light-emitting device and comprises a control signal generator, a voltage level isolator and a power converter, wherein:

the control signal generator provides a first control signal pair;

the voltage level isolator is provided with an input end circuit and an output end circuit, wherein the input end circuit receives the first control signal pair, and the output end circuit generates a second control signal pair according to the first control signal pair, wherein the voltage tolerance of the output end circuit is higher than that of the input end circuit; and

the power converter converts the first power to generate a second power according to the second control signal pair, and provides the second power to drive the light-emitting device.

17. The projector system as in claim 16, wherein the power converter comprises:

a first transistor, a first terminal of which receives the first power supply, a second terminal of which is connected to a center terminal, and a control terminal of which receives a high-side control signal of the second control signal pair;

a second transistor, a first terminal of which is coupled to the center terminal, a second terminal of which is coupled to a first reference ground terminal, and a control terminal of which receives a low-side control signal of the second control signal pair; and

an inductor, a first terminal of the inductor coupled to the center terminal, a second terminal of the inductor generating the second power.

18. The projector system as recited in claim 17, wherein the power converter performs a buck conversion operation on the first power source to generate the second power source, wherein a voltage value of the first power source is greater than a voltage value of the second power source.

19. The projector system as defined in claim 17 wherein the output circuit comprises:

a first output driver coupled between a pull-up power source and the center terminal, for generating the high-side control signal according to a voltage of the pull-up power source, a voltage of the center terminal, and a first signal of the first control signal pair; and

the second output driver is coupled between a third power supply and a second reference ground terminal, and generates the low-side control signal according to the voltage at the center terminal and a second signal of the first control signal pair.

20. The projector system as defined in claim 19 wherein the drive means further comprises:

the pull-up circuit is coupled to the first output driver and the center terminal, receives a boot strap voltage, and generates the pull-up power according to the boot strap voltage.

21. The projector system as defined in claim 20, wherein the pull-up circuit comprises:

a diode, an anode of the diode receiving the bootstrap voltage, and a cathode of the diode providing the pull-up power; and

and the capacitor is coupled between the cathode of the diode and the central end in series.

22. The projector system as defined in claim 19 wherein the input circuit comprises:

a first buffer for receiving the first signal and providing a first buffered signal;

a second buffer receiving the second signal and providing a second buffered signal;

a level shifter for shifting the first and second buffered signals to generate a first and second voltage offset signals, respectively;

the undervoltage locking circuit is used for detecting whether the voltages of the pull-up power supply and the third power supply are too low or not so as to generate a locking signal; and

a logic operator, for performing operations on the locking signal and the first voltage offset signal and the second voltage offset signal respectively to generate a third signal and a fourth signal respectively;

the third signal and the fourth signal are respectively provided to the control ends of the first output driver and the second output driver.

23. The projector system as defined in claim 22, wherein the first output driver comprises:

a third transistor, a first end of which receives the pull-up power source, a second end of which generates the high-side control signal, and a control end of which receives the third signal; and

a fourth transistor, a first terminal of which is coupled to the second terminal of the third transistor, a second terminal of which is coupled to the center terminal, and a control terminal of which receives the third signal.

24. The projector system as defined in claim 22 wherein the second output driver comprises:

a third transistor, a first end of which receives the third power supply, a second end of which generates the low-side control signal, and a control end of which receives the fourth signal; and

a fourth transistor, wherein a first terminal of the fourth transistor is coupled to a second terminal of the fourth transistor, a second terminal of the fourth transistor is coupled to the second reference ground terminal, and a control terminal of the fourth transistor receives the fourth signal.

25. The projector system as in claim 22, wherein the first buffer and the second buffer are hysteresis-type buffers.

26. The projector system as defined in claim 22 wherein the drive means further comprises:

a pull-up circuit coupled to the control signal generator for setting a voltage level of the first signal.

27. The projector system as defined in claim 26, wherein the pull-up circuit comprises:

a diode, an anode of the diode receiving a reference voltage; and

and the capacitor is coupled between the cathode of the diode and a third reference grounding end in series.

28. A driving method of a light emitting device, comprising:

providing a control signal generator to generate a first control signal pair;

providing a voltage level isolator, receiving the first control signal pair by an input end circuit of the voltage level isolator, and generating a second control signal pair by an output end circuit of the voltage level isolator according to the first control signal pair, wherein the voltage tolerance of the output end circuit is higher than that of the input end circuit; and

and providing a power converter to convert the first power supply to generate a second power supply according to the second control signal pair, and providing the second power supply to drive the light-emitting device.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a projector system, a driving apparatus and a driving method of a light emitting device thereof, and more particularly, to a driving apparatus and a driving method of a light emitting device applicable to a high driving voltage.

Background

In high-order projection systems, the demand for light sources is increasing, and thus the number of light sources is also increasing. As a result, the larger number of light sources increases the size of the projection system and increases the cost.

In the prior art, the number of laser diode strings is reduced, but the number of laser diodes in each laser diode string is increased, and the driving voltage corresponding to each laser diode string is increased, so as to meet the design requirement of the light source, wherein the driving voltage is generated by the power converter. Under such a premise, the control signal generator for providing the control signal for driving the power converter may have insufficient voltage endurance due to the relatively high voltage applied thereto, based on the phenomenon that the voltage applied to the laser diode string (load side) increases. If the voltage-withstanding capability of the control signal generator is improved, the cost of the projector system will be increased.

The background section is provided to aid in understanding the present disclosure, and it is therefore intended that the disclosure in the background section may include additional art that does not form the part of the prior art that is not already known to those of ordinary skill in the art. The statements in the "background" section do not represent that matter or the problems which may be solved by one or more embodiments of the present invention, but are known or appreciated by those skilled in the art before filing the present application.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a projector system, a driving device and a driving method of a light-emitting device thereof, which can effectively drive the light-emitting device with higher driving voltage.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be further understood from the technical features disclosed in the present invention.

To achieve one or a part of or all of the above or other objects, a driving device according to an embodiment of the present invention is used for driving a light emitting device. The driving device comprises a control signal generator, a voltage level isolator and a power converter. The control signal generator provides a first control signal pair. The voltage level isolator has an input terminal circuit and an output terminal circuit. The input end circuit receives a first control signal pair, and the output end circuit generates a second control signal pair according to the first control signal pair. The voltage tolerance of the output-side circuit is higher than that of the input-side circuit. The power converter converts the first power to generate a second power according to the second control signal pair, and provides the second power to drive the light-emitting device.

To achieve one or a part of or all of the above or other objects, a projector system according to an embodiment of the invention includes a lens, a light-emitting device, and a driving device as described above. The light emitting device includes at least one diode string and projects an output beam to the lens.

To achieve one or a part of or all of the above or other objects, a driving method of a light emitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: providing a control signal generator to generate a first control signal pair; providing a voltage level isolator, receiving a first control signal pair by an input end circuit of the voltage level isolator, and generating a second control signal pair by an output end circuit of the voltage level isolator according to the first control signal pair, wherein the voltage tolerance of an output end circuit is higher than that of the input end circuit; and providing a power converter to convert the first power supply to generate a second power supply according to the second control signal pair, and providing the second power supply to drive the light-emitting device.

Based on the above, the embodiment of the invention isolates the control signal generator at the low voltage end and the power converter at the high voltage end by the voltage level isolator, so that the control signal generator does not need to bear the high voltage in the power converter, thereby preventing the control signal generator from being burnt and maintaining the normal working state. Therefore, when the voltage value received by the power converter is increased, the driving device can still maintain normal operation.

In order to make the aforementioned and other features and advantages of the invention more comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.

Brief description of the drawings

Fig. 1 shows a schematic view of a driving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 shows an implementation of a power converter of an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a voltage level isolator according to the present invention.

Fig. 4 shows a schematic view of a drive device according to another embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 5 shows a schematic view of a projection system according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a driving method of a light emitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The foregoing and other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following, more particular description of preferred embodiments of the invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Directional terms as referred to in the following examples, for example: up, down, left, right, front or rear, etc., are simply directions with reference to the drawings. Accordingly, the directional terminology is used for purposes of illustration and is in no way limiting.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a driving device according to an embodiment of the invention. The driving apparatus 100 includes a control signal generator 110, a voltage level isolator 120 and a power converter 130. The driving device 100 is used to drive the light emitting device 140. The light emitting device 140 may be formed of a plurality of strings (strings) of diodes (e.g., laser diodes or light emitting diodes), but is not limited thereto.

The control signal generator 110 is used for providing a first control signal pair composed of the control signals CTH and CTL. The voltage level isolator 120 has an input terminal 121 and an output terminal 122. In the present embodiment, the input circuit 121 receives the control signals CTH and CTL (a first control signal pair), and the output circuit 122 generates a second control signal pair composed of the control signals DRH and DRL according to the first control signal pair (CTH and CTL). It is noted that the voltage tolerance of the output terminal circuit 122 is higher than that of the input terminal circuit 121.

Specifically, the input-side circuit 121 is composed of circuit elements with relatively low voltage endurance and is used for generating the control signals CTH and CTL. The input-side circuit 121 processes the control signals CTH and CTL, and the output-side circuit 122 generates the control signals DRH and DRL according to the control signals CTH and CTL, respectively. Since the output circuit 122 is coupled to the power converter 130 capable of receiving the voltage signal with a relatively high voltage value, the output circuit 122 is designed by a power device with a relatively high voltage tolerance. Thus, by utilizing the isolation effect of the voltage level isolator 120, the control signal generator 110 does not need to be subjected to the voltage signal having a relatively high voltage value in the power converter 130. The control signal generator 110 can be designed with low voltage-withstanding components to reduce the required circuit cost.

The power converter 130 receives the control signals DRH and DRL (a second control signal pair), and performs a voltage conversion operation for a first power supply (described in detail later) according to the control signals DRH and DRL, so as to generate a power Vout (a second power supply). In this embodiment, the voltage value of the first power supply is greater than the voltage value of the second power supply. In this embodiment, the power converter 130 may be a Buck power converter (Buck converter), which performs a Buck power conversion operation on a first power having a relatively high voltage value and generates a power Vout (second power) having a relatively low voltage value.

The power converter 130 provides a power Vout (second power) to the light emitting device 140 and drives the light emitting device 140 to generate a light beam.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 shows an implementation manner of a power converter according to an embodiment of the invention. The power converter 200 includes transistors T1, T2, an inductor L1, and a capacitor C1. The first terminal of the transistor T1 receives a power Vin (first power), the second terminal of the transistor T1 is coupled to the center terminal SW, and the control terminal of the transistor T1 receives a control signal DRH (high-side control signal of the second control signal pair). The first terminal of the transistor T2 is coupled to the center terminal SW, the second terminal of the transistor T2 is coupled to the ground reference GND, and the control terminal of the transistor T2 receives the control signal DRL (the low-side control signal of the second control signal pair). In addition, a first terminal of the inductor L1 is coupled to the center terminal SW, and a second terminal of the inductor L1 generates a power source Vout (second power source). The capacitor C1 is a voltage stabilizing capacitor coupled between the second terminal of the inductor L1 and the ground GND.

In the present embodiment, the power converter 200 receives the control signals DRH and DRL, and performs a voltage conversion operation on the power Vin (first power) with a higher voltage value according to the control signals DRH and DRL, so as to generate the power Vout (second power) with a lower voltage value. In detail, when the power converter 200 performs the power conversion operation, the transistors T1 and T2 are turned on and off alternately according to the control signals DRH and DRL, respectively, to convert the power Vin to generate the power Vout. In one embodiment, the voltage of the power Vin may be 100 volts, and the voltage of the power Vout may be 60 volts.

It should be noted that, in order to provide the control signals DRH and DRL with appropriate voltage values to drive the transistors T1 and T2, respectively, the center terminal SW is coupled to the output terminal circuit (e.g., the output terminal circuit 122 in fig. 1) of the voltage level isolator (e.g., the voltage level isolator 120 in fig. 1). Therefore, the high voltage on the center terminal SW is applied to the output terminal circuit. The output circuit provided by the high voltage resistant device will not be damaged by the voltage on the center SW and can maintain normal operation.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an implementation of the voltage level isolator according to an embodiment of the invention. The voltage level isolator 300 includes an input circuit composed of buffers BUF1, BUF2, level shifter 330, under-voltage-lock-out circuit 350 and logic operator 340, and the voltage level isolator 300 further includes an output circuit composed of output drivers 310 and 320. The buffers BUF1 and BUF2 respectively receive the control signals CTH and CTL, and respectively provide the buffered signals BCTH and BCTL to the level shifter 330. In the present embodiment, the buffers BUF1 and BUF2 are hysteresis buffers, but are not limited thereto. The level shifter 330 receives the buffer signals BCTH and BCTL, and shifts the voltage values of the buffer signals BCTH and BCTL to generate voltage offset signals LV1 and LV2, respectively. In the embodiment, the under-voltage-locking circuit 350 receives a pull-up (pull-up) power supply VDD1 and a power supply VDD2 (a third power supply), and generates the locking signal UVLO according to the determination of the voltage values of the pull-up power supply VDD1 and the power supply VDD 2. It can also be said that the under-voltage locking circuit 350 detects whether the voltages of the pull-up power supply VDD1 and the power supply VDD2 (the third power supply) are too low to generate the locking signal UVLO. In the present embodiment, when the under-voltage locking circuit 350 determines that the voltage value of at least one of the pull-up power supply VDD1 and the power supply VDD2 is not high enough, the locking signal UVLO is correspondingly generated.

In detail, a voltage comparator circuit may be disposed in the under-voltage locking circuit 350 for comparing the voltage values of the pull-up power supply VDD1 and the power supply VDD2 with predetermined standard values to generate the locking signal UVLO. The voltage comparison circuit can be implemented by a voltage comparison circuit known to one skilled in the art, and is not particularly limited.

The logic operator 340 performs operations on the locking signal UVLO and the voltage offset signals LV1, LV2 to generate signals a1 and a2, respectively. The signals A1 and A2 are sent to the output drivers 310 and 320, respectively, to control the operation of the output drivers 310 and 320.

Incidentally, when the voltage value of at least one of the pull-up power supply VDD1 and the power supply VDD2 is not high enough, the logic operator 340 may generate the signals a1 and a2 according to the locking signal UVLO, and lock the output drivers 310 and 320 by the signals a1 and a2 without performing any action.

The logic operator 340 may include one or more logic gates and/or logic circuit elements such as flip-flops and latches of logic circuits. The composition of the logic circuit elements in the logic operator 340 can be accomplished by a logic circuit design known to those skilled in the art without specific limitation.

In the present embodiment, the pull-up power supply VDD1 is provided by the pull-up circuit 301. The pull-up circuit 301 includes a diode D _BOOTAnd a capacitor C _BOOTAnd is coupled to the center terminal SW and the output driver 310. Diode D of pull-up circuit 301 _BOOTAnode receiving bootstrap voltage V _BOOTDiode D _BOOTIs coupled to the output driver 310 and the capacitor C _BOOTTo one end of (a). In the present embodiment, the diode D _BOOTThe cathode of which provides a pull-up power supply VDD 1. Capacitor C _BOOTThe other end of the first switch is coupled to the center terminal SW. Based on the voltage at the center terminal SW as a reference voltage, the diode D of the pull-up circuit 301 _BOOTAccording to the voltage V of the boot strap _BOOTTo generate/provide the pull-up power VDD1 to the output driver 310. Based on the pull-up power supply VDD1, the output driver 310 generates the control signal DRH (high-side control signal) according to the signal a 1.

In this embodiment, the output driver 310 includes transistors M1 and M2. The transistors M1 and M2 of the output driver 310 are coupled in series between the pull-up power supply VDD1 and the center terminal SW. In the present embodiment, the first terminal of the transistor M1 receives the pull-up power source VDD1, and the second terminal of the transistor M1 generates the control signal DRH (the high-side control signal in the second control signal pair). In the present embodiment, the first terminal of the transistor M2 is coupled to the second terminal of the transistor M1, and the second terminal of the transistor M2 is coupled to the center terminal SW. The control terminals of the transistors M1 and M2 are coupled to each other and receive the signal a 1. The output driver 310 generates the control signal DRH according to the signal a 1. In another aspect, the output driver 320 includes transistors M3 and M4. The transistors M3 and M4 of the output driver 320 are coupled in series between the power supply VDD2 (the third power supply) and the ground GND. In the present embodiment, the first terminal of the transistor M3 receives the power VDD2 (the third power), and the second terminal of the transistor M3 generates the control signal DRL (the low-side control signal in the second control signal pair). In the present embodiment, the first terminal of the transistor M4 is coupled to the second terminal of the transistor M3, and the second terminal of the transistor M4 is coupled to the ground reference GND. The control terminals of the transistors M3 and M4 are coupled to receive the signal a 2. The output driver 320 generates a control signal DRL (low-side control signal) according to the signal A2.

In this embodiment, the voltage value of the control signal DRH may transition between the pull-up power VDD1 and the voltage at the center terminal SW, and the voltage value of the control signal DRL may transition between the power VDD2 and the voltage at the reference ground terminal GND.

Referring to fig. 3 and fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a driving device according to another embodiment of the invention. The driving apparatus 400 includes a control signal generator 410, a voltage level isolator 420 and a power converter 430. The driving device 400 is used for driving the light emitting device 440. Control signal generator 410 receives power VC1 as operating power. The capacitor C2 serves as a voltage stabilizing capacitor and is coupled in series between the power source VC1 and the reference ground GND 1. The control signal generator 410 receives a power source VC1 and a power source VC1 as an enabling voltage of the control signal CTH through a diode D1. In addition, a pull-up circuit formed by the diode D2 and the capacitor C21 is coupled to the control signal generator 410, provides a pull-up voltage to the control signal generator 410 according to the reference voltage VC2, and is used for setting a high voltage level of the control signal CTH. In the present embodiment, the anode of the diode D2 receives the reference voltage VC2, and the capacitor C21 is coupled in series between the cathode of the diode D2 and the ground reference GND 1.

The voltage level isolator 420 receives the control signals CTH and CTL and receives the power source VC3 as an operating power source. The capacitor C4 is a voltage stabilizing capacitor and is coupled in series between the power source VC3 and the ground reference GND 1. The voltage level isolator 420 further receives power VC3 through a diode D3. In the present embodiment, the cathode of the diode D3 provides the bootstrap voltage and is used to set the high voltage value of the control signal DRH.

On the other hand, the capacitor C5 is coupled in series between the cathode of the diode D3 and the center terminal SW, and the capacitor C5 and the diode D3 form a pull-up circuit.

The wire for transmitting the control signal CTH further includes a capacitor C3, a resistor R1, and a diode D4, wherein the resistor R1 is coupled in parallel with the diode D4. In the present embodiment, the capacitor C3 is coupled in series between the paths of the voltage level isolator 420 where the terminal E1 of the first buffer receives the control signal CTH, the resistor R1 is coupled between the control signal CTH and the ground reference GND1, the cathode of the diode D4 is coupled to the terminal E1 of the first buffer to receive the control signal CTH, and the anode of the diode D4 is coupled to the ground reference GND 1. In addition, a resistor R2 is further included on the conductor for transmitting the control signal CTL, the resistor R being coupled between the terminal E2 of the second buffer and the ground reference GND 1.

On the other hand, on the conductor transmitting the control signal DRH, resistors R3, R4 and a diode D5 coupled in parallel with the resistor R4 are additionally provided. On the lead transmitting the control signal DRL, resistors R5 and R6 and a diode D6 coupled in parallel with the resistor R6 are further provided.

The power converter 430 includes transistors T1 and T2, an inductor L1, and a capacitor C7 coupled in series. The resistor R3 is coupled in series between the terminal E3 of the first output driver and the control terminal of the transistor T1, the resistor R4 is coupled in series between the control terminal of the transistor T1 and the center terminal SW, the resistor R5 is coupled in series between the terminal E4 of the second output driver and the control terminal of the transistor T2, and the resistor R6 is coupled in series between the control terminal of the transistor T2 and the ground reference GND 2. The cathode of the diode D5 is coupled to the control terminal of the transistor T1, the anode of the diode D5 is coupled to the center terminal SW, the cathode of the diode D6 is coupled to the control terminal of the transistor T2, and the anode of the diode D6 is coupled to the ground reference GND 2. The transistors T1 and T2 are coupled in series between the power Vin and the ground GND2, and controlled by the control signals DRH and DRL respectively to perform switching. By the switching of the transistors T1 and T2, the power converter 430 generates the power Vout to drive the light emitting device 440.

In the present embodiment, the light emitting device 440 includes a plurality of laser diodes LD1 to LDN, but is not limited thereto. The laser diodes LD 1-LDN are coupled in series and generate a light beam according to the received power Vout. In other embodiments, the light emitting device 440 may also include a plurality of light emitting diodes coupled in series to each other and generating a light beam according to the received power Vout, but is not limited thereto.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic view illustrating a projection system according to an embodiment of the invention. The projection system 500 includes a driving device 510, a light emitting device 520, and a lens 530, wherein the light emitting device 520 projects an output light beam to the lens 530. The driving device 510 can be implemented according to the driving devices 100 and 400 of the previous embodiments. The driving device 510 generates a power source Vout and provides the power source Vout to the light emitting device 520. The light emitting device 520 generates a light beam LB according to the power source Vout and provides the light beam LB to the lens 530.

Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a driving method of a light emitting device according to an embodiment of the invention. Step S610 provides a control signal generator to generate a first control signal pair. Step S620 provides a voltage level isolator, wherein the input end circuit of the voltage level isolator receives the first control signal pair, and the output end circuit of the voltage level isolator generates the second control signal pair according to the first control signal pair, wherein the voltage tolerance of the output end circuit is higher than that of the input end circuit. Step S630 provides the power converter to convert the first power according to the second control signal pair to generate the second power, and provides the second power to drive the light emitting device.

The details of the above steps are given in the above embodiments and implementations, and are not repeated herein.

In summary, the embodiments of the invention utilize the voltage level isolator to isolate the control signal generator of the low voltage system and the power converter of the high voltage system. Therefore, when the voltage value of the power received by the power converter is increased, the driving device can keep normal operation, and the cost of the circuit is kept from increasing.

However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention should not be limited thereby, and all the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the claims and the contents of the specification of the present invention are still included in the scope covered by the present invention. Furthermore, it is not necessary for any embodiment or claim of the invention to address all of the objects, advantages, or features disclosed herein. In addition, the abstract and the title are provided to assist the patent document searching and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description or in the claims are used only for naming elements (elements) or distinguishing different embodiments or ranges, and are not used for limiting an upper limit or a lower limit on the number of components.

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100. 400, 510: drive device

110. 410: control signal generator

120. 300, 420: voltage level isolator

121: input terminal circuit

122: output terminal circuit

130. 200: power converter

140. 440, 520: light emitting device

500: projection system

530: lens barrel

CTH, CTL, DRH, DRL: control signal

Vin, Vout, VDD2, VC1, VC 2: power supply

T1, T2: transistor with a metal gate electrode

L1: inductance

C1～C7、C21、C _BOOT: capacitor with a capacitor element

DBOOT, D1-D6: diode with a high-voltage source

R1-R6: resistance (RC)

SW: center end

GND, GND1, GND 2: reference ground

BUF1, BUF 2: buffer device

330: quasi-position shifter

350: undervoltage locking circuit

340: logic arithmetic unit

BCTH, BCTL: buffering signals

LV1, LV 2: voltage offset signal

VDD 1: pull-up power supply

UVLO: locking signal

A1, A2: signal

LED 1-LEDN: light emitting diode

LB: light beam

S610 to S630: and a step of driving the light emitting device.