阅读说明：本技术 扫描式显示器的驱动方法及其驱动装置 (Driving method and driving device for scanning display ) 是由 吴易达 李俊亿 于 2021-03-10 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种扫描式显示器的驱动方法,由驱动模块所执行且包含以下步骤：接收并暂存一个图像串流；接收一个同步控制信号；根据该同步控制信号、该图像串流及一个相关于该扫描式显示器的行扫切换的时脉信号,产生并输出一个第一驱动信号输出至该扫描式显示器,使得该扫描式显示器以行扫描方式发光；及根据该同步控制信号及该第一驱动信号输出,产生一个图像更新信号,该图像更新信号相关于该扫描式显示器的图像更新。借此,可避免该显示模块所显示的画面因该同步控制信号而突然遭截断,进而该显示模块不会有影像撕裂或中断的情况出现。(A driving method of a scanning display is executed by a driving module and comprises the following steps: receiving and temporarily storing an image series flow; receiving a synchronization control signal; generating and outputting a first driving signal to the scan type display according to the synchronous control signal, the image stream and a clock signal related to the line scan switching of the scan type display, so that the scan type display emits light in a line scan mode; and generating an image updating signal according to the output of the synchronous control signal and the first driving signal, wherein the image updating signal is related to the image updating of the scanning display. Therefore, the display module can avoid the sudden truncation of the picture displayed by the display module due to the synchronous control signal, and the display module can not have the situation of image tearing or interruption.)

1. A driving method of a scan type display is executed by a driving module, and is characterized in that the driving method of the scan type display comprises the following steps:

(A) receiving and temporarily storing an image streaming from the control module;

(B) receiving a synchronization control signal from the control module;

(C) generating and outputting a first driving signal to the scan type display according to the synchronous control signal, the image stream and a clock signal related to the line scan switching of the scan type display, so that the scan type display emits light in a line scan mode; and

(D) and generating an image update signal according to the output of the synchronization control signal and the first driving signal, wherein the image update signal is related to image update of the scanning display.

2. A method of driving a scanning display according to claim 1, characterized in that: in step (D), the driving module generates the image update signal according to the synchronization control signal and a last switching signal of the switching signals, where the last switching signal corresponds to a last line of a line scan performed by the scan display when the scan display emits light.

3. A method of driving a scanning display according to claim 2, characterized in that: the switching signal, the synchronous control signal and the image updating signal are pulse wave signals with a plurality of square waves respectively, each square wave of the image updating signal lags behind a corresponding square wave of the synchronous control signal, a starting point of each square wave of the image updating signal and an ending point of one square wave of the last switching signal occur simultaneously, and the ending point of the square wave of the last switching signal appears after a starting point of the corresponding square wave of the synchronous control signal.

4. A method of driving a scanning display according to claim 1, characterized in that: after the step (D), a step (E) is further included to generate and output a second driving signal to the scanning display according to the image update signal and the image stream, so as to drive the scanning display to perform image display and update, so that the scanning display updates the displayed image according to the change of the image update signal.

5. A method of driving a scanning display according to claim 1, characterized in that: before step (C), a step (F) of generating the clock signal is also included.

6. A method of driving a scanning display according to claim 1, characterized in that: the first drive signal output includes a plurality of switching signals, and a plurality of drive signals, and step (C) includes the substeps of,

(C1) generating the switching signal according to the synchronous control signal and the clock signal,

(C2) generating the driving signal according to the image stream and the clock signal, an

(C3) And transmitting the switching signal and the driving signal to the scanning type display to drive the scanning type display to emit light.

7. A kind of drive unit of the scanning display, the scanning display includes backlight module and display module, characterized by that, the drive unit of the scanning display includes:

the control module generates an image series flow and a synchronous control signal; and

the driving module is used for electrically connecting the backlight module and the display module, and is electrically connected with the control module to receive the synchronous control signal and the image series flow, and generates and outputs a first driving signal to the backlight module according to the synchronous control signal, the image series flow and a clock pulse signal related to line scanning switching of the backlight module, so that the backlight module emits light in a line scanning mode, and also generates an image updating signal according to the synchronous control signal and the first driving signal output, wherein the image updating signal is related to image updating of the display module.

8. A driving apparatus of a scanning display according to claim 7, characterized in that: the first driving signal output comprises a plurality of switching signals, the driving module generates the image updating signal according to the synchronous control signal and the last switching signal in the switching signals, and the last switching signal corresponds to the last line of line scanning of the backlight module when the backlight module emits light.

9. A driving apparatus of a scanning display according to claim 8, characterized in that: the switching signal, the synchronous control signal and the image updating signal are pulse wave signals with a plurality of square waves respectively, each square wave of the image updating signal lags behind a corresponding square wave of the synchronous control signal, a starting point of each square wave of the image updating signal and an ending point of one square wave of the last switching signal occur simultaneously, and the ending point of the square wave of the last switching signal appears after a starting point of the corresponding square wave of the synchronous control signal.

10. A driving apparatus of a scanning display according to claim 7, characterized in that: the driving module generates and outputs a second driving signal to the display module according to the image updating signal and the image series flow so as to drive the display module to display and update the image, so that the display module updates the displayed image along with the change of the image updating signal.

11. A driving apparatus of a scanning display according to claim 10, characterized in that: the drive module comprises

A first driving signal generator electrically connected to the backlight module and the control module and having a phase-locked loop circuit for generating the clock signal, the first driving signal generator receiving the synchronous control signal and the image stream, generating and outputting the first driving signal according to the synchronous control signal, the image stream and the clock signal, outputting the image update signal according to the synchronous control signal and the first driving signal, and generating the image update signal according to the image update signal

And the second driving signal generator is electrically connected with the first driving signal generator to receive the image updating signal, and generates and outputs the second driving signal to the display module according to the image updating signal and the image series flow.

12. A driving apparatus of a scanning display according to claim 11, characterized in that: the driving module further comprises a buffer electrically connected with the control module and the first and second driving signal generators for receiving and temporarily storing the image series flow from the control module.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a driving method and device, and more particularly, to a driving method and device for driving a scanning display.

Background

The conventional driving device for driving a scanning display to display an image includes a control module and a driving module. The driving module receives a synchronous control signal related to image display and update from the control module and receives an image stream from the control module. The image stream has a plurality of image data related to the frames to be displayed by the scanning display. The driving module drives the scanning display according to the synchronous control signal and the image stream, so that a backlight module comprising a light emitting diode array in the scanning display is controlled by the synchronous control signal to be simultaneously lightened or darkened, and a display module in the scanning display carries out image display and updating on the image data of the image stream according to the frequency of the synchronous control signal. The synchronization control signal is a vertical synchronization (V-sync) periodic signal with a frequency of, for example, 60Hz, that is, the scanning display periodically updates the displayed frame, and a screen frame rate (frame rate) of the scanning display is the same as the frequency of the synchronization control signal.

However, when the synchronization control signal is an aperiodic signal and the backlight module is a scanning backlight module triggered by the synchronization control signal and performing scanning control to sequentially emit light line by line, the conventional driving method of the scanning display may tear or interrupt the image displayed by the display module. Therefore, there is still room for improvement in the driving method of the scanning display.

Disclosure of Invention

An objective of the present invention is to provide a driving method for a scanning display capable of avoiding tearing or interruption of a displayed image of the scanning display.

The driving method of the scanning display is executed by the driving module, and comprises the following steps:

(A) receiving and temporarily storing an image streaming from the control module;

(B) receiving a synchronization control signal from the control module;

(C) generating and outputting a first driving signal to the scan type display according to the synchronous control signal, the image stream and a clock signal related to the line scan switching of the scan type display, so that the scan type display emits light in a line scan mode; and

(D) and generating an image update signal according to the output of the synchronization control signal and the first driving signal, wherein the image update signal is related to image update of the scanning display.

In step (D), the driving module generates the image update signal according to the synchronization control signal and a last switching signal of the switching signals, where the last switching signal corresponds to a last line of a line scan performed by the scanning display when the scanning display emits light.

In the driving method of the scanning display of the present invention, the switching signal, the synchronization control signal and the image update signal are each a pulse signal having a plurality of square waves, each square wave of the image update signal lags behind a corresponding square wave of the synchronization control signal, a start point of each square wave of the image update signal and an end point of a square wave of the last switching signal occur simultaneously, and the end point of the square wave of the last switching signal occurs after a start point of the corresponding square wave of the synchronization control signal.

After the step (D), the method further includes a step (E) of generating and outputting a second driving signal to the scan type display according to the image update signal and the image stream to drive the scan type display to perform image display and update, so that the scan type display updates the displayed image according to the change of the image update signal.

The driving method of the scanning display of the invention further comprises the step (F) of generating the clock signal before the step (C).

The driving method of the scanning display of the present invention, the first driving signal output comprises a plurality of switching signals and a plurality of driving signals, and the step (C) comprises the following sub-steps,

(C1) generating the switching signal according to the synchronous control signal and the clock signal,

(C2) generating the driving signal according to the image stream and the clock signal, an

(C3) And transmitting the switching signal and the driving signal to the scanning type display to drive the scanning type display to emit light.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a driving apparatus for a scanning display, which can prevent the tearing or interruption of the displayed image of the scanning display.

The invention relates to a driving device of a scanning display, which comprises a backlight module and a display module.

The control module generates a video stream and a synchronization control signal.

The driving module is electrically connected with the backlight module and the display module, and is electrically connected with the control module to receive the synchronous control signal and the image series flow, and generates and outputs a first driving signal to the backlight module according to the synchronous control signal, the image series flow and a clock pulse signal related to line scanning switching of the backlight module, so that the backlight module emits light in a line scanning mode, and also generates an image updating signal according to the synchronous control signal and the first driving signal output, wherein the image updating signal is related to image updating of the display module.

The driving module generates the image updating signal according to the synchronous control signal and the last switching signal in the switching signals, and the last switching signal corresponds to the last line of the backlight module for scanning when the backlight module emits light.

In the driving apparatus of the scanning display of the present invention, each of the switching signal, the synchronization control signal and the image update signal is a pulse signal having a plurality of square waves, each square wave of the image update signal lags behind a corresponding square wave of the synchronization control signal, a start point of each square wave of the image update signal and an end point of a square wave of the last switching signal occur simultaneously, and the end point of the square wave of the last switching signal occurs after a start point of the corresponding square wave of the synchronization control signal.

In the driving device of the scanning display of the present invention, the driving module further generates and outputs a second driving signal to the display module according to the image update signal and the image stream, so as to drive the display module to display and update the image, so that the display module updates the image displayed by the display module following the change of the image update signal.

The driving device of the scanning display comprises a driving module

A first driving signal generator electrically connected to the backlight module and the control module and having a phase-locked loop circuit for generating the clock signal, the first driving signal generator receiving the synchronous control signal and the image stream, generating and outputting the first driving signal according to the synchronous control signal, the image stream and the clock signal, outputting the image update signal according to the synchronous control signal and the first driving signal, and generating the image update signal according to the image update signal

And the second driving signal generator is electrically connected with the first driving signal generator to receive the image updating signal, and generates and outputs the second driving signal to the display module according to the image updating signal and the image series flow.

The driving module of the driving device of the scanning display further comprises a buffer electrically connected with the control module and the first and second driving signal generators for receiving and temporarily storing the image series flow from the control module.

The invention has the beneficial effects that: by displaying and updating the image according to the image updating signal, the phenomenon that the image displayed by the display module is suddenly cut off due to the synchronous control signal can be avoided, and the display module is not torn or interrupted.

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Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly apparent from the embodiments with reference to the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a driving apparatus for a scanning display according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating a driving module of the embodiment executing a driving method of a scanning display; and

FIG. 3 is a timing diagram illustrating a video stream, a synchronization control signal, a video update signal, and a plurality of switching signals according to the embodiment.

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1 to fig. 3, an embodiment of a driving device 2 of a scanning display 1 according to the present invention is suitable for driving the scanning display 1 to display an image. The scanning display 1 (e.g., a liquid crystal display) supports a Dynamic frame rate (Dynamic frame rate) and includes a backlight module 11 and a display module 12 (e.g., a liquid crystal display panel). The backlight module 11 includes four scan switches 111-114 (which is illustrated but not limited to this embodiment) and a Light Emitting Diode (LED) array 115. Each of the scan switches 111-114 (e.g., a P-type MOSFET) has a first terminal for receiving an input voltage V_LEDA second terminal electrically connected to the led array 115, and a control terminal. It should be noted that, fig. 1 illustrates the scanning switches 111 to 114 in the backlight module 11, but the scanning switches 111 to 114 are not necessarily disposed in the backlight module 11 during the manufacturing process. In practice, the scan switches 111-114 may be disposed in the driving device 2 or independently disposed outside the scanning display 1 and the driving device 2.

In this embodiment, the driving device 2 of the scanning display 1 includes a control module 21 and a driving module 22.

The control module 21 generates a synchronization control signal Vsync, and a graphics processing unit (GPU, not shown) therein generates an image stream Dr having a plurality of image data Draw. The image stream Dr is related to the frame to be displayed by the display module 12. In this embodiment, the control module 21 sequentially outputs the image data as the image stream Dr.

The driving module 22 is electrically connected to the backlight module 11 and the display module 12, and is electrically connected to the control module 21 for receiving the synchronization control signal Vsync and the image stream Dr, and driving the backlight module 11 and the display module 12 accordingly. In this embodiment, the driving module 22 includes a buffer 221 electrically connected to the control module 21 for receiving and temporarily storing the image stream Dr, a driving signal generator 222 (i.e., a first driving signal generator), and a driving signal generator 223 (i.e., a second driving signal generator). The driving signal generator 222 is electrically connected to the backlight module 11, the control module 21 and the buffer 221, is used for driving the backlight module 11, and has a phase-locked loop circuit 224. The PLL circuit 224 generates a clock signal related to the scan switching of the backlight module 11. The driving signal generator 223 is electrically connected to the display module 12, the driving signal generator 222 and the register 221, and is used for driving the display module 12. It should be noted that the driving signal generator 223 is a driving circuit including a source driver and a gate driver, and is well known to those skilled in the art, and therefore, the description thereof is omitted here. In addition, fig. 1 illustrates the driving signal generators 222 and 223 in the driving module 22, but the driving signal generators 222 and 223 do not form a single driving chip during manufacturing. In practice, the driving signal generators 222, 223 may be two separate driving chips at the time of manufacturing.

In detail, the driving module 22 executes a driving method of the scanning display including the following steps 31 to 36 to drive the scanning display 1 to display and update an image.

In step 31, the phase-locked loop circuit 224 of the driving signal generator 222 of the driving module 22 generates the clock signal.

In step 32, the register 221 of the driving module 22 receives the image stream Dr from the control module 21 and temporarily stores the image stream Dr.

In step 33, the driving signal generator 222 of the driving module 22 receives the synchronization control signal Vsync and the image stream Dr from the control module 21 and the register 221, respectively.

In step 34, the driving signal generator 222 of the driving module 22 generates and outputs a first driving signal to the backlight module 11 according to the synchronization control signal Vsync, the image stream Dr temporarily stored in the buffer 221, and the clock signal, so that the backlight module 11 emits light in a line scanning manner. In this embodiment, the first driving signal output includes a plurality of switching signals SW 1-SW 4 and a plurality of driving signals D1-Dn, the switching signals SW 1-SW 4 are shown in FIG. 3, but not limited thereto. This step 34 includes the following sub-steps 341-343.

In sub-step 341, the driving signal generator 222 generates the switching signals SW 1-SW 4 according to the synchronization control signal Vsync and the clock signal. In this embodiment, each of the switching signals SW 1-SW 4 is a pulse signal having a plurality of square waves and a pulse width that is an integer multiple of one period of the clock signal. In each line scanning period of the backlight module 11, the square waves of the switching signals SW 1-SW 4 are staggered and partially overlapped, i.e., the starting points of the square waves of the switching signals SW 1-SW 4 are different. In addition, the first pulse of the synchronization control signal Vsync triggers the switching of the switching signals SW1 to SW 4.

In sub-step 342, the driving signal generator 222 generates the driving signals D1-Dn according to the image stream Dr and the clock signal. In this embodiment, each of the driving signals D1-Dn is a pulse signal having a plurality of square waves and a pulse width of the pulse signal is an integer multiple of the period of the clock signal, and the integer multiple varies with the image stream Dr.

In sub-step 343, the driving signal generator 222 outputs the switching signals SW 1-SW 4 to the control terminals of the scan switches 111-114, respectively, and outputs the driving signals D1-Dn to the cathodes of the corresponding leds 116 in the led array 115, respectively, so as to drive the led array 115 of the backlight module 11 to emit light row by row. It should be noted that each row of the row-by-row light emission of the led array 115 of the backlight module 11 is defined as each row (i.e. each horizontal row) of the leds 116 in the led array 115.

In step 35, the driving signal generator 222 of the driving module 22 generates and outputs an image update signal Vr related to the image update of the display module 12 of the scan type display 1 to the driving signal generator 223 according to the synchronization control signal Vsync and the first driving signal output.

In this embodiment, the driving signal generator 222 generates the image update signal Vr according to the synchronization control signal Vsync and the last switching signal (i.e., the switching signal SW4) of the switching signals SW 1-SW 4. The last switching signal SW4 corresponds to the last line of the line scan performed by the scanning display 1 when it is emitting light. The synchronization control signal Vsync and the image updating signal Vr are pulse signals with a plurality of square waves respectively. The driving signal generator 222 generates the image updating signal Vr in a manner such that each square wave of the image updating signal Vr lags a corresponding square wave of the synchronization control signal Vsync, and a start point of each square wave except for the first square wave in the image updating signal Vr and an end point of a square wave of the switching signal SW4 (i.e., the last switching signal of the switching signals SW 1-SW 4) occur simultaneously. The end point of the square wave of the switching signal SW4 occurs after a start point of the corresponding square wave of the synchronization control signal Vsync.

In step 36, the driving signal generator 223 of the driving module 22 generates and outputs a second driving signal output Do to the display module 12 of the scan type display 1 according to the image update signal Vr and the image stream Dr temporarily stored in the buffer 221, so as to drive the display module 12 to display and update an image according to the second driving signal output Do, such that the display module 12 updates the displayed image according to the change of the image update signal Vr.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the step 31 is executed before the step 32, but is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, step 31 may be performed between step 32 and step 33, or between step 33 and step 34.

To sum up, the driving method of the scanning display according to the present invention updates the image displayed by the display module 12 according to the change of the image update signal Vr, that is, the frame displayed by the display module 12 will be updated only after the last line scan corresponding to the backlight module 11 is finished (i.e. an end point of a corresponding one of the square waves corresponding to the switching signal SW4), and further the frame displayed by the display module 12 will not be updated due to the synchronization control signal Vsync when the line scan corresponding to the backlight module 11 is not finished, so as to avoid the image tearing or interruption caused by the sudden image truncation of the frame displayed by the display module, so that the driving method of the scanning display according to the present invention is compared with the driving method of the conventional display (which causes the image tearing or interruption caused by the image display and update according to the synchronization control signal Vsync), has better picture display.

The above description is only an example of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention should not be limited thereby, and the invention is still within the scope of the present invention by simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the claims and the contents of the specification.