User Manual

HD44780U
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AC Characteristics (V
CC
= 4.5 to 5.5 V, T
a
= –30 to +75°C*
3
)
Clock Characteristics
Item Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Test Condition Notes*
External External clock frequency f
cp
125 250 350 kHz 11
clock
External clock duty Duty 45 50 55 % 11
operation
External clock rise time t
rcp
— — 0.2 µs11
External clock fall time t
fcp
— — 0.2 µs11
R
f
oscillation
Clock oscillation frequency f
OSC
190 270 350 kHz R
f
= 91 kΩ
V
CC
= 5.0 V
12
Note: * Refer to the Electrical Characteristics Notes section following these tables.
Bus Timing Characteristics
Write Operation
Item Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Test Condition
Enable cycle time t
cycE
500 — — ns Figure 25
Enable pulse width (high level) PW
EH
230 — —
Enable rise/fall time t
Er
, t
Ef
——20
Address set-up time (RS, R/W to E) t
AS
40 — —
Address hold time t
AH
10 — —
Data set-up time t
DSW
80 — —
Data hold time t
H
10 — —
Read Operation
Item Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Test Condition
Enable cycle time t
cycE
500 — — ns Figure 26
Enable pulse width (high level) PW
EH
230 — —
Enable rise/fall time t
Er
, t
Ef
——20
Address set-up time (RS, R/W to E) t
AS
40 — —
Address hold time t
AH
10 — —
Data delay time t
DDR
— — 160
Data hold time t
DHR
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