EP0951711B1 - Procede de commande d'adressage d'un panneau a plasma de type alternatif - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a control method addressing of an alternative type plasma panel. Its implementation allows in particular, for components used in operations addressing, reduce the performance required for these components and therefore reduce their cost.
- the invention also relates to a panel with plasma operating according to this process.
- Plasma panels or plasma screens are flat display screens, using radiation emission in the visible or ultraviolet spectrum from a gas discharge.
- the PAP are mainly made up of two large families, PAP of the so-called continuous type and PAP of the so-called alternative type.
- PAPs of the type because of their particular structure, benefit in their functioning of an effect called "memory effect" which makes them particularly suitable for constituting large screens with a large number of elementary cells, both for professional and large applications audience, such as high definition color television.
- FIG. 1 the diagram shown in Figure 1 is that of a PAP with two crossed electrodes for define a cell.
- the PAP includes a screen 1 formed using a network electrodes Y1 to Y6 called “line electrodes"; crossed with a second array of electrodes X1 to X6 called column electrodes. Every intersection of row and column electrodes corresponds to a cell C1 to C36. These cells are thus arranged along lines L1 to L6 and columns CL1 to CL6. In the example in Figure 1, only 6 electrodes each type is represented, but a PAP can have 1000 or more row electrodes and as many column electrodes defining 1 million or more cells.
- Each line electrode Y1 to Y6 is connected to an output stage line SY1 to SY6 of a line 2 management device, and each electrode column X1 to X6 is connected to a column SX1 to SX6 output stage of a column 3 management system.
- the functioning of these two systems 2, 3 are controlled by an image management device 4.
- Each line control circuit 6, 7 is connected to one of the amplifiers A1, A2 from which it receives the maintenance signals SE, and it has for function in particular: on the one hand, to transmit these SE signals so that they are applied simultaneously to all the line electrodes Y1 to Y6 let him command; it has the other function, for the electrode (s) selected for an addressing operation, to superimpose on the signals SE either a so-called IS registration pulse or a so-called pulse erase lE, depending on the type of addressing to be performed.
- the function of the column management device 3 is in particular to to apply to the column electrodes X1 to X6 a reference potential, by ratio at which so-called masking IM pulses are applied to some of these electrodes during addressing operations.
- a column control circuit 8 similar for example to line control circuits 6, 7, and comprising in the example, 6 stages of switching M7 to M12 each connected to a column output stage SX1 to SX6, and who are responsible for developing and switching the pulses of masking.
- each cell has a space filled with gas.
- ignition voltage VA between the two electrodes that define a given cell
- the electrodes are covered with a dielectric material.
- electrical charges accumulate on the dielectric at the level of electrodes that define a cell in which the discharge occurs.
- These electrical charges remain after discharge and constitute a electric fields called “internal memory fields” specific to each cell, and allow, for the cell which has it, to cause a discharge with the application of a voltage lower than the ignition voltage.
- This effect constitutes the "memory effect" already mentioned.
- Cells that have such charges are said to be “registered” or “lit”.
- the other cells require a voltage equal to the voltage to produce a discharge they are said to be in the "erased” or "off” state.
- the application of the SE maintenance signals has the effect of activating the cells C1 to C36 which are in the "registered” state, ie to cause discharges into these cells, without changing their state or the state of the cells which are in the "deleted” state.
- the cells are put in the "registered” state or the "erased” state according to an image to be displayed, by addressing operations performed often line by line, i.e. for all cells C1 to C36 belonging to the same line L1 to L6 (or in other words, for all cells defined along the same line electrode Y1 to Y6), then next for all cells in another row.
- FIG. 2a represents maintenance signals SE of a type current, intended to be applied to all line electrodes Y1 to Y6. They consist of negative 9 and positive 10 voltage slots established on either side of a reference potential V0 (which is often the potential of the mass), and which follow one another with opposite polarities. They vary between a negative potential V1 where they have a so-called negative plateau p-, and a positive potential V2 where they have a so-called positive level p +. These potentials negative and positive V1, V2 have for example a value of 150 volts, which is added at the voltage produced by the internal memory field, to reach substantially the value of ignition voltage VA.
- the voltage transition following the end of a slot 9; 10 may drive directly to the start of the next slot, or as in the example shown: on the one hand the negative slots 9 are separated from the positive slot 10 which follows by a wide intermediate bearing 5, formed at level of the reference potential V0 and intended to serve as the basis for a addressing pulse; and on the other hand, each positive niche 10 is separated of the negative slot which follows by a narrow intermediate bearing 11, formed on the reference potential V0.
- the reference potential V0 is applied to the electrodes columns X1 to X6, so that the application of each of the slots positive and negative of the maintenance signals SE at the electrodes lines Y1 to Y6, develops at the terminals of the cells voltages alternately of signs opposite, which generate so-called maintenance discharges in all cells that are in the "registered" state.
- Figure 2b shows the phase relationship between the discharges maintenance Id in cells C1 to C36, and the establishment of slots 9, 10.
- the slots 9, 10 of the maintenance signal SE follow one another with a period P1, P2, P3, P4 (commonly of the order of 20 microseconds), during which the addressing of all the cells defined by a selected line electrode (or by several in some cases).
- the addressing operations are executed by line control circuits and column 6,7, which for this purpose deliver specific signals. Addressing consists, for the line control circuit 6, 7 and using in particular of that of the switching stages M1 to M6 corresponding to the line electrode selected, to be superimposed on the maintenance signal SE applied to this electrode, an erase pulse lE followed by a write pulse IS.
- Figures 2c, 2d and 2e respectively illustrate operations addressing carried out on the cells of the line electrodes Y1, Y2 and Y3, which electrodes are controlled by the first control circuit line 6.
- This IE erase pulse may have a relatively slow rise time Tm, and its amplitude V4 is such that its vertex reaches a value V3 called “erase voltage”, slightly lower for example at the voltage V2 of the positive slots 10.
- V4 a value V3 called "erase voltage”
- V3 slightly lower for example at the voltage V2 of the positive slots 10.
- Erasure can also be accomplished, using an impulse erase IE '(shown in dotted lines) superimposed at time t0 during the establishment of the negative niche 9, and the shape of which allows give this establishment time a long time without modifying its amplitude. It should be noted that this addressing is accomplished under the action of the first switching stage M1, to be applied only to the first line electrode Y1.
- the next phase consists of putting in the "registered” state "only the selected cells.
- an IS registration pulse is superimposed on the maintenance signal SE at an instant t2, on the positive bearing p +.
- the pulse IS has an amplitude V5 such that with this superposition, the resulting voltage V2 + V5 reaches a so-called registration voltage value of value comparable to the ignition voltage VA. If at this time, the potential delivered by all column output stages SX1 to SX6, i.e.
- the potential applied to all column electrodes X1 to X6, is that of reference potential V0
- the potential difference across the cells C1 to C6 formed with the line electrode Y1 has the value of the voltage ignition system: consequently discharges occur in all cells which consequently benefit from an internal memory field, and are therefore in the "registered" state.
- the management device column 3 electrode produces, at each IS recording pulse, a "masking" sequence which consists in applying to those of the electrodes columns X1 to X6 which define a cell which must remain in the "erased” state, a masking pulse IM in phase with the registration pulse IS, and whose function is to prevent the potential difference across these cells does not reach the ignition value VA, and thus inhibit the action of the IS registration impulse.
- FIG. 2f represents an IM masking pulse delivered on the second column electrode X2, at time t2, ie in phase with the IS recording pulse applied to the first line electrode Y1.
- the IM masking pulse is positive, and its presence at this time makes that, at the end of the addressing cycle on the first line electrode Y1, the cell C2 maintains an "erased" state.
- Figure 2d illustrates the addressing performed on the second line electrode Y2 (using the second switching stage M2), during a second period P2 which follows the first period P1.
- addressing begins with erasing all cells (C7 to C12 in this case) using an erase pulse lE, superimposed on a wide intermediate bearing 5 at an instant t3, and this only for the second line electrode Y2.
- an IS recording pulse is superimposed on positive level 10 and produces putting all the cells of this line for which "registered" no IM masking pulse is applied to the column electrode X1 to X6 corresponding.
- no masking pulse ( Figure 2f) not being applied to the second column electrode X2 at the time t4, cell C8 is put in the "registered" state.
- Figure 2e shows the addresses made on the third line electrode Y3 (using the third switching stage M3), during a third period P3 which follows the second P2.
- a erase impulse IE is superimposed on the large intermediate level pl.
- a registration pulse IS is superimposed on the positive level p +.
- Addressing (not shown) on line electrodes Y4, Y5, Y6 is then carried out in the same way, starting with that of the electrode Y4 which takes place during the period P4.
- the lines 6, 7 control circuits have much more technical features efficient for delivering the IS, lE addressing pulses, than for issue the SE maintenance signals. Indeed, these are applied in permanence to all electrodes Y1 to Y6, they do not have to be nor selected or switched, they are produced by amplifiers A1, A2 and only go through the switching stages M1 to M6.
- the impulses addressing on the contrary use different electronic circuits complex to be built, selected, switched and superimposed on maintenance signals with the correct timing and speed, as well only with sufficient power to possibly generate discharges simultaneously in a large number of cells.
- One of the aims of the present invention is to allow the use in alternative PAPs of line command circuits and / or lowest cost column control.
- Another object of the invention is to reduce the so-called consumption capacitive alternative PAPs.
- the capacities presented by the different elements such as for example, the tracks which constitute the electrodes, the different connections, and the capacities specific to electronic circuits, form a relatively large overall capacity, consuming alternating currents.
- the capacitive power PC dissipated by a pulse addressing is expressed by the relation:
- PC C. Vi 2 . F; where C is the capacity seen by the pulse, Vi is the value of the voltage of the addressing pulse, F is the addressing frequency. This relationship shows in particular that this capacitive power varies with the square of the amplitude of the pulse.
- the invention proposes make selective and / or semi-selective addressing in a way that allows reduce the amplitude of the addressing pulses distributed by the circuits 6, 7, 8.
- the invention relates to a method for controlling the addressing of a alternating plasma panel comprising at least one network of electrodes said "lines", crossed with at least one network of electrodes called columns, cells being formed at the intersections of the line electrodes and columns, said method consisting in applying to all row electrodes maintenance signals formed by a succession of slots having a given period and established in relation to an applied reference potential at the column electrodes, each period possibly constituting a cycle addressing comprising at least one addressing of the semi-selective type and at minus a selective type of addressing, each type of addressing consisting of apply to at least one selected line electrodes, a so-called pulse addressing whose voltage is added to a so-called line voltage already present on this electrode, in order to apply to the cell terminals formed by this selected electrode a so-called addressing voltage of given value corresponding to the addressing to be performed, the method being characterized in that for at least one of the two types of addressing, the addressing pulse has an amplitude lower than that suitable for obtain the required
- the method according to the invention consists in superimposing on the signals maintenance during a period of these, at least one level of tension called additional bearing so as to constitute a base of voltage called addressing base on which is superimposed at least one addressing pulse.
- the method according to the invention consists in forming a base of addressing voltage registration with a niche and overlay on that addressing base an addressing pulse consisting of a so-called registration pulse.
- the method consists in establishing between two consecutive slots, a intermediate bearing having a tension lower than the tension of the slots and to add to said intermediate level an additional level in order to constitute an erasing addressing base then to be superimposed on this erase base, an addressing pulse consisting of a pulse of erasure.
- the intermediate bearing is at the same voltage as the potential of reference.
- the additional landings formed on slots are substantially removed at the end of these slots.
- Additional landings formed on slots include the whole of one or more addressing pulses of a line electrode selected.
- the additional landings used to form a base have an amplitude equal to or greater than the difference between a so-called erasing voltage and the amplitude of the erasing impulses.
- the additional landings used to form a base of registration have an amplitude equal to or greater than the difference between a so-called registration voltage and a voltage value formed by the sum the voltage of a positive window and the amplitude of a pulse of registration.
- the invention also relates to the plasma panel The alternative type of claim 23.
- FIG. 3 represents a PAP similar to that shown in FIG. Figure 1 except for its maintenance amplifiers A1 ', A2', which include means allowing the implementation of the method of the invention.
- Each amplifier A1 ′, A2 ′ comprises a maintenance generator 12, 14 in itself conventional, producing the maintenance signals SE, and by compared to the amplifiers A1, A2 of FIG. 1, they additionally include a so-called “superposition” circuit 15 cooperating with the maintenance generator to superimpose on the maintenance signals SE, at given instants, voltage signals called “additional steps" PS.
- a generator 12, 14 may include for example a first and a second voltage source 25, 16 respectively negative and positive, of which a polarity is at the reference potential V0 or mass in the example, and whose other polarity delivers the negative voltage V1 (voltage of the slots negative 9) for source 25, and delivers the positive voltage V2 (voltage of psitive slots 10) for source 16.
- the superposition circuit 15 includes a third and fourth voltage sources 18, 26 having polarity connected to ground; the other polarity of the third and fourth sources respectively deliver a positive voltage V7 and a positive voltage V6 which corresponds to the amplitude of at least one of the additional steps.
- the voltage V7 is equal to the sum of the positive voltage V2 and the voltage positive V6 of the additional bearings.
- the voltages V6, V7 can be applied to output 17 of amplifier A1 ', A2' using respectively a fourth and fifth switching elements or switches I4, 15.
- a diode 19 disposed between the output 17 and the fourth source of voltage 16 avoids any current flow therein due to the application of voltage V7.
- a similar operation realized with negative voltage sources 18, 26 in particular, would allow additional layers of negative polarity to be superimposed.
- Figures 4a and 4g to 4j show signals intended to be applied to the line electrodes Y1 to Y6 of the PAP shown in FIG. 3, in order to operate the latter in accordance with the invention.
- These signals include SE maintenance signals and erase pulses and IE, IS, and their form differs from that of known art signals shown in Figures 2a, 2c, 2d, 2e in that, according to a characteristic of the invention, they also include additional bearings PS1, PS2 cited above.
- Maintenance signals SE are made up like those shown in figure 2a, by a succession of negative and positive slots 9, 10, 9 ', 10' separated by landings intermediates 5, 5 '; they are established with a period P1 to P4 and relative at a reference potential V0 itself applied to the column electrodes X1 to X6.
- the additional stages PS1, PS2 include the whole of or addressing pulses of a selected line electrode.
- FIG. 4a represents an addressing cycle accomplished on the cells formed by the first row electrode Y1, during a period P1.
- the additional bearings PS1, PS2 are positive, they correspond respectively to an erase operation and to a registration operation.
- the first additional stage PS1 is superimposed on the SE maintenance signals on a wide intermediate bearing 5. It has a lower voltage in absolute value than the voltage V1, V2 of the slots.
- the wide intermediate bearings 5 being at the potential of reference V0, it is only the voltage V6 of the first stage additional PS1 which serves as the erasure base b1 for the pulse erase IE.
- This voltage V6 has a value for example of 50 volts; in assuming that the erasing voltage V4 is of the order of 120 volts, or slightly lower than those V1, V2 of the negative and positive slots 9, 10 (of 150 volts), when the erase pulse lE is applied and superimposed on said base b1, it suffices that its amplitude V3 is of the order of 70 to 80 volts so that the erasing voltage V4 is obtained, and that the deletion is carried out.
- the intermediate bearing 5 used to form the base erase b1 is established between a negative slot 9 followed by a slot positive 10.
- the second level PS2 is superimposed on the positive slot 10.
- Sa voltage V6 is in the example substantially the same as that of the first additional level (it is of course possible to give if necessary different values at the two additional steps) and is added to the voltage V2 of this slot, to constitute a second voltage base b2 intended to receive the IS registration pulse.
- the potential difference or registration voltage VA required for registration cells is around 270 volts for example, and the voltage of additional stages PS1, PS2 is of the order of 50 volts
- the IS registration pulse is superimposed on said second base of voltage b2
- the first PS1 level As for the first PS1 level, it is widely applied after time td1 of the maintenance discharge due to the establishment of a negative stage p-, and it ends before the start of the positive stage p + which follows and therefore before the instant td2 of the following discharge.
- V6 its amplitude V6 remains sufficiently lower than the signal voltage SE maintenance, so as not to generate a discharge itself (taking into account in particular dispersions in the characteristics presented by the cells).
- the second level PS2 is superimposed on the positive slot 10, after the instant td2 when a maintenance discharge occurs, and its presence does not affect therefore in no way the conditions of this discharge. It should of course be its amplitude remains limited to a value such that, added to the voltage V2 of slot 10, the resulting voltage remains lower than that which is likely to cause discharges of the discharge type of registration.
- the second level additional PS2 ends in phase with the end of slot 10: by following the voltage transition which follows and which leads to the reference potential V0 has a greater amplitude than it would have in the absence of the second additional level PS2, but which has little influence on the maintenance discharge occurring at time td4 which follows, since this discharge is caused by the potential difference generated with the establishment of the negative slot 9 belonging to the following period P2.
- the superimposition on the maintenance signals SE of the first or second additional stage PS1, PS2 or both PS1, PS2 levels cannot significantly affect discharges maintenance.
- the additional stages PS1, PS2 and the IS registration and IE clearing pulses can be negatives as schematically illustrated in FIG. 4j for the addressing of line electrode Y1
- the first additional negative PS1 bearing could add to a wide intermediate bearing 5 'leading to a negative slot 9' of the maintenance signal SE.
- a negative IE erase pulse would be added at the first additional level PS1.
- the 5 'intermediate bearing used to forming an erasure base would be established between a positive 10 'niche, followed a negative slot 9 'of the maintenance signal SE.
- the second level additional negative PS2 would be superimposed on a negative 9 'slot of the maintenance signal SE. It would constitute a voltage base b2 at which would be added the IS negative registration impulse.
- Figures 4b, 4c, 4d, 4th, 4f to be read with Figure 4a show respectively the action of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth switches I1, I2, I3, I4 and I5 and illustrate the operation of a signal generator 12 cooperating with its superposition circuit 15, to produce during the first period P1, the maintenance signals SE with additional overlapping bearings.
- the first switch I1 With the start of period P1, the first switch I1 is "closed” (the other switches are “open”) and applies the voltage negative V1 which corresponds to the negative level p-. At the end of stage p-, the first switch I1 goes to "open” state and the fourth switch I4 goes to the closed state, which determines the wide intermediate bearing 5, with first additional bearing PS1 superimposed. At the end of wide step 5, switch 14 goes to the "open” state and the second switch I2 is closed and applies the voltage V2 corresponding to the positive level p + of the positive slot 10.
- the second switch 12 retains its "closed” state until after the instant td2 where a maintenance discharge occurs, then it is open and this is the fifth switch 15 which goes to the closed state and applies the voltage V7 corresponding to the second additional stage PS2.
- the fifth switch 15 is open and the third switch I3 goes to the closed state and applies the potential of the mass ; this corresponds to establishing the narrow intermediate bearing 11 up to beginning of the negative slot 9 which follows and which belongs to a period P2 next.
- the additional stages PS1, PS2 can be developed and superimposed on the maintenance signals in different ways. For example, this can be done in a simple way in each generator maintenance 12, 14 so that these additional bearings PS1, PS2 are applied simultaneously and permanently to all line electrodes Y1 to Y6 of the PAP, or even so that these additional steps are applied only to those of the line electrodes connected to a line control circuit 6, 7 performing addressing.
- FIG. 4i represents the addressing carried out at period P4 which follows, on the fourth line electrode Y4 which it depends on the second circuit of command line 7.
- the period P4 is the one from which the superposition of the additional stages ceases PS1, PS2 on the maintenance signals SE distributed to the electrodes Y1 to Y3, and where on the other hand this superimposition begins on the distributed SE signals to electrodes Y4 to Y6.
- Addressing on line electrode Y4 as well as those (not shown) then performed at subsequent periods on the electrodes Y5, Y6, are carried out in the same way as explained above, by superimposing additional steps and erasing pulses and of registration IE, IS.
- This operation also allows, by the superposition of erase and write pulses lE, IS on landings additional PS1, PS2 already established, as well as by the reduction of the amplitude of these pulses, reduce the capacitive consumption due to the application of these impulses.
- This reduction in consumption capacitive is particularly affirmed when the frequency of addressing is very high, especially in so-called “pulse” addressing multiples ", in which we can find a large number of pulses selective addressing (most often in registration) on the same niche. Consequently, the method of the invention makes it possible to reduce the amplitude of many of these impulses by superimposing a single additional landing.
- FIG. 5 represents the shape of the maintenance signals SE ′ for such a "multiple pulse" addressing case.
- a period P'1 of the signals SE 'making it possible to carry out a cycle addressing starts with a negative slot 9, followed by a positive slot 10a from which it is separated by a wide intermediate bearing 5 formed at the level of the reference potential V0; this positive slot 10a is followed by a plateau narrow intermediary 11 preceding another negative niche 9 which itself is followed by a narrow step 11; there is then a narrow positive slot 10b, then finally a narrow intermediate bearing 11 which precedes a negative slot of a following period P2 '.
- the last negative slots and positive 9, 10b having the sole function of causing discharges maintenance they are not superimposed on an additional bearing.
- the negative slot 9 has a duration T1, much less than the duration T2 of the positive slot 10a, duration T2 which corresponds at the time necessary to carry out the selective addressing of the cells formed on along several line electrodes usually controlled by a same line control circuit, as is the case for example line electrode groups Y1 to Y3 and Y4 to Y6 controlled respectively by the control circuits 6, 7.
- circuits are commonly found control of the type of circuits 6, 7, having several outputs each connected to a line electrode.
- Each of these control circuits can have for example 32, 40, 64 or even 128 outputs.
- FIG. 5 This organization according to the known art is illustrated in FIG. 5 in which in addition, and according to the invention, there is at least one bearing additional used for the IE erase pulse, and / or for registration pulses IS1 to ISn.
- a first additional bearing PS1 ' for example having the same shape and a same value as those of the first level PS1 shown in Figure 4a (in assuming that the slots of the maintenance signals SE of FIG. 4a have the same value V1, V2 as those of the signals SE 'in FIG. 5).
- b1 "consisting of this additional bearing can therefore be superimposed erase pulse IE (symbolized in Figure 5 in dotted lines) having the same value as that of FIG. 4a, in order to achieve erasure.
- a second additional bearing PS2 ' is superimposed on the first positive slot 10a, after the instant td where the discharge occurs maintenance produced by the establishment of this niche.
- This second level additional PS2 'lasts until the end of the positive slot 10a, and its value voltage may be the same as that of the second additional level PS2 shown in Figure 4a.
- Registrations can therefore be obtained in superimposing registration pulses IS1, IS2, ..., ISn, at the base of voltage b2 'resulting from the voltages of this additional bearing PS2' and the positive slot 10a, and by distributing these signals to the line electrodes as explained above.
- Figures 6a, 6b, 6c show another way of compensate for the reduction in amplitude of the recording pulses and erase, which is to change the voltage applied to column electrodes X1 to X6, or at least to those of these electrodes which define an addressed cell.
- FIG. 6a represents a period P'1 of maintenance signals SE 'similar to those in Figure 5 (i.e. allowing addressing "multiple addressing"), period which illustrates a sequence addressing performed according to this new version of the invention.
- These signals include a negative slot 9 and a slot positive 10a separated by a wide intermediate bearing 5.
- This bearing 5 and this slot 10a are intended to receive respectively, an impulse erase IE and write pulses IS1, IS2, without overlapping additional stages.
- Figure 6b shows variations of an applied VX voltage to a column electrode, the second electrode X2 for example (example which applies to all other column electrodes X1 to X6); these variations are due to signals consisting on the one hand, by pulses of masking IM (which oppose the execution of an addressing), and on the other hand by pulses or slots known as "confirmation" 30, 31 which on the contrary promote the execution of addressing.
- the voltage VX applied by the output SX2 to the electrode X2 has a value VX0 corresponding to the reference potential V0.
- the erase pulse IE When the erase pulse IE is superimposed on the wide bearing 5, the resulting voltage reaches a value V3 (of 80 volts for example) lower than that of the voltage V4 (of the order of 120 volts) required for complete the erasure.
- the difference V4 - V3 is then compensated by the voltage VX applied to electrode X2; for this purpose, a negative niche forming an erase confirmation pulse 30 having an amplitude Vce (of the order of 40 volts for example), is then applied (in phase with the erase pulse IE), passing the voltage VX to a value -VX.
- This has the effect of increasing the potential difference applied to the cell limits to "erase" until it reaches the value of the erasing voltage V4.
- the column voltage VX then covers the value of the reference potential V0 until the registration phase, or at less until after the instant td when a maintenance discharge occurs.
- Confirmation pulses have equal amplitude or greater than a difference between the addressing voltage and the voltage which on the selected line electrode results from the addressing pulse
- this registration phase includes a first and a second IS1, IS2 consecutive registration pulse (applied to different line electrodes), having an amplitude V5 as superimposed on the positive slot 10a, the resulting voltage V2 + V5 is less than the VA value required for registration; assuming other share that a cell defined by the second column electrode X2 must be put in the state registered by the first pulse IS1, a negative slot 31 constituting a registration confirmation pulse having an amplitude Vci (of the order of 40 volts, for example), is then applied to the second electrode X2 (in phase with the first IS1 registration pulse).
- Vci of the order of 40 volts, for example
- circuit switching and / or superimposition means column 8 are organized to allow it to deliver output SX1 to SX6 of positive and negative pulses with respect to a midpoint (mass for example).
- FIG. 7 schematically represents such an organization, in which the closure of a first or a second or a third switching element I'1, I'2, I'3, respectively causes the application to a column electrode X1 to X6, of the mass, of the negative voltage -VX, of the positive voltage + VX.
- the mass constitutes here the reference potential with respect to which the signal voltages are alternately positive and negative, but also constitutes the reference voltage V0'1 specific to the operation of the circuit elements column 8, and in relation to which the pulses 30, 31 and IM1.
- Figure 6c illustrates another method for performing the same addressing sequence as that of FIG. 6b with pulses addressing IE, IS1, IS2 of reduced amplitude, which allows to use the outputs of the control circuit column 8 in a way that is more related with its most common possibilities, and in which the tension of reference V0'1 specific to the control circuit 8 is always negative by compared to pulses 30, 31, IM1 delivered.
- the voltage VX on the electrode column X2 has the value VX0 corresponding to the reference potential V0, but which also corresponds to the first reference voltage V0'1 specific to the operation of the column 8 control circuit.
- the slot or pulse of confirmation 30 which is formed on the voltage VX results from a change reference voltage specific to the control circuit: in fact, by the play switching (not shown, within the reach of any specialist in domain), we substitute the first reference voltage V0'1 specific to circuit 8, a second reference voltage V0'2 negative with respect to the first and which corresponds to the value of the negative voltage -VX.
- This second reference voltage V0'2 is retained until the start of the slot positive 10a which follows, from which it is replaced by the first voltage reference V0'1, to realize the end of the confirmation pulse of deletion 30 before the instant td of a maintenance discharge and not risk modifying the conditions thereof. Confirmation of deletion is thus somehow integrated into the reference voltage.
- the second voltage V0'2 is again substituted for the first to produce the registration confirmation pulse 31.
- the first tension of reference V0'1 then replaces the second reference voltage V0'2 for form the end of this confirmation of registration.
- a positive pulse is applied with respect to the value VX0 which represents the potential of reference V0 as well as the first reference voltage specific to circuit 8, positive pulse which constitutes an IM1 masking pulse and which during its duration gives the voltage VX the value + VX.
- the compensation for differences in potential operated at the level of the voltage applied to the column electrodes X1 to X6, as described above, are particularly advantageous over the capacitive power reduction plan (due in particular that they lead to a strong reduction in the amplitude of the pulses of masking) because the capacity seen by the pulses distributed on the columns X1 to X6, is much more important than that encountered on the line electrodes Y1 to Y6.
- the reduction in amplitude of the pulses IE, IS addressing can also be compensated by combining the amplitude of the additional steps with the amplitude of the confirmation slots.
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- par exemple les PAP qui utilisent seulement deux électrodes croisées pour définir une cellule et réaliser son adressage et son activation, comme décrit dans le brevet français 2 417 848 :
- ou encore les PAP alternatifs du type dit "à entretien coplanaire", connus notamment par le document de brevet européen EP-A-0135 382, dans lesquels chaque cellule est définie au croisement d'une paire d'électrodes dites d'entretien, avec une ou plusieurs autres électrodes utilisées plus particulièrement pour l'adressage des cellules.
- au moins un circuit appelé amplificateur d'entretien A1, produisant des signaux dits "signaux d'entretien" SE servant à l'activation des cellules C1 à C36 ; compte tenu de la puissance importante sous laquelle les signaux SE doivent éventuellement être délivrés, ils peuvent être fournis à l'aide d'un premier et d'un second amplificateur A1, A2 comme dans l'exemple montré ;
- il comporte également dans l'exemple non limitatif représenté, un premier et un second circuits de commande ligne 6, 7 (qui correspondent aux circuits appelés "driver ligne" par les spécialistes du domaine). Dans la représentation simplifiée montrée figure 1 du premier et du second circuits de commande ligne 6, 7, ces derniers comportent respectivement chacun trois étages de commutation M1 à M3 et M4 à M6 reliés chacun à l'entrée d'un étage de sortie ligne SY1 à SY3 et SY4 à SY6, de telle façon que le premier circuit 6 commande les trois premières électrodes lignes Y1 à Y3 et que le second circuit 7 commande les trois électrodes suivantes Y4 à Y6.
Ces explications sur le fonctionnement d'un PAP alternatif mettent en évidence l'importance, le grand nombre et la complexité des fonctions remplies par un circuit de commande ligne ou colonne 6, 7 ou 8. Pour assurer toutes ces fonctions , ces circuits de commande sont eux-mêmes des composants électroniques complexes. Leur fabrication fait appel à des technologies d'autant plus sophistiquées et coûteuses que les performances exigées pour ces composants sont élevées.
- la figure 1 déjà décrite, montre schématiquement un PAP auquel peut s'appliquer le procédé de l'invention ;
- les figures 2a à 2f déjà décrite, représentent des signaux appliqués suivant un procédé connu, à des électrodes du PAP de la figure 1;
- la figure 3 représente un PAP alternatif mettant en oeuvre le procédé;
- les figures 4a à 4j représentent des signaux appliqués aux électrodes du PAP de la figure 3 conformément au procédé de l'invention;
- la figure 5 représente des signaux d'entretien dans le cas d'un adressage du type dit multiple ;
- les figures 6a, 6b, 6c illustrent une version de l'invention consistant à modifier un potentiel appliqué à des électrodes colonnes ;
- la figure 7 illustre le fonctionnement d'un circuit de commande.
- d'une part, d'appliquer à une ou simultanément à plusieurs électrodes sélectionnées ou aux n électrodes, par exemple une impulsion d'effacement IE qui peut dans l'art connu, être superposée directement à un palier intermédiaire large 5, afin de réaliser simultanément l'effacement de toutes les cellules de toutes les électrodes auxquelles elle est appliquée ;
- d'autre part, recevant une suite d'impulsions d'inscriptions IS1, lS2 , IS3,..., ISn, ces circuits de commande disposent des moyens qui leur permettent de distribuer chaque impulsion d'inscription à une électrode ligne, électrode par électrode; ces impulsions d'inscription sont chacune superposées sur un même créneau positif des signaux SE, à des instants différents le long de ce créneau. L'inscription des cellules des n électrodes lignes peut ainsi être accomplie à l'aide d'un unique créneau 10a, avec une grande vitesse.
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- Procédé de commande d'adressage d'un panneau à plasma alternatif comportant au moins un réseau d'électrodes lignes (Y1 à Y6), croisé avec au moins un réseau d'électrodes colonnes (X1 à X6), des cellules (C1 à C36) étant formées aux intersections des électrodes lignes et colonnes, ledit procédé consistant à appliquer à toutes les électrodes lignes des signaux d'entretien (SE, SE') faits d'une succession de créneaux (9, 10) établis avec une période (P1 à P4) donnée par rapport à un potentiel de référence (V0) appliqué aux électrodes colonnes, chaque période pouvant constituer un cycle d'adressage comportant au moins un adressage du type semi-sélectif et au moins un adressage du type sélectif, chaque type d'adressage consistant à appliquer à au moins une électrode ligne (Y1 à Y6) sélectionnée une impulsion d'adressage (lE, IS) dont la tension s'ajoute à une tension de ligne (V0, V1, V2, V6) déjà présente sur cette électrode, en vue d'appliquer aux bornes de cellules (C1 à C36) formées par cette électrode sélectionnée une tension d'adressage (V4,VA) de valeur donnée correspondant à l'adressage à effectuer, le procédé étant caractérisé en ce que pour au moins l'un des deux types d'adressage, l'impulsion d'adressage a une amplitude inférieure à celle qui convient à obtenir la tension d'adressage requise, et en ce que pour obtenir ladite tension d'adressage (V4, VA), il consiste en outre soit à modifier le potentiel de référence (V0, -VX) appliqué aux électrodes colonnes (X1 à X6), soit à modifier la tension de ligne (V0, V1, V2) déjà présente sur l'électrode ligne sélectionnée quand l'impulsion d'adressage est appliquée, ou bien encore à modifier cette dernière tension de ligne ainsi que le potentiel de référence appliqué aux électrodes colonnes.
- Procédé suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les adressages semi-sélectif et sélectif consistent respectivement en des effacements et des inscriptions de cellules (C1 à C36).
- Procédé suivant l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste à superposer aux signaux d'entretien (SE) durant une période (P1) de ces derniers, au moins un palier de tension dit palier supplémentaire (PS1, PS2), de manière à constituer une base de tension dite base d'adressage (b1; b2) sur laquelle est superposée au moins une impulsion d'adressage (IS, IE).
- Procédé suivant la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que les paliers supplémentaires (PS1, PS2) sont des paliers de tension positive ou négative ajoutés aux signaux d'entretien (SE).
- Procédé suivant l'une des revendications précédentes, les signaux d'entretien (SE) étant formés de créneaux négatifs (9) et positifs (10), le procédé est caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste à former une base de tension d'adressage d'inscription (b2) avec un créneau (9, 10), et de superposer sur cette base d'adressage (b2) une impulsion d'adressage consistant en une impulsion dite d'inscription (IS).
- Procédé suivant l'une des revendications 3 à 5, caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste à établir entre deux créneaux (9, 10) consécutifs un palier intermédiaire (5) ayant une tension (V0) inférieure à la tension (V1, V2) des créneaux, et à ajouter audit palier intermédiaire (5) un palier supplémentaire (PS1) afin de constituer une base d'adressage d'effacement (b1), puis à superposer à cette base d'effacement une impulsion d'adressage consistant en une impulsion d'effacement (IE).
- Procédé suivant la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que le palier intermédiaire (5) servant à former une base d'effacement (b1) est établi entre un créneau négatif (9) suivi d'un créneau positif (10).
- Procédé suivant la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que le palier intermédiaire (5') servant à former une base d'effacement (b1') est établi entre un créneau positif (9') suivi d'un créneau négatif (10'a).
- Procédé suivant l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les paliers supplémentaires (PS1) ajoutés sur des créneaux (10, 10a), sont superposés à ces derniers après un instant (td), où survient une décharge dite d'entretien (Id).
- Procédé suivant la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que les paliers supplémentaires formés sur des créneaux (10) sont supprimés sensiblement à la fin de ces créneaux.
- Procédé suivant l'une des revendications 3 à 10, caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste à superposer plusieurs impulsions d'adressage (IS1, IS2, .., Isn) sur une même base d'adressage (b1, b2).
- Procédé suivant l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les paliers supplémentaires formés sur des créneaux englobent la totalité du ou des impulsions-d'adressage d'une électrode ligne sélectionnée.
- Procédé suivant l'une des revendications 6 à 12, caractérisé en ce que les paliers supplémentaires (PS1) servant à constituer une base d'effacement (b1), ont une amplitude (V6) égale ou supérieure à la différence entre une tension dite d'effacement (V4) et l'amplitude (V3) des impulsions (lE) d'effacement.
- Procédé suivant l'une des revendications 5 à 13, caractérisé en ce que les paliers supplémentaires (PS2) servant à constituer une base d'inscription (b2), ont une amplitude (V6) égale ou supérieure à la différence entre une tension dite d'inscription (VA) et une valeur de tension formée par la somme de la tension (V2) d'un créneau positif (10) et de l'amplitude (V5) d'une impulsion d'inscription (IS).
- Procédé suivant l'une des revendications 6 ou 7, caractérisé en ce que le palier intermédiaire (5) est à la même tension que le potentiel de référence (V0).
- Procédé suivant l'une des revendications précédentes, les signaux d'entretien (SE) étant élaborés par au moins un amplificateur d'entretien (A1, A2) puis appliqués à un circuit de commande ligne (6, 7) pour être distribués aux électrodes lignes (Y1 à Y6), caractérisé en ce que les paliers supplémentaires (PS1, PS2) sont superposés aux signaux d'entretien (SE) avant d'être appliqués au circuit de commande ligne (6,7).
- Procédé suivant la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste à distribuer les signaux d'entretien (SE) aux électrodes ligne à l'aide d'au moins deux circuits de commande ligne (2, 3), et à appliquer des signaux d'entretien (SE) avec paliers supplémentaires (PS1, PS2) superposés seulement à celui des circuits de commande (6,7) qui commande une électrode ligne (Y1 à Y6) pour laquelle un adressage est en cours.
- Procédé suivant l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que pour au moins un des types d'adressage, il consiste à modifier le potentiel de référence (V0) appliqué aux électrodes colonne (X1 à X6) en synchronisme avec les impulsions d'adressage (IS1,IE), en superposant audit potentiel de référence des impulsions dites de confirmation (30, 31), ayant une polarité opposée à celles des impulsions d'adressage.
- Procédé suivant la revendication 18, caractérisé en ce que pour l'adressage de type sélectif, il consiste à superposer audit potentiel de référence (V0) soit une impulsion de confirmation (30, 31), soit une impulsion de masquage (IM1) de polarité opposée à celle de l'impulsion de confirmation.
- Procédé suivant l'une des revendications 18 ou 19, caractérisé en ce que les impulsions de confirmation (30, 31) ont une amplitude égale ou supérieure à une différence entre la tension d'adressage (VA, V3) et la tension qui sur l'électrode ligne (Y1 à Y6) sélectionnée résulte de l'application de l'impulsion d'adressage (IS,IE).
- Procédé suivant l'une des revendications 18 à 20, caractérisé en ce que le potentiel de référence (V0) appliqué à chaque électrode colonne (X1 à X6) est délivré par un circuit de commande colonne (8) ayant n sorties (SY1 à SY6), chaque sortie étant capable de délivrer des impulsions négatives (30, 31) et des impulsions positives (IM1) par rapport au potentiel de référence (V0).
- Procédé suivant l'une des revendications 18 à 20, caractérisé en ce que le potentiel de référence (V0) appliqué à chaque électrode colonne (X1 à X6) est délivré par un circuit de commande colonne (8) ayant n sorties (SY1 à SY6), chaque sortie étant capable de délivrer des impulsions négatives (30, 31) et des impulsions positives (IM1) par rapport au potentiel de référence (V0), et en ce que l'un ou l'autre de ces deux types d'impulsion résulte d'une modification d'une tension de référence (V0, VX0,VX) propre au fonctionnement du circuit de commande colonne (8),
- Panneau à plasma de type alternatif mettant en oeuvre le procédé suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 22, comportant au moins un réseau d'électrodes lignes (Y1 à Y6) croisé avec au moins un réseau d'électrodes colonnes (X1 à X6), un dispositif de gestion colonne (3) relié aux électrodes colonne, un dispositif de gestion ligne (2) comportant au moins un amplificateur d'entretien (A1, A2) délivrant des signaux d'entretien (SE) appliqués aux électrodes ligne (Y1 à Y6) par l'intermédiaire d'un circuit de commande ligne (6, 7), des cellules (C1 à C36) étant formées aux intersections des électrodes lignes et colonne, des impulsions d'adressage (IE, IS) d'un type semi-sélectif et d'un type sélectif étant superposées aux signaux d'entretien (SE) afin d'appliquer aux bornes de cellules sélectionnées une tension d'adressage (V4, VA) ayant une valeur donnée en fonction du type d'adressage à effectuer, caractérisé en ce que pour au moins un des deux types d'adressage, le dispositif de gestion ligne (2) ou le dispositif de gestion colonne (3) ou les deux dispositifs (2, 3) comportent des moyens (A1', A2', 15 et I'1, I'2, I'3) pour créer une tension qui s'ajoute à celle résultant de la superposition d'une impulsion d'adressage (IE, IS) sur les signaux d'entretien (SE).
- Panneau à plasma suivant la revendication 23, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de gestion ligne (2) comporte un circuit de superposition (15) permettant de superposer des paliers supplémentaires (PS1, PS2) sur les signaux d'entretien (SE).
- Panneau à plasma suivant la revendication 24, caractérisé en ce que l'amplificateur d'entretien (A1, A2) coopère avec le circuit de superposition (15) pour superposer les paliers supplémentaires (PS1, PS2) sur les signaux d'entretien (SE) avant d'appliquer ces derniers au circuit de gestion ligne (2).
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