GU256X128C-3900
GU256X128C-3900B
Comparison Chart
DOCUMENT NO.
DATE OF ISSUE
REVISION
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Noritake Co., Inc.
: E-M-0044-00
: April 15, 2011
:
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Comparison Chart of VFD module
Keynote
* Replacement Item
GU256X128C-3900
Changed
Absolute
Maximum
Power Supply Voltage
Logic Supply Voltage - Parallel
Interface
Logic
Supply Voltage - Serial
Interface
Logic
Supply Voltage - I/O Port
Electrical Rating Power Supply
Electrical
Input Current
Characteristics
(Parallel - CMOS
Input Voltage
level)
Electrical
Characteristics
(Serial - RS232
level)
Power Supply
Optical
Specification
Environmental
Condition
Interface
Same as left
5V +/- 5%
IplH: Max 1.0 µA
IplL: Max -200 µA
Same as left
VplH: 0.8Vcc to Vcc
VplL: 0 to 0.2Vcc
Output Voltage
VpOH: 3.5 to Vcc (IOH=-10µA)
VpOL: 0 to 0.6 V (IOL=4mA)
Input Voltage
VslH: 3 to 15 V
VslL: -15 to -3 V
Output Voltage
VsOH: Min. 5 V (RL=3KΩ)
VsOL: Max. -5 V
Input Impedence
Electrical
Input Current
Characteristics
(General Purpose
Input Voltage - Port 0
I/O Ports)
GU256X128C-3900B
-0.3 to +6.0 V
-0.3 to Vcc+0.3 V
-25 to +25 V
-0.3 to Vcc+0.3 V
Same as left
Same as left
3 to 7 KΩ
IilH: Max. 1 µA
IilL: Max. -200 µA
Same as left
VilH: 2.0 to Vcc
VilL: 0 to 0.8 V
VilH : 4.1 to Vcc
VilL : 0 to 0.8 V
Input Voltage - Port 1
ViT-: Min. 1.0 V
ViT+ : Max. 0.7 Vcc
ViT+ - ViT-: Min. 0.4 V
(Schmidt Trigger input)
VilH : 4.1 to Vcc
VilL : 0 to 0.8 V
(Same as Port 0)
Output Voltage
ViOH: Min. Vcc-0.6 V (IOH=-200 µA)
ViOL: Max. 0.5 V (IOL=1.6 mA)
Output Current
(Per 1 terminal)
IiOH: Max. 1.5 mA
IiOL: Max. 8 mA
Output Current
(Per Sum of all I/Oterminal)
Power Supply Current 1
(All dots ON)
IiOH: Max. 8 mA
IiOL: Max. 30 mA
Typical: 0.85 A
Max: 1.1 A
Power Supply Current 2
(All dots OFF)
Power Supply Current 3
(Display power OFF)
Typical: 0.68 A
Max: 0.89 A
Typical: 80 mA
Max: 120 mA
Power Consumption
(All dots ON)
Typical: 4.25 W
Max: 5.5 W
Same as left
Number of dots
Display Area
Dot size
Dot pitch
Color & Brightness
32,768 (256 X 128)
83.08 mm x 41.48 mm
0.225 mm x 0.225 mm
0.325 mm x 0.325 mm
Blue Green, 250 cd/m2 Min (500 cd/m2 Typ.)
Same as left
Operating Temp.
Storage Temp.
Operating humidity
Vibration
-40 to + 85 Deg C
-40 to + 85 Deg C
20 to 80 % RH
10 ~ 55 ~ 10 Hz (Frequency)
1.0 mm (Total Amplitude)
30 min (Duration)
X, Y, Z each direction
Shock
392 m/S^2 9 mS
Type of interface
8 Bit Parallel (C-MOS)
Serial (RS-232)
General Purpose I/O Port (GPIO)
Serial (RS-232) Buffer Memory
Receive Buffer = 256 bytes
Transmit Buffer = 128 bytes
RS-232 Communication Setting
Baud Rate 1: 38.4K bps (Default)
Baud Rate 2: 19.2K bps
Data Bit: 8
Start/Stop Bit: 1
Parity: None
Baud Rate 1: 38.4K bps (Default)
Baud Rate 2: 19.2K bps
Baud Rate 3: 4,800 bps
Baud Rate 4: 9,600 bps
Baud Rate 5: 57.6K bps
Baud Rate 6: 115K bps
Data Bit: 8
Start/Stop Bit: 1
Parity Setting 1: None (Default)
Parity Setting 2: Even
Parity Setting 3: Odd
Timing
-
Compatible
Same as left
Same as left
Typical: 70 mA
Max: 120 mA
Same as left
Same as left
Comparison Chart of VFD module
Keynote
* Replacement Item
Changed
GU256X128C-3900
GU256X128C-3900B
1 - 4: Display address select
5: RS-232 interface setting
6: Command mode select
7: Operating mode select
8: Protocol select
External Setting
Dip Switch
1 - 4: Display address select
5: Baud rate select
6: Command mode select
7: Operating mode select
8: Protocol select
Memory
Display Memory
Bit Image Memory - RAM
Bit Image Memory - FROM
Bit Image Memory - FROM Extension
Macro Memory - RAM
Macro Memory - FROM
General Purpose Memory - RAM
General Purpose Memory - FROM
8,192 bytes (512X128 dots)
1,028 bytes
32,768 bytes
262,144 bytes
256 bytes
16K bytes (4K X 4 Channels)
N/A
N/A
Available Caharacter Codes
(Font Size)
ASCII + International (6x8, 8x16, 16x32)
Japanese Kanji (16x16)
Simplified Chinese (16x16)
Traditional Chinese (16x16)
Korean (16x16)
ASCII + International (6x8, 8x16, 12x24, 16x32)
Japanese Kanji (16x16, 32x32)
Simplified Chinese (16x16)
Traditional Chinese (16x16)
Korean (16x16)
User Definable Font - RAM
Up to 16 Words
Available Font Size
1 byte code: 6x8, 8x16
2 bytes code: 16x16
Up to 128 Words for 1 byte characters
Available Font Size: 6x8, 8x16, 16x32
Up to 16 Words
Available Font Size
1 byte code: 6x8, 8x16,12x24, 16x32
2 bytes code: 16x16, 32x32
Up to 128 Words for 1 byte characters
Available Font Size: 6x8, 8x16,12x24, 16x32
Up to 16 Words for 2 bytes characters
Available Font Size: 16x16
Up to 16 Words for 2 bytes characters
Available Font Size: 16x16, 32x32
Character
User Definable Font - FROM
Function
Commands
See Command Comparison Chart
Mechanical
Dimension
Outline
Mounting Holes
131.0 mm +/- 0.4 mm x 66.0 mm +/-0.7 mm
Horizontally :
125.0 mm +/- 0.35 mm
Vertically :
58.0 mm +/- 0.30 mm
VFD Height
12.9 mm +/- 1.0 mm (from the surface of PCB)
Parts (components) Height
Max. 10 mm (from the surface of PCB)
Document Referenced:
GU256X128C-3xxx hardware spec. Rev.00 (Date: 10/1/10)
GU256X128dot-39xx software spec. Rev.03 (Date: 1/16/09)
GU256X128C-3900b hardware spec. Rev. 02 (Date: 03/03/11)
GU-3900B series "General Function" Software Specification (Date: 10/27/10)
Same as left
4,096 bytes
Same as left
16K bytes
Same as left
1,024 bytes
64K bytes (4K X 16 Channels)
Same as left
Command Comparison Chart
Key note
Changed Parameter
Added Command(s)
Command name
Character Code
Control Code
General Setting Commands
Character Display Setting
Commands
Display Action Setting
Commands
Bit Image Display Setting
Commands
Character display
Back Space
Horizontal Tab
Line feed
Home Position
Carriage Return
Display Clear
Line Clear
Line end clear
Brightness level setting
Initialize Display
Cursor Set
Cursor display
Write screen mode select
International font set
Character Table type
Over-Write mode
Vertical Scroll mode
Horizontal Scroll mode
Horizontal scroll mode Scroll ON
Horizontal Scroll speed
Font size select
2-byte Character
2-byte character type
Font width
FROM extended font
Font magnification
Bold character
Wait
Short Wait
Scroll display action
Blink
Curtain display action
Spring display action
Random display action
Display Power ON/OFF
Display Power ON/OFF + AUTO-OFF
Display power auto-OFF time
Dot drawing
Line/Box pattern drawing
Dot unit downloaded bit image display
Dot unit real-time bit image display
Dot unit character display
Real-time bit image display
RAM bit image definition
F-ROM bit image definition
Download bit image display
Downloaded bit image scroll display
Available In
GU-3900
GU-3900B
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Command Comparison Chart
Key note
Changed Parameter
Added Command(s)
Command name
General Display Setting
Commands
Horizontal scroll display quality select
Reverse display
Write mixture display mode
Window Display Setting
Window select
Commands
User Window definition or cancel
Download Character Setting
Download character ON/OFF
Commands
Download character definition
Download character delete
16x16 Downloaded character definition
16x16 Downloaded character delete
32x32 Download character defintion
32x32 Downloaded character delete
Download character save
Download character restore
FROM user font defintion
FROM extension font defintion
User Setup Mode Setting
User-Set up mode start
Commands
User-Set up mode end
General-Purpose I/O Port
I/O ports "input/output" setting
Control Commands
I/O port Output
I/O port Input
Macro Setting Commands
RAM macro define/delete
FROM macro define/delete
Macro execution
Macro end condition
Other Setting Commands
Memory SW setting
Memory SW data send
General-purpose memory store
General-purpose memory transfer
General-purpose memory send
Display status send
RS-232 serial settings
Memory re-write mode
DMA Mode
Bit image write
BOX Area Bit Image Write
Display start address
Display synchronous
Brightness level
Available In
GU-3900
GU-3900B
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Command Code Comparison Chart
Key note
Changed Parameter
Added Command(s)
Available In
Command name
GU-3900 GU-3900B
Character display
Back Space
Horizontal Tab
Line feed
Home Position
Carriage Return
Display Clear
Line Clear
Line end clear
Brightness level setting
Initialize Display
Cursor Set
Cursor display
Write screen mode select
International font set
Character Table type
Over-Write mode
Vertical Scroll mode
Horizontal Scroll mode
Horizontal scroll mode Scroll ON
Horizontal Scroll speed
Font size select
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2-byte Character
2-byte character type
Font width
FROM extended font
Font magnification
Bold character
Wait
Short Wait
Scroll display action
Blink
Curtain display action
Spring display action
Random display action
Display Power ON/OFF
Display Power ON/OFF/auto-off
Display power auto-OFF time
Dot drawing
Line/Box pattern drawing
Dot unit downloaded bit image display
Dot unit real-time bit image display
Dot unit character display
Real-time bit image display
RAM bit image definition
F-ROM bit image definition
Download bit image display
Downloaded bit image scroll display
Yes
Yes
Horizontal scroll display quality select
Reverse display
Write mixture display mode
Window select
User Window definition or cancel
Download character ON/OFF
Download character definition
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Download character delete
Yes
16x16 Downloaded character definition
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
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16x16 Downloaded character delete
32x32 Download character defintion
32x32 Downloaded character delete
Download character save
Yes
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Code - Hex value
1st
byte
20 to FF
08
09
0A
0B
0D
0C
18
19
1F
1B
1F
1F
1F
1B
1B
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1B
1B
1B
1B
1B
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
2nd
byte
3rd
byte
58
40
24
43
28
52
74
01
02
03
05
73
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
6D
72
77
28
28
25
26
26
3F
3F
28
28
28
28
28
n
xL
n
77
n
n
n
67
67
67
67
67
67
67
67
61
61
61
61
61
61
61
61
61
61
64
64
64
64
64
66
66
65
66
66
66
n
n
n
77
77
n
a
a
a
a
67
67
67
67
65
4th
byte
5th
byte
6th
byte
7th
byte
8th
byte
9th
byte
10th
byte
11th
byte
12th
byte
13th
byte
14th
byte
15th
byte
16th
byte
17th
byte
18th
byte
19th
byte
20th
byte
21th
byte
22th
byte
23th
byte
xOL
xOH
yOL
yOH
xL
xH
yL
yH
01
(n=0 to 4 and 10h to 18h / 0=0%, 1=25%, 2=50%, 3=75%, 4=100%, 10h=0%, 11h=12.5%, 12h=25%,,, 18h=100%)
xH
yL
10
a
01
01
02
03
04
05
40
41
01
02
10
11
12
13
14
40
40
40
10
11
20
21
30
11
01
10
10
90
90
m
m
m
m
m
n
x
b
t
t
wL
p
v
v
s
p
p
11
pen
mode
xPL
xPL
xPL
xL
aL
aL
m
m
m
01
02
a
a
c1
c1
c
c
10
11
14
15
11
c2
c2
yH
(m=1,2,4 / 1="6X8", 2="8X16", 4="16X32")
(m=1,2,3,4 / 1="6X8", 2="8X16", 3="12X24", 4="16X32")
(m=0,1/ 1="Enable 2byte Char mode", 0="Disenable")
(m=0.1.2.3. / 0="Japanese", 1="Korean", 2="Simplified Chinese" , 3="Traditional Chinese")
(m=1.2.3.4 / 1="Fixed width", 2="Proportional 1", 3="Proportional 2" , 4="Proportional 3")
y
(t= multiples of 0.5sec.)
(t= multiples of time unit. See Time Unit Chart below.)
(s= multiples of time unit. See Time Unit Chart below.)
wH
cL
cH
s
(t1, t2 = multiples of time unit. See Time Unit Chart below.)
t1
t2
c
(s= multiples of time unit. See Time Unit Chart below.)
s
p
(s= multiples of time unit. See Time Unit Chart below.)
s
pL
pH
(s= multiples of time unit. See Time Unit Chart below.)
pL
pH
(p=0,1 / 0="Power_OFF", 1="Power_ON")
(p=0,1,10 / 0="Power_OFF", 1="Power_ON", 10="Power_AUTO_OFF")
t
xL
xH
yL
yH
pen
x1L
x1H
y1L
y1H
x2L
x2H
y2L
y2H
xPH
yPL
yPH
m
aL
aH
aE
ySL
ySH
xPH
yPL
yPH
xL
xH
yL
yH
01
d(n)
xPH
yPL
yPH
m
bLen
d(n)
xH
yL
yH
01
d(n)
aH
aE
sL
sH
sE
d(n)
aH
aE
sL
sH
sE
d(n)
aL
aH
aE
ySL
ySH
xL
xH
yL
yH
aL
aH
aE
ySL
ySH
xL
xH
yL
yH
aL
aH
aE
ySL
ySH
xL
xH
yL
yH
b
xPL
xPH
yPL
yPH
xSL
xSH
(a=1,2, / 1="6X8", 2="8X16")
(a=1,2,3,4 / 1="6X8", 2="8X16", 3="12X24", 4="16X32")
(a=1,2, / 1="6X8", 2="8X16")
(a=1,2,3,4 / 1="6X8", 2="8X16", 3="12X24", 4="16X32")
c1
c2
d(n)
c1
c2
c1
c2
d(n)
c1
c2
(a=1,2,3 / 1="6X8", 2="8X16", 3="16X16")
a
x[n]
x[n]
ySL
ySH
01
01
01
s
s
(s= multiples of time unit. See Time Unit Chart below.)
(s= multiples of time unit. See Time Unit Chart below.)
Command Code Comparison Chart
Key note
Changed Parameter
Added Command(s)
Available In
Command name
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2nd
byte
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
3A
28
5E
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
7C
3rd
byte
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
70
70
70
pL
65
a
69
65
65
65
65
65
65
69
4D
4th
byte
11
21
21
13
13
15
01
02
01
10
20
pH
12
t1
20
03
04
18
19
28
40
10
D0
5th
byte
a
a
a
m
m
a
49
4F
n
n
n
d(n)
a
t2
a
a
a
sL
sL
sL
a
a
4D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
02
02
02
02
02
44
44
44
44
44
DAD
DAD
DAD
DAD
DAD
46
42
53
57
58
aL
aL
aL
01
n
Yes
Download character restore
Yes
FROM user font defintion
Yes
Yes
FROM extension font defintion
User-Set up mode start
User-Set up mode end
I/O ports "input/output" setting
I/O port Output
I/O port Input
RAM macro define/delete
FROM macro define/delete
Macro execution
Macro end condition
Memory SW setting
Memory SW data send
General-purpose memory store
General-purpose memory transfer
General-purpose memory send
Display status send
RS-232 serial settings
Memory re-write mode
DMA mode
Bit image write
BOX Area Bit Image Write
Display start address
Display synchronous
Brightness level
Time Unit Chart
Display Screen Resolution
128x128
256x16
256x32
256x64
256x128
320x32
384x32
512x32
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
Code - Hex value
1st
byte
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1F
1C
GU-3900 GU-3900B
Timing unit +/5%
3900
3900B
N/A
14 ms
14 ms
14 ms
14 ms
14 ms
14 ms
14 ms
16 ms
15 ms
14 ms
14 ms
13 ms
13 ms
14 ms
14 ms
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
byte
byte
byte
byte
byte
byte
byte
byte
byte
(a=1,2,3,4,5,6 / 1="6X8", 2="8X16", 3="16X16", 4="16X32", 5="32X32", 6="12X24")
(a=1,2,3 / 1="6X8", 2="8X16", 3="16X16")
(a=1,2,3,4,5,6 / 1="6X8", 2="8X16", 3="16X16", 4="16X32", 5="32X32", 6="12X24")
(m=1,2,4 / 1="6X8", 2="8X16", 4="16X32" - 256x32, 256x64, 256x128, 320x32)
P(80-1)
P(80-2)
-P(ff-n)
(m=1,2,3,4 / 1="6X8", 2="8X16", 3="12X24", 4="16X32")
P(80-1)
P(80-2)
-P(ff-n)
b
p(n)
4E
55
54
a
a
pL
pH
t1
t2
d(n)
15th
byte
16th
byte
17th
byte
(t1, t2 = multiples of time unit. See Time Unit Chart below.)
(t1, t2 = multiples of time unit. See Time Unit Chart below.)
b
b
c
sH
sH
sH
b
b
4F
sE
sE
sE
c
aH
aH
aH
sL
sXL
44
m1
m1
m1
a1L
a1L
a1L
a1H
a1H
a1H
a1E
a1E
a1E
d(n)
m2
a2L
a2H
a2E
(a=0,1,2,3,4,5,6 \ 4800bps-115200bps b=0,1,2 \ 0: None parity, 1: Even, 2: Odd)
45
49
4E
sH
sXH
d(n)
sYL
sYH
d(n)
(n=0 to 4 and 10h to 18h / 0=0%, 1=25%, 2=50%, 3=75%, 4=100%, 10h=0%, 11h=12.5%, 12h=25%,,, 18h=100%)