CN113053306B - Light emitting diode display and driving method thereof - Google Patents
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技术领域Technical Field
本发明关于一种具有可改变的更新率的发光二极管(LED)显示器及其驱动方法,特别关于一种发光二极管显示器及其用于降低因更新率变异而造成的亮度变化的驱动方法。The present invention relates to a light emitting diode (LED) display with a changeable refresh rate and a driving method thereof, and in particular to a light emitting diode display and a driving method thereof for reducing brightness variation caused by refresh rate variation.
背景技术Background Art
随着能够依照不同用途(例如电影、档案浏览、游戏等)而频繁地改变更新率的显示装置的需求,因更新率变异而引起的亮度的改变对使用者而言成为了一个恼人的问题,因此有越来越多的显示器制造者为了市场原因而渴望解决此问题。在发光二极管显示器(例如一有机发光二极管显示器)更新率变化时发生亮度变化的理由在于:发射信号的编程部分的长度(可理解为垂直空白区间)通常对应更新率变异而变化。即,在更新率刚变化后显示的一帧所对应的编程部分,通常相较于在变化前显示的最后一帧所对应的上一编程部分为更长或更短。With the demand for display devices that can frequently change the refresh rate according to different uses (such as movies, file browsing, games, etc.), the change in brightness caused by the variation in refresh rate has become an annoying problem for users, so more and more display manufacturers are eager to solve this problem for market reasons. The reason why the brightness changes when the refresh rate of an LED display (such as an organic light emitting diode display) changes is that the length of the programming portion of the transmission signal (which can be understood as the vertical blanking interval) usually changes in response to the refresh rate variation. That is, the programming portion corresponding to a frame displayed just after the refresh rate changes is usually longer or shorter than the previous programming portion corresponding to the last frame displayed before the change.
具体来说,由于该些编程部分的长度差异,且各帧的时间段保持一定,因此发射信号的脉冲宽度调变(PWM)部分(可理解为数据致能周期)亦被缩短或增长。因此,当在更新率变化后显示的帧所对应的PWM部分相较于在因应增长的编程部分的变化之前显示的最后一帧所对应的PWM部分为长,在更新率变化后的PWM部分的最后一启用时段的长度必然会短于更新率变化前的PWM部分的最后一启用时段的长度,反之亦然。因此,由于供接收发射信号的发光二极管进行发光的总时间遭改变,在更新率变化而变短或变长的PWM部分的最后一启用时段导致了亮度的变化。Specifically, due to the difference in length of the programming parts and the fact that the time period of each frame remains constant, the pulse width modulation (PWM) part of the transmission signal (which can be understood as the data enable period) is also shortened or increased. Therefore, when the PWM part corresponding to the frame displayed after the update rate changes is longer than the PWM part corresponding to the last frame displayed before the change in response to the increase in the programming part, the length of the last enabled period of the PWM part after the update rate changes will inevitably be shorter than the length of the last enabled period of the PWM part before the update rate changes, and vice versa. Therefore, since the total time for the light-emitting diode receiving the transmission signal to emit light is changed, the last enabled period of the PWM part that is shortened or lengthened due to the change in the update rate causes a change in brightness.
发明内容Summary of the invention
鉴于上述,本发明提供一种以满足上述需求的由于更新率变异而减少亮度的发光二极管及其驱动方法。In view of the above, the present invention provides a light emitting diode whose brightness is reduced due to update rate variation and a driving method thereof to meet the above needs.
本发明一实施例公开了一种发光二极管显示器的驱动方法,适用于能够改变更新率的一发光二极管显示器。该驱动方法包含:以具有多个帧周期的发射信号控制该发光二极管显示器的一有机发光二极管,其中该些帧周期各具有一脉冲宽度调变部分,该脉冲宽度调变部分具有一占空比;侦测该发光二极管显示器的该更新率是否存在一改变;以及在侦测到该变化时,执行一补偿程序,其中该补偿程序通过调整该脉冲宽度调变部分的该占空比补偿该有机发光二极管的一亮度差,该亮度差因该更新率的该变化所导致。An embodiment of the present invention discloses a driving method of a light emitting diode display, which is applicable to a light emitting diode display capable of changing the refresh rate. The driving method comprises: controlling an organic light emitting diode of the light emitting diode display with a transmission signal having a plurality of frame periods, wherein each of the frame periods has a pulse width modulation part, and the pulse width modulation part has a duty cycle; detecting whether there is a change in the refresh rate of the light emitting diode display; and when the change is detected, executing a compensation procedure, wherein the compensation procedure compensates for a brightness difference of the organic light emitting diode caused by the change in the refresh rate by adjusting the duty cycle of the pulse width modulation part.
一种发光二极管显示器的驱动方法,适用于能够改变更新率的一发光二极管显示器,该方法包含:以具有多个帧周期的发射信号控制该发光二极管显示器的一有机发光二极管,其中该些帧周期各具有一脉冲宽度调变部分,该脉冲宽度调变部分具有一占空比;以及当该发光二极管显示器的该更新率存在一变化,将该占空比从一初始占空比变化至一最终占空比。A driving method for a light emitting diode display is applicable to a light emitting diode display capable of changing its refresh rate. The method comprises: controlling an organic light emitting diode of the light emitting diode display with an emission signal having a plurality of frame periods, wherein each of the frame periods has a pulse width modulation portion, and the pulse width modulation portion has a duty cycle; and when there is a change in the refresh rate of the light emitting diode display, changing the duty cycle from an initial duty cycle to a final duty cycle.
一种发光二极管显示器,能够改变更新率,该发光二极管显示器包含:具有多个像素的一发光二极管面板;以及电性连接该些像素的一控制器,其中该控制器产生具有多个帧周期的一发射信号且该控制器传送该发射信号至该些像素中的一个,该些帧周期各具有一脉冲宽度调变部分,该脉冲宽度调变部分具有一占空比,且其中当该发光二极管显示器的该更新率存在一变化,该控制器将该占空比从一初始占空比变化至一最终占空比。A light-emitting diode display capable of changing its refresh rate comprises: a light-emitting diode panel having a plurality of pixels; and a controller electrically connected to the pixels, wherein the controller generates an emission signal having a plurality of frame periods and transmits the emission signal to one of the pixels, wherein the frame periods each have a pulse width modulation portion, the pulse width modulation portion having a duty cycle, and wherein when there is a change in the refresh rate of the light-emitting diode display, the controller changes the duty cycle from an initial duty cycle to a final duty cycle.
以上的关于本公开了内容的说明及以下的实施方式的说明用以示范与解释本发明的精神与原理,并且提供本发明的权利要求书更进一步的解释。The above description of the contents of the present disclosure and the following description of the embodiments are used to demonstrate and explain the spirit and principle of the present invention, and to provide further explanation of the claims of the present invention.
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图1为根据本发明一实施例的能够降低因更新率变异所致的亮度变化的一发光二极管显示器的方块图。FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a light emitting diode display capable of reducing brightness variation caused by refresh rate variation according to an embodiment of the present invention.
图2为根据本发明一实施例的发光二极管显示器的电路图。FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of a light emitting diode display according to an embodiment of the present invention.
图3为根据本发明一实施例的传送至发光二极管显示器的像素的多个信号的电压图。FIG. 3 is a voltage diagram of a plurality of signals transmitted to a pixel of a light emitting diode display according to an embodiment of the present invention.
图4为根据本发明一实施例的用于降低因更新率变异所致的亮度变化的驱动方法的流程图。FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a driving method for reducing brightness variation caused by refresh rate variation according to an embodiment of the present invention.
图5A为根据本发明一实施例当PWM部分的占空比减小时的发射信号的电压图。FIG. 5A is a voltage diagram of a transmission signal when the duty cycle of a PWM part is reduced according to an embodiment of the present invention.
图5B为根据本发明一实施例当PWM部分的占空比增大时的发射信号的电压图。FIG. 5B is a voltage diagram of a transmission signal when the duty cycle of the PWM part increases according to an embodiment of the present invention.
图6为根据本发明另一实施例的能够降低因更新率变异所致的亮度变化的一发光二极管显示器的方块图。FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an LED display capable of reducing brightness variation caused by refresh rate variation according to another embodiment of the present invention.
图7A为根据本发明一实施例当PWM部分的占空比逐渐减小时的发射信号的电压图。FIG. 7A is a voltage diagram of a transmission signal when the duty cycle of a PWM part gradually decreases according to an embodiment of the present invention.
图7B为根据本发明一实施例当PWM部分的占空比逐渐增大时的发射信号的电压图。FIG. 7B is a voltage diagram of a transmission signal when the duty cycle of a PWM part gradually increases according to an embodiment of the present invention.
图8A及图8B为根据本发明一实施例当未应用预驱动处理器时的发射信号的电压图。8A and 8B are voltage diagrams of a transmit signal when a pre-driving processor is not applied according to an embodiment of the present invention.
其中,附图标记:Wherein, the reference numerals are:
1处理单元1 processing unit
2控制器2 Controller
21预驱动处理器21 Pre-driver processor
22驱动处理器22 driver processor
3数据驱动器3 Data Drivers
4闸极驱动器4 gate drivers
5显示面板5Display Panel
51像素51 pixels
IN输入信号IN input signal
DE数据致能信号DE data enable signal
PI图像信号PI image signal
DATA帧数据信号DATA frame data signal
EM发射信号EM emission signal
VST1、VST2、VST4信号VST1, VST2, VST4 signals
T1~T5晶体管T1~T5 transistors
CS电容C S capacitor
LED有机发光二极管LED Organic Light Emitting Diode
Pf帧周期Pf frame period
LPG1前编程部分的长度L Length of the programming part before PG1
LPG2后编程部分的长度L Length of the programming section after PG2
LPWM1前PWM部分的长度L Length of the PWM section before PWM1
LPWM2后PWM部分的长度L Length of the PWM section after PWM2
Pff前帧周期Pff front frame period
Pfl后帧周期Pfl post-frame period
Pfm中帧周期Pfm frame period
DONF、DON1、DONL、DON2启用时段D ONF , D ON1 , D ONL , D ON2 enable period
SI信息信号SI information signal
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以下在实施方式中详细叙述本发明的详细特征以及优点,其内容足以使任何本领域技术人员了解本发明的技术内容并据以实施,且根据本说明书所公开的内容、申请专利范围及图式,任何本领域技术人员可轻易地理解本发明相关的目的及优点。以下的实施例进一步详细说明本发明的观点,但非以任何观点限制本发明的范畴。The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail in the following embodiments, and the contents are sufficient to enable any person skilled in the art to understand the technical content of the present invention and implement it accordingly, and according to the contents disclosed in this specification, the scope of the patent application and the drawings, any person skilled in the art can easily understand the relevant purposes and advantages of the present invention. The following examples further illustrate the viewpoints of the present invention in detail, but do not limit the scope of the present invention in any viewpoint.
请参考图1及图2。图1为根据本发明一实施例的能够降低因更新率变异所致的亮度变化的发光二极管(LED)显示器(例如OLED显示器)的方块图。图2为如图1所示的发光二极管显示器的电路图。在本实施例的显示器中,包含处理单元1、控制器2、数据驱动器3、闸极驱动器4以及显示面板5。处理单元1接收输入信号IN并通过控制器2控制数据驱动器3及闸极驱动器4,以使显示面板5可显示输入信号IN中的多个帧。Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a light emitting diode (LED) display (e.g., an OLED display) capable of reducing brightness variation due to refresh rate variation according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of the light emitting diode display shown in FIG. In the display of this embodiment, a processing unit 1, a controller 2, a data driver 3, a gate driver 4, and a display panel 5 are included. The processing unit 1 receives an input signal IN and controls the data driver 3 and the gate driver 4 through the controller 2 so that the display panel 5 can display multiple frames in the input signal IN.
具体来说,处理单元1可以接收输入信号IN以基于输入信号IN产生图像信号PI及数据致能信号DE。图像信号PI包含待通过显示面板5显示的帧的内容。数据致能信号DE用于依序致能显示面板5的多个像素51。下述的该些像素51各可代表单色的像素或多色像素的子像素。控制器2(可为一般显示装置的时序控制器)与处理单元1耦合且接收处理单元1传送的图像信号PI及数据致能信号DE,且控制器2更分别耦合数据驱动器3及闸极驱动器4。基于图像信号PI及数据致能信号DE,控制器2控制数据驱动器3及闸极驱动器4以产生并传送多个信号至耦接于数据驱动器4及闸极驱动器4的显示面板5。关于显示面板5的像素51,本实施例中的各个像素51呈如图2所示的5T1C(5晶体管T1~T5及一电容Cs)结构,且以其有机发光二极管LED发出一帧像素的颜色的光。各像素的结构并不在本实施例中予以限制,因此在使用了不同于5T1C结构的像素51时,传送至显示面板5的多个信号可为不同。为供予不同结构的各像素,传送至各像素51的信号仍可包含来自数据驱动器3的帧数据信号DATA以及来自闸极驱动器4的发射信号EM。具体来说,通过此5T1C结构,除了用于正常地操作像素51的发射信号EM之外,闸极驱动器4更传送信号VST1、信号VST2、及信号VST4至各个像素51。在运作时,一旦像素51从数据驱动器3及闸极驱动器4接收信号,通过控制由像素51之中对应的一个所发出的光量的帧数据信号DATA,以及通过用于判断每个像素51的致能时间周期的发射信号EM,像素51可发射光线。Specifically, the processing unit 1 can receive an input signal IN to generate an image signal PI and a data enable signal DE based on the input signal IN. The image signal PI includes the content of a frame to be displayed by the display panel 5. The data enable signal DE is used to sequentially enable a plurality of pixels 51 of the display panel 5. The pixels 51 described below can each represent a single-color pixel or a sub-pixel of a multi-color pixel. The controller 2 (which can be a timing controller of a general display device) is coupled to the processing unit 1 and receives the image signal PI and the data enable signal DE transmitted by the processing unit 1, and the controller 2 is further coupled to the data driver 3 and the gate driver 4 respectively. Based on the image signal PI and the data enable signal DE, the controller 2 controls the data driver 3 and the gate driver 4 to generate and transmit a plurality of signals to the display panel 5 coupled to the data driver 4 and the gate driver 4. With respect to the pixels 51 of the display panel 5, each pixel 51 in the present embodiment has a 5T1C (5 transistors T1-T5 and a capacitor Cs) structure as shown in FIG. 2, and emits light of the color of a frame of pixels with its organic light emitting diode LED. The structure of each pixel is not limited in the present embodiment, so when a pixel 51 having a structure different from 5T1C is used, the multiple signals transmitted to the display panel 5 may be different. To provide each pixel with a different structure, the signal transmitted to each pixel 51 may still include the frame data signal DATA from the data driver 3 and the emission signal EM from the gate driver 4. Specifically, through this 5T1C structure, in addition to the emission signal EM for normally operating the pixel 51, the gate driver 4 further transmits the signal VST1, the signal VST2, and the signal VST4 to each pixel 51. In operation, once the pixel 51 receives signals from the data driver 3 and the gate driver 4, the pixel 51 can emit light through the frame data signal DATA that controls the amount of light emitted by a corresponding one of the pixels 51, and through the emission signal EM for determining the enabling time period of each pixel 51.
请参考图3,为提供对于运作的更佳理解,此图为包含发射信号EM且传送至像素51的多个信号的电压图。在本发明中,发射信号EM包含多个帧周期Pf,这些帧周期Pf供予将由显示面板5显示的多个帧,而各个帧周期Pf分为编程部分及脉宽调变(PWM)部分。编程部分用于将像素51设定为准备发光,而PWM部分具有一占空比(duty ratio)以致动像素51在PWM部分的一启用时段(on-duration)的期间发光。具体来说,在发光二极管显示器的运作中,当更新率被改变,编程部分的长度亦对应地被改变;即,编程部分的长度对应至发光二极管显示器的更新率。由于编程部分及PWM部分的总长度(即帧周期Pf的长度)保持为定值,更新率变化所致的编程部分的长度的变异因此造成PWM部分长度的变化。本发明应用以下的驱动方法,其可抑制在更新率变异之前及之后的PWM部分的期间由像素51所发出的光量的差异。Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a voltage diagram of a plurality of signals including the emission signal EM and transmitted to the pixel 51 to provide a better understanding of the operation. In the present invention, the emission signal EM includes a plurality of frame periods Pf, which are provided for a plurality of frames to be displayed by the display panel 5, and each frame period Pf is divided into a programming portion and a pulse width modulation (PWM) portion. The programming portion is used to set the pixel 51 to be ready to emit light, and the PWM portion has a duty ratio to actuate the pixel 51 to emit light during an on-duration of the PWM portion. Specifically, in the operation of the light-emitting diode display, when the refresh rate is changed, the length of the programming portion is also changed accordingly; that is, the length of the programming portion corresponds to the refresh rate of the light-emitting diode display. Since the total length of the programming portion and the PWM portion (i.e., the length of the frame period Pf) remains constant, the variation in the length of the programming portion caused by the change in the refresh rate thus causes a variation in the length of the PWM portion. The present invention applies the following driving method, which can suppress the difference in the amount of light emitted by the pixel 51 during the PWM portion before and after the refresh rate variation.
请参考图1、2及4,其中图4为示根据本发明一实施例的用于降低因更新率变异所致的亮度变化的驱动方法的流程图。在步骤S1中,通过控制器2,具有该些帧周期Pf的发射信号EM控制发光二极管显示器的有机发光二极管LED,而PWM部分具有一初始占空比,其可被理解为在响应更新率变异的补偿程序之前的占空比。在步骤S2中,基于图像信号PI及数据致能信号DE,控制器2侦测在发光二极管显示器的更新率是否存在一变化。具体而言,若存在此变化,则变化前的更新率被定义为第一更新率,而具有此变化的更新率为第二更新率。在步骤S3中,当控制器2测得更新率的变化,则执行补偿程序。此补偿程序实施以通过将PWM部分的初始占空比调整为最终占空比来补偿更新率变化所致的有机发光二极管LED的亮度差异,其中最终占空比可被理解为补偿程序后的占空比。Please refer to FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, wherein FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a driving method for reducing brightness variation caused by update rate variation according to an embodiment of the present invention. In step S1, the emission signal EM having the frame periods Pf controls the organic light emitting diode LED of the light emitting diode display through the controller 2, and the PWM part has an initial duty cycle, which can be understood as the duty cycle before the compensation process in response to the update rate variation. In step S2, based on the image signal PI and the data enable signal DE, the controller 2 detects whether there is a change in the update rate of the light emitting diode display. Specifically, if there is such a change, the update rate before the change is defined as the first update rate, and the update rate with such a change is defined as the second update rate. In step S3, when the controller 2 detects the change in the update rate, a compensation process is executed. This compensation process is implemented to compensate for the brightness difference of the organic light emitting diode LED caused by the update rate variation by adjusting the initial duty cycle of the PWM part to the final duty cycle, wherein the final duty cycle can be understood as the duty cycle after the compensation process.
为了抑制由更新率变异所造成的亮度变化,编程部分的长度的变异及占空比的调整较佳(但非为限制)正相关,使得占空比的调整可以补偿有机发光二极管LED的亮度差异。具体而言,请参考图5A及5B,两图为在补偿程序之前及之后的发射信号EM的电压图。此后为了便于往后的说明,在补偿程序之前的编程部分将被称为前编程部分;在补偿程序前的PWM部分将被称为前PWM部分;在补偿程序之后的编程部分将被称为后编程部分;在补偿程序后的PWM部分将被称为后PWM部分。此外,前编程部分及前PWM部分皆于一前帧周期Pff中,以及后编程部分及后PWM部分皆于一后帧周期Pfl中。In order to suppress the brightness change caused by the update rate variation, the variation of the length of the programming part and the adjustment of the duty cycle are preferably (but not limited to) positively correlated, so that the adjustment of the duty cycle can compensate for the brightness difference of the organic light emitting diode LED. Specifically, please refer to Figures 5A and 5B, which are voltage diagrams of the emission signal EM before and after the compensation process. Hereinafter, for the convenience of subsequent description, the programming part before the compensation process will be referred to as the front programming part; the PWM part before the compensation process will be referred to as the front PWM part; the programming part after the compensation process will be referred to as the post-programming part; and the PWM part after the compensation process will be referred to as the post-PWM part. In addition, the front programming part and the front PWM part are both in a front frame period Pff, and the post-programming part and the post-PWM part are both in a post-frame period Pfl.
在图5A中,由于更新率变异,后编程部分的长度LPG2小于前编程部分的长度LPG1,且因此后PWM部分的长度LPWM2大于前PWM部分的长度LPWM1。因此,在补偿程序中,控制器2将PWM部分的占空比从前PWM部分的初始占空比调整为后PWM部分的最终占空比,且最终占空比小于初始占空比。通过小于初始占空比的最终占空比,虽然后PWM部分的最末个启用时段DON2较前PWM部分的最末个启用时段DON1长,惟后PWM部分的其余启用时段DONL的每一个较前PWM部分的其余启用时段DONF的每一个短,因此后PWM部分的较长的最末个启用时段所造成的光量的增加量可被较短的其余启用时段所造成的光量的减少量所补偿。相似地,在图5B中,由于更新率变异,后编程部分的长度LPG2大前编程部分的长度LPG1,且因此后PWM部分的长度LPWM2小于前PWM部分的长度LPWM1。在补偿程序中,控制器2将将PWM部分的占空比从前PWM部分的初始占空比调整为后PWM部分的最终占空比,且最终占空比大于初始占空比。从而,后PWM部分的较短的最末个启用时段DON2所造成的光量的减少量可被较长的其余启用时段DONL所造成的光量的增加量所补偿。理论上,本发明的驱动方法尽可能地以较短/较长的其余启用时段DONL所致的光量的减少/增加补偿后PWM部分的较长/较短的最末个启用时段DON2所致的光量的增加/减少。In FIG. 5A , due to the update rate variation, the length L PG2 of the rear programming section is smaller than the length L PG1 of the front programming section, and thus the length L PWM2 of the rear PWM section is larger than the length L PWM1 of the front PWM section. Therefore, in the compensation procedure, the controller 2 adjusts the duty cycle of the PWM section from the initial duty cycle of the front PWM section to the final duty cycle of the rear PWM section, and the final duty cycle is smaller than the initial duty cycle. By the final duty cycle smaller than the initial duty cycle, although the last enable period D ON2 of the rear PWM section is longer than the last enable period D ON1 of the front PWM section, each of the remaining enable periods D ONL of the rear PWM section is shorter than each of the remaining enable periods D ONF of the front PWM section, so the increase in light quantity caused by the longer last enable period of the rear PWM section can be compensated by the decrease in light quantity caused by the shorter remaining enable periods. Similarly, in FIG. 5B , due to the update rate variation, the length L PG2 of the rear programming section is greater than the length L PG1 of the front programming section, and thus the length L PWM2 of the rear PWM section is less than the length L PWM1 of the front PWM section. In the compensation procedure, the controller 2 adjusts the duty cycle of the PWM section from the initial duty cycle of the front PWM section to the final duty cycle of the rear PWM section, and the final duty cycle is greater than the initial duty cycle. Thus, the decrease in light quantity caused by the shorter last enable period D ON2 of the rear PWM section can be compensated by the increase in light quantity caused by the longer remaining enable period D ONL . In theory, the driving method of the present invention compensates the increase/decrease in light quantity caused by the longer/shorter last enable period D ON2 of the rear PWM section as much as possible with the decrease/increase in light quantity caused by the shorter/longer remaining enable period D ONL .
特别地,可理解到PWM部分可分为多个分段(fractions),而PWM部分的多个启用时段的每一个占有该些分段的一部份,且此PWM部分的占空比可表达为一启用时段的分段数量相对于PWM部分的整个周期的分段数量(也就是启用时段及关闭时段的总分段数)的比值。在本发明的补偿程序中,在某些情况下,因为后PWM部分的分段的增加数或减少数不能被其启用时段的数量整除,故编程部分的长度的变异不能平均地分布在每个启用时段。在这些情况下,通过补偿程序,在编程部分的长度变异及由于占空比的调整的该些启用时段变化的总量之间的差,不超过该些启用时段的数量与该分段的时间段的乘积。具体而言,在理想情况下,占空比的调整所致的该些启用时段的变化的总量相等于后PWM部分较短/较长的最末个启用时段的编程部分的长度变异,意即后PWM部分的分段数的增加量或减少量可被启用时段的数量整除。换句话说,在此理想状况下,编程部分的长度的变异相等于占空比的调整所致的该些启用时段的变化的总量。In particular, it can be understood that the PWM portion can be divided into a plurality of fractions, and each of the plurality of enabled periods of the PWM portion occupies a portion of the fractions, and the duty cycle of the PWM portion can be expressed as a ratio of the number of fractions of an enabled period to the number of fractions of the entire cycle of the PWM portion (i.e., the total number of enabled periods and off periods). In the compensation process of the present invention, in some cases, because the number of increases or decreases in the fractions of the rear PWM portion cannot be divided by the number of its enabled periods, the variation of the length of the programming portion cannot be evenly distributed in each enabled period. In these cases, through the compensation process, the difference between the variation of the length of the programming portion and the total amount of changes in the enabled periods due to the adjustment of the duty cycle does not exceed the product of the number of enabled periods and the time period of the fraction. Specifically, in an ideal case, the total amount of changes in the enabled periods due to the adjustment of the duty cycle is equal to the variation of the length of the programming portion of the shorter/longer last enabled period of the rear PWM portion, that is, the increase or decrease in the number of fractions of the rear PWM portion can be divided by the number of enabled periods. In other words, under this ideal condition, the variation of the length of the programming portion is equal to the total amount of changes in the enable periods caused by the adjustment of the duty cycle.
此外,为了在更新率变异发生时迅速调整启用时段的占空比(如图6所示),控制器2可具有预驱动处理器21以及驱动处理器22。预驱动处理器21电性连接处理单元1以接收图像信号PI及数据致能信号DE,以侦测更新率是否存在变化。驱动处理器22耦合预驱动处理器21、处理单元1、数据驱动器3以及闸极驱动器4。在运作时,预驱动处理器21比驱动处理器22更早地在第一时间点接收图像信号PI及数据致能信号DE,且当侦测到更新率的变化时,预驱动处理器21基于图像信号PI及数据致能信号DE计算所需的最终占空比并产生具有该最终占空比信息的信息信号SI。驱动处理器22在比第一时间点至少晚了一个帧时间的第二时间点接收图像信号PI、数据致能信号DE以及信息信号SI,并执行补偿程序以产生其输出至数据驱动器3及闸极驱动器4。从而,虽然稍微延迟了送至数据驱动器3及闸极驱动器4的输出,但由驱动处理器22产生的信号可在同个帧周期Pf中编程部分的长度的变异迅速响应而变化占空比,以准确地使如图5A及5B所示的更新率变异所致的亮度变化最小化。In addition, in order to quickly adjust the duty cycle of the enable period when the update rate variation occurs (as shown in FIG. 6 ), the controller 2 may have a pre-driving processor 21 and a driving processor 22. The pre-driving processor 21 is electrically connected to the processing unit 1 to receive the image signal PI and the data enable signal DE to detect whether the update rate changes. The driving processor 22 is coupled to the pre-driving processor 21, the processing unit 1, the data driver 3, and the gate driver 4. During operation, the pre-driving processor 21 receives the image signal PI and the data enable signal DE at a first time point earlier than the driving processor 22, and when the change of the update rate is detected, the pre-driving processor 21 calculates the required final duty cycle based on the image signal PI and the data enable signal DE and generates an information signal SI having the final duty cycle information. The driving processor 22 receives the image signal PI, the data enable signal DE, and the information signal SI at a second time point at least one frame time later than the first time point, and performs a compensation process to generate its output to the data driver 3 and the gate driver 4. Thus, although the outputs to the data driver 3 and the gate driver 4 are slightly delayed, the signal generated by the drive processor 22 can quickly respond to variations in the length of the programmed portion within the same frame period Pf and change the duty cycle to accurately minimize brightness variations caused by refresh rate variations as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B .
基于上述结构执行的另种方法示出于图7A及图7B。如图7A及7B所示,在该些帧周期Pf之中,在前帧周期Pff及后帧周期Pfl之间有中帧周期Pfm,且中帧周期Pfm具有具一中占空比的PWM部分,此中占空比介于初始占空比及最终占空比之间。意即,占空比在补偿程序期间逐渐调整。虽然图7A及7B在前帧周期Pff及后帧周期Pfl之间只示出一个中帧周期,然而在此二者之间可以有多于一个中帧周期Pfm,其中这些中帧周期Pfm的PWM部分的中占空比逐渐从初始占空比增加或减少至最终占空比。Another method based on the above structure is shown in FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B. As shown in FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B, among the frame periods Pf, there is a middle frame period Pfm between the previous frame period Pff and the next frame period Pfl, and the middle frame period Pfm has a PWM portion with a middle duty cycle, wherein the middle duty cycle is between the initial duty cycle and the final duty cycle. That is, the duty cycle is gradually adjusted during the compensation process. Although FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B only show one middle frame period between the previous frame period Pff and the next frame period Pfl, there may be more than one middle frame period Pfm between the two, wherein the middle duty cycle of the PWM portion of these middle frame periods Pfm gradually increases or decreases from the initial duty cycle to the final duty cycle.
再者,为执行本发明的驱动方法,控制器2具有预驱动处理器21及驱动处理器22的上述结构仅作为本发明的一实施例,本发明不限制于此。具体而言,在控制器2不具有预驱动处理器21的实施例中,当更新率的变化发生时,驱动处理器22基于图像信号PI及数据致能信号DE侦测更新率的变化且执行补偿程序。在此实施例中,驱动处理器22仍可足够早地启动补偿程序,以使发射信号EM具有如图5A、5B、7A及7B所示的波型,例如在后帧周期的编程部分期间开始补偿程序。所述情况可发生在驱动处理器22于前帧周期Pff的期间、甚或是于图5A及5B的后帧周期Pfl的编程部分的期间或图7A及7B的中帧周期Pfm的期间侦测到更新率的变化。然而,在此实施例中,由于控制器2不具有预驱动处理器21以在图5A及5B所示的后帧周期Pfl或图7A及7B所示的中帧周期Pfm的PWM部分开始之前即计算最终占空比,故可能存在如图8A及8B所示的具初始占空比的PWM部分的中帧周期Pfm。图8A及8B示出了驱动处理器22在中帧周期Pfm期间侦测更新率的变化,且在中帧周期Pfm的下个帧周期Pf开始补偿程序,使得中帧周期Pfm的下个帧周期Pf(例如图8A或8B的后帧周期Pfl)的PWM部分可具有响应于更新率变异的最终占空比。相似地,虽然图8A及8B仅示出迅速将占空比从初始占空比调整至最终占空比,在前帧周期Pff与后帧周期Pfl之间仍可有多于两个为了占空比的逐渐调整的中帧周期Pfm。Furthermore, in order to perform the driving method of the present invention, the above-mentioned structure in which the controller 2 has the pre-driving processor 21 and the driving processor 22 is only used as an embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto. Specifically, in the embodiment in which the controller 2 does not have the pre-driving processor 21, when the change of the update rate occurs, the driving processor 22 detects the change of the update rate based on the image signal PI and the data enable signal DE and performs the compensation procedure. In this embodiment, the driving processor 22 can still start the compensation procedure early enough so that the emission signal EM has a waveform as shown in Figures 5A, 5B, 7A and 7B, for example, starting the compensation procedure during the programming part of the rear frame period. The situation may occur when the driving processor 22 detects the change of the update rate during the previous frame period Pff, or even during the programming part of the rear frame period Pfl of Figures 5A and 5B, or during the middle frame period Pfm of Figures 7A and 7B. However, in this embodiment, since the controller 2 does not have a pre-driving processor 21 to calculate the final duty cycle before the PWM portion of the rear frame period Pfl shown in Figures 5A and 5B or the mid-frame period Pfm shown in Figures 7A and 7B begins, there may be a mid-frame period Pfm with a PWM portion having an initial duty cycle as shown in Figures 8A and 8B. Figures 8A and 8B show that the driving processor 22 detects the change in the update rate during the mid-frame period Pfm, and starts the compensation process in the next frame period Pf of the mid-frame period Pfm, so that the PWM portion of the next frame period Pf of the mid-frame period Pfm (e.g., the rear frame period Pfl of Figures 8A or 8B) can have a final duty cycle in response to the update rate variation. Similarly, although Figures 8A and 8B only show that the duty cycle is quickly adjusted from the initial duty cycle to the final duty cycle, there may still be more than two mid-frame periods Pfm for gradual adjustment of the duty cycle between the front frame period Pff and the rear frame period Pfl.
综观上述的说明,通过实现本发明公开的驱动方法,由于更新率变异而致的光量的变化可由帧周期Pf的PWM部分的占空比的调整补偿,从而尽可能地减少由于更新率变异而致的亮度变化。此外,此驱动方法不只可由具有包含预驱动处理器的两驱动处理器的控制器实现,还可由不具预驱动处理器的控制器实现。In summary, by implementing the driving method disclosed in the present invention, the change in light quantity due to the variation in the update rate can be compensated by adjusting the duty cycle of the PWM portion of the frame period Pf, thereby minimizing the brightness change due to the variation in the update rate. In addition, this driving method can be implemented not only by a controller having two driving processors including a pre-driving processor, but also by a controller without a pre-driving processor.
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