WO2012090451A1 - プラズマディスプレイパネルの駆動方法およびプラズマディスプレイ装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for driving a plasma display panel, which is an image display device using an AC surface discharge type plasma display panel, and a plasma display device.
- a typical AC surface discharge type panel as a plasma display panel (hereinafter abbreviated as “panel”) has a large number of discharge cells formed between a front substrate and a rear substrate that are arranged to face each other.
- a plurality of pairs of display electrodes composed of a pair of scan electrodes and sustain electrodes are formed on the front glass substrate in parallel with each other.
- a dielectric layer and a protective layer are formed so as to cover the display electrode pairs.
- the back substrate has a plurality of parallel data electrodes formed on the glass substrate on the back side, a dielectric layer is formed so as to cover the data electrodes, and a plurality of barrier ribs are formed thereon in parallel with the data electrodes. ing. And the fluorescent substance layer is formed in the surface of a dielectric material layer, and the side surface of a partition.
- the front substrate and the rear substrate are arranged opposite to each other and sealed so that the display electrode pair and the data electrode are three-dimensionally crossed.
- a discharge gas containing xenon at a partial pressure ratio of 5% is sealed, and a discharge cell is formed in a portion where the display electrode pair and the data electrode face each other.
- ultraviolet rays are generated by gas discharge in each discharge cell, and the phosphors of each color of red (R), green (G) and blue (B) are excited and emitted by the ultraviolet rays. Display an image.
- the subfield method is generally used as a method for driving the panel.
- one field is divided into a plurality of subfields, and gradation display is performed by causing each discharge cell to emit light or not emit light in each subfield.
- Each subfield has an initialization period, an address period, and a sustain period.
- an initialization waveform is applied to each scan electrode, and an initialization operation is performed to generate an initialization discharge in each discharge cell.
- wall charges necessary for the subsequent address operation are formed, and priming particles (excited particles for generating the discharge) for generating the address discharge stably are generated.
- the initialization operation includes a forced initialization operation and a selective initialization operation.
- initializing discharge is forcibly generated in the discharge cells regardless of the operation of the immediately preceding subfield.
- selective initializing operation initializing discharge is selectively generated only in the discharge cells that have generated address discharge in the address period of the immediately preceding subfield.
- the scan pulse is sequentially applied to the scan electrodes, and the address pulse is selectively applied to the data electrodes based on the image signal to be displayed.
- an address discharge is generated between the scan electrode and the data electrode of the discharge cell to emit light, and a wall charge is formed in the discharge cell (hereinafter, these operations are also collectively referred to as “address”). ).
- the number of sustain pulses based on the luminance weight determined for each subfield is alternately applied to the display electrode pairs composed of the scan electrodes and the sustain electrodes.
- a sustain discharge is generated in the discharge cell that has generated the address discharge, and the phosphor layer of the discharge cell emits light (hereinafter referred to as “lighting” that the discharge cell emits light by the sustain discharge, and “non-emitting”). Also written as “lit”.)
- each discharge cell is made to emit light with the luminance according to the luminance weight.
- each discharge cell of the panel is caused to emit light with a luminance corresponding to the gradation value of the image signal, and an image is displayed in the image display area of the panel.
- the light emission of the phosphor layer due to the sustain discharge is light emission related to gradation display.
- light emission accompanying the forced initialization operation in the initialization period is light emission not related to gradation display.
- One of the important factors for improving the quality of images displayed on the panel is the improvement of contrast.
- a driving method is disclosed in which light emission not related to gradation display is reduced as much as possible to improve the contrast of an image displayed on the panel (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).
- a forced initializing operation for generating an initializing discharge in all the discharge cells is performed in an initializing period of one subfield among a plurality of subfields constituting one field. Further, the selective initialization operation is performed in the initialization period of other subfields.
- a ramp waveform voltage having a gentle slope portion where the voltage gradually increases and a gentle slope portion where the voltage gradually decreases is applied to the scan electrodes.
- black luminance The luminance of the black display area where no sustain discharge occurs (hereinafter abbreviated as “black luminance”) varies depending on the light emission that occurs regardless of the magnitude of the gradation value.
- This light emission includes, for example, light emission caused by a forced initialization operation.
- the forced initialization operation is performed once per field, and light emission in the black display region is only weak light emission during the forced initialization operation. This makes it possible to reduce the black luminance of the image displayed on the panel and display a high-contrast image on the panel as compared with the case where the forced initialization operation is performed in all the discharge cells for each subfield. Become.
- the number of forced initialization operations per unit time (for example, 1 second) can be reduced and the black luminance can be further decreased as compared with the driving method described in Patent Document 1. it can.
- the forced initialization operation has a function of accumulating wall charges necessary for generating an address discharge in the discharge cell in the subsequent address period.
- it has a function of generating priming particles for shortening the discharge delay time to surely generate the address discharge.
- This discharge delay time is the time required for the actual discharge to occur after the voltage applied to the discharge cell exceeds the discharge start voltage. The longer the discharge delay time, the more unstable the generation of discharge. .
- the wall charge and priming particles necessary to generate the address discharge are insufficient, the address discharge delay time becomes long, and the address operation becomes unstable. Or, there is a risk of malfunction such as no occurrence of address discharge.
- the sustain discharge does not occur in the discharge cell displaying black, the priming particles are likely to be insufficient, and the address operation is likely to be unstable.
- the address operation becomes unstable and no sustain discharge occurs in the discharge cells that should emit light, a normal image cannot be displayed on the panel.
- the present invention provides a panel having a plurality of discharge cells each having a display electrode pair composed of a scan electrode and a sustain electrode and a data electrode, and a plurality of subfields having an initialization period, an address period, and a sustain period in one field.
- This is a driving method of a panel that is provided and displays gradation.
- a forced initializing operation for generating an initializing discharge in the discharge cell in an initializing period and a selective initializing for selectively generating an initializing discharge in the discharge cell in which an address discharge has occurred in the immediately preceding subfield. Perform any initialization operation with the operation.
- a specific cell initializing subfield having an initializing period in which a forced initializing operation is performed in a specific discharge cell and a selective initializing operation is performed in another discharge cell, and initial selection in all discharge cells is performed.
- a selective initializing subfield having an initializing period for performing the initializing operation.
- the forced initializing operation is performed in the initializing period of the specific cell initializing subfield. The period during which the scan pulse and the address pulse are simultaneously applied to the discharge cell is made longer than that of the discharge cell subjected to the above.
- the contrast of the image displayed on the panel can be improved and the address discharge can be stably generated, so that the image display quality in the plasma display device can be improved.
- one field group is constituted by a plurality of temporally continuous fields
- one scanning electrode group is constituted by a plurality of temporally continuous scanning electrodes to constitute a scanning electrode group.
- a forced initializing waveform for a forced initializing operation is applied only in one field in one field group, and in the address period of a specific cell initializing subfield, a scan pulse, an address pulse, May be applied to the discharge cells at the same time as the subfield further away from the initialization period in which the forced initialization operation is performed.
- the pulse width of the address pulse is set to be equal to or greater than the pulse width of the scan pulse in the address period, and the scan pulse is applied to the discharge cell with respect to the discharge cell that should generate the address discharge.
- An address pulse is also applied to the discharge cell during the period, and in the address period of the specific cell initialization subfield, the discharge cell that has undergone the selective initialization operation in the initialization period of the specific cell initialization subfield includes the specific cell initialization subfield.
- a scan pulse having a pulse width wider than that of the discharge cell in which the forced initialization operation is performed in the field initialization period may be applied.
- the pulse width of the scan pulse is set to be equal to or greater than the pulse width of the address pulse in the address period, and the address pulse is applied to the discharge cell with respect to the discharge cell that should generate the address discharge.
- a scan pulse is also applied to the discharge cell.
- the discharge cell that has undergone the selective initialization operation in the initialization period of the specific cell initialization subfield includes An address pulse having a pulse width wider than that of the discharge cell in which the forced initialization operation is performed in the field initialization period may be applied.
- the present invention provides a panel having a plurality of discharge cells each having a display electrode pair including a scan electrode and a sustain electrode and a data electrode, and a subfield having an initialization period, an address period, and a sustain period in one field.
- a driving circuit that displays a gray scale on the panel.
- the driving circuit performs a forced initializing operation for generating an initializing discharge in the discharge cell and an initializing discharge selectively in the discharge cell in which the address discharge is generated in the immediately preceding subfield in the initializing period.
- One of the initializing operations to be performed is performed.
- a specific cell initializing subfield having an initializing period in which a forced initializing operation is performed in a specific discharge cell and a selective initializing operation is performed in another discharge cell, and initial selection in all discharge cells is performed.
- a selective initializing subfield having an initializing period for performing the initializing operation.
- the forced initializing operation is performed in the initializing period of the specific cell initializing subfield. The period during which the scan pulse and the address pulse are simultaneously applied to the discharge cell is made longer than that of the discharge cell subjected to the above.
- the contrast of the image displayed on the panel can be improved and the address discharge can be stably generated, so that the image display quality in the plasma display device can be improved.
- the driving circuit in the plasma display device includes a plurality of temporally continuous fields as one field group, and a plurality of consecutively arranged scanning electrodes as one scanning electrode group.
- a forced initialization waveform for a forced initialization operation is applied to only one field in one field group, and a scan pulse is applied in the write period of a specific cell initialization subfield.
- a period in which the address pulse and the address pulse are simultaneously applied to the discharge cell may be configured to be longer as a subfield is separated in time from the initialization period in which the forced initialization operation is performed.
- the driving circuit in this plasma display device is generated in the address period with the pulse width of the address pulse equal to or greater than the pulse width of the scan pulse.
- An address pulse is also applied to the discharge cell during the period applied to the discharge cell, and in the address period of the specific cell initialization subfield, the discharge cell that has undergone the selective initialization operation in the initialization period of the specific cell initialization subfield includes: A scan pulse having a pulse width wider than that of the discharge cell in which the forced initializing operation is performed in the initializing period of the specific cell initializing subfield may be applied.
- the driving circuit in this plasma display device is generated with the pulse width of the scanning pulse equal to or greater than the pulse width of the address pulse in the address period, and the address pulse is discharged to the discharge cell for the discharge cell to generate address discharge.
- a scan pulse is also applied to the discharge cell during the period applied to the discharge cell, and in the address period of the specific cell initialization subfield, the discharge cell that has undergone the selective initialization operation in the initialization period of the specific cell initialization subfield includes An address pulse having a wider pulse width than that of the discharge cell in which the forced initialization operation is performed in the initialization period of the specific cell initialization subfield may be applied.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure of a panel used in the plasma display device in accordance with the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an electrode array diagram of the panel used in the plasma display device in accordance with the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a coding table used in the plasma display device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing drive voltage waveforms applied to each electrode of the panel used in the plasma display device in accordance with the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a generation pattern of the forced initialization operation and the selective initialization operation in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure of a panel used in the plasma display device in accordance with the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an electrode array diagram of the panel used in the plasma display device in accordance with the first exemplary
- FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a circuit block constituting the plasma display device in accordance with the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram schematically showing a configuration example of a scan electrode driving circuit used in the plasma display device in accordance with the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a circuit diagram schematically showing one configuration of the data electrode driving circuit used in the plasma display device in accordance with the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a timing chart for explaining an example of the operation of the scan electrode driving circuit in the initialization period and address period of the specific cell initialization subfield according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a generation pattern of the forced initializing operation and the selective initializing operation according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of panel 10 used in the plasma display device in accordance with the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- a plurality of display electrode pairs 24 each including a scanning electrode 22 and a sustaining electrode 23 are formed on a glass front substrate 21.
- a dielectric layer 25 is formed so as to cover the scan electrode 22 and the sustain electrode 23, and a protective layer 26 is formed on the dielectric layer 25.
- This protective layer 26 has been used as a panel material in order to lower the discharge starting voltage in the discharge cell.
- the secondary layer 26 has a large secondary electron emission coefficient and is durable. It is made of a material mainly composed of magnesium oxide (MgO).
- the protective layer 26 may be composed of a single layer or may be composed of a plurality of layers. Moreover, the structure which particle
- a plurality of data electrodes 32 are formed on the rear substrate 31, a dielectric layer 33 is formed so as to cover the data electrodes 32, and a grid-like partition wall 34 is formed thereon.
- a phosphor layer 35R that emits red (R)
- a phosphor layer 35G that emits green (G)
- a phosphor layer 35B that emits blue (B).
- the phosphor layer 35R, the phosphor layer 35G, and the phosphor layer 35B are collectively referred to as a phosphor layer 35.
- the front substrate 21 and the rear substrate 31 are arranged to face each other so that the display electrode pair 24 and the data electrode 32 intersect each other with a minute space therebetween, and a discharge space is provided in the gap between the front substrate 21 and the rear substrate 31.
- the outer peripheral part is sealed with sealing materials, such as glass frit.
- sealing materials such as glass frit.
- a mixed gas of neon and xenon is sealed in the discharge space as a discharge gas.
- the discharge space is partitioned into a plurality of sections by partition walls 34, and discharge cells are formed at the intersections between the display electrode pairs 24 and the data electrodes 32.
- discharge is generated in these discharge cells, and the phosphor layer 35 of the discharge cells emits light (lights the discharge cells), thereby displaying a color image on the panel 10.
- one pixel is constituted by three consecutive discharge cells arranged in the direction in which the display electrode pair 24 extends.
- the three discharge cells are a discharge cell having a phosphor layer 35R and emitting red (R) (red discharge cell), and a discharge cell having a phosphor layer 35G and emitting green (G) (green). And a discharge cell having a phosphor layer 35B and emitting blue (B) light (blue discharge cell).
- the structure of the panel 10 is not limited to that described above, and for example, the panel 10 may include only a stripe-shaped partition extended in the vertical direction.
- FIG. 2 is an electrode array diagram of panel 10 used in the plasma display device in accordance with the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- the panel 10 includes n scan electrodes SC1 to SCn (scan electrode 22 in FIG. 1) extended in the horizontal direction (row direction and line direction) and n sustain electrodes SU1 to SUn (FIG. 1). Are arranged, and m data electrodes D1 to Dm (data electrode 32 in FIG. 1) extending in the vertical direction (column direction) are arranged.
- n 768, but the present invention is not limited to this value.
- the plasma display device in the present embodiment drives the panel 10 by the subfield method.
- the subfield method one field of an image signal is divided into a plurality of subfields on the time axis, and a luminance weight is set for each subfield. Therefore, each field has a plurality of subfields having different luminance weights.
- Each subfield has an initialization period, an address period, and a sustain period. Based on the image signal, light emission / non-light emission of each discharge cell is controlled for each subfield. That is, a plurality of gradations based on the image signal are displayed on the panel 10 by combining the light-emitting subfield and the non-light-emitting subfield based on the image signal.
- an initializing operation is performed in which initializing discharge is generated in the discharge cells and wall charges necessary for the address discharge in the subsequent address period are formed on each electrode.
- This initializing operation includes a “forced initializing operation” that generates an initializing discharge in a discharge cell regardless of the operation of the immediately preceding subfield, and an address discharge that is generated in the immediately preceding subfield and maintained in the sustaining period.
- a “selective initializing operation” in which initializing discharge is selectively generated only in the discharge cells that have generated discharge.
- a rising ramp waveform voltage and a falling ramp waveform voltage are applied to the scan electrode 22 to generate an initializing discharge in all the discharge cells in the image display region.
- a scan pulse is applied to the scan electrode 22 and an address pulse is selectively applied to the data electrode 32 to perform an address operation that selectively generates an address discharge in the discharge cells that should emit light in the subsequent sustain period.
- an address discharge is generated, wall charges for generating the sustain discharge are formed in the discharge cell.
- the sustain pulses of the number obtained by multiplying the luminance weight set in each subfield by a predetermined proportional constant are alternately applied to the scan electrode 22 and the sustain electrode 23, and the address discharge was generated in the immediately preceding address period.
- a sustain discharge is generated in the discharge cell, and a sustain operation for emitting light from the discharge cell is performed.
- This proportionality constant is a luminance multiple. For example, when the luminance multiple is double, the sustain pulse is applied four times to each of the scan electrode 22 and the sustain electrode 23 in the sustain period of the subfield having the luminance weight “2”. Therefore, the number of sustain pulses generated in the sustain period is 8.
- the luminance weight represents a ratio of the luminance magnitudes displayed in each subfield, and the number of sustain pulses corresponding to the luminance weight is generated in the sustain period in each subfield. Therefore, for example, the subfield with the luminance weight “8” emits light with a luminance about eight times that of the subfield with the luminance weight “1”, and emits light with about four times the luminance of the subfield with the luminance weight “2”.
- one field is composed of eight subfields (subfield SF1, subfield SF2, subfield SF3, subfield SF4, subfield SF5, subfield SF6, subfield SF7, subfield SF8). If luminance weights of (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128) are set in each subfield of SF1 to subfield SF8, each discharge cell has a gradation value of “0”. The 256 gradation values up to the value “255” can be displayed.
- each subfield is selectively emitted to emit each discharge cell with various gradation values, An image can be displayed on the panel 10.
- one field is composed of 10 subfields from subfield SF1 to subfield SF10, and (1, 2, 3, 6) is assigned to each subfield from subfield SF1 to subfield SF10. , 11, 18, 30, 44, 60, 80) will be described.
- the “specific cell initialization operation” is performed in the initialization period of one subfield, and all the subfields in the initialization period of the other subfields.
- a selective initialization operation is performed in the discharge cell.
- the specific cell initializing operation is an initializing operation in which a forced initializing operation is performed in a specific discharge cell and a selective initializing operation is performed in another discharge cell. Therefore, in the initialization period in which the specific cell initializing operation is performed, an initializing waveform for performing the forced initializing operation is applied to the specific discharge cell, and the initial stage for performing the selective initializing operation is performed on the other discharge cells. Apply the waveform.
- the initialization waveform for performing the forced initialization operation is referred to as “forced initialization waveform”
- the initialization waveform for performing the selective initialization operation is referred to as “selective initialization waveform”.
- An initialization period in which the specific cell initialization operation is performed is referred to as a “specific cell initialization period”
- a subfield having the specific cell initialization period is referred to as a “specific cell initialization subfield”.
- an initialization period in which a selective initialization operation is performed in all discharge cells is referred to as a “selective initialization period”
- a subfield having the selective initialization period is referred to as a “selective initialization subfield”.
- the first subfield (subfield SF1) of each field is a specific cell initialization subfield
- the other subfields (subfield SF2 to subfield SF10) are selective initialization subfields. .
- the number of subfields constituting one field, the luminance weight of each subfield, and the like are not limited to the above-described numerical values.
- the generation pattern of the forced initialization operation (relationship between the scan electrode 22 performing the forced initialization operation and the field) will be described later.
- one field is composed of a plurality of subfields in which luminance weights are set in advance. Then, by selectively emitting light in the subfield according to the magnitude of the gradation value displayed on the discharge cell, each discharge cell is caused to emit light with brightness according to the gradation value, and an image is displayed on the panel 10. .
- the subfield to emit light is also referred to as “lighting subfield”
- the non-lighting subfield is also referred to as “nonlighting subfield”.
- coding a combination of a lighting subfield and a non-lighting subfield in one field.
- coding a plurality of codings (display codings) used for displaying gradations are selected from the plurality of codings, and a display combination set is created.
- the display combination set is referred to as a “coding table”.
- the gradation value when displaying black (the gradation value when no sustain discharge occurs) is assumed to be “0”.
- a gradation value corresponding to the luminance weight “N” is expressed as a gradation value “N”.
- the gradation value displayed by the discharge cells that emit light only in the subfield SF1 having the luminance weight “1” is the gradation value “1”.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a coding table used in the plasma display device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the numerical value written immediately below the notation indicating each subfield represents the luminance weight of each subfield.
- each subfield has “1”, “2”, “4”, respectively. ”,“ 8 ”,“ 16 ”indicates a coding table having luminance weights.
- the light-emitting subfields are indicated by “ ⁇ ”, the non-light-emitting subfields are blank, and the leftmost column indicates the gradation values to be displayed in each coding.
- the subfield SF1 and the subfield SF2 emit light in the discharge cell displaying the gradation value “3”.
- the subfield SF1, the subfield SF2, the subfield SF3, and the subfield SF5 emit light.
- the coding table shown in FIG. 3 is a set of codings having a rule that “subfield SF1 always emits light in a discharge cell displaying gradation value“ 1 ”or more”. This rule can be rephrased as “a discharge cell that did not emit light in the subfield SF1 does not emit light after the subfield SF2”.
- the coding table shown in FIG. 3 is a coding table in which a light-emitting subfield and a non-light-emitting subfield are combined so that if the subfield SF1 does not emit light, the subfields after the subfield SF1 do not emit light.
- the subfield SF1 always emits light in the discharge cell displaying the gradation value “1” or more.
- the plasma display device forms a coding table according to this rule, combines the lighting subfield and the non-lighting subfield according to this rule, and displays the gradation on panel 10.
- gradation values of even numbers such as gradation value “2”, gradation value “4”, gradation value “6”, and the like are used. I can't. However, these gradation values can be displayed on the panel 10 in a pseudo manner by using a generally known technique such as dither processing or error diffusion processing.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing drive voltage waveforms applied to the respective electrodes of panel 10 used in the plasma display device in accordance with the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 shows scan electrode SC1 that performs the address operation first in the address period, scan electrode SC2 that performs the address operation second in the address period, sustain electrode SU1 to sustain electrode SUn, and data electrode D1 to data electrode Dm.
- the drive voltage waveform applied to is shown.
- Scan electrode SCi, sustain electrode SUi, and data electrode Dk in the following represent electrodes selected based on image data (data indicating light emission / non-light emission for each subfield) from among the electrodes.
- FIG. 3 shows a subfield SF1 which is a specific cell initialization subfield, and a subfield SF2 and a subfield SF3 which are selective initialization subfields.
- the subfield SF1 and the subfields SF2 to SF10 have different drive voltage waveform shapes applied to the scan electrodes 22 during the initialization period.
- each subfield except subfield SF1 is a selective initialization subfield, and substantially the same drive voltage waveform in each period except the number of sustain pulses. Is generated.
- FIG. 4 shows a field in which the forced initialization operation is performed in the discharge cell having the scan electrode SC1, and only the selective initialization operation is performed in the discharge cell having the scan electrode SC2 without performing the forced initialization operation.
- the field shown in FIG. 4 is different from the subsequent field only in the scan electrode 22 to which the forced initializing waveform is applied during the initializing period of the subfield SF1 in each field. Apply to each electrode.
- the field shown in FIG. 4 is referred to as a “first field”.
- subfield SF1 which is a specific cell initialization subfield
- the first, sixth, eleventh,... A forced initialization waveform for performing a forced initialization operation is applied to the ( ⁇ N) th (N is an integer greater than or equal to 0) scan electrode SC (1 + 5 ⁇ N). Then, the other scan electrode 22, that is, the (2 + 5 ⁇ N) th scan electrode SC (2 + 5 ⁇ N), the (3 + 5 ⁇ N) th scan electrode SC (3 + 5 ⁇ N), and the (4 + 5 ⁇ N) th scan electrode.
- a selective initialization waveform for performing a selective initialization operation is applied to SC (4 + 5 ⁇ N) and (5 + 5 ⁇ N) th scan electrode SC (5 + 5 ⁇ N).
- the scan electrode SC ⁇ b> 1 is shown as a representative example of the scan electrode SC (1 + 5 ⁇ N)
- the scan electrode SC ⁇ b> 2 is shown as a representative example of the other scan electrode 22.
- the voltage Vi1 is set to a voltage lower than the discharge start voltage with respect to the sustain electrode SU (1 + 5 ⁇ N) (that is, a voltage at which no discharge occurs in the discharge cell), and the voltage Vi2 is set to the sustain electrode SU (1 + 5 XN) is set to a voltage exceeding the discharge start voltage (that is, a voltage at which discharge occurs in the discharge cell regardless of whether there is a previous discharge).
- the above voltage waveform is a forced initializing waveform that generates an initializing discharge in the discharge cell regardless of the operation of the immediately preceding subfield.
- the operation for applying the forced initialization waveform to the scan electrode 22 is the forced initialization operation.
- the initialization operation in the discharge cell formed on the (1 + 5 ⁇ N) -th scan electrode SC (1 + 5 ⁇ N) from the top is the previous sub-field SF1.
- the forced initializing operation generates an initializing discharge in the discharge cells regardless of the field operation.
- the other scan electrode 22 that is, the (2 + 5 ⁇ N) th scan electrode SC (2 + 5 ⁇ N) (for example, the scan electrode SC2), the (3 + 5 ⁇ N) th Scan electrode SC (3 + 5 ⁇ N) (for example, scan electrode SC3), (4 + 5 ⁇ N) th scan electrode SC (4 + 5 ⁇ N) (for example, scan electrode SC4), and (5 + 5 ⁇ N) th scan electrode SC
- the voltage (V1) is not applied to (5 + 5 ⁇ N) (for example, the scan electrode SC5), but the up-ramp voltage L1 ′ that gradually increases from the voltage 0 (V) toward the voltage Vi5 is applied.
- This up-ramp voltage L1 ' is a voltage waveform that continues to rise for the same time as the up-ramp voltage L1 with the same slope as the up-ramp voltage L1. Therefore, the voltage Vi5 is equal to the voltage obtained by subtracting the voltage Vi1 from the voltage Vi2. At this time, the voltage Vi5 is lower than the discharge start voltage with respect to the sustain electrode SU (2 + 5 ⁇ N), the sustain electrode SU (3 + 5 ⁇ N), the sustain electrode SU (4 + 5 ⁇ N), and the sustain electrode SU (5 + 5 ⁇ N).
- Each voltage and the up-ramp voltage L1 ′ are set so as to be a voltage. Thereby, a discharge is not substantially generated in the discharge cell to which the up-ramp voltage L1 'is applied.
- scan electrode SC (2 + 5 ⁇ N), scan electrode SC (3 + 5 ⁇ N), scan electrode SC (4 + 5 ⁇ N), and scan electrode SC (5 + 5 ⁇ N) are scanned.
- a down-ramp voltage L2 is applied in the same manner as the electrode SC (1 + 5 ⁇ N).
- the above voltage waveform is a selective initialization waveform that selectively generates an initializing discharge in a discharge cell that has performed an address operation in the address period of the immediately preceding subfield.
- the operation of applying the selective initialization waveform to the scan electrode 22 is the selective initialization operation. Then, in the subfield SF1 of the first field, the (3 + 5 ⁇ N) th scan electrode SC (3 + 5 ⁇ N) on the (2 + 5 ⁇ N) th scan electrode SC (2 + 5 ⁇ N) from the top in terms of arrangement.
- the specific cell initialization operation in the initialization period of the specific cell initialization subfield (subfield SF1) is completed.
- the discharge cells that perform the forced initializing operation and the discharge cells that perform the selective initializing operation coexist.
- voltage Ve is applied to sustain electrode SU1 through sustain electrode SUn
- voltage 0 (V) is applied to data electrode D1 through data electrode Dm
- scan electrode SC1 through scan electrode SCn are applied to scan electrode SC1 through scan electrode SCn.
- a voltage Vc is applied.
- a negative scan pulse having a negative voltage Va is applied to the first (first row) scan electrode SC1 in terms of arrangement.
- a positive address pulse of a positive voltage Vd is applied to the data electrode Dk of the discharge cell that should emit light in the first row of the data electrodes D1 to Dm.
- the voltage difference between the data electrode Dk and the scan electrode SC1 exceeds the discharge start voltage. After the discharge delay time, discharge occurs between the data electrode Dk and the scan electrode SC1.
- sustain electrode SU1 since voltage Ve is applied to sustain electrode SU1 through sustain electrode SUn, sustain electrode SU1 in a region intersecting data electrode Dk is induced by a discharge generated between data electrode Dk and scan electrode SC1. Discharge also occurs between scan electrode SC1 and scan electrode SC1. Thus, address discharge is generated in the discharge cells (discharge cells to emit light) to which the scan pulse voltage Va and the address pulse voltage Vd are simultaneously applied.
- a positive wall voltage is accumulated on the scan electrode SC1
- a negative wall voltage is accumulated on the sustain electrode SU1
- a negative wall voltage is also accumulated on the data electrode Dk.
- a scan pulse of the voltage Va is applied to the second (second row) scan electrode SC2 from the top, and the voltage Vd is applied to the data electrode Dk corresponding to the discharge cell to emit light in the second row.
- Apply the write pulse As a result, in the discharge cells in the second row to which the scan pulse and the address pulse are simultaneously applied, the address discharge occurs after the discharge delay time after the voltage difference between the data electrode Dk and the scan electrode SC2 exceeds the discharge start voltage. appear.
- a positive wall voltage is accumulated on scan electrode SC2
- a negative wall voltage is accumulated on sustain electrode SU2
- a negative wall voltage is also accumulated on data electrode Dk.
- no address discharge occurs. Thus, the address operation in the discharge cells in the second row is completed.
- a similar address operation is sequentially performed in the order of scan electrode SC3, scan electrode SC4,..., Scan electrode SCn until reaching the discharge cell in the n-th row, and the address period of subfield SF1 is completed.
- address discharge is selectively generated in the discharge cells to emit light, and wall charges for sustain discharge are formed in the discharge cells.
- the period in which the scan pulse and the address pulse are simultaneously applied to the discharge cell is referred to as “address time”, and in the discharge cell in which the forced initialization operation has been performed in the specific cell initialization period,
- the write time in the period (that is, the write period of the specific cell initialization subfield) is T0.
- the address time in the address period immediately after is T1.
- the writing time T1 is set to a time width longer than the writing time T0.
- the pulse width of the address pulse is set at least equal to or greater than the pulse width of the scan pulse, and the period in which the scan pulse is applied to the discharge cells. Assumes that an address pulse is also applied to the discharge cell. Thereby, it can be considered that the pulse width of the scanning pulse and the writing time are equal to each other. Therefore, hereinafter, the pulse width of the scanning pulse is assumed to be equal to the writing time.
- the pulse width of a scan pulse generated in the immediately following address period is set to T0, and the selected initializing period in the specific cell initialization period In the discharge cell that has undergone the conversion operation, the pulse width of the scan pulse generated in the address period immediately after that is T1. Then, the pulse width T1 is set to a time longer than the pulse width T0.
- the pulse width of the scan pulse applied to scan electrode SC1 is T0
- the pulse width of the scan pulse applied to scan electrode SC2 is T1.
- the pulse width T1 of the scan pulse applied to scan electrode SC2 is longer than the pulse width T0 of the scan pulse applied to scan electrode SC1.
- the priming particles generated by the forced initialization operation remain sufficiently in the discharge cell.
- an initializing discharge occurs in a discharge cell that has generated a sustain discharge in the immediately preceding sustain period (for example, the sustain period of subfield SF10).
- Initialization discharge does not occur in the discharge cells that did not generate sustain discharge. Therefore, in the discharge cell in which the initialization discharge does not occur, the priming particles are likely to be insufficient as compared with the discharge cell in which the initialization discharge occurs. Further, in the discharge cell in which the priming particles are insufficient, the discharge delay time of the address discharge is likely to be longer than the discharge cell in which the priming particles are sufficiently left, and the address discharge is likely to be unstable.
- the address time can be set relatively short.
- the priming particles are relatively reduced, and the discharge delay time of the address discharge is relatively long, the address time is relatively It is desirable to set a long time.
- the discharge cell that has undergone the selective initialization operation during the specific cell initialization period is more specific than the discharge cell that has undergone the forced initialization operation during the specific cell initialization period.
- the writing time in the writing period immediately after the period is increased.
- the pulse width of the scan pulse generated in the immediately following address period is T1
- the pulse width T1 is forcibly initialized in the specific cell initialization period.
- the discharge cell in which the operation has been performed is made longer than the pulse width T0 of the scan pulse generated in the address period immediately after that.
- the scan pulse is also applied to the discharge cell.
- the pulse width of the write pulse and the write time can also be regarded as being equal to each other.
- the voltage Ve applied to sustain electrode SU1 through sustain electrode SUn in the second half of the initialization period and the voltage Ve applied to sustain electrode SU1 through sustain electrode SUn in the address period may be different from each other.
- the voltage difference between scan electrode SCi and sustain electrode SUi is obtained by adding the difference between the wall voltage on scan electrode SCi and the wall voltage on sustain electrode SUi to sustain pulse voltage Vs.
- the voltage difference between scan electrode SCi and sustain electrode SUi exceeds the discharge start voltage, and a sustain discharge occurs.
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- a negative wall voltage is accumulated on scan electrode SCi, and a positive wall voltage is accumulated on sustain electrode SUi. Furthermore, a positive wall voltage is also accumulated on the data electrode Dk.
- the wall voltage is low in the discharge cell in which the address discharge has not occurred in the immediately preceding address period, the voltage difference between the scan electrode 22 and the sustain electrode 23 does not exceed the discharge start voltage, and the sustain discharge does not occur.
- sustain pulses of the number obtained by multiplying the luminance weight by a predetermined luminance multiple are alternately applied to scan electrode SC1 through scan electrode SCn and sustain electrode SU1 through sustain electrode SUn.
- the discharge cells that have generated an address discharge in the immediately preceding address period generate a number of sustain discharges corresponding to the luminance weight, and emit light at a luminance corresponding to the luminance weight.
- scan electrode SC1 to scan electrode are applied with voltage 0 (V) applied to sustain electrode SU1 to sustain electrode SUn and data electrode D1 to data electrode Dm.
- a ramp waveform voltage (hereinafter referred to as “erase ramp voltage L3”) that gently rises from voltage 0 (V) to voltage Vr (for example, at a gradient of about 10 V / ⁇ sec) is applied to SCn.
- the charged particles generated by this weak discharge are accumulated as wall charges on the sustain electrode SUi and the scan electrode SCi so as to reduce the voltage difference between the sustain electrode SUi and the scan electrode SCi.
- the wall voltage on scan electrode SCi and the wall voltage on sustain electrode SUi are weakened while the positive wall voltage on data electrode Dk remains.
- unnecessary wall charges in the discharge cell are erased.
- Scan electrode SC1 to scan electrode SCn receive a down-ramp voltage L4 that decreases from the voltage lower than the discharge start voltage (for example, voltage 0 (V)) toward negative voltage Vi4 at the same gradient as down-ramp voltage L2. Apply.
- the voltage Vi4 is set to a voltage exceeding the discharge start voltage.
- this initialization discharge weakens the wall voltage on scan electrode SCi and sustain electrode SUi.
- an excessive portion of the wall voltage accumulated on the data electrode Dk is discharged.
- the wall voltage in the discharge cell is adjusted to a wall voltage suitable for the address operation.
- the above-mentioned waveform is a selective initialization waveform in which an initializing discharge is selectively generated in a discharge cell that has performed an address operation in the address period of the immediately preceding subfield.
- the operation of applying the selective initialization waveform to the scan electrode 22 is the selective initialization operation.
- the selective initialization waveform generated during the initialization period of the subfield SF1 and the selective initialization waveform generated during the initialization period of the subfield SF2 have different waveform shapes.
- the selective initialization waveform generated in the initialization period of the subfield SF1 does not generate discharge in the first half of the initialization period, and the operation in the latter half of the initialization period is the selective initialization operation in the initialization period of the subfield SF2. Is substantially equivalent. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the initialization waveform having the up-ramp voltage L1 'and the down-ramp voltage L2 generated during the initialization period of the subfield SF1 is used as the selective initialization waveform.
- the same drive voltage waveform as that in the address period of the subfield SF1 is applied to each electrode.
- the address time in the address period of subfield SF2 is constant for all discharge cells, unlike the address time in the address period of subfield SF1. That is, the pulse width of the scan pulse generated in the address period of the subfield SF2 is constant for any scan electrode 22, and the pulse width is, for example, T0.
- the number of sustain pulses corresponding to the luminance weight is alternately applied to scan electrode SC1 through scan electrode SCn and sustain electrode SU1 through sustain electrode SUn. .
- each subfield after subfield SF3 the same drive voltage waveform as in subfield SF2 is applied to each electrode except for the number of sustain pulses generated in the sustain period.
- Voltage Vi5 202 (V)
- voltage Vc ⁇ 50 (V)
- voltage Va ⁇ 200 (V)
- voltage Vs 200 (V)
- voltage Vr 200 (V)
- voltage Ve 160 (V)
- the voltage Vd is 60 (V).
- the specific numerical values such as the voltage value, time, and gradient described above are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited to the numerical values described above for each voltage value, time, gradient, and the like.
- Each voltage value, time, gradient, and the like are preferably set optimally based on the discharge characteristics of the panel and the specifications of the plasma display device.
- the voltage Vi5 the voltage Vi3 may be used.
- subfield SF1 is a specific cell initialization subfield for performing a forced initialization operation
- other subfields are a selection initialization sub for performing a selective initialization operation.
- An example of using a field has been described.
- the present invention is not limited to this configuration.
- the subfield SF1 may be a selective initialization subfield, or a plurality of subfields may be a specific cell initialization subfield.
- the scan electrode 22 to which the forced initialization waveform is applied during the specific cell initialization period is set based on the following rules.
- the scan electrode 22 to which the forced initialization waveform is applied during the specific cell initialization period is also referred to as “specific scan electrode”.
- N is a natural number
- the N scanning electrodes 22 arranged in succession are set as one scanning electrode group.
- rules 1 and 2 are defined as follows.
- the field for performing the forced initialization operation is one in each field group. This can be paraphrased as follows. In each field group, a forced initializing waveform is applied to each scanning electrode 22 only in a specific cell initializing period of one field, and a selective initializing waveform is applied in a specific cell initializing period of another field. .
- N is 5 or more, that is, when one field group is composed of five or more fields, the following rule 3 is defined.
- Scan electrode SCx ⁇ 1 and scan electrode SCx + 1 adjacent to scan electrode SCx to which a forced initialization waveform is applied in a specific cell initialization period of one field include at least a specific cell initialization period of the field, In the specific cell initialization period of the field next to that field, the selective initialization waveform is applied without applying the forced initialization waveform.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a generation pattern of the forced initialization operation and the selective initialization operation according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the horizontal axis represents the field
- the vertical axis represents the scanning electrode 22.
- field Fj, field Fj + 1, field Fj + 2, field Fj + 3, and field Fj + 4 constitute one field group
- scan electrode SCi, scan electrode SCi + 1, scan electrode SCi + 2, scan electrode SCi + 3, and Scan electrode SCi + 4 constitutes one scan electrode group.
- ⁇ shown in FIG. 5 indicates that the forced initialization operation is performed in the initialization period of the subfield SF1 (that is, the forced initialization operation is performed in the specific cell initialization period), and “ ⁇ ” This indicates that the forced initialization operation is not performed in the initialization period of the subfield SF1 (that is, the selective initialization operation is performed in the specific cell initialization period).
- the field Fj is the first field
- the field Fj + 1 is the second field
- the field Fj + 2 is the third field
- the field Fj + 3 is the fourth field
- the field Fj + 4 is the fifth field.
- the (1 + 5 ⁇ N) th scan electrode SC from the top in terms of arrangement in the specific cell initialization period.
- a forced initializing waveform for the forced initializing operation is applied to (1 + 5 ⁇ N) (for example, scan electrode SCi), and the selective initializing operation is not applied to the other scan electrodes 22 instead of the forced initializing waveform.
- a selective initialization waveform for applying is applied.
- the (4 + 5 ⁇ N) th scan electrode SC from the top in terms of arrangement in the specific cell initialization period.
- a forced initialization waveform is applied to (4 + 5 ⁇ N) (for example, scan electrode SCi + 3), and a selective initialization waveform is applied to the other scan electrodes 22.
- the (2 + 5 ⁇ N) th scan electrode SC from the top in terms of arrangement in the specific cell initialization period.
- a forced initialization waveform is applied to (2 + 5 ⁇ N) (for example, scan electrode SCi + 1), and a selective initialization waveform is applied to the other scan electrodes 22.
- ⁇ N) (for example, the scan electrode SCi + 4) is applied with a forced initialization waveform, and the other scan electrodes 22 are applied with a selective initialization waveform.
- ⁇ N) (for example, the scan electrode SCi + 2) is applied with a forced initialization waveform, and the other scan electrodes 22 are applied with a selective initialization waveform.
- one scan electrode 22 performs one forced initialization operation in each field group (Rule 1).
- the forced initialization waveform is applied to the scan electrode SCi only in the specific cell initialization period of the first field in each field group.
- a forced initializing waveform is applied to scan electrode SCi + 1 only in the specific cell initializing period of the third field in each field group.
- Forcible initialization waveform is applied to scan electrode SCi + 2 only in the specific cell initialization period of the fifth field in each field group.
- a forced initializing waveform is applied to scan electrode SCi + 3 only in the specific cell initializing period of the second field in each field group.
- a forced initializing waveform is applied to scan electrode SCi + 4 only in the specific cell initializing period of the fourth field in each field group. The same applies to other field groups.
- the selective initialization operation does not substantially affect the brightness of the black luminance because no discharge is generated in the discharge cells that did not generate the sustain discharge in the immediately preceding subfield.
- the forced initializing operation affects the brightness of black luminance because the initializing discharge is generated in the discharge cell regardless of the operation of the immediately preceding subfield. That is, the black luminance increases as the frequency of the forced initialization operation increases. Therefore, if the frequency of performing the forced initialization operation in each discharge cell is reduced, the black luminance of the display image can be reduced and the contrast can be improved.
- the number of forced initialization operations is reduced to one-fifth as compared with the case where the forced initialization operation is performed in all the discharge cells for each field.
- the contrast ratio of the display image can be improved.
- the number of scan electrodes 22 that perform the forced initialization operation in one field is one in each scan electrode group (Rule 2).
- a forced initialization waveform is applied to the (1 + 5 ⁇ N) th scan electrode SC (1 + 5 ⁇ N) (for example, the scan electrode SCi) from the top in terms of arrangement.
- a forced initialization waveform is applied to the (4 + 5 ⁇ N) th scan electrode SC (4 + 5 ⁇ N) (for example, the scan electrode SCi + 3) from the top in terms of arrangement.
- a forced initialization waveform is applied to the (2 + 5 ⁇ N) th scan electrode SC (2 + 5 ⁇ N) (for example, the scan electrode SCi + 1) from the top in terms of arrangement.
- a forced initialization waveform is applied to the (5 + 5 ⁇ N) th scan electrode SC (5 + 5 ⁇ N) (for example, the scan electrode SCi + 4) from the top in terms of arrangement.
- a forced initialization waveform is applied to the (3 + 5 ⁇ N) th scan electrode SC (3 + 5 ⁇ N) (for example, the scan electrode SCi + 2) from the top in terms of arrangement. The same applies to the other scan electrode groups.
- the scan electrodes 22 that perform the forced initializing operation are dispersed in each field, so that flicker (a phenomenon in which the screen appears to flicker) is compared with the case where the scan electrodes 22 that perform the forced initializing operation are concentrated in one field. Can be reduced.
- the scan electrodes 22 that perform the forced initializing operation concentrate on one field means, for example, that all the scan electrodes 22 are compulsory in one field in the field group in each specific cell initializing period. This is a case where the initializing operation is performed and the selective initializing operation is performed for all the scan electrodes 22 in the other fields.
- At least scan electrode SCx ⁇ 1 and scan electrode SCx + 1 adjacent to scan electrode SCx to which a forced initializing waveform is applied in a specific cell initialization period of one field are at least a specific cell initial of the field.
- the forced initializing waveform is not applied, but the selective initializing waveform is applied (Rule 3).
- a forced initialization waveform is applied to scan electrode SCi during a specific cell initialization period of field Fj, but scan electrode SCi-1 and scan electrode SCi + 1 adjacent to scan electrode SCi have The selective initialization waveform is applied without applying the forced initialization waveform during the specific cell initialization period of the field Fj and the next field Fj + 1.
- a forced initializing waveform is applied to scan electrode SCi + 3 during a specific cell initializing period of field Fj + 1.
- Scan electrode SCi + 2 and scan electrode SCi + 4 adjacent to scan electrode SCi + 3 have field Fj + 1 and field Fj + 2 next thereto.
- the selective initialization waveform is applied without applying the forced initialization waveform during the specific cell initialization period.
- a forced initializing waveform is applied to scan electrode SCi + 1 in the specific cell initializing period of field Fj + 2, but field Fj + 2 and the next field Fj + 3 are applied to scan electrode SCi and scan electrode SCi + 2 adjacent to scan electrode SCi + 1.
- the selective initialization waveform is applied without applying the forced initialization waveform during the specific cell initialization period.
- a forced initializing waveform is applied to scan electrode SCi + 4 during a specific cell initializing period of field Fj + 3, but scan electrode SCi + 3 and scan electrode SCi + 5 adjacent to scan electrode SCi + 4 have field Fj + 3 and the next field Fj + 4.
- the selective initialization waveform is applied without applying the forced initialization waveform during the specific cell initialization period.
- a forced initializing waveform is applied to scan electrode SCi + 2 in the specific cell initializing period of field Fj + 4, but scan electrode SCi + 1 and scan electrode SCi + 3 adjacent to scan electrode SCi + 2 have field Fj + 4 and the next field Fj + 5.
- the selective initialization waveform is applied without applying the forced initialization waveform during the specific cell initialization period.
- the discharge cells that have undergone the selective initialization operation during the specific cell initialization period in the discharge cells that have undergone the selective initialization operation during the specific cell initialization period, the discharge cells that have undergone the forced initialization operation during the specific cell initialization period. Rather, the write time in the write period immediately after the specific cell initialization period is lengthened.
- the pulse width of the scan pulse generated in the address period immediately after the specific cell initialization period is T0 in the field marked “ ⁇ ”, and the specific cell initialization period is marked in the field marked “x”.
- T1 be the pulse width of the scan pulse generated in the address period immediately after.
- the pulse width T1 is set to a time width longer than the pulse width T0.
- the initialization discharge does not occur during the specific cell initialization period, the priming particles are relatively insufficient, and the initialization discharge is generated even in the discharge cell in which the discharge delay time of the address discharge is relatively long.
- the address discharge can be generated stably.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a circuit block constituting the plasma display device 40 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the plasma display device 40 includes a panel 10 and a drive circuit that drives the panel 10.
- the drive circuit includes an image signal processing circuit 41, a data electrode drive circuit 42, a scan electrode drive circuit 43, a sustain electrode drive circuit 44, a timing generation circuit 45, and a power supply circuit (not shown) that supplies necessary power to each circuit block. It has.
- the image signals input to the image signal processing circuit 41 are a red image signal, a green image signal, and a blue image signal.
- the image signal processing circuit 41 sets each red, green, and blue tone value (a tone value expressed by one field) to each discharge cell based on the red image signal, the green image signal, and the blue image signal.
- an input image signal includes a luminance signal (Y signal) and a saturation signal (C signal, or RY signal and BY signal, or u signal and v signal, etc.).
- a red image signal, a green image signal, and a blue image signal are calculated based on the luminance signal and the saturation signal, and then, each gradation value of red, green, and blue is set in each discharge cell.
- the red, green, and blue gradation values set in each discharge cell are associated with image data indicating lighting / non-lighting for each subfield (light emission / non-light emission corresponds to digital signals “1” and “0”). Data). That is, the image signal processing circuit 41 converts the red image signal, the green image signal, and the blue image signal into red image data, green image data, and blue image data and outputs the converted image data.
- the timing generation circuit 45 generates various control signals for controlling the operation of each circuit block based on the horizontal synchronization signal and the vertical synchronization signal.
- the generated control signal is supplied to each circuit block (data electrode drive circuit 42, scan electrode drive circuit 43, sustain electrode drive circuit 44, image signal processing circuit 41, etc.).
- Scan electrode drive circuit 43 includes an initialization waveform generation circuit, a sustain pulse generation circuit, and a scan pulse generation circuit (not shown in FIG. 6), and generates a drive voltage waveform based on a timing signal supplied from timing generation circuit 45. It is prepared and applied to each of scan electrode SC1 to scan electrode SCn.
- the initialization waveform generation circuit generates a forced initialization waveform and a selective initialization waveform to be applied to scan electrode SC1 through scan electrode SCn during the initialization period based on the timing signal.
- the sustain pulse generating circuit generates a sustain pulse to be applied to scan electrode SC1 through scan electrode SCn during the sustain period based on the timing signal.
- the scan pulse generation circuit includes a plurality of scan electrode drive ICs (scan ICs), and generates scan pulses to be applied to scan electrode SC1 to scan electrode SCn in the address period with a pulse width based on a timing signal. For example, in a field where a forced initialization waveform is generated in a specific cell initialization period, a scan pulse having a pulse width T0 is generated in an address period immediately after the specific cell initialization period. In the field where the selective initialization waveform is generated in the specific cell initialization period, a scan pulse having a pulse width T1 wider than the pulse width T0 is generated in the write period immediately after the specific cell initialization period.
- scan ICs scan electrode drive ICs
- Sustain electrode drive circuit 44 includes a sustain pulse generation circuit and a circuit (not shown in FIG. 6) for generating voltage Ve, and generates and maintains a drive voltage waveform based on a timing signal supplied from timing generation circuit 45.
- the voltage is applied to each of electrode SU1 through sustain electrode SUn.
- a sustain pulse is generated based on the timing signal and applied to sustain electrode SU1 through sustain electrode SUn.
- voltage Ve is generated based on the timing signal and applied to sustain electrode SU1 through sustain electrode SUn.
- the data electrode drive circuit 42 generates address pulses corresponding to the data electrodes D1 to Dm based on the image data of each color output from the image signal processing circuit 41 and the timing signal supplied from the timing generation circuit 45. . At this time, the data electrode drive circuit 42 generates an address pulse with a pulse width based on the timing signal supplied from the timing generation circuit 45. For example, in a field where a forced initialization waveform is generated in a specific cell initialization period, an address pulse having a pulse width equal to or greater than the pulse width T0 is generated in an address period immediately after the specific cell initialization period.
- an address pulse having a pulse width equal to or greater than the pulse width T1 is generated in the address period immediately after the specific cell initialization period. Then, the data electrode driving circuit 42 applies the address pulse to the data electrodes D1 to Dm during the address period.
- FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram schematically showing a configuration example of scan electrode driving circuit 43 used in plasma display device 40 in accordance with the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- Scan electrode driving circuit 43 includes sustain pulse generation circuit 50 that generates a sustain pulse, ramp waveform voltage generation circuit 60 that generates an initialization waveform, and scan pulse generation circuit 70 that generates a scan pulse.
- Each output terminal of scan pulse generating circuit 70 is connected to each of scan electrode SC1 to scan electrode SCn of panel 10.
- the voltage input to scan pulse generation circuit 70 is referred to as “reference potential A”.
- the operation for turning on the switching element is expressed as “on”
- the operation for cutting off the switching element is expressed as “off”
- the signal for turning on the switching element is expressed as “Hi”
- the signal for turning off is expressed as “Lo”.
- FIG. 7 details of the signal path of the control signal (timing signal supplied from the timing generation circuit 45) input to each circuit are omitted.
- Sustain pulse generation circuit 50 includes power recovery circuit 51 and a clamp circuit, and generates sustain pulses to be applied to scan electrode SC1 through scan electrode SCn.
- the power recovery circuit 51 includes a power recovery capacitor, a plurality of switching elements, a plurality of backflow prevention diodes, and a plurality of resonance inductors.
- the power recovery capacitor has a sufficiently larger capacity than the interelectrode capacitance Cp of the panel 10 and is charged to about Vs / 2, which is half of the voltage value Vs, so as to serve as a power source for the power recovery circuit 51. Then, the power recovery circuit 51 recovers the power stored in the interelectrode capacitance Cp of the panel 10 to the power recovery capacitor using LC resonance, and the power stored in the power recovery capacitor is the scan electrode SC1. Reuse when driving scan electrode SCn.
- the clamp circuit includes a switching element Q55, a switching element Q56, and a switching element Q59.
- Switching element Q55 clamps scan electrode SC1 through scan electrode SCn to voltage Vs
- switching element Q56 clamps scan electrode SC1 through scan electrode SCn to voltage 0 (V).
- the switching element Q59 is a separation switch, and is provided to prevent a current from flowing backward through a parasitic diode or the like of the switching element constituting the scan electrode driving circuit 43.
- Sustain pulse generation circuit 50 switches each switching element based on the timing signal output from timing generation circuit 45 to generate a sustain pulse.
- the ramp waveform voltage generating circuit 60 includes a Miller integrating circuit 61, a Miller integrating circuit 62, and a Miller integrating circuit 63.
- the input terminal of Miller integrating circuit 61 is shown as input terminal IN61
- the input terminal of Miller integrating circuit 62 is shown as input terminal IN62
- the input terminal of Miller integrating circuit 63 is shown as input terminal IN63.
- Miller integrating circuit 61 and Miller integrating circuit 62 generate a rising ramp waveform voltage
- Miller integrating circuit 63 generates a falling ramp waveform voltage.
- Miller integrating circuit 61 includes transistor Q61, capacitor C61, and resistor R61, and generates an upward ramp waveform voltage that gradually increases toward voltage Vt.
- a ramp shape for example, at 1.3 V / ⁇ sec
- Miller integrating circuit 62 includes transistor Q62, capacitor C62, resistor R62, and backflow prevention diode Di62. Then, at the end of the sustain period, the reference potential A is raised to the voltage Vr with a steeper gradient (eg, 10 V / ⁇ sec) than the up-ramp voltage L1 'to generate the erase ramp voltage L3.
- a steeper gradient eg, 10 V / ⁇ sec
- Miller integrating circuit 63 includes transistor Q63, capacitor C63, and resistor R63. Then, during the initialization operation, the reference potential A is gently ramped down to the voltage Vi4 (for example, with a gradient of ⁇ 1.5 V / ⁇ sec) to generate the down-ramp voltage L2 and the down-ramp voltage L4.
- the switching element Q69 shown in FIG. 7 is a separation switch, and is provided to prevent a current from flowing back through a parasitic diode or the like of the switching element constituting the scan electrode driving circuit 43.
- the switching element Q69 includes, for example, when the Miller integrating circuit 63 using the negative voltage Vi4 is operating, the Miller integrating circuit 63, the sustain pulse generating circuit 50, the Miller integrating circuit 61 using the voltage Vt, and The Miller integrating circuit 62 using the voltage Vr is electrically separated.
- Scan pulse generating circuit 70 has switching elements Q71H1 to switching element Q71Hn, switching elements Q71L1 to switching element Q71Ln, switching element Q72, voltage source VP for applying a scanning pulse to each of n scan electrodes SC1 to SCn. It has.
- the other terminals of switching elements Q71H1 to Q71Hn are connected to the high voltage side of voltage source VP, and the other terminals of switching elements Q71L1 to Q71Ln are connected to the low voltage side (reference potential A) of voltage source VP. ing.
- switching elements Q71H1 to Q71Hn and the switching elements Q71L1 to Q71Ln are integrated for each of a plurality of outputs and are integrated into an IC.
- This IC is a scanning IC.
- the switching element Q72 connects the reference potential A to the negative voltage Va during the writing period.
- the voltage source VP generates a voltage Vp and superimposes it on the reference potential A. Therefore, the voltage on the high voltage side of the voltage source VP is a voltage obtained by superimposing the voltage Vp on the reference potential A, and the voltage on the low voltage side of the voltage source VP is equal to the reference potential A.
- switching element Q72 in the writing period, switching element Q72 is turned on to make reference potential A equal to negative voltage Va, and input terminals of switching elements Q71L1 to Q71Ln are connected to the input terminals of switching elements Q71L1 to Q71Ln.
- a negative voltage Va is applied, and a voltage Vc of voltage Va + voltage Vp is applied to the input terminals of switching elements Q71H1 to Q71Hn.
- the switching element Q71Hi is turned off and the switching element Q71Li is turned on, whereby the scan electrode SCi is negatively connected to the scan electrode SCi via the switching element Q71Li.
- the scan pulse voltage Va is applied.
- the scan pulse generation circuit 70 in the present embodiment controls on / off of the switching elements Q71H1 to Q71Hn and the switching elements Q71L1 to Q71Ln based on the timing signal output from the timing generation circuit 45.
- a scan pulse having a pulse width T0 is generated in the write period immediately after the specific cell initialization period, and the selective initialization waveform is generated in the specific cell initialization period.
- a scanning pulse having a pulse width T1 wider than the pulse width T0 is generated in the address period immediately after the specific cell initialization period.
- scan pulse generation circuit 70 turns off switching element Q71Lx and turns on switching element Q71Hx for scan electrode SCx to which a forced initialization waveform is applied.
- the up-ramp voltage L1 obtained by superimposing the voltage Vp on the up-ramp voltage L1 'output from the ramp waveform voltage generation circuit 60 is applied to the scan electrode SCx via the switching element Q71Hx.
- the switching element Q71Hy is turned off and the switching element Q71Ly is turned on, so that the scan electrode SCy passes through the switching element Q71Ly.
- a lamp voltage L1 ′ is applied.
- Scan pulse generation circuit 70 turns off switching elements Q71H1 to switching elements Q71Hn and turns on switching elements Q71L1 to Q71Ln and outputs the output voltage of sustain pulse generation circuit 50 as it is during the sustain period. Applied to electrode SC1 through scan electrode SCn.
- FIG. 8 is a circuit diagram schematically showing one configuration of the data electrode driving circuit 42 used in the plasma display device 40 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the data electrode driving circuit 42 has switching elements Q91H1 to Q91Hm and switching elements Q91L1 to Q91Lm.
- the address period based on the image data (details of the image data are omitted in the drawing), when the voltage 0 (V) is applied to the data electrode Dj, the switching element Q91Lj is turned on and the switching element Q91Hj is turned off. . Further, when voltage Vd is applied to data electrode Dj, switching element Q91Lj is turned off and switching element Q91Hj is turned on.
- the data electrode drive circuit 42 in the present embodiment controls the on / off of the switching elements Q91H1 to Q91Hm and the switching elements Q91L1 to Q91Lm based on the timing signal output from the timing generation circuit 45.
- an address pulse having a pulse width T0 or more is generated in the address period immediately after the specific cell initialization period, and the specific cell initialization is performed.
- an address pulse having a pulse width T1 or more is generated in the address period immediately after the specific cell initialization period.
- switching elements and transistors can be configured by using generally known elements such as MOSFETs and IGBTs. These switching elements and transistors are controlled by timing signals corresponding to the switching elements and transistors generated by the timing generation circuit 45.
- the forced initializing waveform and the non-initializing waveform are generated in the initializing period of the specific cell initializing subfield, and the scan electrode driving circuit 43 in generating the scanning pulse in the addressing period of the specific cell initializing subfield The operation will be described with reference to FIG.
- FIG. 9 is a timing chart for explaining an example of the operation of scan electrode drive circuit 43 in the initialization period and address period of the specific cell initialization subfield according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the scan electrode 22 to which the forced initialization waveform is applied is represented as “scan electrode SCx”
- the scan electrode 22 to which the selective initialization waveform is applied instead of the forced initialization waveform is represented as “scan electrode SCy”.
- switching element corresponding to scan electrode SCx among switching elements Q71H1 to Q71Hn is represented as switching element Q71Hx
- switching element corresponding to scan electrode SCy is represented as switching element Q71Hy
- switching element Q71Lx a switching element corresponding to scan electrode SCx
- switching element Q71Ly a switching element corresponding to scan electrode SCy
- the voltage Vi1 is equal to the voltage Vp
- the voltage Vi2 is equal to the voltage Vt + the voltage Vp
- the voltage Vi3 is equal to the voltage Vs used when generating the sustain pulse
- the voltage Vi5 is equal to the voltage Vt.
- the voltage Vc is assumed to the voltage Va + the voltage Vp.
- FIG. 9 shows an example in which the voltage Vt is set to a voltage value higher than the voltage Vs
- the voltage Vt and the voltage Vs may be equal to each other, or the voltage Vs However, the voltage value may be higher than the voltage Vtc.
- switching element Q56, switching element Q69, switching element Q71Lx, and switching element Q71Ly are turned on, switching element Q55, switching element Q59, switching element Q72, switching element Q71Hx, and switching Element Q71Hy is turned off, and voltage 0 (V) is applied to scan electrode SCx and scan electrode SCy.
- the switching element Q56 is turned off, the switching element Q71Lx is turned off, the switching element Q71Hx is turned on, and the voltage Vp is applied to the scan electrode SCx that applies the forced initialization waveform.
- Switching element Q71Ly is kept on, switching element Q71Hy is kept off, and voltage 0 (V) is kept applied to scan electrode SCy.
- a predetermined voltage difference for example, 5 (V)
- the up-ramp voltage L1 ' is applied to the scan electrode SCy as it is.
- scan electrode SCx has a voltage obtained by superimposing voltage Vp on up-ramp voltage L1 ′, that is, voltage Vi1 (equal to voltage Vp in this embodiment). ) To the voltage Vi2 (in this embodiment, equal to the voltage Vt + the voltage Vp), the rising ramp voltage L1 is applied.
- the switching element Q55 and the switching element Q59 are turned on, and the reference potential A is set to the voltage Vs. Then, switching element Q71H1 to switching element Q71Hn are turned off, switching element Q71L1 to switching element Q71Ln are turned on, and reference potential A is applied to scan electrode SC1 to scan electrode SCn.
- voltage Vi3 (equal to voltage Vs in the present embodiment) is applied to scan electrode SC1 through scan electrode SCn.
- the switching element Q69 is turned off to generate a down-ramp voltage L2 between the terminals of the input terminal IN63 of the Miller integrating circuit 63 (two terminals shown as input terminals of the Miller integrating circuit 63 in FIG. 7).
- a voltage difference (for example, 5 (V)) is given.
- a down-ramp voltage L2 that decreases from the voltage Vi3 (equal to the voltage Vs in the present embodiment) toward the negative voltage Vi4 is generated and applied to the scan electrodes SC1 to SCn.
- switching element Q72 is turned on and reference potential A is set to voltage Va.
- switching element Q71H1 is turned off, switching element Q71L1 is turned on, and voltage Va is applied to scan electrode SC1.
- switching element Q71L1 is turned off, switching element Q71H1 is turned on, and voltage Va + voltage Vp is applied to scan electrode SC1.
- a scan pulse is applied to scan electrode SC1.
- the same operation is sequentially performed from scan electrode SC2 to scan electrode SCn, and scan pulses are sequentially applied to scan electrode SC1 through scan electrode SCn.
- a scan pulse having a pulse width T0 is applied to the scan electrode SCx to which the forced initialization waveform is applied. Specifically, the period from when the switching element Q71Hx is turned off and the switching element Q71Lx is turned on to when the switching element Q71Hx is turned on and the switching element Q71Lx is turned off is set to T0. Thus, a scan pulse having a pulse width T0 is generated and applied to the scan electrode SCx.
- a scan pulse having a pulse width T1 is applied to the scan electrode SCy to which the selective initialization waveform is applied instead of the forced initialization waveform. Specifically, a period from when the switching element Q71Hy is turned off and the switching element Q71Ly is turned on to when the switching element Q71Hy is turned back on and the switching element Q71Ly is turned off is set to T1. Thus, a scan pulse having a pulse width T1 is generated and applied to the scan electrode SCy.
- switching element Q72 and switching elements Q71H1 to Q71Hn are turned off, switching element Q56, switching element Q69, switching element Q71L1 to switching element Q71Ln are turned on, and voltage 0 is applied to scan electrode SC1 to scan electrode SCn. (V) is applied to prepare for the subsequent sustain period.
- a forced initialization waveform is generated and applied to the scan electrode SCx, and a selective initialization waveform is generated and applied to the scan electrode SCy.
- a scan pulse having a pulse width T0 is applied to the scan electrode SCx to which the forced initialization waveform is applied, and a pulse width T1 is applied to the scan electrode SCy to which the selective initialization waveform is applied. The scan pulse is applied.
- the configuration in which the forced initialization operation using the forced initialization waveform is performed once every 5 fields in each discharge cell has been described.
- the present invention is not limited to this configuration.
- the frequency with which the forced initialization operation is performed in each discharge cell may be once or more in five fields, or less than that.
- the number of subfields constituting one field, the luminance weight of each subfield, and the like are not limited to the above-described numerical values. Moreover, the structure which switches a subfield structure based on an image signal etc. may be sufficient.
- the scan electrode 22 to which a forced initialization waveform is applied is set based on (Rule 1) and (Rule 2), and when the number of fields constituting one field group is 5 or more (Rule)
- the example of setting the scan electrode 22 to which the forced initialization waveform is applied by adding 3) has been described.
- the scanning electrode 22 that applies the forced initialization waveform is not limited to these rules.
- an example will be described in which the scan electrode 22 to which the forced initialization waveform is applied is set based on a rule different from the rule shown in the first embodiment.
- N is a natural number
- the scan electrode 22 to which the forced initialization waveform is applied is set based on the following rules.
- the number of scan electrodes 22 that perform the forced initialization operation in one field is one or zero in each scan electrode group.
- N is 4 or more, that is, when one field group is composed of 4 or more fields, the following rule 3 is defined.
- Scan electrode SCx ⁇ 1 and scan electrode SCx + 1 adjacent to scan electrode SCx to which a forced initialization waveform is applied in a specific cell initialization period of one field include at least a specific cell initialization period of the field, In the specific cell initialization period of the field next to that field, the selective initialization waveform is applied without applying the forced initialization waveform.
- rule 1 in the present embodiment is the same as rule 1 shown in the first embodiment, but rule 2 ′ in the present embodiment is different from rule 2 shown in the first embodiment. . Further, the number of fields constituting one field group when applying rule 3 is different between the present embodiment and the first embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a generation pattern of the forced initialization operation and the selective initialization operation in the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the horizontal axis represents the field
- the vertical axis represents the scanning electrode 22.
- FIG. 10 shows an example in which four temporally continuous fields are used as one field group, and two consecutively arranged scanning electrodes 22 are used as one scanning electrode group.
- ⁇ shown in FIG. 10 indicates that the forced initialization operation is performed in the initialization period of the subfield SF1 (that is, the forced initialization operation is performed in the specific cell initialization period), and “ ⁇ 1”, “ ⁇ 2” and “ ⁇ 3” indicate that the forced initialization operation is not performed in the initialization period of the subfield SF1 (that is, the selective initialization operation is performed in the specific cell initialization period).
- the field Fj is the first field
- the field Fj + 1 is the second field
- the field Fj + 2 is the third field
- the field Fj + 3 is the fourth field.
- the (1 + 2 ⁇ N) th scan electrode SC from the top in terms of arrangement in the specific cell initialization period is applied to (1 + 2 ⁇ N) (for example, scan electrode SCi).
- the (2 + 2 ⁇ N) -th scan electrode SC (2 + 2 ⁇ N) (for example, scan electrode SCi + 1) from the top in terms of arrangement is not a forced initialization waveform but a selective initialization waveform for a selective initialization operation. Apply.
- a selective initialization waveform is applied to all the scan electrodes SC1 to SCn instead of the forced initialization waveform.
- ⁇ N) (for example, scan electrode SCi + 1) is applied with a forced initialization waveform for the forced initialization operation.
- a selective initialization waveform is applied to the (1 + 2 ⁇ N) -th scan electrode SC (1 + 2 ⁇ N) (for example, the scan electrode SCi) from the top in terms of arrangement, instead of the forced initialization waveform.
- a selective initialization waveform is applied to all the scan electrodes SC1 to SCn instead of the forced initialization waveform.
- one scan electrode 22 performs one forced initialization operation in each field group (Rule 1).
- the number of scan electrodes 22 that perform the forced initialization operation in one field is one or zero in each scan electrode group (rule 2 ').
- the scan electrodes 22 that perform the forced initializing operation are dispersed in each field, so that flicker (a phenomenon in which the screen appears to flicker) is compared with the case where the scan electrodes 22 that perform the forced initializing operation are concentrated in one field. Can be reduced.
- At least scan electrode SCx ⁇ 1 and scan electrode SCx + 1 adjacent to scan electrode SCx to which a forced initializing waveform is applied in a specific cell initialization period of one field are at least a specific cell initial of the field.
- the forced initializing waveform is not applied, but the selective initializing waveform is applied (Rule 3).
- a forced initializing waveform is applied to scan electrode SCi during a specific cell initializing period of field Fj, but scan electrode SCi-1 and scan electrode SCi + 1 adjacent to scan electrode SCi
- the selective initialization waveform is applied without applying the forced initialization waveform during the specific cell initialization period of the field Fj and the next field Fj + 1.
- a forced initializing waveform is applied to scan electrode SCi + 1 in the specific cell initializing period of field Fj + 2, but field Fj + 2 and the next field Fj + 3 are applied to scan electrode SCi and scan electrode SCi + 2 adjacent to scan electrode SCi + 1.
- the selective initialization waveform is applied without applying the forced initialization waveform during the specific cell initialization period.
- the forced initialization operation is performed during the specific cell initialization period in the discharge cells that have undergone the selective initialization operation during the specific cell initialization period.
- the address time in the address period immediately after the specific cell initialization period is made longer than the discharge cell.
- the four types of write times are set, and the write time is changed according to the field.
- the four types of write times are a write time T0, a write time T1, a write time T2, and a write time T3.
- the writing time T1 is longer than the writing time T0
- the writing time T2 is longer than the writing time T1
- the writing time T3 is longer than the writing time T2.
- the write time is T0 in the write period immediately after the specific cell initialization period.
- the write time is T1 in the write period immediately after the specific cell initialization period.
- the write time is T2 in the write period immediately after the specific cell initialization period. Then, the selective initialization operation is performed in the specific cell initialization period, and in the fourth field generated after the third field, the write time is T3 in the write period immediately after the specific cell initialization period.
- the field whose write time is T0 in the write period of the specific cell initialization subfield is a field in which “O” is marked in the column (that is, a field for performing the forced initialization operation in the specific cell initialization period). It is.
- the field whose write time is T1 in the write period of the specific cell initialization subfield has “ ⁇ 1” in the column, and the field whose write time is T2 in the write period of the specific cell initialization subfield is “ ⁇ 2” is written in the column, and “ ⁇ 3” is written in the column for the field in which the write time is T3 in the write period of the specific cell initialization subfield.
- the write time in the write period of the specific cell initialization subfield is made longer as the subfield is separated from the specific cell initialization period in which the forced initialization operation is performed.
- the pulse width of the scan pulse or the pulse width of the address pulse and the address time are different.
- a period in which the pulse width of the address pulse is set at least equal to or greater than the pulse width of the scan pulse and the scan pulse is applied to the discharge cell.
- an address pulse is also applied to the discharge cell.
- the pulse width of the scanning pulse is assumed to be equal to the writing time.
- a scan pulse having a pulse width T1 is generated to perform an address operation.
- a scan pulse having a pulse width T2 is generated to perform the address operation.
- a scan pulse having a pulse width T3 is generated to perform the address operation.
- the priming particles generated by the initialization discharge decrease with time. Therefore, the longer the elapsed time from the forced initialization operation, the more the priming particles are reduced, and the discharge delay time during the address operation is also relatively longer.
- the write time (that is, the pulse width of the scan pulse) in the write period of the specific cell initialization subfield is changed from the specific cell initialization period in which the forced initialization operation is performed.
- the writing time is not limited to the above-described numerical values, and each writing time is preferably set optimally according to the panel characteristics, the specifications of the plasma display device, and the like.
- a constant pulse width is applied to any discharge cell as in the first embodiment.
- a scan pulse is applied.
- the pulse width is, for example, T0.
- the configuration in which the forced initialization operation using the forced initialization waveform is performed once every four fields in each discharge cell has been described.
- the present invention is not limited to this configuration.
- the frequency with which the forced initialization operation is performed in each discharge cell may be once or more in four fields, or less than that.
- drive voltage waveforms shown in FIGS. 4 and 9 are merely examples in the embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these drive voltage waveforms.
- circuit configurations shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 8 are merely examples in the embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these circuit configurations.
- each circuit block shown in the embodiment of the present invention may be configured as an electric circuit that performs each operation shown in the embodiment, or a microcomputer that is programmed to perform the same operation. May be used.
- the number of subfields constituting one field is not limited to the above number.
- the number of gradations that can be displayed on the panel 10 can be further increased.
- the time required for driving panel 10 can be shortened by reducing the number of subfields.
- a scan pulse having a pulse width T0 is applied to any discharge cell in an address period of a selective initialization subfield (for example, subfield SF10 from subfield SF2).
- a selective initialization subfield for example, subfield SF10 from subfield SF2.
- the present invention is not limited to this configuration. It is desirable that the scan pulse generated during the write period of the selective initialization subfield is generated with an optimal pulse width corresponding to the panel characteristics, the specifications of the plasma display device, and the like.
- the specific cell initialization subfield is the subfield SF1
- the present invention is not limited to this configuration.
- the specific cell initialization subfield may be a subfield other than the subfield SF1.
- one pixel is constituted by discharge cells of three colors of red, green, and blue.
- a panel in which one pixel is constituted by discharge cells of four colors or more has been described.
- the specific numerical values shown in the embodiment of the present invention are set based on the characteristics of the panel 10 having a screen size of 50 inches and the number of display electrode pairs 24 of 1024. It is just an example.
- the present invention is not limited to these numerical values, and each numerical value is desirably set to an optimal numerical value in accordance with panel specifications, panel characteristics, plasma display device specifications, and the like. Each of these numerical values is allowed to vary within a range where the above-described effect can be obtained.
- the number of subfields constituting one field, the luminance weight of each subfield, etc. are not limited to the values shown in the embodiment of the present invention, and the subfield configuration is based on the image signal or the like. It may be configured to switch.
- the present invention is useful as a method for driving a plasma display panel and a plasma display device because it can improve the contrast of a display image and generate an address discharge stably to improve the image display quality in the plasma display device.
- SYMBOLS 10 Panel 21 Front substrate 22 Scan electrode 23 Sustain electrode 24 Display electrode pair 25,33 Dielectric layer 26 Protective layer 31 Back substrate 32 Data electrode 34 Partition 35,35R, 35G, 35B Phosphor layer 40 Plasma display device 41 Image signal processing Circuit 42 Data electrode drive circuit 43 Scan electrode drive circuit 44 Sustain electrode drive circuit 45 Timing generation circuit 50 Sustain pulse generation circuit 51 Power recovery circuit 60 Ramp waveform voltage generation circuit 61, 62, 63 Miller integration circuit 70 Scan pulse generation circuit Q55, Q56, Q59, Q69, Q72, Q71H1 to Q71Hn, Q71L1 to Q71Ln, Q91H1 to Q91Hm, Q91L1 to Q91Lm Switching elements IN61, IN62, IN63 Input terminals Q61, Q62, Q63 Register C61, C62, C63 capacitor R61, R62, R63 resistor Di62 diode VP voltage source L1, L1 'up-ramp voltage L2, L4 down-ramp voltage L
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図1は、本発明の実施の形態1におけるプラズマディスプレイ装置に用いるパネル10の構造を示す分解斜視図である。
実施の形態1では、(規則1)、(規則2)にもとづき強制初期化波形を印加する走査電極22を設定し、さらに、1つのフィールド群を構成するフィールドの数が5以上のときには(規則3)を加えて強制初期化波形を印加する走査電極22を設定する例を説明した。しかし、本発明は、強制初期化波形を印加する走査電極22が何らこれらの規則に限定されるものではない。本実施の形態では、実施の形態1に示した規則とは異なる規則にもとづき強制初期化波形を印加する走査電極22を設定する例を説明する。
21 前面基板
22 走査電極
23 維持電極
24 表示電極対
25,33 誘電体層
26 保護層
31 背面基板
32 データ電極
34 隔壁
35,35R,35G,35B 蛍光体層
40 プラズマディスプレイ装置
41 画像信号処理回路
42 データ電極駆動回路
43 走査電極駆動回路
44 維持電極駆動回路
45 タイミング発生回路
50 維持パルス発生回路
51 電力回収回路
60 傾斜波形電圧発生回路
61,62,63 ミラー積分回路
70 走査パルス発生回路
Q55,Q56,Q59,Q69,Q72,Q71H1~Q71Hn,Q71L1~Q71Ln,Q91H1~Q91Hm,Q91L1~Q91Lm スイッチング素子
IN61,IN62,IN63 入力端子
Q61,Q62,Q63 トランジスタ
C61,C62,C63 コンデンサ
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- 走査電極と維持電極とからなる表示電極対とデータ電極とを有する放電セルを複数備えたプラズマディスプレイパネルに、初期化期間と書込み期間と維持期間とを有するサブフィールドを1フィールド内に複数設けて階調を表示するプラズマディスプレイパネルの駆動方法であって、
前記初期化期間においては、前記放電セルに初期化放電を発生する強制初期化動作と、直前のサブフィールドにおいて書込み放電を発生した放電セルに選択的に初期化放電を発生する選択初期化動作とのいずれかの初期化動作を行い、
1フィールド内には、特定の放電セルで強制初期化動作を行い他の放電セルでは選択初期化動作を行う初期化期間を有する特定セル初期化サブフィールドと、全ての放電セルで選択初期化動作を行う初期化期間を有する選択初期化サブフィールドとを設け、
前記特定セル初期化サブフィールドの書込み期間において、前記特定セル初期化サブフィールドの初期化期間に前記選択初期化動作を行った放電セルでは、前記特定セル初期化サブフィールドの初期化期間に前記強制初期化動作を行った放電セルよりも、走査パルスと書込みパルスとが同時に放電セルに印加されている期間を長くする
ことを特徴とするプラズマディスプレイパネルの駆動方法。 - 時間的に連続した複数のフィールドで1つのフィールド群を構成するとともに、配置的に連続した複数の走査電極で1つの走査電極群を構成し、
前記走査電極群を構成する各走査電極には、1つの前記フィールド群の中の1つのフィールドでのみ前記強制初期化動作のための強制初期化波形を印加し、
前記特定セル初期化サブフィールドの書込み期間において、走査パルスと書込みパルスとが同時に放電セルに印加されている期間を、前記強制初期化動作を行った初期化期間から時間的に離れたサブフィールドほど長くする
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のプラズマディスプレイパネルの駆動方法。 - 前記書込み期間において、前記書込みパルスのパルス幅を前記走査パルスのパルス幅と同等以上に設定し、書込み放電を発生すべき放電セルに関しては、前記走査パルスを前記放電セルに印加している期間は前記書込みパルスも前記放電セルに印加し、
前記特定セル初期化サブフィールドの書込み期間において、前記特定セル初期化サブフィールドの初期化期間に前記選択初期化動作を行った放電セルには、前記特定セル初期化サブフィールドの初期化期間に前記強制初期化動作を行った放電セルよりも、パルス幅の広い走査パルスを印加する
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のプラズマディスプレイパネルの駆動方法。 - 前記書込み期間において、前記走査パルスのパルス幅を前記書込みパルスのパルス幅と同等以上に設定し、書込み放電を発生すべき放電セルに関しては、前記書込みパルスを前記放電セルに印加している期間は前記走査パルスも前記放電セルに印加し、
前記特定セル初期化サブフィールドの書込み期間において、前記特定セル初期化サブフィールドの初期化期間に前記選択初期化動作を行った放電セルには、前記特定セル初期化サブフィールドの初期化期間に前記強制初期化動作を行った放電セルよりも、パルス幅の広い書込みパルスを印加する
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のプラズマディスプレイパネルの駆動方法。 - 走査電極と維持電極とからなる表示電極対とデータ電極とを有する放電セルを複数備えたプラズマディスプレイパネルと、初期化期間と書込み期間と維持期間とを有するサブフィールドを1フィールド内に複数設けて前記プラズマディスプレイパネルに階調を表示する駆動回路とを有するプラズマディスプレイ装置であって、
前記駆動回路は、
前記初期化期間においては、前記放電セルに初期化放電を発生する強制初期化動作と、直前のサブフィールドにおいて書込み放電を発生した放電セルに選択的に初期化放電を発生する選択初期化動作とのいずれかの初期化動作を行い、
1フィールド内には、特定の放電セルで強制初期化動作を行い他の放電セルでは選択初期化動作を行う初期化期間を有する特定セル初期化サブフィールドと、全ての放電セルで選択初期化動作を行う初期化期間を有する選択初期化サブフィールドとを設け、
前記特定セル初期化サブフィールドの書込み期間において、前記特定セル初期化サブフィールドの初期化期間に前記選択初期化動作を行った放電セルでは、前記特定セル初期化サブフィールドの初期化期間に前記強制初期化動作を行った放電セルよりも、走査パルスと書込みパルスとが同時に放電セルに印加されている期間を長くする
ことを特徴とするプラズマディスプレイ装置。 - 前記駆動回路は、
時間的に連続した複数のフィールドで1つのフィールド群を構成するとともに、配置的に連続した複数の走査電極で1つの走査電極群を構成し、
前記走査電極群を構成する各走査電極には、1つの前記フィールド群の中の1つのフィールドでのみ前記強制初期化動作のための強制初期化波形を印加し、
前記特定セル初期化サブフィールドの書込み期間において、走査パルスと書込みパルスとが同時に放電セルに印加されている期間を、前記強制初期化動作を行った初期化期間から時間的に離れたサブフィールドほど長くする
ことを特徴とする請求項5に記載のプラズマディスプレイ装置。 - 前記駆動回路は、
前記書込み期間において、前記書込みパルスのパルス幅を前記走査パルスのパルス幅と同等以上にして発生し、書込み放電を発生すべき放電セルに関しては、前記走査パルスを前記放電セルに印加している期間は前記書込みパルスも放電セルに印加し、
前記特定セル初期化サブフィールドの書込み期間において、前記特定セル初期化サブフィールドの初期化期間に前記選択初期化動作を行った放電セルには、前記特定セル初期化サブフィールドの初期化期間に前記強制初期化動作を行った放電セルよりも、パルス幅の広い走査パルスを印加する
ことを特徴とする請求項5に記載のプラズマディスプレイ装置。 - 前記駆動回路は、
前記書込み期間において、前記走査パルスのパルス幅を前記書込みパルスのパルス幅と同等以上にして発生し、書込み放電を発生すべき放電セルに関しては、前記書込みパルスを前記放電セルに印加している期間は前記走査パルスも放電セルに印加し、
前記特定セル初期化サブフィールドの書込み期間において、前記特定セル初期化サブフィールドの初期化期間に前記選択初期化動作を行った放電セルには、前記特定セル初期化サブフィールドの初期化期間に前記強制初期化動作を行った放電セルよりも、パルス幅の広い書込みパルスを印加する
ことを特徴とする請求項5に記載のプラズマディスプレイ装置。
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