# Alphanumeric LCD, 16 x 4, Black on Yellow / Green, 5V, Parallel, English, Japanese, Reflective

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**URL**: https://novapart.co/products/MC1604C-SYR/alphanumeric-lcd-16-x-4-black-on-yellow-green-5v
**SKU**: MC1604C-SYR
**Manufacturer**: EVERBOUQUET
**Category**: Optoelectronics & Displays || Displays || LCD Displays || Alphanumeric LCD Displays
**Price**: €6.9300
**Stock**: 10+

## Specifications

| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Font Set | English, Japanese |
| Module Size | 72mm x 48mm |
| Display Mode | Reflective |
| Logic Voltage | 5V |
| Character Size | 4.16mm |
| Interface Type | Parallel |
| Lcd Display Type | STN |
| Display Appearance | Black on Yellow / Green |
| Backlighting Colour | No Backlight |
| Display Construction | COB |
| Character Count X Line | 16 x 4 |
| Operating Temperature Max | 50°C |
| Operating Temperature Min | 0°C |

## Datasheet

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> **EVER GROUP  CATCHER EVERBOUQUET  INTERNATIONAL  CO.,  LTD. WE CATCH THE BEST TECH. FOREVER** - PART NO.: MC1604C SERIES FOR MESSRS.: _**CONTENTS NO. ITEM PAGE**_ 1. COVER 1 2. RECORD OF REVERSION 2 3. GENERAL SPECIFICATION 3 4. MECHANICAL DATA 4 5. ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS 5 6. ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS 6 7. OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS 7 8. OUTLINE DIMENSION 8 9. BLOCK DIAGRAM 9 10. POWER SUPPLY FOR LCM 9,10 92.09.18 — ACCEPTED BY: PROPOSED BY : re Midas Components Ltd 

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## **RECORD OF REVISION** 

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## _**3. General specifications**_ 

## _**3.1 General specifications**_ 

_PLEASE REFER TO:_ 

_“CUSTOMER ACCEPTANCE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS (MS-10-0069)”_ 

## _**3.2 This individual specification is prior to general specifications**_ 

_**3.3 N U M B E R I N G  S Y S T E M**_ 

**MC1604C** B W **-** S Y M L O U N (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) 

_(1).CHARACTER FONTS_ ： _PLEASE ERFER TO_ 

_“CUSTOMER ACCEPTANCE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS (MS-10-0069)” (2).LCM TEMPERATURE_ ： 

“nil” NORMAL TEMP ： 

“W” WIDE TEMP ： _(3).LCD TYPE_ ： “T” TN TYPE “S” STN TYPE ： ： “H” HTN TYPE “F” FSTN TYPE ： ： _(4).LCD COLOR_ ： “Y” ： YELLOW-GREEN “B” ： BLUE(STN/NEGATIVE)/BLACK(FSTN/NEGATIVE) “G” ： GRAY “W” ： WHITE(FSTN/POSITIVE) 

|“G”：GRAY<br>“W”：|WH|ITE|(FSTN/POSITIVE)|
|---|---|---|---|
|_(5).LCD POLARIZE TYPE_||||
|“nil”：TRANSFLECTIVE||||
|“M”：TRANSMISSIVE||||
|_(6).BACKLIGHT TYPE_：||||
|“L”：LED BACKLIGHT||||
|“E”：EL BACKLIGHT||||
|“R”：REFLECTIVE||||
|_(7).BACKLIGHT COLOR_：||||
|LED TYPE：||||
|“nil”：YELLOW-GREEN|“A”|：AMBER||
|“O”：ORANGE|“R”|：RED||
|EL TYPE：||||
|“nil”：WHITE|“B”|：BLUE-GREEN||
|_(8). VIEWING DIRECTION_：||||
|“nil”：6 O’CLOCK|“3”|：|3 O’CLOCK|
|“U”：12 O’CLOCK|“9”|：|9 O’CLOCK|
|_(9).BACKLIGHT TYPE_：||||
|“nil”：LED(+),LED(-)---NORMAL|“N”：LED(+),LED(-)---EXCHANGE|||



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## _**4. Mechanical data**_ 

(1) NUMBER OF CHARACTER ---------------------- 16 CH * 4 LINE (2) MODULE SIZE --------------------------------------- 72.0 W * 4 8 .0 H * “ **C** ” T (Max) mm (3) EFFECTIVE AREA ---------------------------------- 61.8 W * 25.2 H mm (4) CHARACTER PATTERN --------------------------- 5 * 7DOTS + CURSOR (5) CHARACTER SIZE---------------------------------- 2.96 W * 4.16 H mm (6) CHARACTER PITCH-------------------------------- 3.55 mm (7) DOT SIZE---------------------------------------------- 0.56 W * 0.56 H mm (8) DOT PITCH ------------------------------------------- 0.60 W * 0.60 H mm 

_NOTE_ ： _The dimension of ”C”_ ， _please refer to Outline dimension on PAGE 8/10_ 

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## _**5. Absolute maximum ratings**_ 

## _**5.1 Electrical absolute maximum ratings**_ 

|**_I_** **_T_** **_E_** **_M_**|**_SYMBOL_**|**_MIN._**|**_MAX._**|**_UNIT_**|**_COMMENT_**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|POWER SUPPLY FOR LOGIC|VDD-VSS|0|6.0|V|------|
|INPUT VOLTAGE|VI|VSS|VDD|V|------|
|STATIC ELECTRICITY|------|------|100|V|NOTE(1)|
|POWER SUPPLY FOR B . L|NOTE(2)|------|NOTE(2)|NOTE(2)|<br>NOTE(2)|



NOTE (1): ELECTRO-STATIC DISCHARGE RESISTANCE IS TESTED BY CHARGING A 200PF CAPACITOR AND DISCHARGING IT BY CONTACT WITH A INTERFACE CONNECTOR PIN. 

## NOTE (2): 

|NOTE (2):|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**_B.L TYPE_**|**_SYMBOL_**|**_MAX._**|**_UNIT_**|**_COMMENT_**|
|ARRAY LED|VLED|5.0|V<br>|YELLOW-GREEN,AMBER,ORANGE,RED|
|EL|VEL|150|Vrms|fEL: 1.0KHz 60SEC.MAX|
||fEL|2.0|KHz|AC115Vrms 60SEC.MAX|



## _**5.2 Environmental absolute maximum ratings**_ 

|_I T E M_|_CONDITION_|_OPERATION_|_OPERATION_|_STORAGE_|_STORAGE_|_COMMENT_|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**_MIN._**|**_MAX_**.|**_MIN._**|**_MAX_**.||
|AMBIENT<br>TEMPERATURE|NORMAL|0℃|50℃|-20℃|70℃|------|
||WIDE|-20℃|70℃||||
|HUMIDITY|------|NOTE (3)||NOTE (3)||NO<br>CONDENSATION|
|VIBRATION<br>NOTE (3)|------|------|0.5G|------|2G|10~300Hz  XYZ<br>DIRECTIONS<br>1 Hr EACH|
|SHOCK<br>NOTE (4)|------|------|3G|------|50G|10 msec  XYZ<br>DIRECTIONS<br>1 TIME EACH|
|CORROSIVE<br>GAS|------|NOT<br>ACCEPTABLE||NOT<br>ACCEPTABLE||-------|



NOTE (3): Ta ≦ 50 ℃ : 90% RH MAX. 

Ta 50 : ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY MUST BE LOWER THAN THE HUMIDITY ＞ ℃ OF 90% RH AT 50 ℃ . (80%RH AT 60 ℃ ) 

NOTE(4):1G=9.8m/S[2] 

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|**_6._** **_Electrical_** **_characteristics_**<br>**_I_** **_T_** **_E_** **_M_**<br>**_SYMBOL_**<br>VIH<br>INPUT VOLTAGE<br>VIL<br>VOH<br>OUTPUT VOLTAGE<br>VOL<br>POWER SUPPLY<br>CURRENT<br>IDD<br>RECOMMENDED<br>LCD DRIVING<br>VOLTAGE, NOTE(1)<br>VDD-VO<br>POWER SUPPLY<br>CURRENT FOR B.L<br>NOTE(3)|**_6._** **_Electrical_** **_characteristics_**<br>**_I_** **_T_** **_E_** **_M_**<br>**_SYMBOL_**<br>VIH<br>INPUT VOLTAGE<br>VIL<br>VOH<br>OUTPUT VOLTAGE<br>VOL<br>POWER SUPPLY<br>CURRENT<br>IDD<br>RECOMMENDED<br>LCD DRIVING<br>VOLTAGE, NOTE(1)<br>VDD-VO<br>POWER SUPPLY<br>CURRENT FOR B.L<br>NOTE(3)|**_6._** **_Electrical_** **_characteristics_**<br>**_I_** **_T_** **_E_** **_M_**<br>**_SYMBOL_**<br>VIH<br>INPUT VOLTAGE<br>VIL<br>VOH<br>OUTPUT VOLTAGE<br>VOL<br>POWER SUPPLY<br>CURRENT<br>IDD<br>RECOMMENDED<br>LCD DRIVING<br>VOLTAGE, NOTE(1)<br>VDD-VO<br>POWER SUPPLY<br>CURRENT FOR B.L<br>NOTE(3)|||_Ta_ _=_ _25_℃ _VDD_ _=_ _5.0_±_0.25_ _V_|_Ta_ _=_ _25_℃ _VDD_ _=_ _5.0_±_0.25_ _V_|_Ta_ _=_ _25_℃ _VDD_ _=_ _5.0_±_0.25_ _V_|_Ta_ _=_ _25_℃ _VDD_ _=_ _5.0_±_0.25_ _V_|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**_I_** **_T_** **_E_** **_M_**|**_SYMBOL_**|**_CONDITION_**||**_MIN._**|**_TYP._**|**_MAX._**|**_UNIT_**|
||INPUT VOLTAGE|VIH|----------------||2.2|------|------|V|
|||VIL|||------|------|0.6|V|
||OUTPUT VOLTAGE|VOH|-IOH=0.2 mA||2.4|------|------|V|
|||VOL|IOL= 1.2 m A||------|------|0.4|V|
||POWER SUPPLY<br>CURRENT|IDD|VDD=|5 .0V|------|2.0|3.0|mA|
||RECOMMENDED<br>LCD DRIVING<br>VOLTAGE, NOTE(1)|VDD-VO|STN/<br>FSTN<br>DUTY<br>=1/16<br>Φ=10°<br>NOTE(2)|Ta=-20<br>OC|------|4.8|------|V|
|||||Ta=  0<br>OC|------|4.7|------|V|
|||||Ta= 25<br>OC|------|4.5|------|V|
|||||Ta= 50<br>OC|------|4.3|------|V|
|||||Ta= 70<br>OC|------|4.2|------|V|
||||TN<br>DUTY<br>=1/16<br>Φ=25°<br>NOTE(2)|Ta=-20<br>OC|------|4.5|------|V|
|||||Ta=  0<br>OC|------|4.4|------|V|
|||||Ta= 25<br>OC|------|4.2|------|V|
|||||Ta= 50<br>OC|------|4.0|------|V|
|||||Ta= 70<br>OC|------|3.9|------|V|
||POWER SUPPLY<br>CURRENT FOR B.L|NOTE(3)|NOTE(3)||------|NOTE(3)|NOTE(3)|NOTE(3)|



NOTE (1): RECOMMENDED LCD DRIVING VOLTAGE MAY FLUCTUATE ABOUT 0.5V BY EACH MODULE. ± 

(2): θ = 0° ： VIEWING DIRECTION AT 6 O’CLOCK 

= 180° VIEWING DIRECTION AT 12 O’CLOCK θ ： 

(3): LED CURRENT OF DIFFERENT BACKLIGHT TYPE 

|**_SYMBOL _**|**_CONDITION _**|**_MIN._**|**_TYP._**|**_MAX._**|**_UNIT._**|**_LED  COLOR_**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|ILED|VLED=5.0V|-----|170|220|mA|YELLOW-GREEN、<br>AMBER、ORANGE、RED|
|IEL|VEL=115Vrms<br>fEL= 400Hz|<br>-----|2.0|-----|mArms|-----------------------|



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|**_7._** <br>  <br>  <br>  <br> <br>|**_Optical characteristics_**<br>**TN TYPE LCD**|**_Optical characteristics_**<br>**TN TYPE LCD**|**_Optical characteristics_**<br>**TN TYPE LCD**|**_Optical characteristics_**<br>**TN TYPE LCD**|**_Optical characteristics_**<br>**TN TYPE LCD**|**_Optical characteristics_**<br>**TN TYPE LCD**|**_Optical characteristics_**<br>**TN TYPE LCD**|**_Optical characteristics_**<br>**TN TYPE LCD**|**_Optical characteristics_**<br>**TN TYPE LCD**|**_Optical characteristics_**<br>**TN TYPE LCD**|**_Optical characteristics_**<br>**TN TYPE LCD**|**_Optical characteristics_**<br>**TN TYPE LCD**|**_Optical characteristics_**<br>**TN TYPE LCD**|**_Optical characteristics_**<br>**TN TYPE LCD**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**_I_** **_T_** **_E_** **_M_**||**_SYMBOL_**||**_CONDITION_**|||**_MIN._**|**_TYP._**|**_MAX._**|**_UNIT_**|||**_NOTE_**|
||VIEWING ANGLE||Φ2-Φ1||K = 1.4<br>NOTE(1)|||20|30|----|deg.|||NOTE(2)|
||CONTRAST  RATIO||<br>K||Φ= 25<br>O<br>NOTE(1)|||2.0|3.0|----|----|||NOTE(2)|
||RESPONSE TIME||tr (rise)||Φ= 25<br>O<br>NOTE(1)|||----|150|250|ms|||NOTE(2)|
||||tf (fall)||Φ= 25<br>O<br>NOTE(1)|||----|150|250|ms|||NOTE(2)|
||**STN TYPE LCD**||||||||||||||
||**_I_** **_T_** **_E_** **_M_**||**_SYMBOL_**||**_CONDITION_**|||**_MIN._**|**_TYP._**|**_MAX._**|**_UNIT_**|||**_NOTE_**|
||VIEWING ANGLE||Φ2-Φ1||K = 2.0<br>NOTE(1)|||30|40|----|deg.|||NOTE(2)|
||CONTRAST  RATIO||<br>K||Φ= 10<br>O<br>NOTE(1)|||3.0|4.0|----|----|||NOTE(2)|
||RESPONSE TIME||tr (rise)||Φ= 10<br>O<br>NOTE(1)|||----|200|350|ms|||NOTE(2)|
||||tf (fall)||Φ= 10<br>O<br>NOTE(1)|||----|300|400|ms|||NOTE(2)|
||**FSTN TYPE LCD**||||||||||||||
||**_I_** **_T_** **_E_** **_M_**||**_SYMBOL_**||**_CONDITION_**|||**_MIN._**|**_TYP._**|**_MAX._**|**_UNIT_**|||**_NOTE_**|
||VIEWING ANGLE||Φ2-Φ1||K = 2.0<br>NOTE(1)|||30|40|----|deg.|||NOTE(2)|
||CONTRAST  RATIO||<br>K||Φ= 10<br>O<br>NOTE(1)|||4.0|5.0|----|----|||NOTE(2)|
||RESPONSE TIME||tr (rise)||Φ= 10<br>O<br>NOTE(1)|||----|200|350|ms|||NOTE(2)|
||||tf (fall)||Φ= 10<br>O<br>NOTE(1)|||----|300|400|ms|||NOTE(2)|
||**Brightness for backlight**||||||||||||||
||**_SYMBOL_**|**_CONDITION_**||**_MIN._**|**_TYP._**|**_MAX._**||**_UNIT_**|**_B.L  TYPE_**|||**_NOTE_**|||
||B|Φ= 0<br>O<br>θ= 0<br>O||4.0|----|----||cd/m2|EL|||NOTE(2)<br>NOTE(3)|||
|||||5.0|----|----|||LED||||||
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|**_8._** **_Outline_** **_dimension_**<br>**_Interface_** **_pin_** **_connection_**<br>**_PIN_** **_NO._**<br>**_1_**<br>**_2_**<br>**_3_**<br>**_4_**<br>**_5_**<br>**_6_**<br>**_7_**<br>**_8_**<br>SYMBOL<br>VSS<br>VDD<br>V0<br>RS<br>R/<br>_____<br>W<br>E<br>DB0<br>DB1<br>**_PIN_** **_NO._**<br>**_9_**<br>**_10_**<br>**_11_**<br>**_12_**<br>**_13_**<br>**_14_**<br>**_15_**<br>**_16_**<br>SYMBOL<br>DB2<br>DB3<br>DB4<br>DB5<br>DB6<br>DB7<br>A/(VEL) K/(VEL)<br>**TYPE**<br>**A**<br>**C**<br>LED B.L<br>9.0<br>15.0<br>EL & NO B.L<br>4.9<br>10.0<br>NOTE :<br>1.UNIT : mm<br>2.SCALE : NTS<br>_0.04_<br>_0.56_<br>_0.04_<br>_0.56_<br>_2.96_<br>_3.55_<br>_4.67_<br>_5.35_<br>_56.21_<br>_20.81_<br>**C**<br>**A**|**_8._** **_Outline_** **_dimension_**<br>**_Interface_** **_pin_** **_connection_**<br>**_PIN_** **_NO._**<br>**_1_**<br>**_2_**<br>**_3_**<br>**_4_**<br>**_5_**<br>**_6_**<br>**_7_**<br>**_8_**<br>SYMBOL<br>VSS<br>VDD<br>V0<br>RS<br>R/<br>_____<br>W<br>E<br>DB0<br>DB1<br>**_PIN_** **_NO._**<br>**_9_**<br>**_10_**<br>**_11_**<br>**_12_**<br>**_13_**<br>**_14_**<br>**_15_**<br>**_16_**<br>SYMBOL<br>DB2<br>DB3<br>DB4<br>DB5<br>DB6<br>DB7<br>A/(VEL) K/(VEL)<br>**TYPE**<br>**A**<br>**C**<br>LED B.L<br>9.0<br>15.0<br>EL & NO B.L<br>4.9<br>10.0<br>NOTE :<br>1.UNIT : mm<br>2.SCALE : NTS<br>_0.04_<br>_0.56_<br>_0.04_<br>_0.56_<br>_2.96_<br>_3.55_<br>_4.67_<br>_5.35_<br>_56.21_<br>_20.81_<br>**C**<br>**A**|**_8._** **_Outline_** **_dimension_**<br>**_Interface_** **_pin_** **_connection_**<br>**_PIN_** **_NO._**<br>**_1_**<br>**_2_**<br>**_3_**<br>**_4_**<br>**_5_**<br>**_6_**<br>**_7_**<br>**_8_**<br>SYMBOL<br>VSS<br>VDD<br>V0<br>RS<br>R/<br>_____<br>W<br>E<br>DB0<br>DB1<br>**_PIN_** **_NO._**<br>**_9_**<br>**_10_**<br>**_11_**<br>**_12_**<br>**_13_**<br>**_14_**<br>**_15_**<br>**_16_**<br>SYMBOL<br>DB2<br>DB3<br>DB4<br>DB5<br>DB6<br>DB7<br>A/(VEL) K/(VEL)<br>**TYPE**<br>**A**<br>**C**<br>LED B.L<br>9.0<br>15.0<br>EL & NO B.L<br>4.9<br>10.0<br>NOTE :<br>1.UNIT : mm<br>2.SCALE : NTS<br>_0.04_<br>_0.56_<br>_0.04_<br>_0.56_<br>_2.96_<br>_3.55_<br>_4.67_<br>_5.35_<br>_56.21_<br>_20.81_<br>**C**<br>**A**|
|---|---|---|
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## _**9. Block diagram**_ 

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E<br>RS 16 16*4 LCD<br>R/W<br>DB0<br>U1<br> DB7 40 120<br>VO<br>U2,U3,U4<br>VDD 4<br>DRIVER<br>VSS<br>A/(VEL)<br>LED/(EL) BACKLIGHT<br>K/(VEL)<br>Display data address charts<br>Character  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20<br>LINE 1  00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F 10 11 12 13<br>LINE 2  40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 53<br>LINE 3  14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27<br>LINE 4  54 55 56 57 58 59 5A 5B 5C 5D 5E 5F 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67<br>∼<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## _**10. Power supply for LCM**_ 

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VDD<br>R<br>+5.0V<br>LCM  Vo VR<br>(VDD)<br>VSS<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


RECOMMENDED RESISTOR R: VDD-VO 1.5V ≧ VDD–VO: LCD DRIVING VOLTAGE VR: 10K ~20K Ω Ω 

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## _**10.1 Power supply for backlight**_ 

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VEL<br>VEL=115Vrms<br>EL B.L<br>~<br>fEL=400Hz<br>VEL<br>ILED RL<br>A(+)<br>LED B.L<br>VLED VED<br>K(-)<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


|**_ITEM_**|**_LED TYPE_**|**_CONDITION_**|
|---|---|---|
|Limit resister<br>of LED (RL)|ARRAY LED|RL≧((VED- 5.0V) / ILED)，ILED≦220mA|



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