A drive control method, assembly, and a display device. The method is applied to a timer controller. The method comprises: generating a point-to-point configuration instruction that comprises n configuration data where n≥2; sending the point-to-point configuration instruction to a first source driver chip through a first signal line, the first source driver chip being any one of a plurality of source driver chips; and receiving a configuration response instruction sent by the first source driver chip according to the point-to-point configuration instruction through the first signal line, the configuration response instruction comprising configuration response data for each of the n configuration data.