Abstract:
A method for driving a plasma display panel having first electrodes, second electrodes, and panel capacitors formed between the first and second electrodes. In a reset period: a first voltage corresponding to a voltage applied to the first electrode which is not selected in an address period is applied; a waveform which rises to a second voltage from the first voltage is applied to the first electrode; and the voltage at the first electrode is reduced to a third voltage.
Abstract:
A method for driving a panel includes classifying cells on the panel into a plurality of cell groups and performing an addressing and a sustain discharge on cells included in each of the cell groups using address electrodes, scan electrodes, and common electrodes on the panel; dividing a frame period into a plurality of subfields, allocating different gray scales to the plurality of subfields, respectively, and selectively driving the subfields to represent gradation of visible brightness of the cells on the panel; and sequentially performing an address period and a sustain period on the cell groups in at least one subfield. After the address period is performed on cells included in a cell group, the sustain period is performed on the cells included in the cell group. After the sustain period is completed on one cell group, the address period is performed on another cell group. While the sustain period is performed on one cell group, the sustain period may be selectively performed on other cell groups on which the address period has been performed. Bias voltages applied to the common electrodes while the address period is sequentially performed on the cell groups are different among the cell groups.
Abstract:
A plasma display device including a plasma display panel having a plurality of discharge cells and expressing gray scales in the plurality of discharge cells using a sum of weight values of subfields that are selected to be turned on from among a plurality of subfields. The plasma display device includes a controller for selecting subfields of which the discharge cells are to be turned on from among the plurality of subfields according to input gray scales, wherein when arranging subfields to express gray scales from a gray scale of 1 to a given gray scale, the controller controls an arrangement of subfields such that no discharge cell remains turned off for more than two consecutive subfields and is then turned on in another subfield of the same field.
Abstract:
A method for driving a plasma display panel. The plasma display panel includes a plurality of Y electrodes, a plurality of X electrodes, and a plurality of address electrodes. The Y electrodes are divided into a plurality of groups according to an order for scanning the Y electrodes and scan voltages are established to be varied for different groups when the scan voltages are sequentially applied to the Y electrodes. A period for gradually reducing a voltage at the Y electrodes and a bias voltage at the X electrodes is further included when the scan voltages are applied to the first Y electrode of each group of Y electrodes.
Abstract:
A method for driving a plasma display panel having first electrodes, second electrodes, and panel capacitors formed between the first and second electrodes. In a reset period: a first voltage corresponding to a voltage applied to the first electrode which is not selected in an address period is applied; a waveform which rises to a second voltage from the first voltage is applied to the first electrode; and the voltage at the first electrode is reduced to a third voltage.
Abstract:
In a panel driving method, first and second type sub-fields comprise at least two sub-fields in a unit frame. At least one of the first type sub-fields sequentially includes an addressing period for a first display electrode line group, a display-sustain period for the first display electrode line group, an addressing period for a second display electrode line group, and a display-sustain period for the first and second display electrode line groups. At least one of the second type sub-fields sequentially includes an addressing period for the second display electrode line group, a display-sustain period for the second display electrode line group, an addressing period for the first display electrode line group, and a display-sustain period for the first and second display electrode line groups. Moreover, the display-sustain periods of at least two of sub-fields in the unit frame are equal to each other.
Abstract:
A panel driving method for driving a display panel having a progressive scanning electrode structure includes determining an image output mode, driving the display panel by progressive scanning in a first mode, and driving the display panel by interlaced scanning in a second mode. In a display panel having a progressive scanning electrode structure, progressive scanning is used to embody high definition, or interlaced scanning is used to embody high luminance, according to a desired image output mode. A panel driving apparatus comprises a scanning pulse generator applying the same address pulse to pairs of scan electrodes, a first sustain pulse generator for applying main sustain pulses to a first group of scan electrodes, and a second sustain pulse generator for applying subsidiary sustain pulses to a second group of scan electrodes.
Abstract:
A plasma display panel having a plurality of first electrodes and a driver for applying scan signals to the first electrodes in order, the driver having a plurality of selection circuit groups, each selection circuit group having a plurality of selection circuits. Driving signals are applied to the first electrodes through the output ends of selection circuits in one selection circuit group, the output ends being connected in parallel.
Abstract:
A method for driving a display panel including a first electrode, a second electrode and an address electrode crossed with the first and second electrodes to form a discharge cell. The method comprises, during a sustain period, alternately applying a voltage pulse to the first and second electrodes, and floating the first or the second electrode and maintaining it at a first voltage level while the voltage pulse is applied to the other electrode.
Abstract:
A panel driving method in which a single TV field includes at least one reset period and at least one subfield and each of the at least one subfields includes an address period and a sustain period, includes supplying a variable reset pulse according to the length of a pause period in a previous or present TV field. A variable reset period is supplied according to the length of a pause period in a single TV field, so that a reset operation for preparing the address period is stably performed.