Introduction
In the first part I mentioned that I used 2 DC-to-DC converters. In this article we’re going to see how these modules are connected, and a ULN2803A is used to connect the segments to 20V, while driving the segments from a 5V rail.
Connecting the DC-to-DC converters
The connection of the DC-to-DC converters is very simple:
This simple schematic shows how the modules are connected to the 5V rail.
One the modules are connected, the voltages needs to be set. This is done by turning a potentiometer. The XL6009E1 is set to +/- 20V while the HX-mini-360 is set to 1V.
Connecting the ULN28023
The ULN28023 is a Darlington array. Here you can find the datasheet.
The datasheet mention the following description:
The ULN2803Adeviceis a 50 V, 500 mA Darlington transistor array.The device consists of eight NPN Darlington pairs that feature high-voltage output swith common-cathode clamp-diodes for switching inductive loads.The collector-current rating of each Darlingtonpair is 500 mA. The Darlington pairs maybe connected in parallel for higher current capability. Applications include relay drivers,hammer drivers,lamp drivers,display drivers(LED and gas discharge),line drivers,and logic buffers.The ULN2803A device has a 2.7-kΩ series base resistor for each Darlington pair for operation directly with TTL or 5-V CMOS devices
So this IC is perfect to drive the VFD tube. Connecting the ULN2803 is simple:
In The next article the VFD tube is connected, and a 74LS48 is used to drive the the tube.
excuse me,how can i connect a ULN2803 to IV-3A’s pins?I’m a rookie and I dont fully understand the pic in part 2,I know that ULN2803’s output pins are connected to 10k resistors and 20v source(as the pic show),but where i should connect IV-3A’s pins?just parallel connect the pins to 10k resistors(I find another circuit diagram using this way,although it uses ULN2003)?wish you can help me and sry for my poor english.
Hello,
Did you look at the next article: https://zw-ix.nl/blog/2021/01/20/using-a-vfd-iv-3a-tube-to-build-a-simple-counter-part-three/
There you’ll find a table on how to connect the pins.
Let me know if this helps.
Ok,I find that I ignore it yesterday,thanks a lot.