Connection diagnostic device and connection diagnostic method for a display
OwnerHerve Wicky, David Tihayinventors
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Abstract
An electronic device comprising a liquid crystal display and a control board, the electrical tracks of the board and of the display being connected by a connector, the control board including a microcontroller able to apply an electrical voltage to at least one connection terminal in order to display given information on the display, characterised by the fact that the control board includes a diagnostic device which is designed to generate a voltage pulse at connection terminals and to measure the resulting electrical voltage in order to determine the state of the connection between the display and the board as a function of the value of the measured electrical voltage.
Claims10
An electronic device comprising a liquid crystal display, a flexible connector, and a control board for operating the display, wherein electrical tracks of the board are electrically connected to electrical tracks of the display by the flexible connector in contact with a first series (S1) of connection terminals (30) carried by the board (16) and a second series of connection terminals carried by the display, the control board including an electronic control unit able to apply an electrical voltage to at least one connection terminal of the first series in order to display given information on the display, wherein
- the control board includes a diagnostic device configured to generate a voltage pulse at the first series, and to measure the resulting electrical voltage in order to determine a state of connection between the display and the board based on a value of the measured electrical voltage.
A diagnostic method for an electronic device configured to determine a state of connection between a first series of connection terminals carried by the board and a second series of connection terminals carried by the display, said method comprising:
- generating a voltage pulse at at least one connection terminal of the first series corresponding to a common signal,
- measuring, in response to the voltage pulse, an electrical voltage at one or more associated connection terminals of the first series corresponding to a segment signal,
- comparing the electrical voltage with a threshold value, emitting a diagnostic signal indicative of the state of the connection.
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