lcd display brightness control brands

For the video display developer LCD panels are available in many sizes and resolutions, they are also available with many choices of maximum brightness. The following considers the topic of LCD panel brightness, the choices, the methods for adjusting brightness and some brightness adjustment scenarios.

LCD panels are generally rated as to their maximum brightness level which is expressed in Nits, it is equal to Candela/sqm (cd/m2), and this will be at a particular color temperature as noted in the specification, usually 10,000 K. In terms of a practical understanding, the following is a rough guide:

Outdoor displays range from a low end of 700 nits to typically 1,000 or 1,500nits and up with 2,000~2,500nits and even up to 5,000nits seen with some models. This may include standard LCD panels, custom LCD panels as well as custom cut LCD panels.

Virtually all LCD panels have a LED backlight these days, these are powered by an LED driver board. Brightness control via the driver board will be by one of two methods:

PWM (Pulse Width Modulation): This varies the duty cycle of the backlight “on time” – it is predominant in modern LCD panel LED backlight designs to enable support for digital brightness controls.

Analog: Uses a simple variable voltage to adjust brightness, for example this might be a dial or slider type potentiometer / variable resistor. To see how to enable analog backlight adjustment visit: https://www.digitalview.com/blog/brightness-adjustment/

One of the advantages of LED for the backlight is the range of adjustment that is possible, however it is important to note that the range varies significantly from model to model. Some industrial panels can be turned to very low light levels making them suitable for use in special environments such as at night. Lower cost panels limit the range of brightness to what might be required for typical usage, whereas panels with full range dimming from full off to full on require more complex backlight drivers.

Backlight lifetime: Many LCD panels have a backlight lifetime rating of 50,000 hours (typically measured to half brightness), this can be extended by running the LED backlight at a lower brightness level. Some panels may only offer 30,000 hours as a lower cost solution while other panels may offer up to 100,000 hours for high end applications.

An LCD panel backlight may be constructed so the LED’s are mounted directly behind a light guide diffuser, or they may be mounted along one or more edges of the light guide.

Active backlight: This is a function of some LCD panel backlights to automatically adjust the backlight brightness in response to the image. For more advanced systems there is an LED array making up the LED backlight, this adjusts the brightness in areas localized to the image being shown. This can greatly enhance the brightness across the display and is being used primarily with video, for example on consumer TV sets. It is not useful to all image types, for example a spreadsheet or content like maps or data is not likely to benefit.

Local dimming: Some LCD panels with direct LED may support local dimming so the LED’s are dimmed in response to the image close to them. This will not be at the same resolution as the LCD panel itself but will help greater contrast over the display by enhancing the brightness in bright areas of the image and darkening the image in dark parts of the image.

For the LCD monitor manufacturer it is important to consider that any covering over the LCD panel will reduce the brightness. For example the protective glass over a digital signage display, or a touch screen, or a semi-silvered mirror. So if a specific brightness is required the measurement should be taken with these in place.

There are various relatively low cost brightness meters available, typically in the couple of hundred dollars range. It is difficult to comment on the accuracy of these but we have found them to be within 5% of each other, though more importantly they do appear to be quite consistent in measurement so good for measurement comparisons. For more accurate measurement there are light meters from companies such as Minolta that can be calibrated, the cost may run into several thousand dollars.

Examples of light meters costing a few hundred dollars include SpyderX by Datacolor (needs a PC), a handheld meter is the SM208 by Sanpometer (search SM208 meter). Note: Many light meters, including smartphone apps, will be meters used for photography and not give readings in nits (or candelas). LCD panel specifications are typically measured using nits.

PWM and Analog: Most Digital View LCD controllers support PWM and Analog as a method for adjusting the backlight brightness level (this is noted in the column headed “Other” on the controller board summary table: https://www.digitalview.com/controllers/lcd-controllers-home.html. Also see https://www.digitalview.com/blog/brightness-adjustment/ for a guide to using a dial or slider type variable resistor to adjust the backlight.

DPMS (Display Power Management System): The backlight will be automatically turned off after a period if there is no valid video signal being received.

Ambient light sensor: The backlight is adjusted for brightness or powered off depending on ambient light conditions. This uses a light sensor attached to the LCD controller board, see https://www.digitalview.com/blog/light-sensor-app-note/ for more details.

The specifics of the backlight control are documented separately for each LCD controller model (product summary here) in the product manual available for download on the product page.

Note: There are two ways to adjust the perceived brightness of a LCD panel or LCD monitor, the backlight and the black-level. Very often, particularly in the past, the monitor brightness setting adjusted the black-level, this adjusts the LCD but not the backlight.

Color, color temperature etc: In addition to adjusting the brightness other settings may be adjusted as well. For example the color temperature or for example a switch to green monochrome for night vision.

Night-safe lighting (update) : Dual-rail backlights can also be supported. These special backlight enable normal brightness and extreme low level brightness with custom night-safe lighting. Contact us for details.

Note: We have a blog on methods for implementing an ambient light sensor with Digital View LCD controller boards to automatically adjust the backlight or system power, see: Ambient Light Sensor

Update March 2019: Most of the above remains unchanged except for the increased availability of high bright LCD panels of around the 1,000 nit to 2,500 nit range. AUO for example has a number of large size LCD panels with 1,500 nit brightness for the digital signage market. Tianma has panels under 20″ with 1,000 nit to 1,500 nit brightness for various outdoor applications.

The other change is that high bright panels are now increasing edge-lit, this makes the panels thinner and these panels tend to use less power than the previous models. One of the benefits for monitor designers is easier heat management and reduced overall display system costs.

The "Pulse Width Modulation" (PWM) technology overcomes this problem, expanding the dimming range. We pulse the backlight at the full rated lamp current and modulate intensity by varying the time the lamp operates at the full rated current. PWM dimming can significantly extend the dimming range capabilities. PWM control of multiple lamps eliminates the typical problem of one lamp extinguishing before others at low intensities. Lamp layout and parasitic are no longer the limitations for display dimming capabilities.

With the user-friendly VR knob, it is possible to reach a truly dim-to-black state which allows for night vision operation. Combining the high-quality TFT LCD panel with a smoothly dimmable backlight offers crisp and excellent contrast images that fulfill most of the requirements of marine applications.

Swap out the transflective polarizer with a transmissive polarizer. This increases the brightness without increasing the amount of power necessary or decreasing the half-life of the LEDs. The one downside is the display will be a bit more difficult to read when the back light is off, but it is still readable.

Every monochrome display with a LED back light contains a current limiting resistor. The lower the resistor value, the higher the current draw. Hence the brighter the back light. The down side is the back light draws more power (not always good for battery powered products) and it reduces the half-life of the LED back light.

10.4 inch sunlight readable LCD kits, 1000 nits high bright, resolution 800×600(1024×768 for optional), led backlit driving board, A/D board, which can be directly viewed under the sunshine. The brightness can be adjusted by light sensor or manual brightness control by PWN signals. Which back lights used our own super bright LED backlight, therefore achieving superior optical kit features, excellent heat dissipation and high reliability.

Due to its high brightness and temperature adaptability, stable, clear and vivid kit can be seen under strong sunlight and extreme temperatures. It can be equipped widely in apparatus and instrument, and other special types of work for outside operation.

A/D board inputs (AV,VGA,DVI,HDMI),  touch screen, media player, auto brightness control, light sensor, rs232 brightness control, over heater protection, waterproof ip65 enclosure, industry monitor metal housing. Chassis mount sunlight readable LCD display (Plastic/Metal housing), open frame and panel mount sunlight readable lcd display for optional.

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Brightness level in LCD panels is controlled by pulse-width modulation (PWM). PWM is a simple turning the switch between supply and load on and off at a fast rate. The longer the switch is on compared to the off periods, the higher the power supplied to the load is. The PWM switching frequency has to be much faster than what would affect the load, which is to say the device that uses the power. Typically, switching frequency is set to about 200 Hz in most LCD backlight control units.

The term duty cycle describes the proportion of time when switch is on to the regular period of time. A low duty cycle corresponds to low power (low brightness in our case), because the power is off for most of the time. Duty cycle is expressed in percent, 100% being fully on (max. backlight brightness).

PWM waveform is generated by PIC12 microcontroller (U3) on our PCB. The duty cycles of PWM depends on voltage measured on its pin 7 (AN0) that is used as an input to internal analog to digital converter (ADC). We supply our LCD bundle with ambient light sensor connected to this pin. PIC12 measures voltage 10 times every second, and smoothly changes PWM duty cycle. Full cycle of brightness change takes 2 seconds to avoid screen flickers. Here is short video that shows how this works.

Now you can turn knob to control brightness of screen. Please, be aware that it has the same delay of 2 seconds to change brightness to new level. And finally, short video of manual brightness control in action.

Also, you can increase default brightness level by adding resistor in parallel with light sensor. The lower value of resistor will provide higher default brightness level.

LCDs have been on the market for nearly 10 years, and they have completely replaced the most traditional CRT displays and become the absolute mainstream in the market. The structure of the LCD screen module is to place liquid crystals between two parallel pieces of glass. There are many small vertical and horizontal wires between the two pieces of glass. The rod-shaped crystal molecules can be controlled to change the direction and refract the light through whether or not electricity is applied. Produce a picture. It has longer service life than CRT, lower energy consumption, and lower cost. So what will determine the brightness of the LCD display?

As we all know, LCD liquid crystal displays present images through a special backlight source, and the performance of the backlight source also has an important influence on the brightness of the display screen, so the brightness of the LCD display depends only on the backlight source.

After the backlight emits light, the light is controlled by the voltage of the front LCD display panel, and the liquid crystal molecules allow the light to pass through or mask to display the brightness of the image. This process is controlled by an IC chip, which is similar in principle to a shutter in a camera and can control the luminous flux. Camera products are usually equipped with a shutter on the back of the lens. When shooting, the shutter is opened to allow the object to be imaged in the film or photosensitive element to form a photo. In addition, the liquid crystal panel emits light with balanced brightness from a backlight, which is blocked/controlled by the light of the liquid crystal panel and is imaged by the light and shadow of the light.

When viewing images on an LCD monitor or LCD TV, you will find that the light passing through the LCD liquid crystal display not only appears in bright and dark forms but also has various colors from bright to dark. In addition, when we continuously watch an animation, the standard is that we need 60 pictures per second, that is, the light and dark state is switched 60 times per second. To display the pictures accurately, there must be enough pixels. The structure of the liquid crystal panel should also be fine enough. From this perspective, high-end LCD panels and low-end products will be different in this respect, which is also one of the reasons for the cost difference.

But since the LCD panel can only control light and shadow, this mechanism is only effective for black and white pictures. If you want to display a color picture, you also need to place a color filter in front of the liquid crystal molecule layer to add color to the bright light and dark light. Therefore, in addition to the brightness of the backlight itself, the control of the liquid crystal molecules by the IC chip (operating on/off), the quality of the liquid crystal panel itself and the aperture ratio, and the light transmittance will all have a certain impact on the brightness of the liquid crystal display.

The LCD liquid crystal display has very little radiation to the human body, and the screen is soft and does not hurt the eyes. It can protect our eyesight. The body is thin and saves space. Compared with the more bulky CRT display, the LCD display only needs three points of the former. One of the spaces is also energy-saving and does not generate high temperature, which is a low-power-consumption product. If there is dust on the LCD display panel, you need to operate under the advice of professional maintenance personnel. Don"t just find a rag or rough thing to wipe it. Improper operation can easily damage the display and cause damage to the LCD display panel.

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Supports multiple protocols to adjust brightness: DDC for external displays (brightness, contrast, volume), native Apple protocol for Apple and built-in displays, Gamma table control for software adjustment (recommended for OLED), shade control for AirPlay, Sidecar and Display Link devices.

Synchronize brightness from built-in and Apple screens - replicate Ambient light sensor and touch bar induced changes to a non-Apple external display!

Add the app to Accessibility under System Preferences » Security & Privacy » Privacy as prompted (this is required only if you wish to use the native Apple keyboard brightness and media keys - if this is not the case, you can safely skip this step).

Use your keyboard or the sliders in the app menu (a brightness symbol in the macOS menubar as shown on the screenshot above) to control your displays.

Most modern LCD displays from all major manufacturers supported implemented DDC/CI protocol via DisplayPort, HDMI, USB-C or VGA to allow for hardware backlight control.

LCD and LED Televisions usually do not implement DDC, these are supported using software alternatives to dim the image (some higher-end sets are able to translate this into hardware backlight dimming).

OLED or mini/micro-LED displays and televisions are fully supported using gamma table manipulation (this is a no-compromise solution for this class of displays).

The HDMI port of the 2018 Intel Mac mini and 2020 M1 Mac mini prohibit DDC communication. Software control is still available. We recommend connecting the display via the USB-C port (USB-C to HDMI dongles usually work).

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Samsung Electronics announced today that it has developed a 2.1” LCD panel for high-end mobile devices that will provide qVGA resolution and comes equipped with sensors designed to adjust brightness to optimize ambient lighting. Screen brightness is automatically adjusted to enhance readability under any lighting condition.

Designed for use in high-end mobile phones, PDAs and portable media players, the new panel also has a temperature compensation sensor embedded in its LCD driver IC that maintains a steady operational mode regardless of any temperature change in the surrounding environment.

To enable extremely slim mobile designs, the new LCD mobile display makes use of a proprietary technology called Adaptive Brightness Control (ABC) that is designed with an ultra-slim black matrix embedded within the display’s structure that measures no more than a single millimeter. The ABC is part of a unique, cost-saving architecture that consists of tiny, highly responsive circuit sensors built into the display panel, which eliminates the need for photo-sensors and complex signal processing circuits.

Those PWM signals then automatically signal the LED controller in the LCD backlight unit to adjust the screen brightness to provide optimal readability as outside lighting conditions change.

Intel Display Power Saving Technology (DSPT) is a power-saving feature in Intel’s latest version of mobile graphics chips. These graphics chips reducing power consumption on the computer by altering the brightness and contrast of the display.

Intel DPST controls the LCD backlight, by reducing the backlight as needed they can save power. This can be important on mobile computers running off the battery. The aim is to automatically reduce the backlight brightness while maintaining good visuals on-screen. It analyzes the image to be shown, and it uses equations to change the chroma value and reduce the brightness of the backlight simultaneously. This means you should not see any distortion to the image on-screen. Intel says that 70% of the power that the backlight uses when watching media is saved.

Starting firmware version 3.9.0, for the Original Prusa MK3S manufactured after June 2019, it is possible to adjust the brightness of the screen directly from the LCD menu and also have the option of dynamic lighting, triggered by navigating the LCD menu.

Printers received before June 2019 including the MK3 model may not have the compatible components for this feature. EinsyRambo rev. 1.1a, and an LCD panel supplied after June 2019 is required. These can be purchased in our eshop (note that you have to be logged in).

One problem with using a typical LCD display is that you give up a lot of GPIO pins to talk to the LCD. Four pins are used to send data, two pins are used for write and clock signals, and another pin or three are used for the backlight for a total of ~6-9 total pins!