# LM2512A Mobile Pixel Link Serializer

## Features & Description

️· Function: 24-bit RGB to 18-bit Ditherer & Serializer for Mobile Pixel Link (MPL-1)
️· Supports: Up to 640x480 VGA resolution.
️· Optional: 24-to-18-bit dithering & Look Up Table (LUT) for color correction.
️· Interface: LVCMOS input, MPL serial output (3 or 4 active signals)
️· Benefits: Low power, small size, level translation.

## Pin Descriptions

️· RGB Input: R[7:0], G[7:0], B[7:0]
️· Control Signals: VS, HS, DE, PCLK
️· MPL Output: MD[2:0], MC
️· SPI Interface: SPI_CSX, SPI_SCL, SPI_SDA
️· Power/Ground: VDD, VDDIO, VSSA, VSS.

## Electrical Characteristics

️· Supply Voltage: 1.6V to 2.0V (core), 1.6V to 3.0V (I/O)
️· Total Supply Current: Varies based on configuration (see datasheet).
️· Operating Temperature: -30°C to 85°C

## Timing Parameters

️· PCLK Frequency: 7.5 MHz to 22.5 MHz (4X mode), 5 MHz to 15 MHz (6X mode)
️· SPI Interface: Specific timing requirements for clock and data lines.

## Functional Overview

️· Dithering: Reduces color depth from 24-bit to 18-bit using stochastic dithering.
️· LUT: Allows independent color correction through a 3 x 256 x 8-bit RAM.
️· SPI Control: Used for loading LUT data & configuring the serializer.
️· MPL Interface: Supports single-ended current-mode transmission.