NT35510 
One-chip Driver IC with internal GRAM 
for 16.7M colors 480RGB x 864 a-Si TFT LCD 
with CPU / RGB / MIPI / MDDI Interface 
or without internal CGRAM 
for 16.7M colors 480RGB x 1024 a-Si TFT LCD 
with RGB Interface 
 
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REVISION HISTORY................................................................................................................................................8 
1 DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................................................................11 
1.1 PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT .............................................................................................................................11 
1.2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................................................11 
2 FEATURES .........................................................................................................................................................12 
3 BLOCK DIAGRAM..............................................................................................................................................14 
4 PIN DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................................................................15 
4.1 POWER SUPPLY PINS..........................................................................................................................................15 
4.2 80-SYSTEM INTERFACE PINS...............................................................................................................................16 
4.3 SPI /I2C INTERFACE PINS ...................................................................................................................................16 
4.4 RGB INTERFACE PINS ........................................................................................................................................17 
4.5 MIPI/MDDI INTERFACE PINS...............................................................................................................................18 
4.6 INTERFACE LOGIC PINS.......................................................................................................................................19 
4.7 DRIVER OUTPUT PINS .........................................................................................................................................21 
4.8 DC/DC CONVERTER PINS ...................................................................................................................................22 
4.9 LABC AND CABC CONTROL PINS ...............................................................................................................24 
4.10 TEST PINS .....................................................................................................................................................25 
5 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................26 
5.1 MPU INTERFACE.................................................................................................................................................26 
5.1.1 Interface Type Selection .......................................................................................................................................26 
5.1.2 80-series MPU Interface........................................................................................................................................27 
5.1.3 Serial Interface.......................................................................................................................................................45 
5.2 I2C INTERFACE...................................................................................................................................................59 
5.2.1 Slave Address of I2C.............................................................................................................................................60 
5.2.2 Register Write Sequence of I2C Interface ...........................................................................................................60 
5.2.3 RAM Data Write Sequence of I2C Interface.........................................................................................................60 
5.2.4 Register Read Sequence of I2C Interface ...........................................................................................................64 
5.2.5 RAM Data Read Sequence of I2C Interface.........................................................................................................64 
5.3 MIPI INTERFACE .................................................................................................................................................68 
5.3.1 Display Module Pin Configuration for DSI ..........................................................................................................69 
5.3.2 Display Serial Interface (DSI) ...............................................................................................................................70 
5.3.3 Memory Write/Read Format................................................................................................................................156 
5.3.4 System Power-Up and Initialization...................................................................................................................163 
5.4 MDDI INTERFACE .............................................................................................................................................164 
5.4.1 MDDI Link Protocol by The NT35510.................................................................................................................165 
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5.4.2 MDDI Link Packet Descriptions by the NT35510 ..............................................................................................166 
5.4.3 Writing Video Data to Memory Sequence..........................................................................................................176 
5.4.4 Writing Register Sequence.................................................................................................................................176 
5.4.5 Reading Video Data from Memory Sequence ...................................................................................................177 
5.4.6 Reading Register Sequence...............................................................................................................................177 
5.4.7 Hibernation Setting .............................................................................................................................................178 
5.4.8 MDDI Deep Standby Mode Setting.....................................................................................................................179 
5.5 INTERFACE PAUSE ............................................................................................................................................181 
5.6 DATA TRANSFER BREAK AND RECOVERY ..........................................................................................................182 
5.7 DISPLAY MODULE DATA TRANSFER MODES.......................................................................................................184 
5.8 RGB INTERFACE...............................................................................................................................................185 
5.8.1 General Description ............................................................................................................................................185 
5.8.2 RGB Interface Timing Chart ...............................................................................................................................186 
5.8.3 RGB Interface Mode Set .....................................................................................................................................187 
5.8.4 RGB Interface Bus Width Set .............................................................................................................................191 
5.9 FRAME MEMORY...............................................................................................................................................195 
5.9.1 Configuration.......................................................................................................................................................195 
5.9.2 Address Counter .................................................................................................................................................196 
5.9.3 Interface to Memory Write Direction..................................................................................................................197 
5.9.4 Frame Memory to Display Address Mapping....................................................................................................198 
5.10 TEARING EFFECT INFORMATION.......................................................................................................................199 
5.10.1 Tearing Effect Output Line ...............................................................................................................................199 
5.10.2 Tearing Effect Bus Trigger................................................................................................................................204 
5.11 CHECKSUM.....................................................................................................................................................216 
5.12 POWER ON/OFF SEQUENCE ............................................................................................................................218 
5.12.1 Case 1 – RESX line is held High or Unstable by Host at Power On..............................................................219 
5.12.2 Case 2 – RESX line is held Low by host at Power On....................................................................................220 
5.12.3 Uncontrolled Power Off ....................................................................................................................................220 
5.13 POWER LEVEL MODES ....................................................................................................................................221 
5.13.1 Definition............................................................................................................................................................221 
5.13.2 Power Level Mode Flow Chart..........................................................................................................................222 
5.14 RESET FUNCTION ............................................................................................................................................224 
5.14.1 Register Default Value ......................................................................................................................................224 
5.14.2 Output or Bi-directional (I/O) Pins ...................................................................................................................226 
5.14.3 Input Pins...........................................................................................................................................................226 
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5.15 SLEEP OUT-COMMAND AND SELF-DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTIONS OF THE DISPLAY MODULE ......................................227 
5.15.1 Register loading Detection...............................................................................................................................227 
5.15.2 Functionality Detection.....................................................................................................................................228 
5.15.3 Chip Attachment Detection ..............................................................................................................................229 
5.16 DISPLAY PANEL COLOR CHARACTERISTICS .....................................................................................................230 
5.17 GAMMA FUNCTION ..........................................................................................................................................231 
5.18 BASIC DISPLAY MODE.....................................................................................................................................232 
5.19 INSTRUCTION SETTING SEQUENCE...................................................................................................................233 
5.19.1 Sleep In/Out Sequence .....................................................................................................................................233 
5.19.2 Deep Standby Mode Enter/Exit Sequence.......................................................................................................234 
5.20 INSTRUCTION SETUP FLOW .............................................................................................................................235 
5.20.1 Initializing with the Built-in Power Supply Circuits........................................................................................235 
5.20.2 Power OFF Sequence .......................................................................................................................................236 
5.21 MTP WRITE SEQUENCE ..................................................................................................................................237 
5.22 DYNAMIC BACKLIGHT CONTROL FUNCTION......................................................................................................238 
5.22.1 PWM Control Architecture................................................................................................................................240 
5.22.2 Dimming Function for LABC and Manual Brightness Control ......................................................................245 
5.22.3 Dimming Function for CABC and Force PWM Function................................................................................248 
5.22.4 PWM Signal Setting for CABC and LABC .......................................................................................................249 
5.22.5 Content Adaptive Brightness Control (CABC)................................................................................................251 
5.22.6 Ambient Light Sensor and Automatic Brightness Control (LABC)...............................................................252 
5.23 COLUMN, 1-DOT, 2-DOT, 3-DOT AND 4-DOT INVERSION (VCOM DC DRIVE).....................................................259 
6 COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS ...........................................................................................................................260 
6.1 USER COMMAND SET........................................................................................................................................260 
NOP (0000h)..................................................................................................................................................................264 
SWRESET: Software Reset (0100h) ............................................................................................................................265 
RDDID: Read Display ID (0400h~0402h).....................................................................................................................266 
RDNUMED: Read Number of Errors on DSI (0500h)..................................................................................................267 
RDDPM: Read Display Power Mode (0A00h) .............................................................................................................268 
RDDMADCTL: Read Display MADCTL (0B00h)..........................................................................................................269 
RDDCOLMOD: Read Display Pixel Format (0C00h) ..................................................................................................270 
RDDIM: Read Display Image Mode (0D00h) ...............................................................................................................271 
RDDSM: Read Display Signal Mode (0E00h) .............................................................................................................272 
RDDSDR: Read Display Self-Diagnostic Result (0F00h)...........................................................................................273 
SLPIN: Sleep In (1000h) ...............................................................................................................................................274 
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SLPOUT: Sleep Out (1100h).........................................................................................................................................276 
PTLON: Partial Display Mode On (1200h) ..................................................................................................................278 
NORON: Normal Display Mode On (1300h)................................................................................................................279 
INVOFF: Display Inversion Off (2000h).......................................................................................................................280 
INVON: Display Inversion On (2100h).........................................................................................................................281 
ALLPOFF: All Pixel Off (2200h) ...................................................................................................................................282 
ALLPON: All Pixel On (2300h) .....................................................................................................................................284 
GAMSET: Gamma Set (2600h).....................................................................................................................................286 
DISPOFF: Display Off (2800h) .....................................................................................................................................287 
DISPON: Display On (2900h) .......................................................................................................................................288 
CASET: Column Address Set (2A00h~2A03h) ...........................................................................................................289 
RASET: Row Address Set (2B00h~2B03h).................................................................................................................291 
RAMWR: Memory Write (2C00h) .................................................................................................................................293 
RAMRD: Memory Read (2E00h) ..................................................................................................................................294 
PTLAR: Partial Area (3000h~3003h)............................................................................................................................295 
TEOFF: Tearing Effect Line OFF (3400h)....................................................................................................................298 
TEON: Tearing Effect Line ON (3500h) .......................................................................................................................299 
MADCTL: Memory Data Access Control (3600h).......................................................................................................300 
IDMOFF: Idle Mode Off (3800h) ...................................................................................................................................303 
IDMON: Idle Mode On (3900h) .....................................................................................................................................304 
COLMOD: Interface Pixel Format (3A00h)..................................................................................................................306 
RAMWRC: Memory Write Continue (3C00h) ..............................................................................................................307 
RAMRDC: Memory Read Continue (3E00h) ...............................................................................................................308 
STESL: Set Tearing Effect Scan Line (4400h~4401h)................................................................................................309 
GSL: Get Scan Line (4500h~4501h)............................................................................................................................ 311 
DPCKRGB: Display Clock in RGB Interface (4A00h) ................................................................................................312 
DSTBON: Deep Standby Mode On (4F00h) ................................................................................................................313 
WRPFD: Write Profile Value for Display (5000h~500Fh) ...........................................................................................314 
WRDISBV: Write Display Brightness (5100h) ............................................................................................................315 
RDDISBV: Read Display Brightness (5200h) .............................................................................................................316 
WRCTRLD: Write CTRL Display (5300h) ....................................................................................................................317 
RDCTRLD: Read CTRL Display Value (5400h)...........................................................................................................319 
WRCABC: Write Content Adaptive Brightness Control (5500h) ..............................................................................321 
RDCABC: Read Content Adaptive Brightness Control (5600h) ...............................................................................322 
WRHYSTE: Write Hysteresis (5700h~573Fh) .............................................................................................................323 
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WRGAMMSET: Write Gamma Setting (5800h~5807h) ...............................................................................................325 
RDFSVM: Read FS Value MSBs (5A00h) ....................................................................................................................327 
RDFSVL: Read FS Value LSBs (5B00h)......................................................................................................................328 
RDMFFSVM: Read Median Filter FS Value MSBs (5C00h) ........................................................................................329 
RDMFFSVL: Read Median Filter FS Value LSBs (5D00h)..........................................................................................330 
WRCABCMB: Write CABC minimum brightness (5E00h).........................................................................................331 
RDCABCMB: Read CABC minimum brightness (5F00h) ..........................................................................................332 
WRLSCC: Write Light Sensor Compensation Coefficient Value (6500h~6501h) ....................................................333 
RDLSCCM: Read Light Sensor Compensation Coefficient Value MSBs (6600h) ...................................................334 
RDLSCCL: Read Light Sensor Compensation Coefficient Value LSBs (6700h) .....................................................335 
RDBWLB: Read Black/White Low Bits (7000h)..........................................................................................................336 
RDBkx: Read Bkx (7100h) ...........................................................................................................................................337 
RDBky: Read Bky (7200h) ...........................................................................................................................................338 
RDWx: Read Wx (7300h)..............................................................................................................................................339 
RDWy: Read Wy (7400h)..............................................................................................................................................340 
RDRGLB: Read Red/Green Low Bits (7500h) ............................................................................................................341 
RDRx: Read Rx (7600h) ...............................................................................................................................................342 
RDRy: Read Ry (7700h) ...............................................................................................................................................343 
RDGx: Read Gx (7800h)...............................................................................................................................................344 
RDGy: Read Gy (7900h)...............................................................................................................................................345 
RDBALB: Read Blue/AColor Low Bits (7A00h) .........................................................................................................346 
RDBx: Read Bx (7B00h)...............................................................................................................................................347 
RDBy: Read By (7C00h)...............................................................................................................................................348 
RDAx: Read Ax (7D00h)...............................................................................................................................................349 
RDAy: Read Ay (7E00h) ...............................................................................................................................................350 
RDDDBS: Read DDB Start (A100h~A104h) ................................................................................................................351 
RDDDBC: Read DDB Continue (A800h~A804h).........................................................................................................353 
RDFCS: Read First Checksum (AA00h) .....................................................................................................................355 
RDCCS: Read Continue Checksum (AF00h)..............................................................................................................356 
RDID1: Read ID1 Value (DA00h)..................................................................................................................................357 
RDID2: Read ID2 Value (DB00h)..................................................................................................................................358 
RDID3: Read ID3 Value (DC00h)..................................................................................................................................359 
7 SPECIFICATIONS.............................................................................................................................................360 
7.1 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS..........................................................................................................................360 
7.2 ESD PROTECTION LEVEL..................................................................................................................................360 
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7.3 LATCH-UP PROTECTION LEVEL .........................................................................................................................360 
7.4 LIGHT SENSITIVITY............................................................................................................................................360 
7.5 DC CHARACTERISTICS......................................................................................................................................361 
7.5.1 Basic Characteristics..........................................................................................................................................361 
7.5.2 MIPI Characteristics............................................................................................................................................363 
7.5.3 MDDI Characteristics ..........................................................................................................................................365 
7.6 AC CHARACTERISTICS......................................................................................................................................366 
7.6.1 Parallel Interface Characteristics (80-Series MCU) ..........................................................................................366 
7.6.2 Serial Interface Characteristics..........................................................................................................................367 
7.6.3 I2C Bus Timing Characteristics .........................................................................................................................368 
7.6.4 RGB Interface Characteristics ...........................................................................................................................369 
7.6.5 MIPI DSI Timing Characteristics ........................................................................................................................370 
7.6.6 MDDI Timing Characteristics..............................................................................................................................374 
7.6.7 Reset Input Timing..............................................................................................................................................375 
8 REFERENCE APPLICATIONS.........................................................................................................................376 
8.1 MICROPROCESSOR INTERFACE..........................................................................................................................376 
8.2 CONNECTIONS WITH PANEL...............................................................................................................................381 
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REVISION HISTORY 
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Kevin 
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Contents 
Original 
- Page 9, remove 320RGB x 480 
- Page 10, Features, remove 320RGB x 480 and MUX description 
VGHO VGLO for gate control signals, remove VDDIM/VSSIM 
- Page11, update power voltage range 
- Page12, Block diagram 
- Page 13 to 22 : 
Add : VDD_DET,DIOPWR,PSWAP,DSWAP ,VGHO,VGLO,VRGH, 
VREFCP,CSP,CSN,LVGL,C61P,C61N,VRGH, VREF,GOUT, 
Remove : VDDIM/VSSIM, VDDEL 
Update : MVDDL,VGL,VGH,Test pins 
- Page23, update IF table   
- Page 51 to 66 : update SPI,IM3= 1 setting in figure 
- Page102,103, change DSIM, DSIG bit Reg to 0xB100 
- Page115,124 Add WRPFD 50h on table 
- Page201,modified to 480x864 memory 
- Page202,Remove 320x480 
- Page204, update whole Frame memory table 
- Page205, TE map to 480 lines, DOPCTR change to B100h 
- Page207, tvdl TBD 
- Page225,226,update VDD in figure 
- Page227,Modes to 7 
- Page232,Sout update to Gout 
- Page235,Add chip attachment Detection section 
- Page237, update Gamma Structure 
- Page255,270,update FOSC, Example 
- Page266,update KB_CLED 
- Page272, Add inversion section 
- Page273,274, Power Architecture 
- Page275, update DIOPWR,VREFCP,VGMP1,VGLO 
- Page276,updateC61P/N,LVGL,VGLO,VRGH,VREFCP,DIOPWR, 
VGMP1/2,VGMN,VGSP,VGSN, 
- Page291, change name to RAMKP 
- Page306 to 312,remove 320x 480 resolution setting 
- Page337, 5400h Cmd add A and G bit 
- Page385, Absolute Max Rating for MV HV, remove VDDIM 
- Page386, VDDIM remove 
- Page387, Vdev value modified 
- Page402,403, Remove MVDDI in note 
- Page406, Remove 320 x 480, update 360x640 Sout sequence 
- Page173 to 181,MDDI windowless packet 
- Page377,379, A1,A8 cmd update 
- Page387 to 396, VDDI to 3.3V 
- Page362 to 376 70h to 7Eh cmd default value 
- Page28,29,30,40,41,42 MPU figure update 
- Page 12,274 Block and power architecture update   
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