Abstract: A device for controlling an electroluminescent matrix display by successive selection of its lines, including a column control circuit having circuitry capable of placing, at the beginning of the selection of a line, the display column at a precharge voltage based on the operating voltage of the previous line, the column control circuit also having circuitry capable of modifying the precharge voltage according to the difference between luminance instructions of the previous line and those of the selected line.

Abstract: A device for controlling an electroluminescent matrix display by successive selection of its lines, including a column control circuit having circuitry capable of placing, at the beginning of the selection of a line, the display column at a precharge voltage based on the operating voltage of the previous line, the column control circuit also having circuitry capable of modifying the precharge voltage according to the difference between luminance instructions of the previous line and those of the selected line.

Abstract: A method for controlling a piezoelectric motor, such that control signals of the motor are periodic non-sinusoidal voltage signals.

Abstract: A method for controlling a piezoelectric motor, such that control signals of the motor are periodic non-sinusoidal voltage signals.

Abstract: A method for operating a watchdog timer associated with a microcontroller that generates refresh commands for the watchdog timer is provided. The refresh commands are separated by a time interval within a predetermined range. The method includes receiving the refresh commands by the watchdog timer, and generating a microcontroller reset command by the watchdog timer when a time interval separating successively received refresh commands is not within the predetermined range. In particular, the generating includes staring a refresh countdown on each receipt of a refresh command by the watchdog timer. A reset countdown is started if the refresh countdown has timed out, and if the refresh countdown has not timed out when a next refresh command is received, then the next refresh command does not restart the reset countdown. The microcontroller reset command is generated if the reset countdown has timed out.

Abstract: A control signal for controlling a correction circuit for at least one electron beam that scans a screen line by line, the amplitude of which varies along each line according to a curve of a first type determined by line parameters, each of the line parameters varying, from one line to another, according to a curve of the first type determined by column parameters.

Abstract: A method for operating a watchdog timer associated with a microcontroller that generates refresh commands for the watchdog timer is provided. The refresh commands are separated by a time interval receiving the refresh commands by the watchdog timer, and generating a microcontroller reset command by the watchdog timer when a time interval separating successively received refresh commands is not within the predetermined range. In particular, the generating includes staring a refresh countdown on each receipt of a refresh command by the watchdog timer. A reset countdown is started if the refresh countdown has timed out, and if the refresh countdown has not timed out when a next refresh command is received, then the next refresh command does not restart the reset countdown. The microcontroller reset command is generated if the reset countdown has timed out.

Abstract: A control signal for controlling a correction circuit for at least one electron beam that scans a screen line by line, the amplitude of which varies along each line according to a curve of a first type determined by line parameters, each of the line parameters varying, from one line to another, according to a curve of the first type determined by column parameters.