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Called MLX81143, it implements CAN-over-UART to control individual LEDs, and the company claims it provides real-time compensation of colour drift caused by environmental changes, and colour-mixing accuracy of less than 1%.
The product flyer promises “real-time update of >800 RGB LEDs without delay”.
Its ‘MeLiBu’ communication interface employs a CAN-FD physical.
Qualification is to AEC-Q100 and the part id ASIL compliant. It meets ISO 26262 functional safety requirements and supports ASIL B integration.
On board is 32kbyte of flash, 2kbyte ram and 512byte eeprom. Packaging is
5 x 5mm 32pin QFN.
The MLX81143 product page can be fond here, and clicking here will download a product flyer. Its data sheet is only available in exchange for contact details.
Have any of these automotive companies asked their customers if they find all these banks of strobing LEDs annoying ? Only Audi drivers have a low enough IQ to think it’s cool.
Absolutely Mike
Just what you need driving on a wet night, a firework display inside the car…..
I remember when Philips (then) put out a video showing that automatic pedestrian detection would enable cars to flicker their headlights to alert drivers of their presence – seemingly not to notice that the poor bug**rs on the pavement would be confronted with a stream of strobing headlights…