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- the present application relates to the field of display driving, in particular to a local dimming driving circuit, method, system and electronic equipment.
- VRR Variable Refresh Rate, variable refresh rate
- the screen refresh rate of conventional display screens is 50/60/100/120Hz.
- the refresh rate of the brightness of the backlight source that is, the current driven by constant current
- the refresh rate of the brightness of the backlight source needs to be synchronized with the screen refresh rate of the motherboard display screen. Meet the needs of high dynamic contrast and high dynamic range images.
- the common constant current driving scheme is to adjust the parameters of the register configuration related to the driving current in the backlight driving circuit, so as to realize the frequency matching of different vertical synchronizing signals.
- this method can achieve compatibility with the frequency of different vertical synchronization signals, it is necessary to frequently adjust the configuration parameters in the backlight drive circuit for frequent switching of the frequency of different vertical synchronization signals, and the adjustment process will cause backlight current jitter phenomenon , it is prone to stroboscopic phenomenon, which will affect the display effect of the screen.
- the main purpose of the present application is to provide a local dimming driving circuit, method, system and electronic equipment, aiming at solving the problem of flickering of the display panel when the frequency of the vertical synchronization signal is switched.
- the present application provides a local dimming driving circuit, which is used to drive the backlight board to work according to the control of the main board, and the main board is used to provide the first backlight brightness data and the first vertical synchronization signal;
- the domain dimming drive circuit includes:
- a dimming control circuit the input end of the dimming control circuit is connected to the main board; the dimming control circuit is used to process the first backlight brightness data to obtain second backlight brightness data, and use the The refresh frequency of the first vertical synchronous signal outputs the second backlight brightness data; the dimming control circuit is also used to output the second vertical synchronous signal, and the refresh frequency of the second vertical synchronous signal is greater than that of the first vertical synchronous signal The preset value of the refresh rate;
- a constant current drive circuit the input end of the constant current drive circuit is connected to the output end of the dimming control circuit, and the output end of the constant current drive circuit is connected to the backlight panel; the constant current drive circuit is used When receiving the second vertical synchronization signal, drive the backlight panel to display according to the second backlight brightness data.
- the dimming control circuit includes a control unit; the first input terminal of the control unit is connected to the main board to receive the first backlight brightness data; the second input terminal of the control unit Also connected to the main board to receive the first vertical synchronization signal; the output end of the control unit is the output end of the dimming control circuit;
- the control unit is configured to process the first backlight brightness data to obtain the second backlight brightness data; and output the second backlight brightness data when receiving the first vertical synchronization signal;
- the control unit is further configured to output the second vertical synchronization signal.
- control unit has a data port; the data port is a first input terminal of the control unit;
- the control unit is further configured to reset the data port after outputting the second backlight brightness data.
- the constant current drive circuit includes a constant current drive chip; the first input terminal of the constant current drive chip is connected to the dimming control circuit to receive the second backlight brightness data; the The second input end of the constant current drive chip is also connected to the dimming control circuit to receive the second vertical synchronization signal; the output end of the constant current drive chip is the output end of the constant current drive circuit;
- the constant current driving chip is configured to output the second backlight luminance data to drive the backlight panel to refresh when receiving the second vertical synchronization signal.
- the refresh frequency of the second vertical synchronization signal is greater than twice the refresh frequency of the first vertical synchronization signal.
- the step of processing the first backlight brightness data to obtain the second backlight brightness data includes:
- the present application also provides a local dimming driving method, the driving method is applied to the local dimming driving circuit as described above, and the driving method includes the steps of:
- the present application also provides a local dimming drive system, including a main board, a backlight board, and a local dimming drive circuit, and the local dimming drive circuit is configured as the local dimming drive circuit as described above.
- a domain dimming drive circuit, the input end of the dimming control circuit is connected to the main board, and the output end of the constant current drive circuit is connected to the backlight board.
- the main board includes an on-chip control system and a liquid crystal module controller; the on-chip control system is respectively connected to the input end of the dimming control circuit and the liquid crystal module controller;
- the on-chip control system is used to provide the first backlight brightness data and the first vertical synchronization signal to the dimming control circuit;
- the on-chip control system is further configured to provide an image signal to the liquid crystal module controller at the refresh frequency of the first vertical synchronous signal, so as to control the liquid crystal panel to perform synchronous refresh.
- the present application also provides an electronic device, including a local dimming drive circuit and a backlight panel, the local dimming drive circuit is configured as the above local dimming drive circuit, The output terminal of the constant current driving circuit is connected with the backlight board.
- the second vertical synchronous signal is output to the constant current drive circuit at a fixed refresh rate through the dimming control circuit, and the backlight panel is driven to perform refresh at a fixed refresh rate, thus there is no need to adjust the relevant parameters in the constant current drive circuit Make adjustments to avoid the flickering of the screen caused by the output backlight current jitter when the relevant parameters in the constant current drive circuit are adjusted, that is, to solve the problem of flickering on the display panel when the frequency of the vertical synchronization signal is switched, and to achieve smooth screen switch; and, the constant current drive circuit updates the current backlight brightness data according to the refresh frequency of the first vertical synchronous signal, and refreshes the backlight panel according to the refresh frequency of the second vertical synchronous signal, and the refresh frequency of the second vertical synchronous signal is greater than that of the first vertical synchronous signal The refresh frequency of the signal, which can ensure that the backlight panel has been refreshed at least once based on the current backlight brightness data before the current backlight brightness data is updated, thereby ensuring that the backlight brightness data will
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of functional modules of an embodiment of a local dimming drive circuit of the present application
- FIG. 2 is a schematic waveform diagram of a first vertical synchronization signal and a second vertical synchronization signal of an embodiment of the local dimming drive circuit of the present application;
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of waveforms of a first vertical synchronization signal and a second vertical synchronization signal in an existing local dimming drive circuit
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram of another embodiment of the local dimming drive circuit of the present application.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of an embodiment of a local dimming driving method of the present application.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the local dimming driving system of the present application.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram of another embodiment of the local dimming driving system of the present application.
- label name label name 10 Local dimming drive circuit 201 On-chip control system 20 motherboard 40 LCD module controller 30 Backlight board 50 power amplifier 11 Dimming control circuit S0 First backlight brightness data 12 Constant current drive circuit S1 Second backlight brightness data 101 Constant current driver chip V0 first vertical sync signal 102 control unit V1 second vertical synchronization signal
- the horizontal synchronization signal determines the time for the display panel to draw a line across the screen
- the vertical synchronization signal determines the time for drawing from the top of the screen to the bottom, and then returns to the original position
- the vertical synchronization signal represents the refresh rate level of the display panel.
- the refresh rate refers to the number of times the electron beam repeatedly scans the image on the screen. The higher the refresh rate, the better the stability of the displayed image (picture).
- Refresh frequency is divided into vertical refresh rate and horizontal refresh rate, and the generally mentioned refresh frequency usually refers to vertical refresh rate.
- the vertical refresh rate indicates how many times the screen image is redrawn per second, that is, the number of screen refreshes per second, in Hz (Hertz). The higher the refresh rate, the better, the more stable the image, the more natural and clear the image display, and the less impact on the eyes. The lower the refresh rate, the more flickering and jittery the image will be, and the faster your eyes will tire.
- the main board When the screen is refreshed, the brightness of the backlight and the display screen are refreshed separately.
- the specific process is updated as follows: the main board outputs vertical synchronization signal VSYNC (Vertical Synchronization, vertical synchronization), backlight brightness data (that is, the current driven by the constant current driving the backlight board), low-voltage differential signal (picture signal), audio signal and other signals,
- the backlight driving circuit After receiving the vertical synchronization signal and the backlight brightness data, the backlight driving circuit drives the backlight board to refresh the backlight brightness according to the frequency of the vertical synchronization signal, so as to ensure that the brightness refresh frequency of the backlight board is synchronized with the control signal of the main board.
- a common constant current driving solution is to adjust the parameters of the register configuration related to the driving current in the backlight driving circuit to achieve frequency matching of different vertical synchronization signals output by the main board.
- this method can achieve compatibility with different vertical synchronization signal frequencies, it is necessary to frequently adjust the configuration parameters in the backlight drive circuit for frequent switching of different vertical synchronization signal frequencies, and the adjustment process will cause backlight current jitter, which is prone to frequent occurrence. Flicker phenomenon, which will affect the display effect of the screen.
- the main board 20 is used to provide the first backlight brightness data S0 and the first vertical synchronization signal V0, including:
- Dimming control circuit 11 the input end of said dimming control circuit 11 is connected with said main board 20, to receive said first backlight brightness data S0 and first vertical synchronous signal V0; Said dimming control circuit 11, uses Process the first backlight brightness data S0 to obtain second backlight brightness data S1, and output the second backlight brightness data S1 at the refresh frequency of the first vertical synchronous signal V0; the dimming control circuit 11 also For outputting a second vertical synchronization signal V1, the refresh frequency of the second vertical synchronization signal V1 is a preset value greater than the refresh frequency of the first vertical synchronization signal V0;
- a constant current drive circuit 12 the input end of which is connected to the output end of the dimming control circuit 11 to receive the second backlight brightness data S1 and the second vertical synchronous signal V1, the output end of the constant current drive circuit 12 It is connected with the backlight board 12; the constant current drive circuit 12 is used to drive the backlight board 30 to display according to the second backlight brightness data S1 when receiving the second vertical synchronization signal V1.
- the adjustment methods of the brightness of the backlight are generally divided into two types: global dimming (Global Dimming) and local dimming (Local Dimming).
- the local dimming method can realize the individual adjustment of the brightness of each area in the backlight according to the number of partitions of the LED lights. Compared with the global dimming method, it can effectively reduce the power consumption of the backlight, achieve the purpose of energy saving and emission reduction, and can also greatly improve Display the contrast of the product and improve the display quality of the picture.
- the local dimming driving circuit 10 can be set in various electronic devices that need to be connected to the main board 20 to control and drive the backlight board 30 for display.
- it may be products such as liquid crystal panels, monitors, television sets, and computers.
- the above-mentioned backlight panel 30 may include LED light bars.
- the dimming control circuit 11 may include an MCU (Micro Control Unit, micro control unit) and other logic control chips, the constant current drive circuit 12 can be a constant current drive chip, and the local dimming drive circuit 10 can also include a current sampling circuit and a DC-DC conversion circuit , is not limited here.
- MCU Micro Control Unit, micro control unit
- the constant current drive circuit 12 can be a constant current drive chip
- the local dimming drive circuit 10 can also include a current sampling circuit and a DC-DC conversion circuit , is not limited here.
- the first backlight brightness data S0 is the data corresponding to the brightness that should be displayed by the backlight panel 30 output by the main board 20 in the corresponding period, specifically, it may be a backlight local control signal (Local Dimming SPI signal), which may come from an FPGA (Field- Programmable Gate Array, Field Programmable Gate Array), SOC (System on Chip, system on a chip) or TCON (Timing Controller, timing controller) board, which needs to be set according to the actual circuit.
- FPGA Field- Programmable Gate Array, Field Programmable Gate Array
- SOC System on Chip, system on a chip
- TCON Timing Controller, timing controller
- the dimming control circuit 11 performs processing after receiving the first backlight brightness data S0, such as verifying the first backlight brightness data S0, and if the verification is correct, the format of the data is converted and other processing is performed, and the output is suitable for constant current driver chips.
- the second backlight luminance data S1 so that the constant current driving circuit 12 outputs the corresponding driving current, and drives the backlight panel 30 to display the corresponding luminance.
- the refresh frequency of the first vertical synchronization signal V0 is a variable frequency, which is changed and output according to the control of the main board 20 .
- the change of the refresh frequency of the first vertical synchronous signal V0 is within a foreseeable change interval. Therefore, in this embodiment, the preset value of the refresh frequency of the second vertical synchronous signal is set to be greater than that of the first vertical synchronous signal. A fixed value for the maximum value of the change interval of the refresh rate.
- the main board 20 outputs the first vertical synchronous signal V0 and the first backlight brightness data S0 at the same refresh frequency; the dimming control circuit 11 outputs the second backlight brightness data S1 to the constant current drive circuit 12 after receiving the first vertical synchronous signal V0 , and output the second vertical synchronization signal V1; after receiving the second backlight brightness data S1, the constant current drive circuit 12 saves the second backlight brightness data S1 into the register, so that the current backlight data is updated to the second backlight brightness data S1 , and when receiving the second vertical synchronization signal V1, drive the backlight panel 30 to display according to the second backlight brightness data S1.
- the refresh frequency of the second vertical synchronous signal V1 is greater than the refresh frequency of the first vertical synchronous signal V0, that is, the refresh frequency of the backlight brightness of the constant current drive circuit 12 is greater than the data update frequency, then in a single V0 period, The constant current drive circuit 12 completes at least one refresh of the backlight brightness, thereby ensuring that the backlight brightness data is refreshed in a good frame.
- the backlight brightness data of the same frame is refreshed multiple times, the actual backlight brightness will not change, because the backlight brightness data does not change.
- the backlight brightness data only needs format conversion and then output to the constant current driver chip synchronously with the second vertical synchronization signal V1, and the constant current driver chip refreshes the backlight board according to the backlight brightness data after receiving the second vertical synchronization signal V1.
- the MCU In order to match the frequency of the output second vertical synchronization signal V1 with the frequency of the variable first vertical synchronization signal V0, the MCU needs to dynamically adjust the relevant register configuration of the constant current drive chip according to the frequency of the first vertical synchronization signal V0 signal. The process will generate output backlight driving current jitter, especially when the frequency of the first vertical synchronization signal V0 changes frequently, and the display panel will appear obvious stroboscopic phenomenon.
- the frequency of the second vertical synchronization signal V1 is set to a fixed value, the backlight brightness data received by the constant current drive circuit 12 can be refreshed at a fixed frequency, and the parameters of the relevant registers no longer need to be adjusted. In this way, the jitter of the output backlight current caused by parameter adjustment is avoided, and the problem of stroboscopic flickering on the display panel is solved when the frequency of the vertical synchronization signal is switched.
- the refresh frequency used by the constant current drive circuit 12 is separated from the refresh frequency of the motherboard display screen, that is, the second vertical synchronous signal V1 and
- the first vertical synchronization signal V0 is independent and unrelated to each other, but at the same time meets the requirement that the refresh frequency of the backlight circuit data (current driven by constant current) needs to be synchronized with the screen refresh frequency of the motherboard display screen, although the frequency of the first vertical synchronization signal V0 is It can be changed, but through the software algorithm processing of the dimming control circuit 11, the backlight brightness refresh can be completed within a period of the first vertical synchronization signal V0, while ensuring that the backlight current has no sudden change, and the smooth switching of the screen is realized, which is a high-dynamic-contrast image quality.
- the presentation provides a strong guarantee, brings users a more brilliant and realistic picture quality experience, and empowers products such as TVs and monitors.
- the dimming control circuit 11 includes a control unit 102; the first input end of the control unit 102 is connected to the main board 20 to receive the first backlight brightness data S0; the control The second input end of the unit 102 is also connected to the main board to receive the first vertical synchronous signal V0; the output end of the control unit 102 is the output end of the dimming control circuit 11, and the constant current
- the drive circuit 12 is connected;
- the control unit 102 is configured to process the first backlight brightness data S0 to obtain the second backlight brightness data S1; and output the second backlight brightness data S1 when receiving the first vertical synchronization signal V0. Backlight brightness data S1; the control unit 102 is further configured to output the second vertical synchronization signal S1.
- the input terminals of the dimming control circuit 11 include a first input terminal and a second input terminal of the control unit 102 .
- control unit 102 can choose an MCU, and those skilled in the art can refer to commonly used technologies in this field to set it up, and only need to realize the above corresponding functions.
- the first input terminal, the second input terminal and the output terminal of the control unit 102 can be specifically set according to the selected chip, without limitation.
- the step of processing the first backlight brightness data S0 to obtain the second backlight brightness S1 data includes:
- the first backlight brightness data S0 is used as the second backlight brightness data S1.
- the first backlight brightness data S0 is continuously updated along with the first vertical synchronous signal V0 , and is updated every time a first vertical synchronous signal V0 is received.
- the control unit 102 receives a first backlight brightness data S0, it needs to check it once. If the verification is correct, it will be output as the second backlight brightness data S1; If the backlight luminance data is wrong, then the previous corrected first backlight luminance data S0 needs to be output as the second backlight luminance data S1, so that the backlight panel maintains the luminance of the previous frame.
- the main board occasionally has abnormal timing or data, and the main board is interfered by other signals during the process of sending data.
- the control unit 102 checks the received backlight data, and shields the abnormal data that is incorrectly checked, thereby ensuring that the output data for driving the backlight panel is valid, and avoiding the backlight panel 30 Hence the exception.
- the step of verifying whether the first backlight brightness data S0 is correct includes:
- a match can be equality or satisfy some pre-agreed relationship. It can be understood that the first backlight brightness data is a frame of data, then a certain bit of data or certain bits can be used as the check bit, and other bits can be used as the data bit, and the preset check algorithm is used to calculate whether the data bit is consistent with the check bit. match.
- control unit 102 has a data port (not shown); the data port is a first input terminal of the control unit 102, for receiving the first backlight brightness data S0;
- the control unit 102 is further configured to reset the data port after outputting the second backlight brightness data S1.
- the data port may be a serial peripheral interface (SPI, Serial Peripheral Interface) of the MCU or other data interfaces.
- SPI Serial Peripheral Interface
- the data port if the main board occasionally has abnormal timing or data, it will cause the MCU to continue to receive wrong data, and the SPI port will also write a wrong potential, making the reception of the next frame of data abnormal. Therefore, before receiving the next frame of data, resetting the SPI port can ensure that the MCU can receive data normally by frame, and avoid the abnormal display of the backlight board caused by abnormal data.
- the constant current drive circuit 12 includes a constant current drive chip 102; the first input end of the constant current drive chip 101 is connected to the dimming control circuit to receive the second backlight brightness data S2; the constant current drive chip The second input terminal of 101 is also connected with the dimming control circuit to receive the second vertical synchronous signal V1; the output of circuit 12;
- the constant current driving chip 101 is configured to output the second backlight brightness data S2 to drive the backlight panel 30 to refresh when receiving the second vertical synchronization signal V1.
- the constant current driving chip 101 includes related registers for outputting driving current according to the received vertical synchronization signal, which are programmed by the dimming control circuit 11 . Since the second vertical synchronous signal V1 has a fixed value, it is no longer necessary to frequently adjust the parameters of this register, thereby avoiding problems such as flickering screens generated thereby.
- the first input terminal and the second input terminal of the constant current driving chip 101 are input terminals of the constant current driving circuit 12 respectively.
- the specific pins of the first input terminal, the second input terminal and the output terminal of the constant current driving chip 101 can be configured according to the specific selected chip.
- the constant current driver chip 101 integrates a DC-DC conversion circuit inside, of course, a driver chip that does not integrate a DC-DC conversion circuit can also be selected.
- the local dimming driver circuit 10 also needs to include a DC - a DC conversion circuit, the constant current drive chip 101 controls the DC-DC conversion circuit to drive the backlight panel 30 .
- the local dimming driving circuit 10 may also include a current sampling circuit, which may be specifically set according to an actual circuit.
- the refresh frequency of the second vertical synchronization signal V1 is greater than twice the refresh frequency of the first vertical synchronization signal V0 .
- the refresh frequency of the second vertical synchronous signal V1 is set to be greater than twice the refresh frequency of the first vertical synchronous signal V0 . It is further ensured that the MCU implements at least one luminance refresh within the period of the first vertical synchronous signal V0.
- the present application provides a local dimming driving method.
- the local dimming driving method includes steps:
- Step S10 receiving the first backlight brightness data and the first vertical synchronization signal output by the main board, and processing the first backlight brightness data to obtain second backlight brightness data;
- Step S20 outputting the second backlight luminance data to the constant current drive circuit at the refresh frequency of the first vertical synchronous signal, so that the constant current drive circuit drives the backlight panel at the refresh rate of the second vertical synchronous signal
- the second backlight brightness data is displayed; wherein, the refresh frequency of the second vertical synchronous signal is a preset value greater than the refresh frequency of the first vertical synchronous signal.
- the local dimming driving method can be applied to the local dimming driving circuit in any of the above embodiments, or local dimming circuits with other structures.
- the subject of execution of the method is the dimming control circuit.
- the refresh frequency of the second vertical synchronization signal is greater than twice the refresh frequency of the first vertical synchronization signal. Therefore, it is ensured that the constant current driving circuit realizes at least one luminance refresh within a cycle of the first vertical synchronous signal, so that the luminance refresh data is not lost.
- the present application provides a local dimming driving system.
- the structure of the dimming drive circuit 10 can refer to the local dimming drive circuit 10 in the above-mentioned embodiment, and will not be repeated here.
- the input terminal of the dimming control circuit 11 is connected to the main board 20, and the constant current drive circuit 12 is connected to the backlight board 30.
- the local dimming driving system of this embodiment adopts the technical solution of the above local dimming driving circuit 10, it should be understood that the local dimming driving system has all the beneficial effects of the above local dimming driving circuit 10 .
- the motherboard 20 includes an on-chip control system 201 and a liquid crystal module controller 40; the on-chip control system 201 is respectively connected to the input end of the dimming control circuit 11 and the liquid crystal module controller 40;
- the on-chip control system 201 is configured to output the first backlight brightness data and the first vertical synchronization signal to the dimming control circuit 11;
- the on-chip control system 201 is further configured to provide an image signal to the liquid crystal module controller at the refresh frequency of the first vertical signal, so as to control the liquid crystal panel to perform synchronous refresh.
- the on-chip control system 201 outputs the first backlight luminance data, the first vertical synchronous signal and the image signal with synchronous signals, it can be ensured that the refreshment of the screen display of the liquid crystal panel and the refreshment of the backlight brightness of the backlight panel are carried out synchronously.
- the display switching effect is smoother, and the image quality of high dynamic contrast ratio is higher.
- the motherboard 20 may also include a power amplifier 50, and the power amplifier 50 is connected to the on-chip control system SOC;
- the on-chip control system SOC is further configured to output an audio signal to the power amplifier 50, so that the power amplifier 50 plays audio synchronously.
- the on-chip control system SOC can output the first backlight brightness data, the first vertical synchronization signal, the image signal and the audio signal with synchronous signals, which can ensure the display refresh of the LCD panel, the refresh of the backlight brightness of the backlight panel, and
- the audio signal played by the power amplifier is carried out synchronously, thereby bringing a high-quality experience of more brilliant picture and realistic sound effect to the user.
- the above-mentioned local dimming drive system may further include a power supply unit PSU (Power Supply Unit, power supply unit), the power supply unit is used to convert the AC power into The main board 20 and the power supply of the local dimming driving circuit 10 are used to supply power for each circuit respectively.
- the power supply unit may include a filter circuit (such as an EMI filter circuit), a rectifier circuit, a power factor correction circuit, a resonant circuit (such as an LLC resonant circuit), a transformer and a feedback circuit to make the output power supply voltage more stable.
- the present application provides an electronic device.
- the electronic device includes a local dimming drive circuit and a backlight panel.
- the structure of the local dimming drive circuit can refer to the above-mentioned embodiments, and will not be repeated here.
- the output end of the constant current drive circuit is connected to the backlight board.
- the electronic device of this embodiment adopts the technical solution of the above constant current drive circuit, the electronic device has the above constant current drive All beneficial effects of the circuit.
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本申请公开了一种局域调光驱动电路、方法、***及电子设备，该局域调光驱动电路包括：调光控制电路和恒流驱动电路；调光控制电路的输入端与主板连接，输出端连接恒流驱动电路的输入端，恒流驱动电路的输出端与背光灯板连接；主板用于提供第一背光亮度数据和第一垂直同步信号；调光控制电路，用于根据第一背光亮度数据得到第二背光亮度数据，并以第一垂直同步信号的刷新频率输出第二背光亮度数据；还用于输出第二垂直同步信号，第二垂直同步信号的刷新频率为大于第一垂直同步信号的刷新频率的预设值；恒流驱动电路用于在接收到第二垂直同步信号时，驱动背光灯板按第二背光亮度数据进行显示。本申请改善了显示面板的频闪问题，使画面切换更平滑。
Description
本申请要求于2021年11月22日申请的、申请号为202111389985.8的中国专利申请的优先权，其全部内容通过引用结合在本申请中。
本申请涉及显示驱动领域，尤其涉及一种局域调光驱动电路、方法、***及电子设备。
VRR（Variable Refresh Rate，可变刷新频率）技术可以有效提升显示面板的显示效果。常规显示屏画面刷新率有50/60/100/120Hz，为确保画面与背光保持同步，背光源亮度（即恒流驱动的电流）的刷新频率需要与主板显示屏画面刷新频率保持同步，这样才能满足高动态对比度及高动态范围图像的需求。
目前，常见的恒流驱动方案是将通过调整背光源驱动电路中驱动电流相关的寄存器配置的参数进行，来实现对不同的垂直同步信号的频率的匹配。这种方法虽然可以实现对不同的垂直同步信号的频率的兼容，但对于不同的垂直同步信号的频率频繁切换，需要频繁调整背光源驱动电路中的配置参数，而调整过程会产生背光电流抖动现象，容易出现频闪现象，进而会影响画面显示效果。
本申请的主要目的在于提供一种局域调光驱动电路、方法、***及电子设备，旨在解决显示面板在垂直同步信号频率切换时出现频闪的问题。
为了实现上述目的，本申请提供一种局域调光驱动电路，用于根据主板的控制驱动背光灯板工作，所述主板用于提供第一背光亮度数据和第一垂直同步信号；所述局域调光驱动电路包括：
调光控制电路，所述调光控制电路的输入端与所述主板连接；所述调光控制电路用于对所述第一背光亮度数据进行处理，得到第二背光亮度数据，并以所述第一垂直同步信号的刷新频率输出第二背光亮度数据；所述调光控制电路还用于输出第二垂直同步信号，所述第二垂直同步信号的刷新频率为大于所述第一垂直同步信号的刷新频率的预设值；
恒流驱动电路，所述恒流驱动电路的输入端与所述调光控制电路的输出端连接，所述恒流驱动电路的输出端与所述背光灯板连接；所述恒流驱动电路用于在接收到所述第二垂直同步信号时，驱动所述背光灯板按所述第二背光亮度数据进行显示。
在一实施例中，所述调光控制电路包括控制单元；所述控制单元的第一输入端与所述主板连接，以接收所述第一背光亮度数据；所述控制单元的第二输入端也与所述主板连接，以接收所述第一垂直同步信号；所述控制单元的输出端为所述调光控制电路的输出端；
所述控制单元，用于并对所述第一背光亮度数据进行处理，得到所述第二背光亮度数据；并在接收到所述第一垂直同步信号时，输出所述第二背光亮度数据；所述控制单元，还用于输出所述第二垂直同步信号。
在一实施例中，所述控制单元具有数据端口；所述数据端口为所述控制单元的第一输入端；
所述控制单元，还用于在输出所述第二背光亮度数据后，重置所述数据端口。
在一实施例中，所述恒流驱动电路包括恒流驱动芯片；所述恒流驱动芯片的第一输入端与所述调光控制电路连接，以接收所述第二背光亮度数据；所述恒流驱动芯片的第二输入端也与所述调光控制电路的连接，以接收所述第二垂直同步信号；所述恒流驱动芯片的输出端为所述恒流驱动电路的输出端；
所述恒流驱动芯片，用于在接收到所述第二垂直同步信号时，输出所述第二背光亮度数据以驱动所述背光灯板刷新。
在一实施例中，所述第二垂直同步信号的刷新频率大于所述第一垂直同步信号的刷新频率的两倍。
在一实施例中，所述对第一背光亮度数据进行处理，得到第二背光亮度数据的步骤，包括：
校验所述第一背光亮度数据是否正确；
若正确，则将所述第一背光亮度数据作为所述第二背光亮度数据。
此外，为实现上述目的，本申请还提供一种局域调光驱动方法，所述驱动方法应用于如上所述的局域调光驱动电路，所述驱动方法包括步骤：
接收主板输出的第一背光亮度数据和第一垂直同步信号，并对所述第一背光亮度数据进行处理，得到第二背光亮度数据；
以所述第一垂直同步信号的刷新频率输出所述第二背光亮度数据至恒流驱动电路，以使所述恒流驱动电路以第二垂直同步信号的刷新频率驱动背光灯板按所述第二背光亮度数据进行显示；其中，所述第二垂直同步信号的刷新频率为大于所述第一垂直同步信号的刷新频率的预设值。
此外，为实现上述目的，本申请还提供一种局域调光驱动***，包括主板、背光灯板和局域调光驱动电路，所述局域调光驱动电路被配置为如上所述的局域调光驱动电路，所述调光控制电路的输入端与所述主板连接，所述恒流驱动电路的输出端与所述背光灯板连接。
在一实施例中，所述主板包括片上控制***和液晶模块控制器；所述片上控制***分别与所述调光控制电路的输入端和所述液晶模块控制器连接；
所述片上控制***，用于向所述调光控制电路提供第一背光亮度数据和第一垂直同步信号；
所述片上控制***，还用于以所述第一垂直同步信号的刷新频率向所述液晶模块控制器提供图像信号，以控制液晶面板进行同步刷新。
此外，为实现上述目的，本申请还提供一种电子设备，包括局域调光驱动电路和背光灯板，所述局域调光驱动电路被配置为如上所述的局域调光驱动电路，所述恒流驱动电路的输出端与所述背光灯板连接。
本申请通过调光控制电路使第二垂直同步信号以固定的刷新频率输出至恒流驱动电路，驱动背光灯板以固定的刷新频率进行刷新，由此不需要对恒流驱动电路中的相关参数进行调整，避免了因恒流驱动电路中的相关参数进行调整时输出的背光电流抖动引起的画面频闪，即解决了在垂直同步信号频率切换时，显示面板出现频闪的问题，实现画面平滑切换；而且，恒流驱动电路根据第一垂直同步信号的刷新频率更新当前背光亮度数据，根据第二垂直同步信号的刷新频率刷新背光灯板，第二垂直同步信号的刷新频率大于第一垂直同步信号的刷新频率，由此可以保证当前背光亮度数据更新前，已经基于当前背光亮度数据对背光灯板进行过至少一次的刷新，由此保证背光亮度数据不会丢失，从而使显示面板的显示效果更稳定。
为了更清楚地说明本申请实施例或现有技术中的技术方案，下面将对实施例或现有技术描述中所需要使用的附图作简单地介绍，显而易见地，下面描述中的附图仅仅是本申请的一些实施例，对于本领域普通技术人员来讲，在不付出创造性劳动的前提下，还可以根据这些附图示出的结构获得其他的附图。
图1为本申请局域调光驱动电路一实施例的功能模块示意图；
图2为本申请局域调光驱动电路一实施例的第一垂直同步信号和第二垂直同步信号的波形示意图；
图3为现有局域调光驱动电路中第一垂直同步信号和第二垂直同步信号的波形示意图；
图4为本申请局域调光驱动电路另一实施例的模块示意图；
图5为本申请局域调光驱动方法一实施例的流程示意图；
图6为本申请局域调光驱动***一实施例的模块示意图；
图7为本申请局域调光驱动***另一实施例的模块示意图。
本申请目的的实现、功能特点及优点将结合实施例，参照附图做进一步说明。
附图标号说明：
| 标号 | 名称 | 标号 | 名称 |
| 10 | 局域调光驱动电路 | 201 | 片上控制*** |
| 20 | 主板 | 40 | 液晶模块控制器 |
| 30 | 背光灯板 | 50 | 功率放大器 |
| 11 | 调光控制电路 | S0 | 第一背光亮度数据 |
| 12 | 恒流驱动电路 | S1 | 第二背光亮度数据 |
| 101 | 恒流驱动芯片 | V0 | 第一垂直同步信号 |
| 102 | 控制单元 | V1 | 第二垂直同步信号 |
应当理解，此处所描述的具体实施例仅仅用以解释本申请，并不用于限定本申请。
下面将结合本申请实施例中的附图，对本申请实施例中的技术方案进行清楚、完整地描述，显然，所描述的实施例仅仅是本申请的一部分实施例，而不是全部的实施例。基于本申请中的实施例，本领域普通技术人员在没有作出创造性劳动前提下所获得的所有其他实施例，都属于本申请保护的范围。
需要说明，本申请实施例中所有方向性指示（诸如上、下、左、右、前、后……）仅用于解释在某一特定姿态（如附图所示）下各部件之间的相对位置关系、运动情况等，如果该特定姿态发生改变时，则该方向性指示也相应地随之改变。
另外，在本申请中涉及“第一”、“第二”等的描述仅用于描述目的，而不能理解为指示或暗示其相对重要性或者隐含指明所指示的技术特征的数量。由此，限定有“第一”、“第二”的特征可以明示或者隐含地包括至少一个该特征。另外，各个实施例之间的技术方案可以相互结合，但是必须是以本领域普通技术人员能够实现为基础，当技术方案的结合出现相互矛盾或无法实现时应当认为这种技术方案的结合不存在，也不在本申请要求的保护范围之内。
可以理解的，显示器上的所有图像都是一线一线的扫描上去的，无论是隔行扫描还是逐行扫描，都有水平同步和垂直同步两种同步参数。其中，水平同步信号决定了显示面板画出一条横越屏幕线的时间，垂直同步信号决定了从屏幕顶部画到底部，再返回原始位置的时间，垂直同步信号代表着显示面板的刷新率水平。
刷新频率是指电子束对屏幕上的图像重复扫描的次数。刷新频率越高，所显示的图像（画面）稳定性就越好。刷新频率分为垂直刷新率和水平刷新率，一般提到的刷新频率通常指垂直刷新率。垂直刷新率表示屏幕的图像每秒钟重绘多少次，也就是每秒钟屏幕刷新的次数，以Hz（赫兹）为单位。刷新率越高越好，图像就越稳定，图像显示就越自然清晰，对眼睛的影响也越小。刷新频率越低，图像闪烁和抖动的就越厉害，眼睛疲劳得就越快。
屏幕刷新时，背光亮度和显示画面分别进行刷新。具体过程刷新为，由主板输出垂直同步信号VSYNC(Vertical Synchronization，垂直同期)、背光亮度数据（即驱动背光灯板的恒流驱动的电流）、低压差分信号（画面信号）、音频信号等信号，背光源驱动电路接收到垂直同步信号和背光亮度数据后，按垂直同步信号的频率驱动背光源灯板刷新背光亮度，保证背光灯板的亮度刷新频率与主板的控制信号同步。
但是，常见的恒流驱动方案是将通过对背光源驱动电路中驱动电流相关的寄存器配置的参数进行调整，来实现对主板输出的不同垂直同步信号的频率的匹配。这种方法虽然可以实现对不同垂直同步信号频率的兼容，但对于不同垂直同步信号频率频繁切换，需要频繁调整背光源驱动电路中的配置参数，而调整过程会产生背光电流抖动现象，容易出现频闪现象，进而会影响画面显示效果。
针对上述问题，本申请提供一种局域调光驱动电路，参照图1，在一实施例中，该局域调光驱动电路10用于根据主板20的控制驱动背光灯板30工作，所述主板20用于提供第一背光亮度数据S0和第一垂直同步信号V0，包括：
调光控制电路11，所述调光控制电路11的输入端与所述主板20连接，以接收所述第一背光亮度数据S0和第一垂直同步信号V0；所述调光控制电路11，用于对所述第一背光亮度数据S0进行处理，得到第二背光亮度数据S1，并以所述第一垂直同步信号V0的刷新频率输出第二背光亮度数据S1；所述调光控制电路11还用于输出第二垂直同步信号V1，所述第二垂直同步信号V1的刷新频率为大于所述第一垂直同步信号V0的刷新频率的预设值；
恒流驱动电路12，其输入端与所述调光控制电路11的输出端连接，以接收所述第二背光亮度数据S1和第二垂直同步信号V1，所述恒流驱动电路12的输出端与所述背光灯板12连接；所述恒流驱动电路12用于在接收到所述第二垂直同步信号V1时，驱动所述背光灯板30按第二背光亮度数据S1进行显示。
可以理解的，背光亮度的调节方式一般分为全域调光（Global Dimming）和局域调光（Local Dimming）两种。局域调光的方式可以根据LED灯的分区数量，实现背光中每个区域的亮度的单独调节，相比全域调光方式可以有效降低背光功耗，达到节能减排的目的，还可以大大提高显示产品的对比度，提升画面显示品质。
所述局域调光驱动电路10可以设置在各种需要连接主板20以控制驱动背光灯板30进行显示的电子设备中。例如，可以是液晶面板、显示器、电视机、电脑等产品。上述背光灯板30可以包括LED灯条。
所述调光控制电路11可以包括MCU(Micro
Control Unit，微控制单元)等逻辑控制芯片组成的控制电路，所述恒流驱动电路12可以选用恒流驱动芯片，上述局域调光驱动电路10还可以包括电流采样电路和直流-直流转换电路，在此不进行限定。
所述第一背光亮度数据S0为主板20输出的背光灯板30在对应周期中应显示的亮度对应的数据，具体可以为背光局域控制信号（Local Dimming SPI信号），可以来自FPGA（Field-Programmable
Gate Array，现场可编程门阵列）、SOC（System on
Chip，片上***)或TCON（Timing Controller，时序控制器）板，具体需要根据实际电路进行设置。
调光控制电路11接收到第一背光亮度数据S0后进行处理，例如对第一背光亮度数据S0进行校验，若校验正确则将该数据的格式进行转换等处理，输出适合恒流驱动芯片的第二背光亮度数据S1，以使恒流驱动电路12输出对应的驱动电流，驱动背光灯板30显示对应的亮度。
需要说明的是，在实际电路中，第一垂直同步信号V0的刷新频率为可变频率，具体根据主板20的控制进行变化并输出。但是，第一垂直同步信号V0的刷新频率的变化在可预见的变化区间内，因此，本实施例中，将第二垂直同步信号的刷新频率的预设值设定为大于第一垂直同步信号的刷新频率的变化区间的最大值的固定值。
主板20以相同的刷新频率输出第一垂直同步信号V0和第一背光亮度数据S0；调光控制电路11接收到第一垂直同步信号V0后，输出第二背光亮度数据S1至恒流驱动电路12，并输出第二垂直同步信号V1；恒流驱动电路12接收到第二背光亮度数据S1后，将第二背光亮度数据S1保存至寄存器中，以使当前背光数据更新为第二背光亮度数据S1，并在接收到第二垂直同步信号V1时，驱动背光灯板30按第二背光亮度数据S1进行显示。
参照图2，由于第二垂直同步信号V1的刷新频率大于第一垂直同步信号V0的刷新频率，也就是，恒流驱动电路12的背光亮度刷新频率大于数据更新频率，那么在单个V0周期内，恒流驱动电路12完成了至少一次的背光亮度刷新，从而确保不错帧刷新背光亮度数据。当然，对相同的帧背光亮度数据进行多次刷新，实际背光亮度不会产生变化，因为背光亮度数据未发生变化。
参照图3，现有局域调光驱动电路中，为了实现背光亮度同步刷新，需要使第二垂直同步信号V1的频率与第一垂直同步信号V0同步，MCU根据第一垂直同步信号V0接收及输出数据，背光亮度数据仅进行格式转换就和第二垂直同步信号V1同步输出至恒流驱动芯片，恒流驱动芯片接收到第二垂直同步信号V1后根据背光亮度数据刷新背光灯板。为了使输出的第二垂直同步信号V1的频率与可变的第一垂直同步信号V0频率匹配，需要MCU根据第一垂直同步信号V0信号的频率来动态调整恒流驱动芯片的相关寄存器配置，调整过程会产生输出的背光驱动电流抖动，尤其是第一垂直同步信号V0的频率频繁变化的情况，显示面板就会出现明显的频闪现象。
本实施例中，由于将第二垂直同步信号V1的频率设定为固定值，因此，可以以固定的频率刷新恒流驱动电路12接收到的背光亮度数据，相关寄存器的参数不再需要调整，由此避免了因参数调整引起的输出背光电流抖动，解决了在垂直同步信号频率切换时，显示面板出现频闪的问题。
本实施例中，通过以固定频率来刷新调光控制电路11接收到的亮度数据，将恒流驱动电路12所用的刷新频率与主板显示屏画面的刷新频率分离，即第二垂直同步信号V1与第一垂直同步信号V0独立、互不关联，但同时满足背光电路数据（恒流驱动的电流）刷新频率需要与主板显示屏画面刷新频率保持同步的要求，虽然第一垂直同步信号V0的频率是可以变化的，但是通过调光控制电路11软件算法处理，可在一个第一垂直同步信号V0周期内完成背光亮度刷新，同时保证背光电流无突变，实现画面平滑切换，为高动态对比度画质的呈现提供了有力保障，给用户带来了更加绚丽逼真的画质体验，为电视机及显示器等产品赋能舔砖加瓦。
进一步地，参照图4，所述调光控制电路11包括控制单元102；所述控制单元102的第一输入端与所述主板20连接，以接收所述第一背光亮度数据S0；所述控制单元102的第二输入端也与所述主板连接，以接收所述第一垂直同步信号V0；所述控制单元102的输出端为所述调光控制电路11的输出端，与所述恒流驱动电路12连接；
所述控制单元102，用于并对所述第一背光亮度数据S0进行处理，得到所述第二背光亮度数据S1；并在接收到所述第一垂直同步信号V0时，输出所述第二背光亮度数据S1；所述控制单元102，还用于输出所述第二垂直同步信号S1。
其中，所述调光控制电路11的输入端包括控制单元102的第一输入端和第二输入端。
本实施例中，所述控制单元102可以选择MCU，本领域技术人员可以参考本领域常用技术进行设置，只需要实现上述对应的功能即可。所述控制单元102的第一输入端、第二输入端和输出端可以根据选用的芯片进行具体设置，无需限定。
具体的，所述对第一背光亮度数据S0进行处理，得到第二背光亮度S1数据的步骤，包括：
校验所述第一背光亮度数据S0是否正确；
若正确，则将所述第一背光亮度数据S0作为所述第二背光亮度数据S1。
可以理解的是，第一背光亮度数据S0随着第一垂直同步信号V0进行不断的更新，每收到一个第一垂直同步信号V0，更新一次。控制单元102每收到一个第一背光亮度数据S0都需要对其进行一次校验，若校验正确，则将其作为第二背光亮度数据S1输出；若校验不正确，则可以确定该第一背光亮度数据有误，那么需要将上一个校验正确的第一背光亮度数据S0作为第二背光亮度数据S1输出，使背光灯板维持上一帧的亮度。致使第一背光亮度数据出现错误的原因比较多，例如，主板偶发异常时序或数据，主板发送数据过程中受到其它信号干扰等。若将错误的背光亮度数据发送至所述恒流驱动电路12去驱动背光灯板30，很可能导致背光灯板30出现暗块、暗条、闪烁等异常现象。本实施例中，控制单元102通过对接收到的背光数据进行校验，屏蔽掉校验不正确的异常数据，从而保证输出的用于驱动背光灯板的数据是有效的，避免背光灯板30因此出现异常。
其中，校验所述第一背光亮度数据S0是否正确的步骤，包括：
通过预设校验算法对所述第一背光亮度数据S0中的数据位进行校验运算，以得到校验数据；
比对所述校验数据与所述第一背光亮度数据S0中的校验位数据是否相匹配；
若是，则所述第一背光亮度数据正确。
匹配可以是相等或满足某种预先约定的关系。可以理解的，第一背光亮度数据为一帧数据，那么可以将某一位数据或某几位作为校验位，其它位作为数据位，通过预设校验算法计算数据位是否与校验位相匹配。
进一步地，所述控制单元102具有数据端口（未示出）；所述数据端口为所述控制单元102的第一输入端，用于接收所述第一背光亮度数据S0；
所述控制单元102，还用于在输出所述第二背光亮度数据S1后，重置所述数据端口。
本实施例中，所述数据端口可以是MCU的串行外设接口（SPI，Serial Peripheral Interface）或其它数据接口。以数据端口为SPI口为例，若主板偶发异常时序或数据，就会导致MCU持续接收错误的数据，SPI口也会写入错误的电位，使下一帧数据的接收异常。因此在接收下一帧数据之前，对SPI口进行重置，可以确保MCU能按帧正常接收数据，避免数据异常导致背光灯板的显示出现异常。
所述恒流驱动电路12包括恒流驱动芯片102；所述恒流驱动芯片101的第一输入端与所述调光控制电路连接，以接收所述第二背光亮度数据S2；恒流驱动芯片101的第二输入端也与所述调光控制电路连接，以接收所述第二垂直同步信号V1；恒流驱动芯片101的输出端为与所述背光灯板30连接的所述恒流驱动电路12的输出端；
所述恒流驱动芯片101，用于在接收到所述第二垂直同步信号V1时，输出所述第二背光亮度数据S2以驱动所述背光灯板30刷新。
本实施例中，所述恒流驱动芯片101包含根据接收到的垂直同步信号输出驱动电流的相关寄存器，由所述调光控制电路11进行写定。由于第二垂直同步信号V1为固定值，因此不再需要频繁对此寄存器的参数进行调整，从而避免了因此产生的闪屏等问题。其中，恒流驱动芯片101的第一输入端和第二输入端分别为恒流驱动电路12的输入端。所述恒流驱动芯片101的第一输入端、第二输入端和输出端的具体引脚可以根据具体选用的芯片进行配置。
本实施例中，所述恒流驱动芯片101内部集成了直流-直流转换电路，当然也可以选用没集成直流-直流转换电路的驱动芯片，相应的，局域调光驱动电路10还需要包括直流-直流转换电路，恒流驱动芯片101控制直流-直流转换电路驱动背光灯板30。
所述局域调光驱动电路10还可以包括电流采样电路，具体可以根据实际电路进行设置。
进一步地，所述第二垂直同步信号V1的刷新频率大于所述第一垂直同步信号V0的刷新频率的两倍。
本实施例中，将第二垂直同步信号V1的刷新频率设定为大于第一垂直同步信号V0的刷新频率的两倍。进一步地保证MCU在第一垂直同步信号V0的周期内实现至少一次的亮度刷新。
本申请提供一种局域调光驱动方法，参照图5，在一实施例中，该局域调光驱动方法包括步骤：
步骤S10，接收主板输出的第一背光亮度数据和第一垂直同步信号，并对所述第一背光亮度数据进行处理，得到第二背光亮度数据；
步骤S20，以所述第一垂直同步信号的刷新频率输出所述第二背光亮度数据至恒流驱动电路，以使所述恒流驱动电路以第二垂直同步信号的刷新频率驱动背光灯板按所述第二背光亮度数据进行显示；其中，所述第二垂直同步信号的刷新频率为大于所述第一垂直同步信号的刷新频率的预设值。
所述局域调光驱动方法可以应用于上述任意实施例中的局域调光驱动电路，或其它结构的局域调光电路。该方法的执行主体为调光控制电路。
本实施例中，通过将调光控制电路以固定的刷新频率输出第二背光亮度数据，由此不需要对恒流驱动电路中的相关参数进行调整，避免了因恒流驱动电路中的相关参数进行调整时输出的背光电流抖动引起的画面频闪，即解决了在垂直同步信号频率切换时，显示面板出现频闪的问题；而且，所述恒流驱动电路根据第一垂直同步信号的刷新频率更新当前背光亮度数据，根据所述第二垂直同步信号的刷新频率刷新所述背光灯板，第二垂直同步信号的刷新频率大于第一垂直同步信号的刷新频率，由此可以保证当前背光亮度数据更新前，已经基于当前背光亮度数据对背光灯板进行过至少一次的刷新，由此保证背光亮度数据不会丢失，从而使显示面板的显示效果更稳定，为高动态对比度画质的呈现提供了有力保障。
进一步地，所述第二垂直同步信号的刷新频率大于所述第一垂直同步信号的刷新频率的两倍。从而保证恒流驱动电路在一个第一垂直同步信号的周期内实现至少一次的亮度刷新，使亮度刷新数据不丢失。
本申请提供一种局域调光驱动***，参照图6，在一实施例中，该局域调光驱动***包括主板20、背光灯板30和局域调光驱动电路10，所述局域调光驱动电路10的结构可参照上述实施例中局域调光驱动电路10，在此不再赘述，所述调光控制电路11的输入端与所述主板20连接，所述恒流驱动电路12的输出端与所述背光灯板30连接。
由于本实施例的局域调光驱动***采用了上述局域调光驱动电路10的技术方案，理所应当地，该局域调光驱动***具有上述局域调光驱动电路10所有的有益效果。
进一步地，所述主板20包括片上控制***201和液晶模块控制器40；所述片上控制***201分别与所述调光控制电路11的输入端和所述液晶模块控制器40连接；
所述片上控制***201，用于向所述调光控制电路11输出第一背光亮度数据和第一垂直同步信号；
所述片上控制***201，还用于以所述第一垂直信号的刷新频率向所述液晶模块控制器提供图像信号，以控制液晶面板进行同步刷新。
本实施例中，由于片上控制***201以同步的信号输出第一背光亮度数据、第一垂直同步信号和图像信号，可以保证液晶面板的画面显示刷新和背光灯板的背光亮度刷新同步进行，画面显示切换效果更平滑，高动态对比度画质品质更高。
进一步地，所述主板20还可以包括功率放大器50，所述功率放大器50与所述片上控制***SOC连接；
所述片上控制***SOC，还用于向所述功率放大器50输出音频信号，以使所述功率放大器50同步播放音频。
本实施例中，片上控制***SOC可以以同步的信号输出第一背光亮度数据、第一垂直同步信号、图像信号和音频信号，可以保证液晶面板的画面显示刷新、背光灯板的背光亮度刷新以及功率放大器播放的音频信号同步进行，从而给用户带来了更加绚丽的画面和逼真音效的高品质体验。
需要说明的是，参照图7，上述局域调光驱动***还可以包括电源供应单元PSU（Power Supply Unit，电源供应单元），电源供应单元用于将交流电源转换为分别适合背光灯板30、主板20和局域调光驱动电路10的电源，以分别为各电路供电。具体的，电源供电单元可以包括滤波电路（如EMI滤波电路）、整流电路，功率因数校正电路、谐振电路（如LLC谐振电路）、变压器和反馈电路，以使输出的供电电压更稳定。
本申请提供一种电子设备，在一实施例中，该电子设备包括局域调光驱动电路和背光灯板，所述局域调光驱动电路的结构可参照上述实施例，在此不再赘述，所述恒流驱动电路的输出端与所述背光灯板连接，理所应当地，由于本实施例的电子设备采用了上述恒流驱动电路的技术方案，因此该电子设备具有上述恒流驱动电路所有的有益效果。
需要说明的是，在本文中，术语“包括”、“包含”或者其任何其他变体意在涵盖非排他性的包含，从而使得包括一系列要素的过程、方法、物品或者***不仅包括那些要素，而且还包括没有明确列出的其他要素，或者是还包括为这种过程、方法、物品或者***所固有的要素。在没有更多限制的情况下，由语句“包括一个……”限定的要素，并不排除在包括该要素的过程、方法、物品或者***中还存在另外的相同要素。
上述本申请实施例序号仅仅为了描述，不代表实施例的优劣。
以上仅为本申请的优选实施例，并非因此限制本申请的专利范围，凡是利用本申请说明书及附图内容所作的等效结构或等效流程变换，或直接或间接运用在其他相关的技术领域，均同理包括在本申请的专利保护范围内。
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- 一种局域调光驱动电路，其用于根据主板的控制驱动背光灯板工作，所述主板用于提供第一背光亮度数据和第一垂直同步信号；所述局域调光驱动电路包括：调光控制电路，所述调光控制电路的输入端与所述主板连接；所述调光控制电路用于对所述第一背光亮度数据进行处理，得到第二背光亮度数据，并以所述第一垂直同步信号的刷新频率输出第二背光亮度数据；所述调光控制电路还用于输出第二垂直同步信号，所述第二垂直同步信号的刷新频率为大于所述第一垂直同步信号的刷新频率的预设值；以及恒流驱动电路，所述恒流驱动电路的输入端与所述调光控制电路的输出端连接，所述恒流驱动电路的输出端与所述背光灯板连接；所述恒流驱动电路用于在接收到所述第二垂直同步信号时，驱动所述背光灯板按所述第二背光亮度数据进行显示。
- 如权利要求1所述的局域调光驱动电路，其中，所述调光控制电路包括控制单元；所述控制单元的第一输入端与所述主板连接，以接收所述第一背光亮度数据；所述控制单元的第二输入端也与所述主板连接，以接收所述第一垂直同步信号；所述控制单元的输出端为所述调光控制电路的输出端；所述控制单元，用于并对所述第一背光亮度数据进行处理，得到所述第二背光亮度数据；并在接收到所述第一垂直同步信号时，输出所述第二背光亮度数据；所述控制单元，还用于输出所述第二垂直同步信号。
- 如权利要求2所述的局域调光驱动电路，其中，所述控制单元具有数据端口；所述数据端口为所述控制单元的第一输入端；所述控制单元，还用于在输出所述第二背光亮度数据后，重置所述数据端口。
- 如权利要求1所述的局域调光驱动电路，其中，所述恒流驱动电路包括恒流驱动芯片；所述恒流驱动芯片的第一输入端与所述调光控制电路连接，以接收所述第二背光亮度数据；所述恒流驱动芯片的第二输入端也与所述调光控制电路的连接，以接收所述第二垂直同步信号；所述恒流驱动芯片的输出端为所述恒流驱动电路的输出端；所述恒流驱动芯片，用于在接收到所述第二垂直同步信号时，输出所述第二背光亮度数据以驱动所述背光灯板刷新。
- 如权利要求1~4中任一项所述的局域调光驱动电路，其中，所述第二垂直同步信号的刷新频率大于所述第一垂直同步信号的刷新频率的两倍。
- 如权利要求1所述的局域调光驱动电路，其中，所述局域调光驱动电路设置在连接所述主板以控制驱动所述背光灯板进行显示的电子设备中。
- 如权利要求1所述的局域调光驱动电路，其中，所述第一背光亮度数据为所述主板输出的所述背光灯板在对应周期中应显示的亮度对应的数据。
- 一种局域调光驱动方法，其应用于如权利要求1～7中任一项所述的局域调光驱动电路，所述驱动方法包括步骤：接收主板输出的第一背光亮度数据和第一垂直同步信号，并对所述第一背光亮度数据进行处理，得到第二背光亮度数据；以及以所述第一垂直同步信号的刷新频率输出所述第二背光亮度数据至恒流驱动电路，以使所述恒流驱动电路以第二垂直同步信号的刷新频率驱动背光灯板按所述第二背光亮度数据进行显示；其中，所述第二垂直同步信号的刷新频率为大于所述第一垂直同步信号的刷新频率的预设值。
- 如权利要求8所述的局域调光驱动方法，其中，所述对第一背光亮度数据进行处理，得到第二背光亮度数据的步骤，包括：校验所述第一背光亮度数据是否正确；以及若所述第一背光亮度数据正确，则将所述第一背光亮度数据作为所述第二背光亮度数据。
- 如权利要求8所述的局域调光驱动方法，其中，所述对第一背光亮度数据进行处理，得到第二背光亮度数据的步骤，包括：校验所述第一背光亮度数据是否正确；以及若所述第一背光亮度数据不正确，则将上一个校验正确的第一背光亮度数据作为所述第二背光亮度数据。
- 如权利要求9或10所述的局域调光驱动方法，其中，所述校验所述第一背光亮度数据是否正确的步骤，包括：通过预设校验算法对所述第一背光亮度数据中的数据位进行校验运算，以得到校验数据；比对所述校验数据与所述第一背光亮度数据中的校验位数据是否相匹配；以及若所述校验数据与所述第一背光亮度数据中的校验位数据匹配，则所述第一背光亮度数据正确。
- 一种局域调光驱动***，其包括主板、背光灯板和局域调光驱动电路，所述局域调光驱动电路被配置为如权利要求1~7中任一项所述的局域调光驱动电路，所述调光控制电路的输入端与所述主板连接，所述恒流驱动电路的输出端与所述背光灯板连接。
- 如权利要求12所述的局域调光驱动***，其中，所述主板包括片上控制***和液晶模块控制器；所述片上控制***分别与所述调光控制电路的输入端和所述液晶模块控制器连接；所述片上控制***，用于向所述调光控制电路提供第一背光亮度数据和第一垂直同步信号；所述片上控制***，还用于以所述第一垂直同步信号的刷新频率向所述液晶模块控制器提供图像信号，以控制液晶面板进行同步刷新。
- 如权利要求13所述的局域调光驱动***，其中，所述主板还包括功率放大器，所述功率放大器与所述片上控制***连接；所述片上控制***，还用于向所述功率放大器输出音频信号，以使所述功率放大器同步播放音频。
- 如权利要求12所述的局域调光驱动***，其中，所述局域调光驱动***还包括电源供应单元，所述电源供应单元用于将交流电源转换为分别适合所述背光灯板、所述主板和所述局域调光驱动电路的电源，以为各电路供电。
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