EDN

Electronics for Kids: Part 8 – Seven-segment LED Display

In a previous article, we explored the behavior of an LED diode as a small light source. We have seen how important a protection resistor is to light up this component. In this article, we will ...
Hackaday

Nano-Sized 7-Segment LED Display On A Surface Mount Module

Inspired by a prank tweet, [Sam Ettinger] endeavored to create an SMD seven-segment display. The NanoRaptor NanoSegment implements a panel of seven-segment display modules sized at “0806” each or just ...
Electronic Design

Drive Large 7-Segment LED Displays Using Only 1 Or 2 MCU Pins

Many options exist to drive seven-segment LED displays, but most are limited to low output currents. The approach described here uses one 74ALS374 or 74AS374 octal latch, wired as a shift register, ...
EDN

Physically Huge 7-Segment LED Display

The project is a 12” digit height 7-segment display which was made from 15×4 LEDs wherein 4 LEDs are connected in series and fifteen times in parallel arrangement. The project is a 12” digit height ...
Hackaday

Incandescent 7-Segment Displays Are Awesome

When we think of 7-segment displays as the ubiquitous LED devices that sprung into popularity in the 1970s. However, numbers have existed for a lot longer than that, and people have wanted to know ...