Lecture 11
Lecture 11
CSE 315
Peripherals & Interfacing
Abdullah Al Omar
Lecturer, CSE, UAP
Agenda
Today We'll learn about 7 segment
display and it's arduino usage
What is 7 segment display?
An LED or Light Emitting Diode, is a solid state optical
pn-junction diode which emits light energy in the form of photon.
The main advantage of light emitting diodes is that because of
their small die size, several of them can be connected together
within one small and compact package producing what is
generally called a 7-segment Display.
Why 7 Segment?
Types of 7 Segment display
• The Common Cathode (CC) – In the common cathode display, all the
cathode connections of the LED segments are joined together to logic
“0” or ground. The individual segments are illuminated by application
of a “HIGH”, or logic “1” signal via a current limiting resistor to
forward bias the individual Anode terminals (a-g).
Types of 7 segment display (contd.)
• The Common Anode (CA) – In the common anode display, all the
anode connections of the LED segments are joined together to logic
“1”. The individual segments are illuminated by applying a ground,
logic “0” or “LOW” signal via a suitable current limiting resistor to the
Cathode of the particular segment (a-g).
Truth Table of 7 segment
Here "x" means switch is closed/connected so that current can pass through that pin
Some Use Case