Seven Segment Displays
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Sixteen segment display
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LED Dot Matrix Display
Dr. Subhanarayan Sahoo
Associate Professor
FEST,ADANI UNIVERSITY
• Seven segment displays are the output display device
that provides a way to display information in the form of
images or text or decimal numbers which is an
alternative to the more complex dot matrix displays.
• It is widely used in digital clocks, basic calculators,
electronic meters, and other electronic devices that
display numerical information.
• It consists of seven segments of light-emitting diodes (
LEDs) which are assembled like numerical 8.
Working of Seven Segment
Displays
• The number 8 is displayed when the power is given to all the
segments and if you disconnect the power for ‘g’, then it displays the
number 0. In a seven-segment display, power (or voltage) at
different pins can be applied at the same time, so we can form
combinations of display numerical from 0 to 9. Since seven-segment
displays can not form alphabets like X and Z, so it can not be used
for the alphabet and they can be used only for displaying decimal
numerical magnitudes. However, seven-segment displays can form
alphabets A, B, C, D, E, and F, so they can also be used for
representing each display unit is usually has a dot point (DP). The
display point could be located either towards the left or towards the
right of the display pattern. This type of pattern can be used to
display numerals from 0 to 9 and letters from to F hexadecimal
digits.
Truth Table
• Therefore, Boolean expressions for each decimal digit
that requires respective light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are
ON or OFF. The number of segments used by digit: 0, 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are 6, 2, 5, 5, 4, 5, 6, 3, 7, and 6
respectively. Seven segment displays must be
controlled by other external devices where different
types of microcontrollers are useful to communicate
with these external devices, like switches, keypads, and
memory.
CC display, segment pins b and c
Seven segment common cathode set to HIGH
• Key-Points
• Connection: Cathodes are grounded.
• Control: HIGH to light up the segments.
• Power Consumption: Usually greater than Common
Anode since it has to source current
• Example Use Case
• Common anode displays are used in any case with
multiple displays driven by a microcontroller because it
is easier to handle current sourcing with such
configurations.
CA display, segment pins b and c
Seven segment common anode set to LOW.
• Key Points
• Connection: All anodes are tied to the common positive
voltage (Vcc).
• Control: Apply LOW to light up the segments.
• Power Consumption: Normally less than Common
Cathode because of current sinking.
• Example Use Case
• Common Anode displays are used when ICs or
microcontrollers are better at current sinking than
sourcing.
Types of Seven Segment
Displays
• According to the type of application, there are two types of configurations
of seven-segment displays: common anode display and common cathode
display.
• In common cathode seven segment displays, all the cathode connections
of LED segments are connected together to logic 0 or ground. We use
logic 1 through a current limiting resistor to forward bias the individual
anode terminals a to g.
• Whereas all the anode connections of the LED segments are connected
together to logic 1 in a common anode seven segment display. We use
logic 0 through a current limiting resistor to the cathode of a particular
segment a to g.
• Common anode seven segment displays are more popular than cathode
seven segment displays because logic circuits can sink more current than
they can source and it is the same as connecting LEDs in reverse.
Applications of Seven Segment Displays
• Digital clocks
• Clock radios
• Calculators
• Wristwatches
• Speedometers
• Motor-vehicle odometers
• Radiofrequency indicators
• Common anode displays tend to consume less power
than common cathode displays, as they only require a
single power source for all the anodes.
• Common cathode displays, on the other hand, require a
separate power source for each cathode, which can lead
to higher power consumption.
Advantages of Seven Segment Displays
• Simplicity: Seven Section Presentations are straightforward and
simple to use since they just showcase mathematical digits (0-9) and
a couple of characters like A-F for hexadecimal numbers.
• Cost-viable: Seven Section Presentations are generally modest and
require less parts to work than different sorts of showcases like LCDs
or OLEDs.
• High perceivability: Seven Portion Presentations have high
perceivability even in low light circumstances as they are intended to
emanate splendid, high-contrast light in a particular example that is
not difficult to peruse.
• Durability: Seven Section Presentations are strong and sturdy since
they are produced using materials that are impervious to
temperature changes and mechanical pressure.
Disadvantages of Seven Segment Displays
• Limited usefulness: Seven Section Presentations are restricted to
showing mathematical digits and a couple of characters, which can be a
disservice in applications that require more mind boggling shows like
designs or message.
• Limited review points: Seven Fragment Showcases have restricted
survey points, and that implies that the presentation might be hard to
peruse from specific points or in splendid daylight.
• Power utilization: Seven Portion Presentations consume more power
than different sorts of showcases since they produce light constantly,
which can be a burden in battery-worked gadgets.
• Limited customization: Seven Portion Showcases are not effectively
adaptable since they are intended to show just unambiguous examples of
digits and characters, making it hard to show custom images or
illustrations.
Sixteen segment display
• Even though the seven segment display is the most
popular type of segmented displays, there are other
variants available as well. These include the nine
segment display, fourteen segment display, and
sixteen segment display. Let’s get into the most
important details about each of these.
Sixteen segment display
• This display is quite similar to the fourteen segment
display. However, on top of the 14 segments, the two
additional ones are formed by breaking the top and
bottom segment into two. With this many segments,
this display has even more flexibility and can display
even certain symbols even better than the fourteen
digit one.
• Their application is similar to the fourteen segment
displays. It includes car stereos, VCRs, microwave ovens
and telephone Caller ID displays and slot machines.
Dot-matrix LED display
• "Dot Matrix" is an unique category of LED Displays and
also found in LCD and OLED products.
• The concept of LED Dot Matrix Display is the same as
LCD Dot Matrix and OLED Dot Matrix.
• It is able to show characters, numbers or graphics
by light up different pixels(dots) of a Display.
How does LED Dot Matrix
Display work?
• Most LEDs in a Dot Matrix Display have a shared anode(co-
anode) or cathod(co-cathod) pin, and controlled by a driver
IC. Normally, this driver IC is seperatelly from LED Dot Matrix
and provided from the customer. Although the driver IC
commonly from customer's choice, the IC could sit on
cutomser's PCB board or LED Dot Matrix Display Module. This
all up to customer's requirement.
• LED Dot Matrix Display is highly application/customer driven
products. Besides shap and pixels, the color(s) of each pixels
are also widely diverse across different displays. In another
term, the color(s) of each pixel are independent to another
pixel.
Applications / Uses
• Industrial Controls
• Medical Equipment
• Communications Equipment
• Test and Measurement Equipment
• Security Electronics
• Life Safety Equipment
• Large Panel Indicators
• Meter Displays
• Information displays
