[simpits-tech] 7-Segment Displays?

[Roy Coates]

Yeah, I noticed the Din and Dout pins... I just don't know enough to hook
it all together.

Got a meeting in 5 mins with our electronics guru - he reckons he can build
what I (really) want using little more than a PIC.  Let's hope so!

Roy.


On 25 March 2013 15:22, <wledzian1 at comcast.net> wrote:

> I'm using the Max7219 chips.  They can even be daisy-chained.  The
> existing Max7219 library available for the Arduino allows for chaining up
> to 8 units on a single digital output pin.  I've got a proof-of-concept
> working with three 7219s driving 24 digits set up as 2 rows of 12 digits.
>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"geneb" <geneb at deltasoft.com>
> *To: *"Simulator Cockpit Builder's List" <simpits-tech at simpits.org>
> *Sent: *Monday, March 25, 2013 6:25:59 AM
> *Subject: *Re: [simpits-tech] 7-Segment Displays?
>
>
> On Mon, 25 Mar 2013, Roy Coates wrote:
>
> > Chaps,
> >           I'm looking for a way to use 7-segment displays to show a radio
> > frequency. I was hoping to use the LED-5 from Hagstrom but they've none
> in
> > stock and although they'll custom build, the price is likely to damage my
> > sex life - should swmbo find out.
> >
> > What alternatives are out there?  7-seg's have always been a pain!
> >
> Maxim makes the exact part you're after.
>
> Wayne, what's the P/N of the device you picked for the radio freq. project
> you built?
>
> g.
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