Seven-segment LED displays have been around forever, it seems, and the design is pretty optimized by now. Off-the-shelf units are readily available in all sorts of sizes and colors, but if you want a ...

If you look around your desk right now, odds are you’ll see a 7-segment display or two showing you some vital information like the time or today’s weather. But think of how much information you could ...

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 ...

For high-heat environments, the QuasarBrite seven-segment numeric LED displays operate in temperatures up to 105°C. The 0.25W displays are available in sizes with 0.28” to 4” character heights and are ...

A common display found on digital watches and readouts that looks like a series of 8s. Each digit is formed by selective illumination of from one to seven separately addressable segments. For more ...

Reddit user Krukerfluk has created an awesome DIY digital clock using 144 x seven segment displays, combining them to create a larger LED display powered by an Arduino Nano. The small Arduino ...

Like many of you, I have an inexpensive, no-name, large-digit LED clock in my office to keep reminding me of how fast time is passing and how much I still have left to do on any given day. I bought ...