The amount of information the humble seven-segment display can convey is surprising. There are the ten numerals, dead-ringers or reasonable approximations for about half the alphabet, and even a few ...

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 ...

Seven-segment displays are one of the most ho-hum ways to display the time. They were cool for a little bit in the 70s, but by now, they’re a little bit old hat. That is, unless you get weird with it.

Discover the fascinating process behind building a mechanical 7-segment display entirely from cardboard and simple household ...

The circuit was designed to produce a digital roulette that will display the result using a 7-segment LED display. Roulette – refers to a game of chance played at a table where a small ball is made to ...