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 ...

[David Johnson-Davies] has a lofty goal of building a small device to give to younger hackers on a semi-yearly basis. So this last year, he designed and created The Number Maze Game, a small handheld ...

How to Make Mechanical 7 Segment Display from Cardboard In today's video I want to show you 7 segment display with unique ...

Many options exist to drive seven-segment LED displays, but most are limited to low output currents. The approach described here uses one 74ALS374 or 74AS374 octal latch, wired as a shift register, ...

The project is a 12” digit height 7-segment display which was made from 15×4 LEDs wherein 4 LEDs are connected in series and fifteen times in parallel arrangement. The project is a 12” digit height ...

Sometimes, a good hack is about using less rather than more. That’s the case with this neat tutorial from [Rahul.S] on driving a 7-segment LED display with an FT232. By using this cheap USB to serial ...