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jimblom edited this page Sep 6, 2012 · 16 revisions

This page will cover basic usage of the Serial 7-Segment Display. "Basic" as in how get the display to show number (0-9), and the limited characters and special characters it can display.

Displaying Numbers

Display data is written to the display as a single byte. Byte values from 0 to 15 are displayed respectively as 0-9 and A-F.

The display also accepts display data in ASCII-coded format. ASCII

For example, to display 12AB any of the following 4-byte patterns would be acceptable: [0x01][0x02][0x0A][0x0B] (Actual binary values 1, 2, 10 and 11.) [0x31][0x32][0x41][0x42] (ASCII-code for '1', '2', 'a', 'b') Or any combination of binary and ASCII values could be used.

On top of 0-9 and A-F, the following characters are also displayable. (Not all characters are displayable, the display does what it can with its limited resolution): !!! TODO: Insert a table here or something !!!

Moving the Cursor

Clearing the Display

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