DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : E. Sunil Kumar
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : A.E.I.E
Institute : K.D.R.G.P.T, Wanaparthy
Semester : VI
Subject : Industrial Electronics, PLC & SCADA
Subject code : AEI-602
Topic : Opto-Electronic Devices
Duration : 100 mts

Subtopic : 7-Segment Display

Teaching Aids : PPTS, Animations,
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 Objectives

• Introduction to 7-segment displays

• List the types of 7-segment displays

• Explain the layout of 7-segment displays

• Explain different Packages of 7-segment displays

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 Introduction

• LED displays are mainly two types:

1) Numeric display
2) Alphanumeric display.

• LED numeric display is called 7 segment LED display

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 Introduction…

• 7 segment led display is applied widely to electrical

appliances.

• It can be used in instruments and meters.

• LED numeric display shows information related to

numbers: temperature, time, speed and so on.

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LED Numeric Display

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 LED Alphanumeric Display

• LED alphanumeric display can show LED number and

LED letter in alphabet and Arabic numerals.

• LED alphanumeric display is widely used in instruments

and meters

• But LED alpha numeric display is used less than led

numeric displays

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LED alphanumeric display…

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Seven-Segment Display Layout

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 Seven-Segment Display Layout…

• The illustration shows the basic layout of the segments

in a seven-segment display.

• The segments themselves are identified with lower-case

letters "a" through "g," with segment "a" at the top and
then counting clockwise. Segment "g" is the center bar.

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 Seven-Segment Display Layout…

• Most seven-segment digits also include a decimal point

("dp")

• Some also include an extra triangle to turn the decimal

point into a comma.

• The decimal point is shown here on the right, but some

display units put it on the left, or have a decimal point on
each side.

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 Types

• Based on the leads connections, there are two types of

7-segment displays

1) Common Anode

2) Common Cathode

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 Common Anode

• All the anodes, are connected together into a

common lead, while the other end of each LED is
individually available
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 Common Cathode

• All the cathodes are connected together into a

common lead, while the other end of each LED
is individually available
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 Common Anode VS Common Cathode

• There is no automatic advantage of the common-

cathode seven-segment unit over the common-anode
version, or vice-versa.

• Each type lends itself to certain applications,

configurations, and logic families.

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 Packages
There are three typical packages of 7-segment display

1) Single 12-pin DIP package. The individual digits are very

small, so a clear plastic bubble is molded over each digit
to act as a magnifying lens.

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 Packages…

2) The second package is

essentially a 14-pin DIP
designed to be installed
vertically. Note that for this
particular device, the decimal
point is on the left. This is not
true of all seven-segment
displays in this type of package.

One limitation of the DIP

package is that it cannot
support larger digits.

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 Packages…

3) The third package is larger than the other two, and thus
can display a digit that is significantly larger than will fit
on a standard DIP footprint.

Even larger displays are also available;

some digital clocks sport digits that are two to five inches
tall.

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Packages…

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 Summary

We have discussed about

• Fundamentals of 7-segment displays

• Types of 7-segment displays

• The layout of 7-segment displays

• Different Packages of 7-segment displays

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 Quiz

1) 7-segment display use

a) LED

c) Ordinary bulb

e) Fluorescent tube light

g) None

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 Quiz

2) LED alphanumeric display can show

a) LED number

b) LED letter in alphabet

c) Arabic numerals

d) All

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 Quiz

3) LED alphanumeric display is widely used in

a) Instruments

c) Meters

e) Instruments and meters

g) None

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 Quiz

4) LED numeric display shows information related

to

a) Numbers

c) Alphabets

e) Symbols

g) None
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 Frequently Asked Questions

1) List the types of 7-segment displays

2) Explain the layout of 7-segment displays

3) Explain different Packages of 7-segment displays

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