Arduino 4 Digit Segment Display
Little project experimenting with the Arduino Uno and 4 digit segment display. The outcome for this project was to create a script with functions which will allow me to draw specific segments to the desired digit positions with ease. The script contains a list of characters and functions to test drive the display.
Demo
Equipment
- Arduino Uno
- Breadboard
- 11 Male-to-Male Wires
- 4 Digit 7 Segment Display (6 pins on each side)
Instructions
| Arduino Uno | 4 Digit 7 Segment Display |
|---|---|
| pin 2 | D1 |
| pin 3 | pin A |
| pin 4 | pin F |
| pin 5 | D2 |
| pin 6 | D3 |
| pin 7 | pin B |
| pin 9 | D4 |
| pin 10 | pin G |
| pin 11 | pin C |
| pin 12 | pin D |
| pin 13 | pin E |
Take your Arduino Uno and the 12-pin 4-digit display. Proceed with connecting the 11 pins of the display to the Arduino following the pinout in the table above. Then you can download my code, and upload it to the board.
Functions
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| BootTest() | Runs tests on the display for each digit and segment. |
| DisplayKey(KEYS key, SEGMENT_POSITIONS position, int delayTime) | Displays a chosen character in a specified digit position with delay. |
| PingPongOnce(KEY keys[6], int delayTime) | Runs a ping-pong, ending on the first digit of the display (use when called once) |
| PingPongLoop(KEY keys[6], int delayTime) | Runs a ping-pong, ending on the second digit of the display (use inside a loop) |