alpha LED display

[solidac]

can anyone provide a pointer(s) for electronic display of a single
aphabetical character?

the only thing i've come up with so far is a matrix of LEDs with a micro
driving it (probably with a walking 1 scanning arrangement)

better, would be a 7 segment type display with solid 'bars' but nothing
comes up on ye ol' google

any help appreciated

 

[Ken Taylor]

"solidac" <waves@spam.bot> wrote in message
news:1114703269.643738@teuthos...

can anyone provide a pointer(s) for electronic display of a single
aphabetical character?

the only thing i've come up with so far is a matrix of LEDs with a micro
driving it (probably with a walking 1 scanning arrangement)

better, would be a 7 segment type display with solid 'bars' but nothing
comes up on ye ol' google

any help appreciated


There are LED dot-matrix displays which will do what you want. RS have them

(589-165). I've seen single LED displays with integral logic for
alpha-numeric display, but not for a while (not that I've looked) -
Kingfisher(?) or Adilam may have them (I'm pretty sure the latter at least
used to have them).

Cheers.

Ken

 

[Alan]

On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 01:15:31 +0930, "solidac" <waves@spam.bot> wrote:

can anyone provide a pointer(s) for electronic display of a single
aphabetical character?

the only thing i've come up with so far is a matrix of LEDs with a micro
driving it (probably with a walking 1 scanning arrangement)

better, would be a 7 segment type display with solid 'bars' but nothing
comes up on ye ol' google

any help appreciated

Do a search for 14 segment led displays. Farnell sell them. Try

this:
http://au.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/searchPage2.jsp?x=30&Ntt=14+segment&Nty=1&N=401&Ntk=gensearch&y=10

it may work.

Alan
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[Kate Fights, I Cry]

solidac wrote:

can anyone provide a pointer(s) for electronic display of a single
aphabetical character?

the only thing i've come up with so far is a matrix of LEDs with a micro
driving it (probably with a walking 1 scanning arrangement)

better, would be a 7 segment type display with solid 'bars' but nothing
comes up on ye ol' google

any help appreciated

Might sound grungy but DSE had a kit with a single digit alphanumeric
display which could be programmed with any combination of letters
or numbers.... Not sure if they still stock it but worth a try.

 

[Andrew M]

Look for 'starburst' displays.

-Andrew M

"solidac" <waves@spam.bot> wrote in message
news:1114703269.643738@teuthos...

can anyone provide a pointer(s) for electronic display of a single
aphabetical character?

the only thing i've come up with so far is a matrix of LEDs with a micro
driving it (probably with a walking 1 scanning arrangement)

better, would be a 7 segment type display with solid 'bars' but nothing
comes up on ye ol' google

any help appreciated