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Create a 7-Segment Display!

A 7-segment display with one digit.

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Create a 7-Segment Display!

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Hardware components

Arduino UNO
Arduino UNO
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Common-Anode 7-segment display
I used a 5611BH
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Resistor 221 ohm
Resistor 221 ohm
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Jumper wires (generic)
Jumper wires (generic)
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Schematics

Wiring

How to connect your 7-Segment display

Code

Code

Arduino
Arduino code for the 7-Segment display
void setup()
{
  init();
  /*your setup code here*/
}

void loop()
{
  /*
   * your loop code here
   *
   * use display(num, dp) to display num (0123456789ABCDEF)
   * and the dot (if dp).
   *
   * you can turn off all the leds by writing display().
   */
}

void init()
{
  pinMode(2, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(3, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(4, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(5, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(6, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(7, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(8, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(9, OUTPUT);
}

void display(int n=-1, boolean dp)
{
  digitalWrite(9, !dp);
  if(num == 0)
  {
    digitalWrite(2, 0);
    digitalWrite(3, 0);
    digitalWrite(4, 0);
    digitalWrite(5, 0);
    digitalWrite(6, 0);
    digitalWrite(7, 0);
    digitalWrite(8, 1);
  } else if(num == 1) {
    digitalWrite(2, 1);
    digitalWrite(3, 0);
    digitalWrite(4, 0);
    digitalWrite(5, 1);
    digitalWrite(6, 1);
    digitalWrite(7, 1);
    digitalWrite(8, 1);
  } else if(num == 2) {
    digitalWrite(2, 0);
    digitalWrite(3, 0);
    digitalWrite(4, 1);
    digitalWrite(5, 0);
    digitalWrite(6, 0);
    digitalWrite(7, 1);
    digitalWrite(8, 0);
  } else if(num == 3) {
    digitalWrite(2, 0);
    digitalWrite(3, 0);
    digitalWrite(4, 0);
    digitalWrite(5, 0);
    digitalWrite(6, 1);
    digitalWrite(7, 1);
    digitalWrite(8, 0);
  } else if(num == 4) {
    digitalWrite(2, 1);
    digitalWrite(3, 0);
    digitalWrite(4, 0);
    digitalWrite(5, 1);
    digitalWrite(6, 1);
    digitalWrite(7, 0);
    digitalWrite(8, 0);
  } else if(num == 5) {
    digitalWrite(2, 0);
    digitalWrite(3, 1);
    digitalWrite(4, 0);
    digitalWrite(5, 0);
    digitalWrite(6, 1);
    digitalWrite(7, 0);
    digitalWrite(8, 0);
  } else if(num == 6) {
    digitalWrite(2, 0);
    digitalWrite(3, 1);
    digitalWrite(4, 0);
    digitalWrite(5, 0);
    digitalWrite(6, 0);
    digitalWrite(7, 0);
    digitalWrite(8, 0);
  } else if(num == 7) {
    digitalWrite(2, 0);
    digitalWrite(3, 0);
    digitalWrite(4, 0);
    digitalWrite(5, 1);
    digitalWrite(6, 1);
    digitalWrite(7, 1);
    digitalWrite(8, 1);
  } else if(num == 8) {
    digitalWrite(2, 0);
    digitalWrite(3, 0);
    digitalWrite(4, 0);
    digitalWrite(5, 0);
    digitalWrite(6, 0);
    digitalWrite(7, 0);
    digitalWrite(8, 0);
  } else if(num == 9) {
    digitalWrite(2, 0);
    digitalWrite(3, 0);
    digitalWrite(4, 0);
    digitalWrite(5, 0);
    digitalWrite(6, 1);
    digitalWrite(7, 0);
    digitalWrite(8, 0);
  } else if(num == 10) {
    digitalWrite(2, 0);
    digitalWrite(3, 0);
    digitalWrite(4, 0);
    digitalWrite(5, 1);
    digitalWrite(6, 0);
    digitalWrite(7, 0);
    digitalWrite(8, 0);
  } else if(num == 11) {
    digitalWrite(2, 1);
    digitalWrite(3, 1);
    digitalWrite(4, 0);
    digitalWrite(5, 0);
    digitalWrite(6, 0);
    digitalWrite(7, 0);
    digitalWrite(8, 0);
  } else if(num == 12) {
    digitalWrite(2, 0);
    digitalWrite(3, 1);
    digitalWrite(4, 1);
    digitalWrite(5, 0);
    digitalWrite(6, 0);
    digitalWrite(7, 0);
    digitalWrite(8, 1);
  } else if(num == 13) {
    digitalWrite(2, 1);
    digitalWrite(3, 0);
    digitalWrite(4, 0);
    digitalWrite(5, 0);
    digitalWrite(6, 0);
    digitalWrite(7, 1);
    digitalWrite(8, 0);
  } else if(num == 14) {
    digitalWrite(2, 0);
    digitalWrite(3, 1);
    digitalWrite(4, 1);
    digitalWrite(5, 0);
    digitalWrite(6, 0);
    digitalWrite(7, 0);
    digitalWrite(8, 0);
  } else if(num == 15) {
    digitalWrite(2, 0);
    digitalWrite(3, 1);
    digitalWrite(4, 1);
    digitalWrite(5, 1);
    digitalWrite(6, 0);
    digitalWrite(7, 0);
    digitalWrite(8, 0);
  } else {
    digitalWrite(2, 1);
    digitalWrite(3, 1);
    digitalWrite(4, 1);
    digitalWrite(5, 1);
    digitalWrite(6, 1);
    digitalWrite(7, 1);
    digitalWrite(8, 1);
  }
}

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