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Summer of Sensors Design Challenge - Blog No. 1

me_Cris — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 20:07:00 GMT

Hi all!I am glad that I was selected among the beneficiaries who received the Under Pressure kit", and I will continue to try to put into action every sensor received.A few days ago I received the package with these Bio Sensors, or better said f...(read more)

Received Project14 7-segment Display Competition Reward

misaz — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 12:44:00 GMT

Hello everyone. Today I received my 100 USD shopping cart which I received for winning first place prize in Project14 7-Segment Display with my Digitally Adjustable Power Supply entry. Thanks tariq.ahmad for sending me the shopping car...(read more)

STRANGER SEGS - Final season

straf — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 22:19:00 GMT

The first two posts are here and here. Part V: the modules At last, I had the time to build some modules. An example is depicted below. The modules were a pain to build because the ambient temperature is so hot these days that the soldering pa...(read more)

Digitally Adjustable Power Supply

misaz — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 12:03:00 GMT

In this blog post I will describe my project which I have done as part of Project14 | Build Projects Using 7-Segment Displays! Competition. This project I implemented for testing possibility of adjusting output voltage of step-down voltage regulator...(read more)

Pico Parker

dougw — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 23:12:00 GMT

The Pico Parker displays the distance from the Maxbotix ultrasonic transducer to the nearest object in cm - in this case the nearest object will be a car and the distance will be the distance to the end of the garage as it tries to park.. Intro This...(read more)

Work From Home Timekeeper

meera_hussien — Sat, 18 Jun 2022 20:05:00 GMT

Work From Home Timekeeper Introduction From the title, many may have guessed what is the purpose of this timekeeper. The main reason for me to develop this project is to trac...(read more)

3d Printed Clock

GustavoMorales — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:17:00 GMT

I made a 3d printed clock researched for stl files to get an idea, first I made one with MDF and a laser cutter but moths later I decided to use a 3d printed model to improve it. I found some files on thingiverse, and used them as a refference, but t...(read more)

The Crazy Countdown Timer Revisited

ntewinkel — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:07:00 GMT

Over the last few weeks (months maybe?) I've been playing around with 7-segment displays and an old clock display I had in my pile of hoarded things. My most recent blog post in the series was a throwback to the 1980's: The VCR Emulator But now here ...(read more)

STRANGER SEGS - Season Two

straf — Sun, 12 Jun 2022 17:29:00 GMT

The first season post is here. Part III: the smart display Let me introduce you the Smart Display, built on the Stranger Segs platform! It’s basically an application to display a character from a message transmitted by a driver application (a s...(read more)

The VCR Emulator

ntewinkel — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 22:14:00 GMT

I know you all secretly miss the 80's, with the big oversized electronics that our parents didn't know how to use.Back then you'd really get something for your money - the cost per pound of electronic equipment was so much better. Today, however, it'...(read more)

Pi Pico with Clock Display - Showing a Countdown Time

ntewinkel — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 02:30:00 GMT

I've been fiddling around with a 7-segment clock display, which is really just a display that combines 4 different 7-segment displays into one neat little package. With an extra couple of dots thrown in for good measure. In my previous post, I was ab...(read more)

Pi Pico with Clock Display - controlling all the digits

ntewinkel — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 22:00:00 GMT

In this first step to building a digital timer, I've set up a clock display with a Raspberry Pi Pico, and then I simply have the Pico step through the 4 clock positions, showing each digit 0 through 9 for each position. At the same time, the div...(read more)

Simple clock with common cathode display

me_Cris — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 14:15:00 GMT

Greetings ! I present another project in which I used a 4-digit 7-segment display, but this time it is a common cathode with 12 pins, red color.It is a settable clock, but the idea is more about the pleasure of making a PCB, so you can share your opi...(read more)

Simulate 7-segment circuits in your web browser!

scottiebabe — Tue, 31 May 2022 15:00:00 GMT

I recently came across the online circuit simulator Wokwi. So, I don't really know what to say just yet. But, I am certainly impressed to say the least. I copied my RPI Pico 7-segment design into the simulator and it ran just fine. Pretty incredible...(read more)

DIY Oversized 7-Segment Display

fmilburn — Tue, 31 May 2022 01:35:00 GMT

I purchased some LED filaments a while back off of AliExpress for a project after learning they are available with 3V forward voltage. They looked like they would also work for making DIY 7-Segment displays. You will have seen them used i...(read more)