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Introduction to Electronics

7 Segment Display

  • It is an electronic display device for displaying decimal numerals.

  • It is widely used in digital clocks, electronic meters, basic calculators, etc.

  • It is also known as “seven-segment indicator

  • It consists of 8 LEDs connected in parallel that can be lit in different combinations to display the numbers (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, A, b, C, d, E, F, etc.).

  • Each segment (LED) is denoted by letters A to G.

  • The eighth segment called “Decimal Point” is denoted by DP and is used for the display of non-integer numbers.