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This 8 digit seven segment display module (HCMODU0095) uses a TM6138 controller allowing full control of the display using just 3 digital pins on a microcontoller. In addition to the seven segment display there are 8 individually controllable 3mm LEDs and a keypad with 8 push buttons arranged in a single row. These can also be controlled through the TM6138 IC and so require no extra digital pins. A standard 5 pin header provides easy interface to the module from your microcontroller.

Additionally if you plan to use this module with an Arduino development board we have created an exclusive library (HCTI6138) to make controlling the module as easy as possible. The library will provide full control over the seven segment display (providing the ability to display alphanumeric text), the 8 LEDs, and reading the state of the keypad. It is also capable of controlling multiple modules from one Arduino and is only limited by the number of spare pins and memory. The library can be downloaded from the software section of our support forum.

This is a very popular LCD Keypad shield for Arduino or Freeduino board. It includes a 2x16 LCD display and 6 momentary push buttons. Pins 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are used to interface with the LCD. Analog Pin 0 is used to read the push buttons. The LCD shield supports contrast adjustment and backlit on/off functions. It also expands analog pins for easy analog sensor reading and display.

The LCD Keypad shield is developed for Arduino compatible boards, to provide a user-friendly interface that allows users to go through the menu, make selections etc. It consists of a 1602 white character blue backlight LCD. The keypad consists of 5 keys — select, up, right, down and left. To save the digital IO pins, the keypad interface uses only one ADC channel. The key value is read through a 5 stage voltage divider.

Initializes the interface to the LCD screen, and specifies the dimensions (width and height) of the display. begin() needs to be called before any other LCD library commands.for example:

MTS-88.C and I/O BOARD -08 has 8 (Eight) 7-segment displays and 20 key-pads on board. The displays are numbered from 7-SEG.1 to 7-SEG.8 and are connected to Port B’s PB7 to PB0 lines respectively. To display a character on a 7-segment display a byte has to be written to port B. The MSB 4 bits are the address of the 7-segment display and LSB 4 bits are the data. So if we write 58 H to port B then the 6th 7-segment display will show data 8.

The experiment is to read the keypad and display the pressed key id on the specified 7-segment display. In this experiment, I haven"t understood some lines in the assembly code I have shown below. I have made comments beside those lines which I haven"t understood.

Membrane keypads are an excellent starting point for adding key input to a project because they are inexpensive, long-lasting, and resistant to water. And knowing how to interface them with an Arduino is extremely useful for building a variety of projects that require user input for menu selection, password entry, or robot operation.

Membrane keypads come in a variety of sizes, the most common of which are the 4×3 keypad (12 keys) and the 4×4 keypad (16 keys). They have a layout similar to that of a standard telephone keypad, making them easy to use for anyone.

char waitForKey() waits forever until someone presses a key. Warning – It blocks all other code until a key is pressed. That means no blinking LED’s, no LCD screen updates, no nothing with the exception of interrupt routines.

When the code has being flashed on the ATmega, the seven segment display should display the characters 1234. If we use the following command on our Omega:

We should see the characters inside the single quoation mark ’’ displayed on our seven segment display. By default echo will send the data and start a new line (‘/n’) after the data; we use the -ne operator to remove the new line. We can send any number and alphabet except for ‘M’ and ‘W’. There will only be one way to display an alphabet regardless of its case. We can also send space ’ ’ and dash ‘-’; any characters that cannot be displayed will be replaced with a blank space ’ ’.

A 7-segment LED is a great way to display numbers using your Propeller microcontroller. They are made up of eight LEDs in one case. Seven bar-shaped LEDs form the segments of the digit, labelled A through G in the picture below. The eighth one is the decimal point.

You can find these in many products, such as clocks, kitchen appliances, and digital scales. This module actually uses seven LEDs arranged in a special pattern that makes it possible to show any number from 0 to 9, plus an eighth LED for a decimal point. This tutorial will show you exactly how to control the module, and use it to count.

Each individual LED in the module needs a resistor between it and the Propeller chip’s I/O pin. When each I/O pin is set to high (outputs 3.3 V), the LED it is connected to lights up. Any resistor value between 100 Ω and 1 kΩ will work; the lower the resistance, the brighter the LED segment will shine. It’s best to use resistors of the same value so all the segments light up evenly.

The test code will turn on all of the segments in the LED at the same time, to make sure you have built your circuit properly. It is made of just two binary set pins blocks. The first one sets all of the I/O pin directions to output, using binary value 11111111. The second one sets the ouput states to high with the same binary value, connecting each LED to 3.3 V.

Once your circuit is working, you can try attaching different bit patterns to the set binary states block. The graphic below shows which display LED segment is connected to which Propeller I/O pin. The first, left-most bit sets the P13 LED, in order from left to right until the last, right-most bit sets the P6 LED.

CC vs CA: Notice in the schematic that there is one ground connection for the module. This is known as a CC or common cathode 7-segment LED display, since the cathode for each LED segment is routed to one ground connection for the module. With a CA, or common anode display, the anode for each LED segment is connected to the same power supply pin. The cathode of each LED segment is connected to an I/O pin, and setting the I/O pin to output low (ground) will cause the segment to light up. If you were trying to use a CA 7-segment display in this tutorial, you would need to reverse all of the bits in the binary patterns,changing 1"s for 0"s and 0"s for 1"s (in addition to building your circuit as directed by its manufacturer.)

Digits and Letters Too:7-segment LEDs can also be used to display letters. Although every letter of the English alphabet can be represented (in capital and/or lowercase form) using a single device, some letters are a bit more difficult to display in an easily recognizable way. Want to learn more? Visit the Wikipedia article about 7-segment display character representations at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven-segment_display_character_representations.

A convenient way to display numbers on a 7-segment display is to store each binary pattern in an array and then reference the array elements later in the code. Here, we do just that, using a repeat itemloop to count down the digits from 0 to 9.

Next, anarray initialize block creates an array named digitsthat can store 10 elements (one for each digit, 0 to 9). A list of set array elment blocks fills the digits array, one element at a time. The first block defines array element 0 with the attached binary valueblock that holds the bit pattern for displaying a zero on the 7-segment LED. Likewise, nine more set array element blocks define the remaining digits: element 1 stores the binary pattern for displaying a 1, and so forth.

Sometimes you may want to use array items in a different order than they are listed. One way to do that is to access the array using another array! Try modifying the program so it displays the 7-Segment LED stock code 350-00027. This will take several steps