7 segment decoders

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RRITESH KAKKAR

Joined Jun 29, 2010
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Hello,
I have done projects with 7447 single chip led display now i want 5 chip display .
How to this at 12V?
Is pic micro a best options?
 

djsfantasi

Joined Apr 11, 2010
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What are you displaying? Where are the five numbers coming from?
Can't tell if a PIC Micro a best option unless we know what "best" is measured by.

A CMOS 4511 is the same function, and has an operating range of 5 - 15 VDC.
 

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RRITESH KAKKAR

Joined Jun 29, 2010
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Hello
thanks for reply sir
the PLC controller
Will display units on it.
Is any need of bjt switch?
Why tll 74xxx chip not work in high voltages?
 

Papabravo

Joined Feb 24, 2006
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Hello
thanks for reply sir
the PLC controller
Will display units on it.
Is any need of bjt switch?
Why tll 74xxx chip not work in high voltages?
It was never anticipated that 74xxx chips would need to. Since they are based on current sourcing and sinking they would get a great deal hotter if they ran on 12 volts. At 5 volts, some of them could could fry eggs on a summer's day.
 

Papabravo

Joined Feb 24, 2006
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In case of cmos they will not heat?
No. The reason for this is that CMOS chips consume very little power when they are in a stable high or stable low state. There is some power consumption during switching and this is frequency dependent. In a circuit like a 7 segment display they will spend most of their time in a stable state.
 

WBahn

Joined Mar 31, 2012
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Can't we do this in less wires
What is "this"?

You can do it with just two wires (one signal and ground) if you want by communicating from the PLC to the display using something like CAN or other suitable communications protocol.

Whether that is a reasonable option is up to you. What is it you are trying to accomplish and what are your constraints?
 
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