7 segment Display

MrChips

Joined Oct 2, 2009
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ok then how can we display letters separately on different 7 segment display?
If you had six displays you would need six decoders.
Or you can use one decoder and do TDM (time division multiplexing) where each display is enabled for one sixth of the total cycle.

As I commented before, the assignment as given is an unreasonable one for a class just starting off in digital logic.
 

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Orionyx

Joined Jan 19, 2024
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If you had six displays you would need six decoders.
Or you can use one decoder and do TDM (time division multiplexing) where each display is enabled for one sixth of the total cycle.

As I commented before, the assignment as given is an unreasonable one for a class just starting off in digital logic.
can you tell which decoder ic we will use to display alphabets?
Thanks
 

MrChips

Joined Oct 2, 2009
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can you tell which decoder ic we will use to display alphabets?
Thanks
That is part of the assignment. There is no decoder IC available. You have to create this yourself.
That is the purpose of the truth table. You don't need a table for all 26 letters of the alphabet. You only need a table for the letters in your name "KAMILAH".
 

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Orionyx

Joined Jan 19, 2024
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That is part of the assignment. There is no decoder IC available. You have to create this yourself.
That is the purpose of the truth table. You don't need a table for all 26 letters of the alphabet. You only need a table for the letters in your name "KAMILAH".
Is this truth table right?
 

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Orionyx

Joined Jan 19, 2024
25
It is not about whether the table is right or wrong. It is about understanding the principles involved. I am not going to check your work for correctness.

Now, for the letters "KAMILAH", how many states are required to display all letters?
7 states are required to display all letters.
 

dl324

Joined Mar 30, 2015
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Six displays
Go back and talk to your professor. Your name is 7 characters and a 3 second delay between letters doesn't make sense if you have multiple displays. One of you doesn't understand the problem. My money is on the professor because it's his/her problem...
 

MrChips

Joined Oct 2, 2009
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Explain to your professor that you cannot show "K" and "M" on 7-segment displays.
Ask permission to use another name, such as "ELAYA".
 
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