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Article #6970Re: LCD Displays
From: Joel Kolstad
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 01:39
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 01:39
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In article <21AUG199222053658@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov> tidedu@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (WILLIAM DEDULA) writes: >Hello; >I am having a hard time finding the type of Liquid Crystal Display which I >need. A am building a circuit which must begin at 10 and count down to 0 >using a LCD display. So far, the only LCD displays I can find (And I've >looked a lot) either require an analog signal, or they are controlled via. >a computer. I require a display where the individual segments of each >digit can be controlled so I can use a LCD driver chip (If one exists) >to convert a BCD input (From a Binary Counter Chip) to a digital display. >Is this capabibility available with a LCD display ? If so, could you >recommend manufacturers of the LCD display's themselves, as well as the >Driver Chips. Check out a DigiKey catalog (if you don't have one, you can request one by calling 1-800-DIGI-KEY). Their selection could stand to be bigger, but they do carry what you seem to want (2 digit displays). The listing of the displays contains a column that suggests driver chips.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!zazen!doug.cae.wisc.edu!kolstad From: kolstad@cae.wisc.edu (Joel Kolstad) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: LCD Displays Message-ID: <1992Aug22.203930.12292@doug.cae.wisc.edu> Date: 23 Aug 92 01:39:30 GMT References: <21AUG199222053658@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov> Distribution: usa Organization: U of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering Lines: 17