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Re: LCD Displays

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From: Joel Kolstad
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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From: kolstad@cae.wisc.edu (Joel Kolstad)
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Subject: Re: LCD Displays
Message-ID: <1992Aug22.203930.12292@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
Date: 23 Aug 92 01:39:30 GMT
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