| ??? 01/06/01 23:33 Read: times |
#7921 - RE: LED Alpanumeric Display Controller |
I can reccomment the following:
Use for the columns one 4017 johnsoncounter, buffered by simple transistors. Needed mpu I/O-lines: one for resetting the 4017 and one for clocking it. Use for segments two cascaded 4094 serial in / parallel out shiftregisters with build in latches. on the outputs use 4050 buffers for segmentdriving. Needed mpu I/O-lines: One strobe, one clock and one output enable. If you use an extra ULN2003 as level shifter between I/O-ports of mpu and 4017/4094, it is possible to power 4094, 4017 and 4050 with 15 volts (if you use HEF family logic, NOT HCF which is 6V max) which will give your display more brightness. Success. Henk |



