Arduino Lesson 16

LED 4 Digit. 7-Segment Display

Intro
This experiments we use the arduino to drive a four digital common anode
display. Current limit resistor is a must have, there are two types of current
limiting resistor connection, one is in d1 - d4 anode, a total of four. This type
requires less resistors, but will show different brightness numbers on each
position. #1 is brightest, #8 is the most dark. The other type is connecting with
the other 8 pins. This type gives average brightness, but need more resistors.
Here we use 8pcs 220 resistors.

4-digit display has 12 pins. When the dot down and stay put, left bottom one
is #1, the others are in counterclockwise order,top left corner one is #12.

Below picture is the instruction.

 Connect-it-up

 ARDUINO CODE
1. //set the cathode interface
2. int a = 1;
3. int b = 2;
4. int c = 3;
5. int d = 4;
6. int e = 5;
7. int f = 6;
8. int g = 7;
9. int p = 8;
10.
// set the anode interface
11.
int d4 = 9;
12.
int d3 = 10;
13.
int d2 = 11;
14.
int d1 = 12;
15.
//set variable
16.
long n = 0;
17.
int x = 100;
18.
int del = 55; //fine-tuning value for clock
19.
void setup()
20.
{
21.
pinMode(d1, OUTPUT);
22.
pinMode(d2, OUTPUT);
23.
pinMode(d3, OUTPUT);
24.
pinMode(d4, OUTPUT);
25.
pinMode(a, OUTPUT);
26.
pinMode(b, OUTPUT);
27.
pinMode(c, OUTPUT);
28.
pinMode(d, OUTPUT);
29.
pinMode(e, OUTPUT);
30.
pinMode(f, OUTPUT);
31.
pinMode(g, OUTPUT);
32.
pinMode(p, OUTPUT);
33.
}
34.
35.
void loop()
36.
{
37.
clearLEDs();
38.
pickDigit(1);
39.
pickNumber((n/x/1000)%10);
40.
delayMicroseconds(del);
41.
42.
clearLEDs();

43.
pickDigit(2);
44.
pickNumber((n/x/100)%10);
45.
delayMicroseconds(del);
46.
47.
clearLEDs();
48.
pickDigit(3);
49.
dispDec(3);
50.
pickNumber((n/x/10)%10);
51.
delayMicroseconds(del);
52.
53.
clearLEDs();
54.
pickDigit(4);
55.
pickNumber(n/x%10);
56.
delayMicroseconds(del);
57.
58.
n++;
59.
60.
if (digitalRead(13) == HIGH)
61.
{
62.
n = 0;
63.
}
64.
}
65.
66.
void pickDigit(int x) //define
pickDigit(x),to open dx port
67.
{
68.
digitalWrite(d1, LOW);
69.
digitalWrite(d2, LOW);
70.
digitalWrite(d3, LOW);
71.
digitalWrite(d4, LOW);
72.
73.
switch(x)
74.
{
75.
case 1:
76.
digitalWrite(d1, HIGH);
77.
break;
78.
case 2:
79.
digitalWrite(d2, HIGH);
80.
break;
81.
case 3:
82.
digitalWrite(d3, HIGH);
83.
break;
84.
default:
85.
digitalWrite(d4, HIGH);

86.
break;
87.
}
88.
}
89.
90.
void pickNumber(int x)
//define
pickNumber(x)to display number x
91.
{
92.
switch(x)
93.
{
94.
default:
95.
zero();
96.
break;
97.
case 1:
98.
one();
99.
break;
100.
case 2:
101.
two();
102.
break;
103.
case 3:
104.
three();
105.
break;
106.
case 4:
107.
four();
108.
break;
109.
case 5:
110.
five();
111.
break;
112.
case 6:
113.
six();
114.
break;
115.
case 7:
116.
seven();
117.
break;
118.
case 8:
119.
eight();
120.
break;
121.
case 9:
122.
nine();
123.
break;
124.
}
125.
}
126.
127.
void dispDec(int x) //set to start the
decimal point

128.
{
129.
digitalWrite(p, LOW);
130.
}
131.
132.
void clearLEDs() //clear contents
133.
{
134.
digitalWrite(a, HIGH);
135.
digitalWrite(b, HIGH);
136.
digitalWrite(c, HIGH);
137.
digitalWrite(d, HIGH);
138.
digitalWrite(e, HIGH);
139.
digitalWrite(f, HIGH);
140.
digitalWrite(g, HIGH);
141.
digitalWrite(p, HIGH);
142.
}
143.
144.
void zero() //define 0 as cathode pin
switch
145.
{
146.
digitalWrite(a, LOW);
147.
digitalWrite(b, LOW);
148.
digitalWrite(c, LOW);
149.
digitalWrite(d, LOW);
150.
digitalWrite(e, LOW);
151.
digitalWrite(f, LOW);
152.
digitalWrite(g, HIGH);
153.
}
154.
155.
void one() // define 1 as cathode pin
switch
156.
{
157.
digitalWrite(a, HIGH);
158.
digitalWrite(b, LOW);
159.
digitalWrite(c, LOW);
160.
digitalWrite(d, HIGH);
161.
digitalWrite(e, HIGH);
162.
digitalWrite(f, HIGH);
163.
digitalWrite(g, HIGH);
164.
}
165.
166.
void two() // define 2 as cathode pin
switch
167.
{
168.
digitalWrite(a, LOW);

169.
digitalWrite(b, LOW);
170.
digitalWrite(c, HIGH);
171.
digitalWrite(d, LOW);
172.
digitalWrite(e, LOW);
173.
digitalWrite(f, HIGH);
174.
digitalWrite(g, LOW);
175.
}
176.
177.
void three() // define 3 as cathode pin
switch
178.
{
179.
digitalWrite(a, LOW);
180.
digitalWrite(b, LOW);
181.
digitalWrite(c, LOW);
182.
digitalWrite(d, LOW);
183.
digitalWrite(e, HIGH);
184.
digitalWrite(f, HIGH);
185.
digitalWrite(g, LOW);
186.
}
187.
188.
void four() // define 4 as cathode pin
switch
189.
{
190.
digitalWrite(a, HIGH);
191.
digitalWrite(b, LOW);
192.
digitalWrite(c, LOW);
193.
digitalWrite(d, HIGH);
194.
digitalWrite(e, HIGH);
195.
digitalWrite(f, LOW);
196.
digitalWrite(g, LOW);
197.
}
198.
199.
void five() // define 5 as cathode pin
switch
200.
{
201.
digitalWrite(a, LOW);
202.
digitalWrite(b, HIGH);
203.
digitalWrite(c, LOW);
204.
digitalWrite(d, LOW);
205.
digitalWrite(e, HIGH);
206.
digitalWrite(f, LOW);
207.
digitalWrite(g, LOW);
208.
}
209.

210.
void six() // define 6 as cathode pin
switch
211.
{
212.
digitalWrite(a, LOW);
213.
digitalWrite(b, HIGH);
214.
digitalWrite(c, LOW);
215.
digitalWrite(d, LOW);
216.
digitalWrite(e, LOW);
217.
digitalWrite(f, LOW);
218.
digitalWrite(g, LOW);
219.
}
220.
221.
void seven() // define 7 as cathode pin
switch
222.
{
223.
digitalWrite(a, LOW);
224.
digitalWrite(b, LOW);
225.
digitalWrite(c, LOW);
226.
digitalWrite(d, HIGH);
227.
digitalWrite(e, HIGH);
228.
digitalWrite(f, HIGH);
229.
digitalWrite(g, HIGH);
230.
}
231.
232.
void eight() // define 8 as cathode pin
switch
233.
{
234.
digitalWrite(a, LOW);
235.
digitalWrite(b, LOW);
236.
digitalWrite(c, LOW);
237.
digitalWrite(d, LOW);
238.
digitalWrite(e, LOW);
239.
digitalWrite(f, LOW);
240.
digitalWrite(g, LOW);
241.
}
242.
243.
void nine() // define 9 as cathode pin
switch
244.
{
245.
digitalWrite(a, LOW);
246.
digitalWrite(b, LOW);
247.
digitalWrite(c, LOW);
248.
digitalWrite(d, LOW);
249.
digitalWrite(e, HIGH);

250.
251.
252.

digitalWrite(f, LOW);
digitalWrite(g, LOW);
}

Copy the code and download to Arduino and see the effects.