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White 7-Segment Clock Display - 0.56" Digit Height

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White 7-Segment Clock Display - 0.56" Digit Height — Adafruit — 1001

4-digit 7-segment common-cathode LED display, white, 0.56" digit height, 30 mcd. Includes decimal points per digit and a center colon wire for time display. Drive with a 74HC595 or NPN transistors; max 20 mA per segment, ~120 mA per digit at full brightness.

Offers

  • Adafruit$4.95
  • ?OpenCircuit€7.00

Offers

  • Adafruit$4.95
  • ?OpenCircuit€7.00

Pinout

  • A13

    Shared seven-segment LED segment A anode; Adafruit describes the raw display as multiplexed common-cathode and the linked Luckylight datasheet maps segment A to pin 13.

    Type · segment
  • B9

    Shared seven-segment LED segment B anode; datasheet maps segment B to pin 9.

    Type · segment
  • C4

    Shared seven-segment LED segment C anode; datasheet maps segment C to pin 4.

    Type · segment
  • D2

    Shared seven-segment LED segment D anode; datasheet maps segment D to pin 2.

    Type · segment
  • E1

    Shared seven-segment LED segment E anode; datasheet maps segment E to pin 1.

Start wiring

I2C · SPI · Single data line · 5 V · 3.3 – 5 V · Bare

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Type · segment
  • F12

    Shared seven-segment LED segment F anode; datasheet maps segment F to pin 12.

    Type · segment
  • G5

    Shared seven-segment LED segment G anode; datasheet maps segment G to pin 5.

    Type · segment
  • DP3

    Shared decimal-point LED segment anode; datasheet maps DP to pin 3.

    Type · segment
  • D5 / D6 colon LEDs8

    Centre colon LED inputs D5/D6; datasheet maps D5/D6 to pin 8.

    Type · segment
  • DIG.1 COM14

    Common cathode for digit 1; datasheet marks pin 14 as DIG.1 COM.

    Type · common cathode
  • DIG.2 COM11

    Common cathode for digit 2; datasheet marks pin 11 as DIG.2 COM.

    Type · common cathode
  • DIG.3 COM10

    Common cathode for digit 3; datasheet marks pin 10 as DIG.3 COM.

    Type · common cathode
  • DIG.4 COM6

    Common cathode for digit 4; datasheet marks pin 6 as DIG.4 COM.

    Type · common cathode
  • Colon COM7

    Common cathode for centre colon LEDs; datasheet marks pin 7 as COM between DIG.2 and DIG.3.

    Type · common cathode
  • PinPositionTypeFunctionVoltage
    A13segmentShared seven-segment LED segment A anode; Adafruit describes the raw display as multiplexed common-cathode and the linked Luckylight datasheet maps segment A to pin 13.
    B9segmentShared seven-segment LED segment B anode; datasheet maps segment B to pin 9.
    C4segmentShared seven-segment LED segment C anode; datasheet maps segment C to pin 4.
    D2segmentShared seven-segment LED segment D anode; datasheet maps segment D to pin 2.
    E1segmentShared seven-segment LED segment E anode; datasheet maps segment E to pin 1.
    F12segmentShared seven-segment LED segment F anode; datasheet maps segment F to pin 12.
    G5segmentShared seven-segment LED segment G anode; datasheet maps segment G to pin 5.
    DP3segmentShared decimal-point LED segment anode; datasheet maps DP to pin 3.
    D5 / D6 colon LEDs8segmentCentre colon LED inputs D5/D6; datasheet maps D5/D6 to pin 8.
    DIG.1 COM14common cathodeCommon cathode for digit 1; datasheet marks pin 14 as DIG.1 COM.
    DIG.2 COM11common cathodeCommon cathode for digit 2; datasheet marks pin 11 as DIG.2 COM.
    DIG.3 COM10common cathodeCommon cathode for digit 3; datasheet marks pin 10 as DIG.3 COM.
    DIG.4 COM6common cathodeCommon cathode for digit 4; datasheet marks pin 6 as DIG.4 COM.
    Colon COM7common cathodeCommon cathode for centre colon LEDs; datasheet marks pin 7 as COM between DIG.2 and DIG.3.

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