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Blue 7-Segment Clock Display - 0.56" Digit Height

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Blue 7-Segment Clock Display - 0.56" Digit Height - Adafruit - 812

4-digit 7-segment common-cathode LED display, blue, 0.56" digit height, 15 mcd. Includes decimal points and a center colon for clock/timer use. Drive with a 74HC595 or TPIC6B595 at up to 20 mA per segment.

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Blue 7-Segment Clock Display - 0.56" Digit Height — Adafruit — 812

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Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
BLUE 7-SEGMENT CLOCK DED5D6DBDPDIG3 COMCDIG2 COMGFDIG4 COMAD5D6 COMDIG1 COM
  • E1

    segment E anode bus for all digits

    Type · Unknown
  • D2

    segment D anode bus for all digits

    Type · Unknown
  • DP3

    decimal-point anode bus for all digits

    Type · USB
  • C4

    segment C anode bus for all digits

    Type · Unknown
  • G5

    segment G anode bus for all digits

    Type · Unknown
  • DIG4 COM6

    common cathode for digit 4

    Type · Unknown
  • D5D6 COM7

    common cathode for centre colon dots D5 and D6

    Type · GPIO, Unknown
  • D5D68

    anode feed for centre colon dots D5 and D6

    Type · GPIO
  • B9

    segment B anode bus for all digits

    Type · Unknown
  • DIG3 COM10

    common cathode for digit 3

    Type · Unknown
  • DIG2 COM11

    common cathode for digit 2

    Type · Unknown
  • F12

    segment F anode bus for all digits

    Type · Unknown
  • A13

    segment A anode bus for all digits

    Type · Unknown
  • DIG1 COM14

    common cathode for digit 1

    Type · Unknown
PinPositionTypeFunction
E1Unknownsegment E anode bus for all digits
D2Unknownsegment D anode bus for all digits
DP3USBdecimal-point anode bus for all digits
C4Unknownsegment C anode bus for all digits
G5Unknownsegment G anode bus for all digits
DIG4 COM6Unknowncommon cathode for digit 4
D5D6 COM7GPIO, Unknowncommon cathode for centre colon dots D5 and D6
D5D68GPIOanode feed for centre colon dots D5 and D6
B9Unknownsegment B anode bus for all digits
DIG3 COM10Unknowncommon cathode for digit 3
DIG2 COM11Unknowncommon cathode for digit 2
F12Unknownsegment F anode bus for all digits
A13Unknownsegment A anode bus for all digits
DIG1 COM14Unknowncommon cathode for digit 1
Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
BLUE 7-SEGMENT CLOCK DED5D6DBDPDIG3 COMCDIG2 COMGFDIG4 COMAD5D6 COMDIG1 COM

Pin details

14 connections
  1. E

    segment E anode bus for all digits

    Unknown
    1
  2. D

    segment D anode bus for all digits

    Unknown
    2
  3. DP

    decimal-point anode bus for all digits

    USB
    3
  4. C

    segment C anode bus for all digits

    Unknown
    4
  5. G

    segment G anode bus for all digits

    Unknown
    5
  6. DIG4 COM

    common cathode for digit 4

    Unknown
    6
  7. D5D6 COM

    common cathode for centre colon dots D5 and D6

    GPIO, Unknown
    7
  8. D5D6

    anode feed for centre colon dots D5 and D6

    GPIO
    8
  9. B

    segment B anode bus for all digits

    Unknown
    9
  10. DIG3 COM

    common cathode for digit 3

    Unknown
    10
  11. DIG2 COM

    common cathode for digit 2

    Unknown
    11
  12. F

    segment F anode bus for all digits

    Unknown
    12
  13. A

    segment A anode bus for all digits

    Unknown
    13
  14. DIG1 COM

    common cathode for digit 1

    Unknown
    14

Start wiring

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