What's better than a single LED? Lots of LEDs! A fun way to make a numeric display is to use a 4-digit 7-segment display. LED matrices like these are 'multiplexed' - so to control all the seven-segment LEDs you need 14 pins. That's a lot of pins, and there are driver chips like the MAX7219 that can control a matrix for you but there's a lot of wiring to set up and they take up a ton of space. Here at Adafruit we feel your pain! After all, wouldn't it be awesome if you could control a matrix without tons of wiring? That's where these adorable LED matrix backpacks come in. We have them for a variety of 8x8 and 7-segment displays. They work perfectly with the displays we stock in the Adafruit shop and make adding a bright display trivial.
The backpacks use a driver chip that does all the heavy lifting for you: They have a built in clock so they multiplex the display. They use constant-current drivers for ultra-bright, consistent color (the images above are photographed at the dimmest setting to avoid overloading our camera!), 1/16 step display dimming, all via a simple I2C interface. The backpacks come with address-selection jumpers so you can connect up to eight 7-segments (or a combination, such as four mini 8x8's and four 7-segments, etc) on a single I2C bus.
Data sheet
Manufacturer BTC Korporacja sp. z o. o. Lwowska 5 05-120 Legionowo Poland sprzedaz@kamami.pl 22 767 36 20
Responsible person BTC Korporacja sp. z o. o. Lwowska 5 05-120 Legionowo Poland sprzedaz@kamami.pl 22 767 36 20
4-digit 7-segment LED display, 1.2" diagonal, with a built-in controller allowing communication via the I2C bus connected to the Stemma QT/Qwiic connector. Red display. Adafruit 1270
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4-digit 7-segment display with MAX7219 driver chip. Adafruit 1269
7-segment LED display, 1 number 14,20mm, green color (570nm), 4000 ucd (10mA), common cathode, Pb-free. LED1-AS-B-05613AG
7-segment LED display, 1 number 14,20mm, red color (640nm), 6000 ucd (10mA), common cathode, Pb-free. LED1-AS-B-05613AS
7-segment LED display, 1 number 14,20mm, green color (470nm), 6000 ucd (10mA), common anode, Pb-free. LED1-AS-B-05613BB
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7-segment LED display, 1 number 14,20mm, green color (570nm), 4000 ucd (10mA), common anode, Pb-free. LED1-AS-B-05613BG
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7-segment LED display, 1 digit 14,20mm, red color (640nm), 6 mcd (10mA), common anode, Pb-free. LED1-AS-B-05613BS
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7-segment LED display, 1 digit 14,20mm, yellow color (585nm), 2000 ucd (10mA), common anode, Pb-free. LED1-AS-B-05613BY
7-segment LED display, 1 digit 20.40mm, green color (570nm), 15 mcd (10mA), common anode, Pb-free. LED1-AS-B-08011BMG
7-segment LED display, 1 digit 20.40mm, bright yellow (590nm), 15 mcd (10mA), common anode, Pb-free. LED1-AS-B-08011BMY
7-segment LED display, 1 digit 20.40mm, red color (630nm), 6 mcd (10mA), common anode, Pb-free. LED1-AS-B-08011BS
7-segment LED display, 1 digit 20.40mm, two dots, amber (605nm), 5000 ucd (10mA), common anode, Pb-free. LED1-AS-B-08012BA
7-segment LED display, 1 digit 20.40mm, two dots, blue color (470nm), 4000ucd (10mA), common anode, Pb-free. LED1-AS-B-08012BB
7-segment LED display, 1 digit 20.40mm, two dots, green (570nm), 18 mcd (10mA), common anode, Pb-free. LED1-AS-B-08012BMG
7-segment LED display, 1 digit 20.40mm, two dots, bright red (630nm), 20 mcd (10mA), common anode, Pb-free. LED1-AS-B-08012BMR
7-segment LED display, 1 digit 20.40mm, two dots, light yellow (592nm), 5000 ucd (10mA), common anode, Pb-free. LED1-AS-B-08012BMY
7-segment LED display, 1 digit 20.40mm, two dots, dark green (517nm), 15000 ucd (10mA), common anode, Pb-free. LED1-AS-B-08012BPG
7-segment LED display, 1 digit 20.40mm, two dots, red (640nm), 6000ucd (10mA), common anode, Pb-free. LED1-AS-B-08012BS
4-digit 7-segment display with MAX7219 driver chip. Adafruit 1269