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4511 Seven Segment Decoder-Driver

HenrymouHenrymou Posts: 128
edited 2007-02-01 05:36 in Robotics
After about an hour in the garage with my soldring iron, we created a Seven Segment Decoder-Driver board capable of generating numbers for maybe a robot or something cool like a countdown timer. to simplify the numbers, I added a 4511 chip to take a binary input of +6V to turn on the number thingy. So, using the binary input 0001, or w1=0, w2=0, w3=0, and w4=1, you will see the digit 1 on the readout. Of course, even though the readout comes with a decimal point lightup, I did not use it. here is it's picture 47b7df08b3127cce817f37c24f6000000015130AaM2jJo5YtWOg
and here is it's backside:47b7df08b3127cce817f37c1ce5300000016100AaM2jJo5YtWOg

It is pretty cool, here is it's schematic for those who wanna copy my work:47b7df08b3127cce817f37cc4f6e00000016100AaM2jJo5YtWOg
It is the first completed project I have ever posted on this forum, It was pretty hard to make because I have been sick lately and haven't been able to earn any allowance. good luck with your projects!
-Henry Meier yeah.gif

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  • PJAllenPJAllen Banned Posts: 5,065
    edited 2007-01-31 02:58
    Henrymou said...
    It is pretty cool, here is it's (sic) schematic for those who wanna (sic) copy my work
    Your work?· By the looks of the schematic (image), it's Forrest Mims' work.
  • bobledouxbobledoux Posts: 187
    edited 2007-01-31 14:29
    Its not easy building on a Radio Shack project board. This looks nice. Keep up the good work. One day you'll earn a very BIG allowance.
  • Tricky NekroTricky Nekro Posts: 218
    edited 2007-01-31 22:46
    Coolio...
    Well done for your first project...

    Keep walking...

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  • T&E EngineerT&E Engineer Posts: 1,396
    edited 2007-01-31 22:52
    Good job with this. However, if you didn't do so already, you may want to consider using a solderless breadboard with 22 guage wires to build it up and test it first incase your design has problems. Once it is working how you want it, then you can move it over to a more permanent form (e.g. soldered). Just my 2 cents.

    Good luck.
  • tommytommy Posts: 84
    edited 2007-02-01 00:54
    and THEN....

    . if you like what you've made and wish to make another...
    . check out making your own boards. I have just finished my first board and am highly pleased (tickled pink, even) that there is so little wiring to do on the workbench -- most of it had been done on the computer screen.

    . you might start, here... http://www.5bears.com/pcb.htm

    . tommy
  • HenrymouHenrymou Posts: 128
    edited 2007-02-01 05:36
    Actually, i did design it on a solderless breadboard, and I forgot to give cred. to forrest mimms. He's my hero
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