Parts Output

The 7-Segment Display as drawn on the PinBench canvas.

7-Segment Display

A 0.56-inch common-cathode 7-segment display with a decimal point.

Category
Output
Size
16.5 × 21.6 mm

Pins

PinRole
GSignal
FSignal
COMSignal
ASignal
BSignal
ESignal
DSignal
COMSignal
CSignal
DPSignal

How PinBench simulates it

  • Eight LEDs, segments A to G and the decimal point, share one cathode that comes out on two pins tied inside.
  • Each segment lights from its own current, so each wants its own resistor.
  • The pins sit in two rows that straddle a breadboard's centre channel.